Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? When you need to remove a few pieces of metal quickly, the cold chisel is king. It ...

A chisel is one of the most utilitarian and oldest hand tools for woodworking. And a good wood chisel, in particular, has sharp beveled cutting edges, holds those edges well, sharpens easily, and ...

In this short video I show how I cut a clean mortise entirely by hand using a chisel and wooden mallet. You can follow each careful strike as the waste chips curl out of the joint and the walls become ...