Which set is used for removing wood and cutting straight-sided mortises, available from 1/4 inch to 1 inch wide?

• A. Wood Carving Set
• B. Grommet Tool Set
• C. Straight Chisel Set
• D. Nail Pulling Pliers

Answer: (C)

When you need to remove wood and cut straight-sided mortises, you want a tool that can shave material away along a flat, straight edge to keep the walls square. A straight chisel set fits that need perfectly. The flat blade lets you pare along a straight line, producing clean, square walls inside the mortise, and the variety of widths from 1/4 inch to 1 inch lets you match the mortise size precisely without removing too much at once. The other tools shown aren’t designed for this work: a wood carving set is for curves and decorative shapes, a grommet tool set handles hardware, and nail pulling pliers are for extracting nails.