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Rob Cosman's IBC Half-Blind Chisel: 3/8 inch

Original price $159.00 - Original price $159.00
Original price
$159.00
$159.00 - $159.00
Current price $159.00
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If you have ever cut a half-blind dovetail then you know how challenging cleaning out the pin socket is, especially in the corners.  Not happy with the skew and fishtail chisels available, I designed and made my own half-blind chisel and they work great!

  • These chisels are made from our Rob Cosman IBC 3/8 inch bevel edge chisels with custom fit cherry handles. 

  • Has a 7/16 inch cutting depth.
  • Dovetail-shape makes accessing the back corners of the half-blind socket easy.

  • Sides of the chisel tip are angled to easily fit into the corners of the half-blind socket.

  • One chisel does both corners verses a left and right set of skew chisels.

  • Pushing through endgrain is tough; unlike skew chisels, our half-blind chisels keeps your line of force straight making it easier to push through the endgrain.

  • My students love them!  Try it once and you will never want to cut half-blind dovetails without it.

Customer Reviews

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David Van Dyke
Packaged!!!

Well protective packing..yet to use them. Like to know a good way to remove protective coating on the blades. Also would be helpful if in the discription was listed the specific application of each chisle.

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Michael Gottlieb
Perfect for the job

Chisels perform as intended. Perfect for dovetail trimming.

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G.T.

What a beautiful chisel. This is my first IBC chisel and now I want more.

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Constantino Martinez Jr

Chisel was right on point and in line with the quality Cosman tools are know for. Handle feels great. Wish I had purchased it sooner.

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Trevor Decker
Quite small.

Before purchasing, I emailed for size verification. I asked if the only difference was the width. Thinking I could use the 3/8" blind dovetail video for all my work, including 3/4" fronts with 5/8" deep dovetails. I was told that the width was the only dimensional difference and the reach into the dovetail was the same.

This will only teach in 3/8". Not enough for a 3/4" front when the dovetail reaches in 5/8".

I'm sure this will perform for small work, but not much good for the majority of what I have planned.

They should have the tip dimensions on a drawing or photo to make this clear.