You can do all this and more, providing you know the basics of how to use a wood chisel. We lay out the essentials below, with two types of the tool–one built for carpentry and the other for ...

To help inform our picks for the best wood chisels (and tips on how to correctly use them), I relied on my own past experience and chatted with a few different wood workers to get their takes and ...

Select a drill bit that is slightly more narrow than the chisel and drill halfway into the center of the wood at a 35 to 45 degree angle. Use a hammer to drive your chisel (bevel down) through the ...