Specification for woodworking chisels and gouges

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English

Published date

31-03-1989

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Nomenclature
3. Dimensions
4. Blade
5. Handle
6. Performance
7. Marking
Appendices
A. Blade testing methods
B. Handle testing method
Tables
1. Principal series of firmer chisels
2. Secondary series of firmer chisels
3. Butt and stubby chisels
4. Principal series of firmer gouges
5. Secondary series of firmer gouges
6. Bevel edge paring chisels
7. Sash mortice chisels
8. Heavy duty mortice chisels
9. Analysis of tool steel
10. Minimum depth for handle testing
Figures
1. Nomenclature for chisels and gouges
2. Chisels with tang
3. Firmer gouges
4. Bevel edge paring chisels
5. Sash mortice chisels
6. Heavy duty mortice chisels
7. Bending tests

Nomenclature, dimensions, flatness deviations, and test methods.

This British Standard specifies requirements for chisels and gouges for woodworking.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	MTE/15
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 87/75312 DC and BS 1943(1975) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	16
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 1943:1975

Standards	Relationship
ISO 2729:1995	Similar to

BS 891-1:1962	Method for Rockwell hardness test Testing of metals
BS 373:1957	Methods of testing small clear specimens of timber

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BS 1943:1989

Specification for woodworking chisels and gouges

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