Tools for Sale

This is a typical Swedish-style chisel made by Svea. It's nearly 11in long overall. The back is flat and clean in the working area with minor discoloraiton and one tiny patch of pitting well in back of the bevel. The handle has light wear. A good solid user for those who appreciate Swedish steel. $24

This is a long, thin gouge with an inside bevel for paring. It's 11.5+ in long overall. The blade is perfectly clean. The bevel is sharp. It's a top-qualtiy American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA $28

This is a top-quality edge tool made by Marples in Sheffield. It has a rosewood handle with gorgeous grain. The blade is original length and has zero pitting on the inside face. It's a no. 32 sweep, the deepest spoon gouges were offered in. An excellent working example $35

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Wm. Marples. It's 16+ in long overall, most of which is in the long, thin blade. It has an inside bevel and a flat sweep for paring work. Ther is one small patch of pitting as shown, but it otherwise exceptionally clean. $35

This is an absolutely top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Ward and Payne. It's 14+ in long overall. The blade has a lovely light, honest patina but zero pitting. The boxwood handle is beautiful, and completely free of damage or wear. This is a classic British sash chisel- lighter than a pigsticker, but still capable of heavy use. It's an ideal sort of chisel for furniture scale work where a pigsticker is vastly overkill. $45

This is a top-quality Addis edge tool with an unusual profile. It's a small flat spoon gouge with a skewed bevel. The blade is especially clean, barely used. The handle is simple, but perfect. An ideal worker for highly specialized jobs. $26

This is a top-quality, vintage Addis made by Ward and Payne in exceptional condition. The blade is perfectly clean. The handle is flawless. It's as nice as they come $28

This is a top-quality JB Addis gouge with a lovely boxwood handle. The inside face has zero pitting and barely any discoloration. A top-quality worker. $26

This is a top-quality JB Addis gouge with a lovely boxwood handle. The inside face has zero pitting and barely any discoloration. A top-quality worker. $26

This is a top-quality SJ Addis gouge made by Ward and Payne with a lovely boxwood handle. The inside face has zero pitting and barely any discoloration. A top-quality worker. $26

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Marples in Sheffield. It has a boxwood handle. It's a no. 30 deep spoon gouge. The bevel has a chip that will require a grind to fix, but there's plenty of life left in the blade. A solid worker that needs a bit of help. $20

This is a top-quality Ward and Payne edge tool made for SJ Addis. It's a hard to find no. 10 deep sweep. There is minor discoloration on the inside face, but zero pitting. It'll make a fine worker. $28

This is a high-quality edge tool made by Swan in Seymour, CT. It's 15+ in long and has Swan's "bevel back" design. The blade is especially clean and is free of pitting. The handle is excellent. A top-quality worker in a very desirable size $40

This example is 12 1/2in long overall. The back has no pitting. The bevel needs a grind and hone and it'll be in working condition The handle is missing some finish but has minimal wear. The socket on this example is not marked with the model number. $40

This is a top-quality Addis tool in excellent working condition. It has a beautiful handle and a perfectly clean blade with zero pitting. An excellent worker. $26

This is a top-quality Addis tool in excellent working condition. It has a beautiful boxowod handle and a perfectly clean blade with zero pitting. An excellent worker. $28

This is a top-quality Sheffield-made H. Taylor carving tool. It's a hard-to-find spoon v-tool in a 3/8in wide size. The handle is rosewood. The blade needs to be ground, but there's no pitting to contend with. $35

This is a top-quality Sheffield-made H. Taylor carving tool. It's a 1/4in wide bent V tool in excellent condition. The blade is perfectly clean and shows little wear. The handle is excellent, though the ferrule is a little wonky in terms of fit. It's a solid worker in a hard to find profile. $30

This gouge was made in Shefield by Marples. It's an unusually wide and flat spoon gouge. It's in excellent condition, free of pitting or discoloration on the inside face. An unusual sweep in exceptional condition. $40

This is an ideal gouge to use for coping moldings. It's a high-quality Sheffield-made edge tool. it has zero pitting. The boxwood handle is perfect. It just needs a quick grind and hone, and it'll be a great worker. $28

This is an absolutely top-quality edge tool made by Ward and Payne in Sheffield. It has a gorgeous London-Pattern handle made of beautifully patinated boxwood. The inside face of the blade has zero pitting. It's a standard no. 7 sweep $28

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Hearnshaw. It has a perfectly clean blade. The large boxwood handle has a small chip at the end. It's a hard size to find and will be an excellent worker. $28

This is an absolutely top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by the highly regarded Ward and Payne. It's 1/2in wide and 22+in long. The blade is especially clean and has no pitting on the back. The bevel is decently sharp. The handle is boxwood. It's one of the best examples I've come across. $60

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 11.5in long overall with a long, thin blade. The back of the blade is free of pitting. The apple handle is excellent. An excellent chisel for fine paring work $28

This is a vintage two cherries gouge in excellent condition. The inside face has zero pitting. It's a deep no. 9 or 10 sweep. An excellent working example. $22

This is a high-quality German gouge in new condition. It has no flaws or signs of use. $28

This is a medium/heavy-duty mortise chisel made by Ward and Payne in Sheffield. It's an absolutely top-quality edge tool. The blade is clean. The handle has a large chip missing and a check, but it looks usable still. $35

This is a top-quality gouge made by W. Butcher. in Sheffield. The blade is especially clean has no pitting on the inside face. The handle is excellent. A great working example from this highly respected maker. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's especially clean and looks barely used. An excellent worker of the best quality $28

This is a vintage double-bevel skew carving chisel made by Henry Taylor. It's in exceptional condition and shows no use. The handle has most of the original decal. $24

This chisel was made by J.H. Allen, an edge tool maker listed in the EAIA DAT as working ca. 1850 in Troy, NY. The blade is massive, nearly 7/8in thick where it meets the socket. The back is clean and has no pitting. The handle is usable. It looks pretty bad but it definitely won't come off, and somehow it's incredibly stable. That iron hoop is doing a lot of work keeping it together. You can definitely use it as-is. It's not perfect, just a good worker in an unusually large size $30

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 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 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 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 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 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 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