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  2. Chisel - Wikipedia

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    Neolithic stone chisels from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany around 4100 to 2700 BCE A selection of modern wood chisels. A chisel is a wedged hand tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade, for carving or cutting a hard material (e.g. wood, stone, or metal). The tool can be used by hand, struck with a mallet, or ...

  3. Air hammer (fabrication) - Wikipedia

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    An air hammer, also known as an air chisel, is a pneumatic hand tool used to carve in stone, and to break or cut metal objects apart. It is designed to accept different tools depending on the required function.

  4. Burin (lithic flake) - Wikipedia

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    Burin from the Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian) (ca. 29,000–22,000 BP). In archaeology and the field of lithic reduction, a burin / ˈ b juː r ɪ n / (from the French burin, meaning "cold chisel" or modern engraving burin) is a type of stone tool, a handheld lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which prehistoric humans used for carving or finishing wood or bone tools or weapons, and sometimes ...

  5. Stone carving - Wikipedia

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    Fishtail carving chisels are used to create pockets, valleys and for intricate carving, whilst providing good visibility around the stone. Masonry chisels are used for the general shaping of stones. Stone point tools are used to rough out the surface of the stone. Stone claw tools are used to remove the peaks and troughs left from the ...

  6. Stone tool - Wikipedia

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    Stone has been used to make a wide variety of tools throughout history, including arrowheads, spearheads, hand axes, and querns. Knapped stone tools are nearly ubiquitous in pre-metal-using societies because they are easily manufactured, the tool stone raw material is usually plentiful, and they are easy to transport and sharpen.

  7. Stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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    Stonemason dressing stone on a fountain with pneumatic tools. Stonemasons use a wide variety of tools to handle and shape stone blocks and slabs into finished articles. The basic tools for shaping the stone are a mallet, chisels, and a metal straight edge. With these one can make a flat surface – the basis of all stonemasonry.

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