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[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In fairness a good set of chisels is important for fine stone work.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I did woodworking sculptures with chisels for a bit and even modern steel gets too hot from friction and ruins the tip after a while, I bet it was absolute hell 5 centuries ago.

[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

They had decent steel back then but you're right. They probably had to have a wheel grinder nearby or it would have been painfully slow.