Socketed mortising chisel
22612t12
Cast steel, rosewood
13" long, 1/2" edge. Signed, "H.T. BLODGET CAST STEEL." Owner's mark, "TBF."

 

Tanged mortising chisel
31212t18
Cast steel
12” long, 1/2" edge. Signed, "JAMES MCWARTH CAST STEEL." This crudely cast chisel shows signs of hand-forging.