What is this?

That’s what it is a chisel .

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Yep thats what it is a chisel

-- --May you have fair winds and following seas--

A “starter chisel” from the looks of it.

Don’t know. The opening makes the think it’s meant to be on the end of a pole/shaft.

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millwright chisel.

From the condition of it, it may be a combination starter banger/lever. They are very common and usually found in the bottom of the tool box.

-- Greg, No. Cal.

thats a nasty but fun day in the shop …. LOL

Dennis

One upon a time, it was a socket chisel. It actually might clean up better than you might think. I have rescued some in worse condition.

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That’s an EvapORust challenge waiting to happen : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Yeppers.. it’s a chisel.

Here’s a blog by a fellow lumberjock that you may find of use… about half way through the video see how he cleans rust from an old plane iron.

http://chiselandforge.com/refurbishingcoffin-smoother-part-1/

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its a really really rusty chisel

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yes indeed…it is a chisel, a very rusty chisel. I had one like that years ago.

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Its a lesihc, oh, I got that backwards…

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I would call it a former chisel. Now it’s only good use might be beating on a starter or possibly a good blacksmith could put it to use. It used to be a socket type chisel of some sort, but looks like rust has had it’s way a bit too long with it.

Doc

-- Hey, woodworking ain't brain surgery. Just do something and keep trying till you get it. Doc

Well. After some serious Contemplation, looking at the rest of the replies and Confirming with Wikipedia.

“A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it.

In use, the chisel is forced into the material to cut it. The driving force may be manually applied or applied using a mallet or hammer.”

I’ve come to the concliusion that….

IT’S A CHISEL!!

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