English to French Tech/Engineering Forestry / Wood / Timber

Chisels are used in two essential techniques, paring and chopping; when paring you should aim to use hand pressure only. Vertical paring is the means of cutting wood, across the grain, with the chisel in an upright position using hand power or light striking with a mallet. Horizontal Paring is the technique of removing waste material once the limits of the cut have been defined by either sawing or vertical paring with a chisel.