Maybe patternmaking?

bugbear wrote:

I just acquired a bunch of tools at auction. One of
the
items in the box is a roll of carving chisels, 16 in
all.
All the cutting edges are either straight, or nearly
straight (ultra flat gouges).

But there's all sorts of fishtailing, and cranking
going on. Someone had a REAL need to make straight
cuts in difficult to access places.

Anyone care to guess what the guy did?

As context, the box lot also contained a #5 1/2
plane, wooden levels, 4 saws (rip and cross)
coupla backsaws, good slate sharpening stones,
and Recrd #405, as well as the usual scattering
of square, bevels and marking gauges.

But I can't think of a trade that only uses straight
cutting carving chisels.

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Keith Mealy

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