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This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. This is a later example in exceptional condition. It has zero pitting and a perfect handle. It looks unused. $24

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. This is a later example in exceptional condition. It has zero pitting and a perfect handle. It measures 12.5in logn overall. It looks unused. $26

This is a top-quality Addis tool in excellent working condition. The inside face is free of pitting or discoloration. The handle is excellent. A top-quality worker in exceptional condition. $25

This is a high-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Robert Sorby. It's perfectly free of pitting on he back and the handle is excellent. It's a fairly deep sweep for a paring gouge, roughly no. 8, but paring gouges aren't marked as such. A fine worker, ideal for paring and coping. $25

This is an early-looking gouge made in Sheffield by Tillotson. It's in excellent condition, free of pitting on the inside face. The handle is excellent. $25

This is a classic British-style "pigsticker" mortise chisel in good, usable condition. It's 12in long overall. The handle has a check and minor wear at the end. The blade is clean and will sharpen easily. A nice worker in a desirable size and shape. $50

This is a classic British-style "pigsticker" mortise chisel in good, usable condition. It's 13in long overall. The handle has minor wear at the end. The blade is clean and will sharpen easily with just a grind and hone- no major lapping to do. A nice worker in a desirable size and shape. $50

This is a classic British-style "pigsticker" mortise chisel in good, usable condition. It's 12.5in long overall. The handle has minor wear at the end. The blade is clean and will sharpen easily with just a grind and hone- no major lapping to do. A top-quality worker in a desirable size and shape. $55

This is a classic British-style "pigsticker" mortise chisel in exceptional condition. It's massive- 15+ in long overall. The handle is excellent.. The blade is especially clean and will sharpen easily with just a grind and hone- no major lapping to do. It has no clear maker's mark, but it looks early. I haven't cleaned off the beautiful patina to attempt to find a mark. Regardless, a great example. $50

This is a classic British-style "pigsticker" mortise chisel in very good condition. It's 12+ in long overall. The handle has some chips at the end but no checks... The blade is decently clean and will sharpen easily with just a grind and hone- no major lapping to do. It has no clear maker's mark. $45

This knife is in new condition, sharp and ready to use. It retails for $25 new $20

This is a high-quality American edge tool made by Swan in Seymour, CT. It features their unique bevel-back design. It's a massive chisel, 16.5in long overall. The back has no pitting. It'll need a quick bevel grind and hone to get it working in no time. $40

The Winsted Edge Tool Works is best known for making chisels under the T.H. Witherby name. They made other tools and brands as well. This is a very long socket paring chisel with a very elegant taper from the socket to the fine business end .It's unusually long, measuring over 15in long overall. It's a thin, flexible chisel for fine paring work. The blade is nice and clean with no pitting. A fine user chisel. $28

This is a stubby little 3/8in mortise chisel measuring 10in long overall. The handle is a bit chewed up but perfectly usable. The laminated blade has a good bit of life left and is pretty clean. A good worker that needs to be sharpened up. $20

This is a high-quality, vintage Taylor tool in excellent working condition. The inside face has no pitting. The handle has a small check but is otherwise excellent. A hard profile to find today $26

This is a high-quality, British-made edge tool. It's a scarce V spoon gouge in good, usable condition. It's been used and has a slightly shorter than new blade, but it's free of pitting and has a great handle. $22

These leather tools were made by the Newark, NJ makers Brown and Crawford. These were found together and appear to have always been together. They show signs of use, but are still usable. There are no duplicates in sizes or profiles. $40

These are top-quality American edge tools made by Buck in Millbury, MA. They were found together and and appear to have always been together. These are all incannel gouges with inside bevels for paring work. Widths are 3/4in (x2), 5/8in, 1/2in, and 3/8in (x2). The blades have zero pitting on the back faces. The handles are all perfect. A great set of edge tools. I'm not a huge fan of sets of edge tools, but when I find them I try to keep them together. Pricing is based on the sum of the individual values of the gouges, minus a bit to try to keep the set together. $140

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Wm. Marples in Sheffield. It needs a bevel grind and has some very minor pitting on the inside face. Still absolutely usable and a very desirable sweep. $24

