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Chisels

Wm. Marples

CH120176 Wm. Marples A 1 1/2" wide bevelled long paring chisel. Superb quality and very clean. The boxwood hande is not as old as the chisel, and is put on canted slightly down. That may have been intentionally. The chisel measures just over 10 inches to the bolster. I would rate it fine but for the newer handle. G++ $48




Wm. Marples

CH120152 Wm. Marples A nice as found 1/8" bench chisel. An essential size for doing cabinet sash work. G++ $36






Unmarked

CH120153 Unmarked A round nosed turner's scraper. It very well may be marked, but the handle is coving the area where the mark would likely be. The handle is mahogany. Nice as found condition. 3/8" wide and about 12 1/2" overall. G+ $29




E. A. Berg, Eskilstuna

CH120154 E. A. Berg, Eskilstuna A very clean as found 3/8" out-cannel gouge. Fine- Sold






W Marples & Sons

CH120113 W Marples & Sons A 3/8" morticing chisel in the style that is for lighter duty and commonly called a sash mortice chisel. Needs a light cleaning. The boxwood handle has a few cracks at the top from being hit with a metal hammer. A metal hammer on a wood handle, what was somebody thinking! G+ $29




W. Marples & Sons

CH120118 W. Marples & Sons A matched set of 3 turning tools, a 1/2" skew, a 1/4" round nose scraper, and a 1 1/8" gouge. The gouge is about twice the normal wall thickness and most be either a roughing gouge, or special ordered to be extra heavy. It measures 19" overall. The other two are 15 1/2" overall. Nice as found condition. You would pay this much for one new one and these are nicer. G+ $89



Antique Chisel

CH1112236 Richard Melhuish, London A wonderful long bevelled paring chisel with a polished boxwood London Pattern handle. The chisel measures 1 9/16" wide and a little under 16" overall. There is a chip in the edge that needs to be ground out, but this is one of the nicest of this type that we have had in some time. Lovely untouched condition. Richard Melhuish Ltd was a very high end London tool shop that only sourced tools from the best makers. I have lately seen a number of chisels being offered with our new octagon boxwood handles. Please don't confuse this original polished boxwood handle for one of those. This was a top-of-the-line chisel 100 or so years ago. G++ Sold



Antique Chisel

CH1112243 Isaac Greave A nice as found 1/8" morticing chisel with the orginal handle. G+ Sold







Antique Chisel

CH1112204 Two Carving Chisels Two nice as found boxwood handled carving chisels. A 3/16" #1 straight chisel by I&H Sorby. A 1/2" shallow spoon gouge by J.H. Sargent. G+ $39







Antique Chisel

CH1112210 W. Marples & Sons A lovely as found wheelwright's bruzz. Fifteen inches overall and 1/2" on an edge. Fine- $79





Antique Chisel

111222 Wm. Marples A 7/16" out-cannel gouge. It appears that a later coat of shelac has been wiped onto the boxwood handle. Otherwise untouched and nice. G++ $33







Antique Chisel

CH111225 Atkin & Son A number 28 spoon gouge, 3/4" size. Very sharp, and bright on the bevel from being stropped. The handle is not perfectly aligned on the shank and may have been stuck back on with a different orientation from where it started out. It doesn't matter but if ever comes off I would try and get it back on properly oriented. After a handle has been on once, it only goes back on properly with the same alignment. A great user and a quality tool. This maker is commonly seen on molding planes but I don't recall seing another edge tool so marked. G+ $33





Antique Chisel

CH111243 I Sorby, Punch Logo A nice 5/8" swan neck morticing chisel, used for cleaning out deep mortices. The metal and the wood have a pleasing patina overall. The handle was probably made by the original owner. A very nice example, a cut above most. G++ Sold





Antique Chisel

CH111246 Button Hole Chisel A really nice all metal button hole chisel that certainly looks 18th Century to me. Great untouched surface and still very sharp. One of the nicest examples that I have see of this scarce type of chisel. 11/16" wide. G++ $385





Antique Chisel

CH111214 Wm. Marples & Sons A 1" firmer chisel with a very unusual feature, The back is rounded. It looks like factory grinding to me. Perhaps this was tried as an alternative to bevelling. I don't know, but it is a very nice boxwood handled chisel. Fine- $45





