Slick (tool)

Drawing of a slick

A slick is a large chisel, characterized by a wide (2-4 inches, 5–10 cm), heavy blade, and a long, frequently slender, socketed handle. The combined blade and handle can reach two feet (60 cm) in length. The blade of a slick is slightly curved lengthwise, and/or the handle socket is cranked upward, such that the handle and socket clear the surface of the work when the edge is touching. This distinguishes the slick from the similarly-sized, short-handled millwright‘s chisel.

Contents

• 1 Use
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Use[edit]

A slick is always pushed; never struck (thus the slender handle). Using a combination of the tool’s weight and bracing the handle against the shoulder or upper arm, fine paring cuts are made. Slicks are used mostly by shipwrights and timber framers.

Photo of a slick

See also[edit]

• Twybil

See also snik

References[edit]

• Barlow, Ronald (1985). The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide to Value. El Cajon: Windmill Pub. Co. ISBN 0-933846-01-0. 

External links[edit]

• Tools used in timber-frame construction

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Treatments

• French polish
• Heat bending
• Paint
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• Steam bending
• Thermal
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• Wood drying
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Organizations

• American Association of Woodturners
• Architectural Woodwork Institute
• British Woodworking Federation
• Building and Wood Workers’ International
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• International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
• National Wood Carvers Association
• Society of Wood Engravers
• Timber Framers Guild

Conversion

• Chainsaw mill
• Hewing
• Sawmill
• Whipsaw
• Wood splitting

Techniques

• Frame and panel
• Frameless construction

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