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This chisel was made for the Bellknap Hardware Co. of Louisville, KY and sold under the "Bluegrass" brand name. I don't know who made it- if I had to guess, I'd say Greenlee. It's 15.5in long overall. The back is especially clean and has no pitting. The handle is excellent. It has a thick blade with a stout socket.It's a nice example that will make a fine worker $35

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Moulson Bros. It has a thick blade and a hooped handle for use with a mallet. It's not as stout as a pigsticker or socket mortise chisel, but it can definitely withstand some abuse. The blade is clean and has no pitting on the back. The handle is excellent. $35

This chisel was made by the Union Mfg. Co. in Torrington, CT. It's 15.5in long overall. The blade is thick and clean, free of pitting. It has a perfect handle. It'll make an ideal worker. $35

This is a stout socket mortise chisel with a clean blade, free of pitting. It shows minimal wear. It's 16in long overall. The handle s excellent, but lacks a hoop at the end. It's marked "D.W. Smith" which I can't find in my references. It'll make an excellent worker. $40

This is a classic, top-quality British mortise chisel made by Ward in Sheffield . It's 12 in long overall. The back is perfectly clean. The handle has minor checks, not bad at all. It'll be a great working mortise chisel $45

This is a classic, top-quality British mortise chisel. It's marked WG with a grown which I'm pretty sure is William Greaves. It's 11.5 in long overall. The blade is excellent. The handle has some wear at the end but no cracks. The bevel just needs a quick grind and hone.It's an excellent working example. $45

This is a good, usable example. It's 11in long overall. The backs are decently clean with no major pitting. The handle has light wear but it's usable. A good worker, nothing more $28

This is a top-quality English edge tool made by Butcher in Sheffield. It's 12in long with a long, thin blade. It has an inside bevel for paring work. The back is discolored, but has no pitting. the bevel needs a grind and hone. The handle is excellent. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 13in long with a long, thin blade. It has an inside bevel for paring work. The back is discolored, but has no pitting. The handle is excellent. A nice working example of a sort you can't find made today by any maker. $26

This is a top-quality English edge tool made by Butcher in Sheffield. It's 14+in long overall. The blade has light discoloration and zero pitting. The handle is perfect. An exceptional edge tool $35

This is a high-quality American edge tool made by Barton in Rochester, NY. It's 14in long overall. The apple handle is perfect. The back has zero pitting. It's a long, thin patternmaker's parking gouge with a nearly-flat sweep. $30

This is a top-quality Butcher edge tool made in Sheffield. It's 13+in long with a long, thin blade. It has an inside bevel for paring work. The back is discolored, but has no pitting. The bevel needs to be ground and honed, and you'll have a fine worker. The handle is excellent. A nice working example of a sort you can't find made today by any maker. $26

This is a long, thin paring chisel with a flexible blade. It has its original apple handle ,which has never been struck with a mallet. It measures 12.5in long overall. The back has zero pitting anywhere.The blade has been lapped and honed- it's ready to use. It's a top-quality American edge tool. $30

This gouge was made by SJ Addis in London in the 1860s according to the type study. . It has the Worship St, Finsbury stamp. It's a hard to find back-bent gouge in good, usable condition. $30

This is a stout mortise chisel made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 13.5in long overall. The blade is clean and free of pitting. The handle is perfect. The blade has a significant belly along the back of the blade, which isn't abnormal for these, but can be a surprise. It'll be a great worker in this desirable size $40

This is a thin tang firmer made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's barely used, measuring 9in long overall. The handle is original and in excellent condition. The back is lapped and has zero pitting. A great little worker $25

This is a classic Sheffield sash mortise chisel. It's much thicker than a standard firmer chisel but not nearly as thick as a "pigsticker" mortise chisel. It's 13.5in long overall. The back has no pitting at all. The handle is in great shape with one small check and a well-made iron ferrule around the bolster. It's perfectly usable and a very useful size. $40

This is a top-quality edge tool made by Ward and Payne for SJ Addis. It likely dates to around 1890 based on the type study. The blade is clean. The handle has no wear. This is a very flat no. 3 sweep in an unusually small size $25

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a standard no. 7 sweep. It has zero pitting or discoloration on the inside face. The handle is in good shape with minimal wear. A good solid working example of the best quality. $25

This is a clean 3/16in spoon gouge with a nice clean blade, completely free of pitting. It has a uniquely shaped boxwood handle. It's marked "Smith" and is clearly quit early. It's usable and quite striking. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It has a deep sweep and still a lot of life left in the blade. The handle is in excellent condition. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made in MIllbury, MA. It's a bit over 9.5in long overall. The blade it thicker than normal and could be used for light mortising. The blade has no pitting. The handle is perfect. $25

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck Brothers in Millbury, MA. It has an unusually long blade. It measures 15.5in long overall. The blade is on the thin side but could be used lightly with a mallet. The working area near the bevel is lapped clean and flat. The bevel is not sharp. It's a rare size, and perfectly usable $30

This is a high-quality American edge tool made by Barton in Rochester, NY. It has a long, thin blade with an inside bevel for light-paring work. The working area near the bevel is lapped clean and flat. It's 13in long overall. The handle has a tight check, which has been stabilized with glue. $26

This crank-neck paring gouge was made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a scarce 1/4in size in the deepest of the three sweeps Buck offered. The fruitwood handle is excellent, saving a paint splotch. The back of the blade has zero pitting. A top quality American edge tool not available my any modern maker at any price $30

This is a top quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a crank-neck patternmaker's paring gouge with an inside bevel and a perfect handle. The blade is especially clean and still sharp. This is the deepest of the three sweeps Buck offered. $30