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Then, for the first time, resort to Concave Chiselling, and with a broad chisel cut away the corners down to the segments previously described.

From Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes by Sutcliffe, John D.

Chiselling, or trenching, beaver, as it is sometimes called, is yet followed by the interior Indians, and when conditions are favorable, is a most expeditious way of piling up a whole lodge.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin

Chiselling the rude marble into the finished statue; giving the impression of the seal upon the soft wax; pouring water into an empty vessel;—all these comparisons lack one essential element of likeness.

From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)

B: Vertical Chiselling; note that the first stab should be just outside the Gauge Line.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William