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by R. Sorby. It has a flat sweep and zero pitting on the back. It has a beautiful boxwood handle. An exceptional example to use. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 3/4in wide and a standard no. 7 sweep and 11in long overall. The fruitwood handle is perfect. The blade has zero pitting or discoloration on the inside face. An excellent working example. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 3/8in wide and a standard no. 7 sweep and 10in long overall. The fruitwood handle is perfect. The blade has zero pitting or discoloration on the inside face. An excellent working example. $26

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a standard no. 7 sweep and the usual 10in long. The inside face has no pitting. The handle has a small check near the ferrule. A good, usable example of the highest quality. $24

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 13in long overall. It's the middle sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and in excellent condition. The back has some minor discoloration and a tiny patch of light pitting right at the edge, as shown in the photos. It's a good, usable example. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $28

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 14.5in long overall. It's the deep sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and in excellent condition. The back is especially clean and has zero pitting. It's an excellent example, perfectly usable.. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $28

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 13.5in long overall. It's the deep sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and in excellent condition. The back is especially clean, and the bevel is sharp. It's an excellent example, perfectly usable.. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $28

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 11.5in long overall. It's the deep sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and in excellent condition.The back has light discoloration. The bevel badly needs a grind and hone. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $25

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 12in long overall. It's the flat sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and in excellent condition.The back is clean and free of pitting. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $28

This gouge has an inside bevel for paring work and a cranked tang to elevate the handle above the work. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It measures 11.5in long overall. It's the deep sweep of the three sweeps Buck offered. The apple handle is original and perfect. The blade is especially clean. This type of paring gouge isn't made by any modern maker at any price. $30

This is a typical British-style lock mortise chisel, used for working mortise bottoms. It measures a massive 21in+ overall. The handle is boxwood and in good condition with only minor checking.. The blade is clean and has no pitting. It's been used and has light discoloration. It's a top-quality edge tool made by W&P in Sheffield. An excellent example, perfectly usable $50

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's 12in long with a thin, flexible blade and an inside bevel for paring work. This is the medium sweep of the thre buck offered. It's especially clean and has zero pitting. The handle is excellent. $28

This chisel was made by Thos. Ibbotson in Sheffield. It's a very rare 1/8in size. The blade is clean and free of pitting. It has an excellent boxwood handle. It's a bit under 1i2n long overall. A gret worker in a rare size $40

This carving tool is in excellent condition, little used, and has zero pitting. The blade is unmarked. The handle is branded Sculpture House, so it's likely an Italian-made Sculpture Associates tool. An excellent worker $24

This chisel was made by Mix in Yalesville, CT. It has the "No.1 Exc." Mark. It's 15+in long overall. The blade badly needs a grind and hone. The back has very minor pitting. It has a good, usable handle. It's usable with a bit of effort, but it'll make a fine worker. $28

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool in exceptional condition. It's sharp and ready to work. The back is perfectly clean. The boxwood handle is perfect. Ideal for paring or coping work. $26

This is a top-quality English edge tool made by Moulson in Sheffield. It's 9.5in long overall. The boxwood handle is beautiful. The blade is clean and free of pitting. A handy size for small, detailed work $25

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's in excellent condition, 9 1/2in long overall. There is no pitting anywhere. The handle is excellent. It's a standard no. 7 sweep. An excellent working example $25

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a classic patternmaker's gouge with a cranked handle and inside bevel for light paring work. It's 13.5in long overall. This is the medium sweep of the three Buck offered. The back is perfectly clean. The bevel is recently ground and decently sharp. The apple handle is perfect. It's an exceptional example of a type of gouge not made by any modern maker at any price. $35

This is a vintage H. Taylor carving tool made in Sheffield. It's clean and free of pitting, but needs to be ground and honed to correct the bevel. $20

This is a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It is especially clean and has a perfect, original handle.It's 12.5in long overall. An excellent worker $26

These cutters work with a Robert Sorby texturing or spiraling tool (no. 310 or 330). They retail for around $40 each. $50

This is a new, unused example. It's no longer made, but retailed for $50 new. $30

This chisel was made by the Sag Harbor Tool Co. It's 14+ in long overall. It has a clean back, free of pitting. The handle has light wear but is still completely usable. A great worker. $35

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 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 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