The chisel is pushed directly across the grain, the blade being somewhat inclined to the upper surface so as to cut off a corner next the saw kerf.
After a few cuts thus made with the chisel inclined alternately both ways, the ridge thus formed is taken off, Fig.71.In this way the surface is lowered to the required depth.

If more force be required, the palm of the hand may be used as a mallet.
[Illustration: Fig.72.Perpendicular Chiseling.] 3.

In _chiseling end-wood_, it is well, if possible, to rest the piece to be trimmed flat on the cutting board or on a piece of waste wood.
Work done in this way is often called perpendicular chiseling, Fig.

72.
The handle is grasped in the right hand, thumb up, while the blade of the chisel passes between the thumb and first finger of the left hand, the back of which rests on the work and holds it in place.

As the right hand pushes the chisel downwards the thumb and first finger of the left hand control its motion.