Only thing to be careful of is hitting too hard and
splitting the wood, sending a sharp chisel shooting into one's thigh.
This is pretty easy to prevent.
Hi, All. If this is a concern, try using plywood to cut against. The cross
layers will prevent the chisel from splitting the wood. If you only have
regularly grained wood available, either make the cuts 90 degrees to the grain
of the wood or work on another surface other than your lap to avoid injury. I
would hate to see anyone get hurt in this manner...Mike T. PS, if you have a
blacksmith in your local SCA/reenactment group that can anneal/harden, they can
help you create differently shaped pinking chisels by annealing the wood
chisel, bending or filing the blade then re-tempering it. Good Luck and be
safe, MJT
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