Post #243400 by Monkeyman on Mon, Jul 17, 2006 11:01 AM

what kind of wood are you carving? How big is the piece?

Sometimes a mallet just isnt necessary if its a small cut in reasonably soft wood.

I use two hands on the chisel. One on the handle to push and one on the blade to control it. If both hands push then I often push right through the cut and break it.