They would have used a harder stone to do this and this could have been the start of using a gavel or mallet. When it was found that metal could be shaped into a chisel, a wooden mallet really ...

Now cut down to your depth mark with a tenon saw. Then use a chisel and mallet to remove the waste from both pieces of timber. Hold your chisel by the blade for accuracy and control. To finish ...

Yet, given that his physique looks like it sprang from Michelangelo’s chisel and mallet, such narcissism might be forgiven. Sabbatelli, however, is much more than just ripped abs and bulging biceps.