Antique Chisel

CH111110 J. Howarth A 7/16" in-cannel gouge with a shallow sweep. The polished ebony handle raises this tool to another level. Nice untouched condition. G++ $39





Antique Chisel

CH111113 Buck Brothers A matching original set of 7 out-cannel socket gouges with Buck marked applewood handles. One handle is totally wrong, and one has a signicant chip out of the side. The metal on these chisels is clean, bright, and superb in every way. They are from the peak period of Buck quality. You won't find better gouges. The sizes are: 3/16", 5/16", 7/16", 9/16", 13/16", 1 3/16", & 1 5/8". Most good gouge sets that one sees were in-cannel pattern maker's gouges. These are not, and as such they are much harder to find and much more desirable. Superb. Fine- Sold





Antique Chisel

CH111091 Rolle A 3/8" spoon gouge of about #8 sweep. I have not seen this maker's mark before. The chisel looks late 19th or early 20th Century. It has a nice original octagonal handle and is very untouched. A first quality tool by an obscure maker. G+ Sold





Antique Chisel

CH111033 Wm. Marples & Sons A #26 3/16 inch spoon gouge. This is a post-war chisel, later than we normally carry, but the handle is so well carved that it is a work of art. The top of the handle has been carved with a crown. However did it was very skilled. I really like this one. Fine $85





Antique Chisel

CH11104 Marples & Sons A #23 skew spoon chisel in 3 /16" size. Nice untouched condition. Fine Sold





Antique Chisel

CH110831 James Howarth A 7/16" shallow in-cannel gouge with a rosewood handle. Lovely as found condition. G++ $38







Antique Chisel

CH110818 T. Turner, Sheffield A 3/8" spoon chisel with a nice old handle. It is marked 33 over 34, but I would have thought it should be marked 23. Perhaps they realized it was off by one digit, but changed the wrong digit! G++ $29





Antique Chisel

CH110734 Ibbottson & Co A 3/8" spoon gouge from a genuine 19th Century English carver's kit. Well worn, but still very sharp and ready to use. This tool is probably mid-19th Century, which is early for a carving chisel. G+ $36





Antique Chisel

CH11071 Underhill, Nashua, NH A superb 4" wide slick with an original rosewood handle. The slick is about 27" overall. Without a doubt my personal favorite slick. For the connoisseur. G+ $285





Antique Chisel

CH110644 I Sorby, Punch Brand A 1/8" paring or fine morticing chisel. The punch logo is stencilled onto the polished boxwood handle. The handle is not on the chisel straight. It may have been pulled off and stuck back on at the wrong orientation. I don't know, but the chisel is not bent. Nice uncleaned condition. G++ $29





Antique Chisel

CH110544 Wm Marples & Sons A matched set of 12 lady's carving chisels, in the original fitted box. As advertised, the are 3 woods used for the handles, 4 each in boxwood, ebony, and rosewood. There is a metal plate in the lid from George Jones, Ironmongers, in Godalming. I am not sure that this is original, only because there are 4 spurious holes in the lid, which may have once held a different medallion. The set has been lightly cleaned and waxed by a collector. I have seen these chisels before in a loose state, but I don't recall another set complete in the original box. G++ Sold







Antique Chisel

CH110455 G. I. Mix & Co. A nice 3 1/2" wide slick with a superb original handle. The upper surface of the blade and the socket look like they may have been lightly cleaned with a wire brush. The back of the blade has not been touched and still has a polished surface. This is a first quality slick for a serious user or a collector. G+ $189





Antique Chisel

CH110463 Green A 3/16" wide, 18th Century morticing chisel that is really nice as found condtion, but it quite worn. Thus the low condition grading. The blade is only 3 3/8" long now. The handle is old and could be original. A nice, honest, early piece. Good $39





Antique Chisel

CH110422 Underhill Edge Tool Co. A very nice 2" heavy framing chisel with a nice original handle. I would call this handle superb but for two relatively recent marks where a dealer let another chisel damage it while being transported. Still one of the nicest old handles that I have seen. Measures just over 17 inches overall. There are a series of dings on the top edge of the blade that I can't explain, but they cost it a G++ rating. A particularly nice example. G+ $79





