[TheForge] Learn something new every day...

[Bruce Freeman]

Okay, now I'm curious what is meant by a "helved
chisel".
Bruce
NJ
--- "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
wrote:

> Andy,
> 
> I've picked up a couple of those chisels at junque
> stores over the years, but I never knew that was how
> they were used.  I just assumed they were used for
> cutting rusted bolts, nuts, etc.  I keep looking for
> a use for them around the shop, but they are a
> little big for most of what I do.
> 
> Aubrey
> 
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> Andrew Vida [osan at netlabs.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:28 AM
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> Subject: [TheForge] Learn something new every day...
> 
> I was speaking with an old railroad retiree the
> other day. When he
> started out, the method for cutting rails was to
> score them all the way
> around with a large helved chisel and then smack the
> rail on the side,
> resulting in a <poink>... one rail becomes two.
> 
> Thought that was pretty cool.
> 
>         -Andy
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