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The people of the Urnfield culture used a chisel very much alike to chisels still used today by carpenters. The chisel possesses a socket accepting the shaft. Implements like those can be cast in permanent stone moulds with a core. The cutting edge is hardened by deforming the crystal structure of the metal (hammering). Although bronze is comparatively soft metal, the results achieved with these tools are extraordinary.
Maple, bronze 90/10 |