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CH110397 C. Hill, Sheffield A superb matched set of 23 carving chisels, all but 3 with matching polished boxwood handles, the other three having polished beech handles. This set is composed of smaller chisels, clearly for doing very fine detailed work. There are no big heaving chisels. There are 13 straight gouges, 3 straight chisels (all very small), a spoon gouge, a swept parting tool, 2 straight parting tools (39 & 41) and three special purpose tools that I have never seen before. Two of them look like fleams and the third like some kind of knife. These tools have been protected with grease and are very bright and clean, although old grease does remain in spots. They have not been cleaned other than to remove the grease. One ferule is missing. The 39 is the only one by a different maker, F. Q. Pearson & Co., a maker that I don't recognize. This kind of condition is found once in a blue moon. I have owned this set for 15 years and now I want somebody else to enjoy owning such a superb set of carving tools. Note that one of the straight gouges has had the end badly chipped and will need to be reground. It has an arrow pointing to it in the photo. For this quality, they are cheap. Fine $895





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CH110294 John Brown's Patent, Sheffield I have had this chisel for over 10 years trying to find out something about it, and I have utterly failed. I have never seen another similar example, nor have any of the other experienced dealers and collectors whom I have shared it with. It is a 7/8" firming chisel with a most unusual bolster design. Measures 16 inches overall with a London pattern boxwood handle. G+ $385





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CH11027 W. Brady, Cast Steel A superb 4 inch wide slick made by a great Lancaster PA blacksmith. Great patina, a great original handle, this one has it all. Measures a bit over 34 inches overall. If you want just one great example of a hand forged American slick, look no further. G+ $295





Antique Chisel

CH110119 Button Hole Chisel This is another superb 18th Century button hole chisel from the small collection of high end button hole chisels that we recently acquired. This one has a bright cut engraving and a boxwood handle. It is so clean that it looks later than it is. It is not cleaned, just well cared for. I would guess that it is from around 1600-1820 but it is hard to date a tool like this precisely. I will say that of all the button hold chisels that I have ever seen, this is my favorite. For the true connoisseur. Fine- $685





Antique Chisel

CH101265 Button Hole Chisel This is a superb 18th Century button hole chisel from a small collection of high end button hole chisels that we recently acquired. This is perhaps the best button hole chisel that I have every handled. The head has been polished and the body has been lightly cleaned. The quality and form are of the highest order. G+ $565





Antique Chisel

CH100535 Marples & Ibbotson This is a set of 10 bevelled bench chisels that I bought together, and were probably owned by the same person. There are no owner's marks. Sets of bevelled English bench chisels are very rare. Four of them are marked Ibbotson and 6 are by Marples. They are all the pre-war style with hammered bolsters and hand ground blades. They range from 1/4" to 1 1/2". Some handles are box and others beech. There are two minor issues. The 1 1/8" chisel has a recent box handle that is too small, and an idiot ground the bolster to match the diameter of the ferule. This looks freshly done, so perhaps Scotland Yard can find the villain. The 1 3/8" chisel has had a Marples handle put on it, and stuck on crookedly. This can be pulled off and put back on right, so that is no big deal. All in all, you won't find a better working set of chisels, and they really are a set. G++ $395





Antique Chisel

CH100251 Framing Chisel A nice 1 inch framing chisel with a nice clean blade. The mark is faint and I can't quite read it. I can make out "..Lote MFG Co., Middletown, Ct" It has an original handle. The hoop has been driven down into the handle by some overly strong brute. G+ $49





Antique Chisel

CH100158 Buck Brothers This is a very unusual tool, the purpose of which I don't know. I have never seen another like it. It has a socket type handle, but the the socket is keyed so that the handle can be used to twist. The blade is 3/8" wide. It has been speculated that it is a screw driver, but I don't buy that. The handle, which looks original, has leather washers at the top. Measures 12 inches overall. The metal appears to have been lightly wire brushed. A nice tool, whatever it is for. G+ $85





Antique Chisel

CH80138 A. Hildick, Sheffield This is an as found set of 9 out cannel gouges. They are mid-19th Century gouges, but could easily pass for 19th Century with the hand hammered bolsters. Ranging in size from 3/8" to 1 3/8". All matching original handles. One handle has a piece that fell out, that was a defect in the wood. Priced less than new ones but better quality than anything you will buy today. These chisels should clean up to better than G+ Reduced: $249

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