Crown Tools 5/16" Mortise Chisel

Made in Sheffield, England Crown Tools Model No. 1762 5/16" (8 mm) cutting edge Hot forged from the finest Carbon steel & hardened ready for use Leather shock absorbing washer Steel ferrule around handle-end for use with chisel mallets Varnished Beechwood handle  Product Description Specs 5/16" (8 mm) Mortise Chisel made by Crown Tools. This chisel has a stiff thick blade for clearing out wood waste & has wide side edges that help keep the chisel square when working in the mortise. The mortice chisel has a leather disc shock absorber to help absorb mallet blows. The varnished Beech handle has a steel ferrule around handle-end for use with chisel mallets.  Made in Sheffield, England.    As a family owned company, Crown Hand Tools & their loyal staff have been proudly manufacturing traditional woodworking hand tools for over fifty years. Handmade to the finest quality, Crown has found the perfect equilibrium between tradition & innovation, making their tools beautiful as well as functional. Their Master Craftsmen hand forge, temper & grind tools as our ancestors did, whilst also using modern processes & materials, such as Cryogenics & Powder Metallurgy. This combination of old & new techniques gives customers the best quality hand tools available.   Product  Blade Width Overall Length Model # Crown Tools 5/16" Mortise Chisel 5/16" (8 mm) 13-1/4" 1762W      For California Residents:    WARNING: Cancer & Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov    WARNING: Drilling, sawing, sanding or machining wood products can expose you to wood dust, a substance known to the State of California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust or use a dust mask or other safeguards for personal protection. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/wood