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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: Yadda on June 07, 2021, 09:29:29 PM

Title: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: Yadda on June 07, 2021, 09:29:29 PM

I picked up this Dasco cold steel wood chisel.  It is 8 1/2 inches long and weighs 8 ounces. I like the design of the tool.

Title: Re: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 08, 2021, 08:25:19 AM

I've seen those solid steel wood chisels described sometimes as "plumber's chisels," plumbers apparently being considered too brutal for regular wood chisels.  It is a nice design.

Title: Re: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: Yadda on June 08, 2021, 10:20:37 AM

Plumber’s Chisels?  Neat description.   Dasco appears to have made two sets.  A straight set like this chisel (36x series) and an angled set (46x series).  Standard 4 chisels on each, 1/4. 1/2, 3/4, an 1 inch.  There may have been larger sizes.  Craftsman also made a set as did  Mayhew.

Title: Re: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: leg17 on June 08, 2021, 11:15:31 AM

A plumber is generally not carving acanthus leaves as part of his job.
He DOES however have to chop through a floorboard or stud to run a pipe.
Sometimes a saw or a drill won't work.

Title: Re: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 08, 2021, 01:04:41 PM

True.  And whacking out a suitable opening in old framing ain't easy.

Title: Re: Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel
Post by: Yadda on June 08, 2021, 01:12:26 PM

That probably explains why holes around retrofitted pipes in tight spaces in older houses tend to be more squared off than round?   Easier and cheaper to carry a chisel than a corner brace.