Little Bedan (2mm)

In violin making, when fixing the C linings, you need to mortise them in the corners.
For that, you need a narrow bedan chisel. Additionaly, as you are working mostly from inside the rib crown, you need a little, not too long bedan, hence this little homemade bedan made from a Stanley plane blade.

http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...l_linings1.JPG

http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...l_linings2.JPG

http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...l_linings3.JPG

http://www.labellenote.fr/file/homem...l_linings4.JPG

Great tool. :O)

Thanks,
I forgot to say, do you know where the term "bedan" comes from ?
It's from the French "bédane", which in old French means "beak of a donkey", referring to the fore tooth of the beast

http://www.turningpointedonkeyrescue...eth%202013.jpg

Thanks Christophe! I've added your Bedan Chisel to our Woodworking category, as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Beautiful tool... :rocker:

Interesting tool. Care to post a pic of the original Stanley blade?

Hi, I'm sorry, I have no more pic of it, but it's a simple replacement blade for stanley #4 purchased at the local hardware store.
I did several tools with it.