It's been a long, long time since I worked in the stonecutting trade. But I kind of thought I'd like to do some carving again, seeing as how I'm surrounded by mountains and rocks.

I know that I can use carbide-tipped chisels on granite. Can I use cold chisels, such as are used for work with metals? (I know where I can get stone carving tool kits, but I don't want to invest a lot until I regain what skills I used to have.)

I'd be working on granite and schist, as well as softer stones.