Tools for Sale

This is essentially a mortising axe but forged with a socket to accept a handle. It has a double bevel and a thick, stout design. It's roughly 1 5/8in wide and 19in long. It's unmarked but does have some nice decoration around the socket. The handle is roughly made, but in great shape. It's a unique tool that I find fascinating. $45

This is an odd sized corner chisel in good condition. It's 16 1/2in long overall. There is no maker's mark. The back faces are clean near the bevel, but have some pitting about an inch back from the working area. The bevels are still in good condition. The handle has some wear but is still perfectly usable. $30

This example has a decently clean back near the bevel but needs a complete regrind and hone to reestablish the bevel. The handle is excellent. It's not the prettiest, and has seen plenty of use, but has a lot of working life ahead of it. $28

This is a big, tough hammer in very good condition overall. The handle is solid. The face and claws are clean and perfectly usable. $22

This drawknife was made by the Lancaster, PA edge tool maker John Shertz between 1857-1880. The back is perfectly clean with zero pitting and hardly a bit of discoloration. The bevel has no dings and is reasonably sharp. The handles are both excellent. An outstanding example in perfectly usable condition. $50

This adze has a 3 1/2in wide blade and weighs 3 1/2lbs. The back is amazingly clean, completely free of pitting. The handle is excellent. It was made by Beatty in Chester, PA and has the firm's cow trademark. It's an exceptional example. $70

Brady was a large edge tool manufacturer operating in Lancaster, PA throughout the 19th century. This example has a 4in wide blade which weighs 3.5lbs. the back is clean with no major pitting to grind out. The poll has no wear. The handle is excellent. A great worker. $55

This level is in absolutely mint condition in its original box. $40

This is a top quality machinists plumb bob made by Starrett in Athol, MA. It''s an earlier model with only light wear. $22

This plane cuts a complete 180 degree round-over on 1in stock. It was made by Sandusky for Sargent. The plane is in very good condition overall with minimal wear. The blades are both in good shape. A very common plane and not terribly desirable, thus the low price. $22

This plane was likely made by G. Davis in Birmingham in the last third of the 19th century. It's an obviously modified plane made to cut a small 1/2in wide bead and ovolo plane. The strange thing is that the profile is backwards from what we'd expect.. the bead is on the right side, the ovolo on the left. It could be a special purpose plane made for a job I can't fathom. Still interesting, and in great shape. $15

This plane, made by the prolific Philadelphia, PA planemaker John Bell, cuts a 7/8in wide by 5/8in deep quirk ovolo and bead profile. The plane's mouth has been widened which is unfortunate because it's otherwise in outstanding condition. $25

This is a unique saw with an offset handle and a blade mounted perpendicular to the frame. It's clearly quite early with all hand-forged hardware and a pinned mortise and tenon joint holding the handle. Salaman describes this type of saw as a chairmaker's saw in his Dictionary of Woodworking Tools. There is some damage to one arm but it remains structurally sound. The joints are all solid and will break down easily for shipping. It holds a 36in long blade. A unique piece of woodworking history. $75

This chisel was made by Wm. Brady in Mt. Joy, PA sometime between 1868-1898. It's 16in long overall. Both flat faces are clean and free of pitting. The bevels are in good shape and it's surprisingly sharp. The handle is exceptional and perfect. Absolutely usable. $40

This is a top quality hammer made by Cheney in Little Falls, NY. it has a clean face and intact claws. The patented nail holding device works well. The handle is excellent, free of damage. It's a true carpenter's hammer with long, sweeping claws that extend down well past the eye. An excellent worker. $28

This is a top quality hammer made by Cheney in Little Falls, NY. it has a clean face and intact claws. The patented nail holding device works well. The handle is excellent, free of damage. Some of the original decal remains. It's a true carpenter's hammer with long, sweeping claws that extend down well past the eye. An excellent worker. $28

This level is unmarked but looks like the design Disston used on their top plates. The vial is intact. The original set screw, which allows it to be attached to a framing square or similar, is also present. $15

