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Carving Chisel

A carving chisel is a hand tool used for shaping wood, stone, metal, or other materials by removing pieces through the force of a striking tool, typically a mallet or hammer. It is a fundamental implement in sculpting, woodcarving, and various stone masonry applications.

Material

Chisels are manufactured from a variety of materials, each suited to different applications:

• High-Carbon Steel: The most common material, offering a balance of hardness, durability, and affordability. Requires regular sharpening and is susceptible to corrosion.
• Alloy Steel: Incorporates elements like chromium and vanadium for increased hardness, toughness, and wear resistance. Often used in professional-grade chisels.
• Tool Steel: Specifically hardened steel designed for cutting and shaping materials. Provides superior edge retention and resistance to deformation.
• Tungsten Carbide: Extremely hard and wear-resistant, ideal for demanding applications like stone carving or working with abrasive materials. More expensive but requires less frequent sharpening.

Purpose & Function

The primary function of a carving chisel is material removal. The angled cutting edge, when struck, shaves off small pieces of the target material, gradually forming the desired shape. The shape of the blade determines the type of cut and detail achievable.

Usage Scenarios

• Woodcarving: Creating decorative elements, furniture details, sculptures, and relief carvings.
• Stone Masonry: Shaping stone blocks, creating architectural features, sculpting statues, and engraving.
• Metalworking: Cutting, shaping, and detailing metal components.
• Letter Carving: Engraving letters and designs into wood, stone, or metal.
• Restoration: Repairing and restoring carved elements in historical structures or artwork.

Common Types

Chisels are categorized by blade shape and intended use:

• Flat Chisel: Features a straight, flat cutting edge. Used for general shaping, removing larger amounts of material, and creating flat surfaces.
• Skew Chisel: Has a blade angled to one side. Ideal for creating clean edges, refining details, and smoothing surfaces.
• Gouge: Possesses a curved blade. Used for creating concave shapes, rounded forms, and hollows. Available in various sweeps (curvature radii).
• V-Chisel: Features a V-shaped blade. Used for creating lines, outlines, and decorative grooves.
• Round Chisel: Has a rounded blade. Used for creating rounded grooves and details.
• Tooth Chisel: Features a row of teeth along the blade. Used for roughing out material quickly, particularly in stone carving.
• Corner Chisel: Designed for creating sharp corners and angles.
• Mortise Chisel: A robust chisel with a strong tang, designed for creating rectangular recesses (mortises) in wood.

Carving chisels are hand tools used for cutting or shaping wood. They fall under the category of tools used in agriculture, horticulture, or forestry, or more specifically, hand tools for working wood.

The following HS codes are relevant based on the provided information:

• 8205303000: Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof: Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof: With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium.

  • 82: Base metals and articles thereof; nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof. This chapter covers a wide range of tools and machinery.
  • 05: Tools, implements, cutlery, hand tools, blanking and forging tools, base metal hardware, screws and nuts, springs, washers, etc. This heading specifically focuses on hand tools.
  • 30: Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof. This subheading narrows down the category to tools specifically designed for woodworking.
  • The additional specification "With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium" indicates that this code applies to chisels made with these specific alloy compositions.

• 8205595560: Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof: Other handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof: Other: Other: Of iron or steel Other (including parts).

  • 82: Base metals and articles thereof; nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
  • 05: Tools, implements, cutlery, hand tools, blanking and forging tools, base metal hardware, screws and nuts, springs, washers, etc.
  • 59: Other handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof.
  • 55: Other.
  • 60: Of iron or steel Other (including parts). This code applies to other handtools made of iron or steel.

Regarding HS code 8205303000, please note the need to verify the composition of the cutting part, specifically the percentage of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten (over 0.2 percent) or vanadium (over 0.1 percent). If these percentages are exceeded, this code is applicable. Otherwise, HS code 8205595560 may be more appropriate.