Steel Chisels & Hand Tools

Steel chisels and hand tools will need to be ground occasionally on a steel grinding wheel to regain their sharpness. If they fail to hold a sharp edge after having been ground several times, this is an indication that they need to be retempered.

Cape Chisel

Stock Shank Thickness of Blade

1/2" 1/2" 1/8"

1/2" 1/2" 1/4"

5/8" 1/2" 3/8"

Cleaning Up Chisel

Stock Shank Width of Blade

1/2" 1/2" 1"

5/8" 1/2" 1"

5/8" 1/2" 1-1/4"

5/8" 1/2" 1-1/2"

5/8" 1/2" 2"

Granite Hand Point & Chisel

Stock

3/8"

1/2"

5/8"

3/4"

7/8"

Handset/Offset Handset

Stock Width of Blade

1/2" 3/4"

1/2" 1"

1" 1-1/2"

1" 2"

1-1/8" 2"

1-1/8" 2-1/2"

1-1/8" 3"

Marble Cutting & Tooth Chisel

All chisels 1/2" stock with 1/2" shank

Width of Blade

3/4"

1-1/4"

1-1/2"

2-1/2"

Marble Hand Point & Chisel

Stock

3/8"

1/2"

5/8"

3/4"

Marenakos Rock Center
30250 SE High Point Way
Preston, Washington
Tel: (425) 392-3313
Fax: (425) 392-7332