This chisel is a whopping 22in long overall with most of that in the blade. It's clearly very early but remains in decent enough condition with no major pitting on the back. It's marked G. Gilbert, a maker I can't find in any reference. I've seen very few like this.. it's really something special $40

This plane was made between 1830-1860 in Bristol, England by William Gillett. It cuts a 1 1/2in wide by 1in deep quirk ogee and bevel profile, an especially curvy example in a useful medium size for case and cabinet work. It's a nice clean plane with good boxing and an especially clean blade. It'll make a fine worker with minimal work to tune it up. $40

This drawknife was made for E.C. Simmons and sold under the Keen Kutter Brand. It's a top quality edge tool in excellent working order. The blade has a bit of wear but remains very sharp, and free of pitting on the back. There are no nicks at all on the bevel. Most of the original etching is present. The handles are near-perfect. It's an outstanding worker of the best quality. $40

This square was made by Marples in Sheffield. It's in excellent condition with only minor discoloration on the blade. Almost all of the original bluing remains. $26

This is a top quality machinists square made by Lufkin in Saginaw, MI. It has a perfectly clean rule. The heads is missing a small bit of original finish. The scribe is present. The level vial is intact. It's in excellent working order. $55

This is a high quality Sheffield edge tool in excellent condition. The handle is perfect. The inside face is clean. It's 11.5in long overall. $22

This is a double bevel skewed carving chisel made by Ward and Payne for SJ Addis. It's in very good condition overall. The blade is in good shape. The highly figured handle has a couple of tight checks. Perfectly usable example made by this top quality maker. $24

This is a high quality American edge tool made by PS&W in Southington, CT and marked with their "No. 1 Exc." logo. It's 17+in long overall. The back of the blade is especially clean and has a recently ground bevel. The handle has a lot of wear but it still perfectly usable, ready for more work. $30

This is a beautiful little divider made in the same pattern as the dividers and calipers included in the Studley tool cabinet. This was made by Peter Stubs, the long-lived Sheffield toolmaker who operated from the 18th century onward. A useful tool in excellent working order $24

This gouge is in new condition, sharp and ready to work. The retail price is $36 if you want to buy it new today $26

This is a top quality Pfeil carving tool in excellent condition. It has a double bevel ground straight across, no skew. It retails for $34 on sale at Woodcraft. $22

This is a top quality Pfeil carving tool in excellent condition. It's only 2mm wide with a double bevel and straight grind. It retails for $33 on sale at Woodcraft. $22

This is an adorable little wooden bit brace with a screwdriver bit mounted in it. It clearly has a lot of age to it. There is no maker's mark I can see. I've enjoyed having it in my collection for a while.. now it's time for it to find a new home. Something both unique and terribly cute $95

This is a classic cooper's chamfer shave.. It has no maker's mark I can see, just the number "5 1/2" stamped on it. It remains in very good condition. $40

Brady was a large edge tool manufacturer operating in Lancaster, PA throughout the 19th century. This is a nice clean double bevel 10in drawknife with good handles. the only thing to note is that one handle is purposefully skewed off an an angle. It's still coplanar with the blade bevel, just not square to it. It's odd, but definitely usable and in great shape $35

This drawknife was made in Lancaster, PA by Conrad Silvius who worked form 1843-1870. The blade has a large amount of life left. There are a couple of tiny dings but it's still decently sharp. The back has discoloration but only some very light scattered pinprick pitting. The handles are both in good shape. It's a nice usable drawknife from a collectible maker. $40

For the life of me, I can't remember who made this. It's not common.. I've only seen a handful. I thought it was Goodell-Pratt but I can't find it in their catalogs. It's a unique design with a lever-lock concealed within the handle of the saw. It's in very good condition overall and absolutely usable. $25

This gouge was made for SJ Addis by Ward and Payne in Sheffield. It's a top quality tool in very good condition. It has zero pitting. It measures 7 1/4in long overall $20

This is a high quality square made for Craftsman, likely by Union. It's clean and works perfectly. The scribe is missing. A solid worker. $28

