Tools for Sale

This is an unusually long and thin paring chisel made by Barton in Rochester, NY. It's 18in long overall, nearly a slick. The back has significant pitting, but the first inch and a half or so has been lapped clean and flat. It won't take more than a quick grind and hone to have it up and running. The handle is excellent. It's an ideal worker, not a collector's item, suited for fine paring work. $50

These carving tools were found together, and all have matching handles. They are high-quality Sheffield-made edge tools, all in good, usable condition. The set includes: 3/32 veining tool, 3/16in deep spoon gouge, 1/2in no. 5 straight gouge, 1/4in no. 10 deep gouge, 3/16in no. 24 flaw spoon gouge, 1/8in no. 5 straight gouge, and a 5/16in no. 5 straight gouge. It's a useful set for smaller work with a few hard-to-find sweeps. These have always been together, so I'm offering them at a lower price than usual to try to keep them together. $140

This is an excellent example with barely any wear. The blade is clean and full-length. It's a John Shaw, Sheffield-made, Governor Brand tool with a perfect London-pattern boxwood handle. The brand is a bit obscure, but it's documented and apparently early-20th century. A gorgeous tool in excellent working condition $26

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

This is a beautiful example in exceptional condition. It has barely any discoloration and zero pitting. The pitting is perfect. It's a high quality edge tool made by PS&W in Southington, CT. It's 14.5 in long overall. $30

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Ward and Payne for SJ Addis. It's perfectly clean on the inside face- not a spec of pitting or discoloration. The handle is excellent. A great worker in a hard to find deep sweep. $28

This is an early example with the script-like logo. It's in excellent condition with a very clean back, free of pitting. The handle is excellent. It's 12.5in long overall. $28

This is a bevel-edge socket chisel made by the always-popular TH Witherby. It's in excellent condition with a very clean back, free of pitting. The handle is excellent. It's 12.2in long overall. $28

This is a high-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Sorby. It's 14.5in long overall with a thin, fine blade and an inside bevel for paring work. The back is especially clean and has no pitting. The handle is excellent. It's a deep sweep, roughly a no. 8 London pattern. An excellent worker. $30

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Ward and Payne for SJ Addis. It's perfectly clean on the inside face- not a spec of pitting or discoloration. The handle is excellent. A great worker in a hard to find flat sweep. $28

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 American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA. It's a thin tang chisel with beveled edges and fine lands. It's an ideal chisel for fine paring work. The back is clean and free of pitting. The handle has light wear. It needs a quick grind and hone and it'll be a great worker. $28

This is a 1 1/8in wide extra-long paring gouge with a boxwood handle. It's 15+in long overall. The back has zero pitting. The boxwood handle is excellent. It has an inside bevel for fine paring work, ideal for coping. An excellent working example of this classic British-style edge tool. $35

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 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 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 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 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 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