I remember either an article or a video of a very large chisel-appearing tool. Maybe 2 feet long. Wide – maybe 4 to 6 inches, or better. It might have been concave-curved. I don’t think the article was about just that tool, and not about tools in general, but I’m an old fart and shaky on the memory thing.
Been awhile – years; possibly decades. Might have been used for log construction, maybe shipwright, maybe for bark-removal from logs. My search skills on FW site are obviously deficient, if it’s here.
My thought was to use it for, among other things, bark removal where a spoke shave isn’t big enough or appropriate. If a common sidewalk ice-scrapper was sturdy enough, that would do it for a larger size. I’m not a blacksmith, so I’m not making my own. If it comes in sizes, a 2 footer and a five footer (as in long-handled) would work for me. I’d settle for 18 inches.
Anyone got a link or an idea? Or a clue for the clueless?
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Bark spud?
Slick
Slick may have been what i remember - specifically a "Timberframer's Slick". It would probably work, too, although probably a waste of good steel! Now making a mortise in a log? Yes. Found it on a page with Bark Spuds.
Now that I know the names, I'm finding both, so thank you very much, _MJ_ and user-7577004.
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