This small pocket level has a label on the interior marked "Patent Applied For". It's in very good condition with an intact vial and most original finish. I'm pretty sure it was made by S.J. Sherman in New York and later patented July 19, 1853. It's identical to the other level I have listed which has the later Sherman label with the patent date. $20

This divider is made in the classic British style with tapered, chamfered legs and a stout hinge. This one looks pretty early with some extra decoration on the hinge and wing. It has a rather ugly, well-used thumb screw to lock the dividers but it works. A big divider for large scale layout work. $30

This 3.75in long level has all original nickel plating and is in excellent condition overall. It retails for $45 new from Starrett today $22

This is a high quality caliper made by Union in Orange, MA. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. $15

This is a top quality double bit felling axe made by the famous Kelly Works. This is a wide 10in western pattern axe. It has very little wear and an excellent handle. There are no chips or dings to grind out of the bevels. It just needs to be honed. A nice example to put to use. $95

This is a handy little wrench made in Philadelphia, PA. The design was patented Jan 22, 1924 by George Bohn. It's in good, usable condition with only some nickel loss to apologize for. The jaws have little wear. The adjusting mechanism works perfectly. $15

This is a high quality machinists caliper in mint, unused condition made by M&W in Sheffield. $15

This chisel was made by the well known Underhill family of edge tool makers working in New England in various places throughout the 19th century. This example is in very good condition, perfectly usable. The working area of the back is lapped flat and clean, free of pitting. The handle has some wear but still has a lot of hard working life ahead of it. It's a good, usable mortise chisel in a desirable size. $45

This small hammer has light wear to the face and handle, but is still perfectly usable. A nice small hammer for driving small nails at the bench. $22

this example is complete in its original box with all three original bits. it works perfectly. The bits have some discoloration. The screwdriver handle has flaking finish. Still, a usable example. $22

This unmarked gauge is in very good condition and works perfectly. It's a very useful general purpose size, and a good looking tool as well. $22

This is a Stanley bevel gauge made for Winchester, the New Haven firearms manufacturer and retailer of just about anything they could stamp their name on. This example is in excellent condition and works pefectly. $28

This micrometer is in mint condition in its original box. It comes with its original adjusting wrenches and instructions. An exceptional example. $28

This is a very ugly example in perfectly usable condition. It functions as both a caliper or divider. $10

This is a regular machinists bevel with two extra blades. The extra blades each have a conical end that I believe would be used to center in holes for some sort of specialized layout work. It's in very good condition, perfectly usable, and quite interesting. $15

This caliper was made by B&S in Providence, RI. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. Interestingly, the legs are blued, not polished. A top quality machinists caliper. $15

This caliper was made by B&S in Providence, RI. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. A top quality machinists caliper. $15

This is a top quality flat leg caliper made by Starrett in Athol, MA. It has some light discoloration and works pefectly. $15

This plane has a partial maker's mark I can't read. It's a standard American-looking side bead but in a left-handed configuration which is very rare. It has light wear and a very clean blade. $28

This plane is as nice as you'll find. It's perfectly clean and has no wear. The blade is likewise perfectly clean and free of pitting. It's a top quality plane made by Greenslade in Bristol, England. It's a large architectural size bead in perfect working condition. $26

This is a slipped side bead- there is a small slip along the escapement side which can be removed to allow the plane to cut a deeper bead or work alongside another molding element in a built-up profile. It's not something you are likely to use, but it's the hallmark of a top quality British plane. This example in very good condition and of the best quality. It was made by Moseley in London in the mid-19th century. It has has some light wear from use but remains very sharp, ready to work. It's a useful medium size. An excellent worker of the highest quality. $28

This is a top quality tool in new condition. It's sharp and ready to use. It retails for $36 new today $28

This small level is in very good condition though completely unmarked. It has an intact level vial. The original set screw, which allows it to be attached to a rule or framing square, is present. $10

