2 Heavy Mortise Chisels, Newbould, James Cam, Sheffield

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____________________________________________________________ Description 2 Heavy Mortise Chisels, Newbould, James Cam, SheffieldTwo Antique Tang Mortise Chisels, heavy enough for timber framing work. The wider chisel has a cutting edge of 3/8" and is stamped NEWBOULD, a mark used by Samuel Newbould. He is listed as an "edgetool maker" on Sheffield Moor in the Directory of Sheffield for 1787. This example has two early features. The bolster w the blade enters the handle is not the integral, faceted one that is usual; instead, t is a disk that the blade passes through and a very heavy, hand forged ferrule behind it (see photo). The disk is like that on a Samurai sword. The other early feature is that the chisel has a steel edge welded to an iron backbone, much like early axes. The steel will hold an edge much longer than iron, but wrought iron is tougher and less brittle for the body of a tool. The line between the steel and iron can be seen along the edge of the NEWBOULD blade (see photo). The chisel is about 9½ inches in length. The length from the tip to the beginning of the exposed wood in the handle is about 7 inches.The second chisel is lightly stamped JAMES CAM, who started in Sheffield in 1781, according to Goodman's book on British plane-makers. He is listed in the 1787 Directory as a "filesmith" working on "Norfolk-street, read more

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