A large chisel, distinguished by a wide blade, two to four inches across, and a long, often slender, socketed handle that together can reach two feet in length. The blade may be slightly curved along its length, or its handle socket cranked upward, so the handle clears the surface of the work while the edge is touching it, a shape that sets the slick apart from the similarly large but short-handled millwright's chisel.
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The slick is documented as a shipwright's and timber framer's paring chisel, but no source consulted gives a first-use date for the tool. OriginThe slick is always pushed, never struck, so the tool's own weight and the user's shoulder or upper arm drive the cut rather than a mallet; shipwrights and timber framers are its typical users. 1 Connections
Used In
Slick (Tool) is used in Woodworking.
Sources
1. Slick (Tool) (Wikipedia)
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A slick is always pushed; never struck (thus the slender handle). Using a combination of the tool's weight and bracing the handle against the shoulder or upper arm, fine paring cuts are made. Slicks are typically used by shipwrights and timber framers.
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