Redesign a chisel? Chisels have been around for thousands of years. In all that time, their basic design has been altered perhaps three times: from stone to bronze, from bronze to iron, and from iron to steel. What else could be done? What if a chisel could reduce the incidence of injuries to workers? In today's world, such a chisel might create a new market of interest to retailers and users. What if something could deaden the pinging noise and reduce vibration? And if something could help reduce the problem of missing the top of the chisel and smashing hards and fingers. Would users be pleased by making the entire process of striking chisels more comfortable?
The goal would be to improve conventional hand-struck tool designs in order to reduce the detrimental effects associated with their long-term use.