"Father Haskell" wrote in message
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On Feb 22, 6:56 pm, "Mike Dembroge"
wrote:

It has always struck me as odd that writers and authors always mention
"sharp" when discussing the use of chisels and not other tools.

Then you're not reading enough.
Really? Do you have an example of something in a recent article or
publication where a tool, other than a chisel, was mentioned as needing to
be sharp?

Is it
really more important for a chisel to be sharp than any other tool?

A dull chisel is far more likely to cut you than a dull plane iron.
A dull tablesaw blade can cause all sorts of problems too. No?