Object number
60/328/1-2
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Description
In making a mortise and tenon joint the bruzz chisel is used to make the mortice or hole, usually rectangular, in a piece of timber which will receive the tenon, a peg-like piece of wood shaped to fit into the hole. The chisel is tapped with a mallet and the wood it loosens may be hooked out. This bruzz chisel, with a wooden handle and steel shank, belonged to Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
Physical description
1 bruzz chisel: wood; metal; good condition
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5023.tif - High resolution image