page_title: Slick (tool)
section_title: Use
hierarchical_section_title: Slick (tool) / Use
caption_attribution_description: English: Slick (tool) Nederlands: Houtbeitel met lange steel
context_page_description: A slick is a large chisel, characterized by a wide, heavy blade, and a long, frequently slender, socketed handle. The combined blade and handle can reach two feet 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.
context_section_description: 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 typically used by shipwrights and timber framers.
caption: Photo of a slick
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