Which Chisel?

We just had a plumber (landlord's brother) here installing a new dishwasher for us.

A part of the framework of the kitchen bench was thwarting his efforts. He asked me if I might by chance have a chisel he could borrow.

"Bench chisel, paring chisel, mortise chisel, butt chisel, dovetail..." I managed before he interrupted me.

"Just an ordinary chisel mate" he said

"How big" I asked

He held his finger and thumb about 5/8" apart.

"Ok I have a few about that size - tang or socket?"

He said "Whichever, I don't really care, and can I borrow a hammer too?"

"Claw hammer, ball pein, joiners mallet, carvers mallet, dead blow mallet..."

"JUST AN ORDINARY HAMMER PLEASE MATE" :((

It seems I have too many tools and watched too much Monty Python growing up. :2tsup:

Cheers

Doug

My guess is that he wants a butt chisel that he can hit with a steel hammer, to open a can of paint, to stir his cup of coffee, to scrap off rust from a steel pipe, to bruise wood sometimes but never to shave hair off his arm.

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Originally Posted by justonething

My guess is that he wants a butt chisel that he can hit with a steel hammer, to open a can of paint, to stir his cup of coffee, to scrap off rust from a steel pipe, to bruise wood sometimes but never to shave hair off his arm.

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Excalty Paul ,
I've done just the job the plumber was doing!
I have work tools
And then I have play tools.

Doug, behave [emoji41]


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I do the same when I am asked to borrow a screw driver.

Flat or Phillips? :)

Normally they want a Phillips.

#1 or #2 or #3? :p

Maybe I should carry a Pozidrive just to confuse them. Wait until they want a Torx or Hex drive. :rolleyes::D

Bet he hit a nail with it...

did you give him right handed or left handed hammer and chisel? Personally I find it difficult to use the left handed chisels :D

He probably wanted a bowl gouge

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Originally Posted by Gabriel

Bet he hit a nail with it...

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Gab,I can assure you that I did not hand over my 5/8" Stanley Sweetheart Socket Chisel.

He obviously had not passed the test. He wanted a chisel and a normal metal hammer - he got a chisel that I did not mind him hitting with a metal hammer.

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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

He probably wanted a bowl gouge

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A roughing gouge would have been too good for him.

Cheers

Doug

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Originally Posted by doug3030

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A roughing gouge would have been too good for him.

Cheers

Doug

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I was thinking of a detail gouge! LOL

I keep a set of beat-up, plastic-handled modern Stanley chisels precisely for these occasions. I'm not letting a tradie near my Lie Nielsen, LV, or Blue Spruce chisels.....:rolleyes:

The Stanleys are kept just sharp enough to be useful, but not so sharp that they can hurt themselves.....lol

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Originally Posted by doug3030

It seems I have too many tools and watched too much Monty Python growing up. :2tsup:

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Cheese shop sketch?

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Originally Posted by elanjacobs

Cheese shop sketch?

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If you have to ask you are probably too young to be a true Python fan :rolleyes:

Cheers

Doug

I'm enough of a fan to know the entire Holy Grail script as well as many Flying Circus sketches from memory :wink:
Also a big fan of The Goons

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Originally Posted by Handyjack

I do the same when I am asked to borrow a screw driver.

Flat or Phillips? :)

Normally they want a Phillips.

#1 or #2 or #3? :p

Maybe I should carry a Pozidrive just to confuse them. Wait until they want a Torx or Hex drive. :rolleyes::D

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They were doing a remodel on the house over 10 years ago. The framing carpenter asked if I had any "Deck" screws, treated. I went and got the box and the screwdriver bit. I handed him both and he was confused when I said "They're Robertson drive."

I'm surprised he asked for a chisel, normal practise is to use a flat bladed screw driver. You could have given him a cold chisel, that would have worked.

I had a plumber who used to tell me ,"If it can't be done with a wrench or a shovel it doesn't need doing."

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Originally Posted by doug3030

We just had a plumber (landlord's brother) here installing a new dishwasher for us.

A part of the framework of the kitchen bench was thwarting his efforts. He asked me if I might by chance have a chisel he could borrow.

"Bench chisel, paring chisel, mortise chisel, butt chisel, dovetail..." I managed before he interrupted me.

"Just an ordinary chisel mate" he said

"How big" I asked

He held his finger and thumb about 5/8" apart.

"Ok I have a few about that size - tang or socket?"

He said "Whichever, I don't really care, and can I borrow a hammer too?"

"Claw hammer, ball pein, joiners mallet, carvers mallet, dead blow mallet..."

"JUST AN ORDINARY HAMMER PLEASE MATE" :((

It seems I have too many tools and watched too much Monty Python growing up. :2tsup:

Cheers

Doug

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so what your landlord's brother wanted was a 5/8" (or, if he was young enough, 16 mm) bevel edge firmer. and he definitely didn't want a Warrington or a Genno

I keep a motterly set of plastic handled firmers and a framing hammer for just this purpose

Wish I had £ for everyone who has come in the workshop and asked if I had a piece of wood...
I usually say "Yes thank you" and carry on with what I was doing before they came in.

Mark
Regarding the loan of tools.....
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Old Biker, I thoroughly agree with the sentiments of that sign. Interestingly, in Japan, it is considered very bad manners to look at an artisan's tools or workshop unless invited.

Thinking about it. . . .

I think that I would have offered a reciprocating saw. The blades are a heck of a lot easier to replace and much cheaper.