たがね

Kanji writing

• 鏨(たがね) (rarely used)
• Usually written in hiragana

Difference from wood chisel

• のみ (wood chisel) - has wooden handle, used on wood
• たがね (cold chisel) - all metal, used on metal/stone/concrete

Types

• 平(ひら)たがね (flat cold chisel)
• 先(さき)たがね (point chisel)
• センターポンチ (center punch - for marking)

Related tools

• のみ (wood chisel)
• ハンマー/金槌(かなづち) (hammer)
• 万力(まんりき) (vise)
• グラインダー (grinder)

Common collocations

• たがねを打(う)つ (to strike a cold chisel)
• たがねで切(き)る (to cut with a cold chisel)
• たがねで割(わ)る (to split with a cold chisel)