These wood chisels are designed for use with a wooden mallet or the palm of the hand. IRWIN Tools Marples chisels have been the industry leader for woodworkers for nearly 200 years.

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 ...

Nothing strikes a chisel better than a wooden mallet. While you may be tempted to choose a metal framing hammer for this task, a metal hammer can split or damage woodworking chisels. A good mallet ...

then clamp the wood to the bench hook to hold the work pieces in place. 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.