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This is a model 740 as marked on the socket. It's 11.5in long exactly. The back has zero pitting. The handle is excellent. It just needs a quick grind and hone. It's a very hard to find model. $50

This example has the model number stamped on the socket. It's 9.5in long exactly. The handle is excellent with light finish loss. . The blade is clean and free of pitting. A great working example of this excellent bench chisel in a hard to find size. $40

This is a matched set of four TH Witherby chisels in sizes 7/8in, 5/8in, 1/2in, and 1/4in. They are all right around 12.5in long. They are especially clean and free of pitting. These are general-purpose bevel-edge socket chisels which are capable of light paring work or use with a mallet. $120

This is a long, thin paring chisel with a flexible blade. It has Buck's "fancy" apple handle, which has never been struck with a mallet. The blade is perfectly clean and very sharp. $30

This is a long, thin paring chisel with a somewhat flexible blade. It has Buck's "fancy" apple handle, which has never been struck with a mallet. The blade has been lapped and honed and is very sharp. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA $30

This is a long, thin paring chisel with a somewhat flexible blade. The blade has been lapped and honed and is very sharp. It's a top-quality American edge tool made by Buck in Millbury, MA $30

This is a top-quality Addis edge tool. It has no pitting on the inside face. The handle has a check. It's perfectly usable and needs nothing more than a quick grind and hone to get it sharp. A top-quality worker. $25

This chisel was made by Hale Bros. in Sheffield. It's 14+ in long overall. The blade is especially long and thin with a lot of flex to it. The back is clean with minor pitting scattered about. . It needs to be ground and honed. It will be a nice chisel for the finest paring work. $28

This is an excellent example. The back is clean and flat with a near-mirror finish. It's 13+in long overall. The handle is excellent. It's a great example by this always popular edge tool maker $28

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 little-used example is in excellent condition. It retails for around $30 new today $20

This is a near-new example. It's been lapped and honed and is ready to use. Retail price is around $55 new $35

This is a top-quality Sheffield edge tool made by Wm. Marples. It has no pitting on the inside face. The handle is in great shape. $24

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 top quality Sheffield edge tool made by Ward and Payne for Addis. It's 1/8in across the inside faces, just under 3/16in wide on the outside. It's immaculately clean without a hint of pitting discoloration. A great example of a desirable, but hard to find, size. $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 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 3/8in bevel-edge socket chisel was made for Winchester. It's 11+in long overall. The back is clean. There is light discoloraiton on the top face. The handle is in good shape. A solid worker in a desirable sie $25

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 thick corner chisel intended for hard use. It was made by Douglass in Seymour, CT. It's a high quality American edge tool. It measures 15.5in long overall. The backs are both free of pitting. The handle has seen some hard use but is still usable thanks to the ring which has kept it from mushrooming. A great example to work with. $35

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