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§ 3. Of Carpenters Chissels in general.
THough Carpenters for their finer work use all the sorts of Chissels described in Exercise 4. yet are not those sorts of Chissels strong enough for their rough∣er and more common work, and therefore they also use a stronger sort of Chissels; and distinguish them by the name of Socket-Chissels: For whereas those Chis∣sels Joyners use have their wooden heads made hol∣low to receive the Iron Sprig above the Shoulder of the Shank, Carpenters have their Shank made with an hollow Socket at its top, to receive a strong wooden Sprig made to fit into that Socket, with a square Shoulder above it, the thickness of the Iron of the Socket, or somewhat more; which makes it much more strong, and able to endure the heavy blows of the Mallet they lay upon the head of the Chissel. And the Shanks and Blades are made stronger for Carpenters use than they are for Joyners.
Of these Socket Chissels they have of the several sorts described in Joinery, though not all severally distin∣guished by their names; for they call them Half-Inch, Three-quarter-Inch Chissels, Inch and half, Two-Inch, to Three-Inch Chissel, according to the breadth of the Blade. But their Uses are the same mentioned in Joinery, though the manner of using them be somewhat differ∣ent too: For, as I told you in Joinery, the Joyners press the edge of the Blade into the Stuff, with the strength of their Shoulders, but the Carpenters with the force of the blows of the Mallet. And the Joy∣ners guide their Chissels differently from what the Car∣penters do their Socket Chissels; for the Joyners hold the Shank and Blade of their Chissels, as I described in