Dasco 366 - 1 Inch Wood Chisel

[Yadda]

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.

[Bill Houghton]

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.

[Yadda]

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.

[leg17]

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.

[Bill Houghton]

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

[Yadda]

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.