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Detail those tough-to-reach areas of your projects with the new Blue Spruce Chisel Plane. Specific to mortising, dovetailing, paring, small scale work, tight spots and even more, Optima continues to provide answers to a huge variety of craftsmen. But every once in a while, we find ourselves in a tough spot—quite literally. The Optima Chisel Plane fills a unique void in our tool collection. It serves as a master of dexterity in the spots we can’t. You can reach for it anytime you need to trim plugs, end grain, pare away joinery surfaces, clean glue squeeze out, and more. The lapped and polished iron serves as the sole of the tool. The features found on our other chisel blades can be found on the Chisel Plane as well—cryogenically treated A-2 tool steel, expert grinding, an extensive lapping and polishing process, and a hand-honed cutting edge. The aluminum architecture of the body links the blade and your choice of exotic hardwood grip. The Blue Spruce Chisel Plane takes a different approach t
