On Sunday, October 19, 2014, Kirk Eppler  wrote:

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> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Joshua Clark  > wrote:
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>> I recently found this W. Jessop chisel:
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>> http:/
/www.hyperkitten.com/pics/tools/interesting/c1192.html
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>> It's all steel and measures 10in long.  The blade has the look and feel of
>> a mortise chisel, but it's only 1/32 wide at the bevel. It's very sharp,
>> clearly an edge tool The thin blade is extremely flexible, as you see in
>> the last photo.
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>> Is it a chisel? Anyone every seen something like this?
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> WAG: Not knowing how engravers work, that seems like it might be useful in
> that trade?
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Josh,( continuing the bad form)

The hammacher schlemmer 1896 shows some tools in page 347 that look pretty
similar.  Die sinker gravers could pass for your pic.

Kirk in HMB, done killing time for the day.


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Kirk