mortise-chisel

Updated: June 11, 2025

Karl's theory was to make the holes by fire in other words, to bore them with a red-hot iron. Where was this iron to be obtained? That appeared to offer a difficulty, as great as the absence of an auger or a mortise-chisel. But by Karl's ingenuity it was also got over.

Mayne Reid - The Cliff Climbers: A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"