This is an odd one- it's original as far as I can tell- if the profile was modified we'd note that the mouth was open more than expected where the profile was changed. It's stamped with the model number 368 which does not appear in the Greenfield catalogs I have in my library. This one has an even, tight mouth all around. It has an applied fence which could be a later addition. The reverse ogee profile is very unusually implemented with no boxing or depth stop. It remains in very good condition, definitely usable $28

This plane has an exceptionally light maker's mark I can't hope to read. It's definitely British based on the design- no American makers that I know of made slipped side beads like this. There is a removable "slip" of wood on the escapement side that allows the plane to work to a lower depth than usual or against another molding profile element. It's not something I'd expect anyone to use, but it is a sign of a top-end plane. this example remains in excellent condition, perfectly usable. $25

This 8in bevel gauge is in excellent condition and has all of its original paint. It's a somewhat scarce example in top condition. It works perfectly. $20

This is a decent example with little wear and no damage. The blade is long, clean, and free of pitting. Its a rather scarce profile, though in a large architectural scale. $20

This hammer is in excellent condition, free of wear or damage. The handle is excellent with a partial decal. $22

This is one of the more popular sawset designs ever made. This example is designed for handsaws probably 6ppi and lower based on the size of the plunger. It has Charles Morrill's Feb 24 and Dec 14, 1880 patent dates. It has some discoloration but no damage and little wear. A good, solid worker. $15

This is a high quality machinists caliper made by Ritter in New York. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. $20

This caliper is in excellent condition and works perfectly. The only flaw is a previous owner's initials. It's a top quality machinists tool made by Starrett in Athol, MA $15

This is a high quality machinists caliper made by McGrath in St. Paul, MN. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. It has an interesting exposed micro-adjuster mechanism. $20

This is a well-made square in excellent condition. It's straight and square. Though unmarked, it looks like most Disstons I've seen. A very nice little square in good working order. $26

This is a high quality machinists caliper made by Union in Orange, MA. It has some light discoloration but works perfectly. $10

This is an oddball 6ft zig-zag rule made by Stanley and sold under the Victor name. It's in very good condition and works perfectly. $10

A lot of Sargent related collectibles I've accumulated. The collection includes: An unused postcard featuring a view of the New Haven, CT factory. Some sort of folding multi tool that looks like a key. A brass watch fob(?) that imprinted with the Sargent factory and a dealer's name. A letter on 1936 Sargent letterhead. A small pin of a Sargent-marked meat grinder along with a copy of an advert featuring the same, and an original Steel Squares catalog. $25

This is a new, unused example in its original box. This is a Starrett 436P 0-1/2in .001 grad micrometer head which retails for $106 new from Starrett today. $28

This is a new, unused example in its original box. This is a Starrett 436P 0-1/2in .001 grad micrometer head which retails for $124 new from Starrett today. $30

This plane is a true "transitional" plane, a wooden plane fitted with metallic adjusting parts marking the transition between wooden bench planes and metallic bench planes. This plane was made by Copeland & Co in Huntington, MA. It has Worrall's May 27, 1856 patent date stamped on the toe which describes a clamp used to secure the cutter. It also incorporates Worrall's Dec 23, 1856 patent design for a rack and pinion mechanism to adjust the blade depth. The plane has all of its original parts including the unique blade and cap iron. The body has some wear from use and an old injury to the top of the horn. The adjusting mechanism itself is still operable, though this isn't a plane you'd put to use. It's an rare example of early advances in American plane technology. $175

This mic is in new condition in its original box. It was made by Central Tools in Cranston, RI. It measures from .3 to 1.3in. It's in new condition in its original box and retails for $165 if purchased new today $30

This depth mic was made by Slocomb in Glastonbury, CT. It is in its original case with four depth rods. The depth is measured in thousandths and displayed in the small windows shown in the photos. It's very clean and works well. $22

This is a top quality round-leg inside caliper made by B&S in Providence, MA. It's a top quality American machinists tool in near-mint condition. $15

This is a top quality machinists caliper made by Lufkin in Saginaw, MI. The caliper is in perfect working condition and only has some light discoloration as shown in the photos. An Excellent example to use $15