Chisel

Description

A heavy, durable metal tool used in drilling oil and gas wells. The lower part of the tool is equipped with cutting teeth, through which hard rocks are crushed. The upper arc-shaped iron hook of the bit allows for the special technique of lowering and retrieving the tool from the well. The lower yellow part is the main working component designed for chiseling and finely breaking down the geological formations.
Date: 2000
Manufacturing technique: Repoussé (metal embossing), finishing
Material: Iron
Size: 23.5 × 4 cm