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269922 curt seeliger <seeligerc@g...> 2020‑02‑09 Re: Chinachiz
Scott wrote:
> ... Lots of weird blade shapes like heavily skewed incannel shallow
gouges,
> or radical fishtail straight chisels. Lots of big cutting edges on a
> long slender lightweight tool.
> ... The technique is more like rowing a boat. You park one hand, holding
the
> chisel blade, on the surface and place your other hand on top of the
> mushroom at the end of the handle.

This sounds a lot like knife work, like a twca cam or what a mocotaugan
might be with more steel. I'm not catching those odd skews in your picture
- are you saving those for a show&tell that you forgot about telling?

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