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Paring Chisel

Date1800-1825

Artist/Maker Thomas Shaw

OriginEngland, Birmingham

MediumIron, steel, and wood

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/16 × 1 3/16 × 12 15/16 in (2.7 × 3 × 32.8cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1992-185

DescriptionParing chisel with a tapering octagonal oak handle and a tanged and bolstered blade of typical form.Label TextDriven by the strength of the woodworker alone, paring chisels were kept extremely sharp to cut or “pare” off irregularities or to accurately remove wood along a scribed line.Mark(s)Raised "T. SHAW" within a crenelated rectangular cartouche and "IN" struck into the iron portion of the blade.ProvenancePurchased by source at the David Stanley auction of antique tools, Leicestershire, England, 3 October 1992, Lot 139.