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CH90659 W. Butcher, Sheffield This is a set of 5 turning chisels by Butcher, the first of its kind that I have seen. There are two gouges, ground fingernail, 2 skews, and a parting tool. These are rust free with nice light color. The blades are really superb. I can't see the maker's mark on the large gouge or the parting tool because they are stuck too far into the handles, but they appear to be all from the same set. This is a nice balance of tools and for cabinetmaking is really about all that you will ever need. Three of the handles are missing their ferules, and I don't like the handles nearly so much as I do the chisels. This is a great set by a maker that really focused on plane blades and bench chisels. G++ $149
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CH90635 Ward & Payne This is a little used as found 7/16" morticing chisel. This chisel has a nice original handle and a nice crisp blade. It needs cleaning but I think that it will clean to G++ $44Sold
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CH90636 Unmarked This is a fat 1/8" morticing chisel. It has been cleaned and is ready to use or collect. The blade has no rust and a nice light patina. It looks to be full original length and I would guess that it is an early 19th Century chisel. G+ $36Sold
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CH9064 I & H Sorby This is a 7/16" classic English morticing chisel, with a great original boxwood handle. There are two cracks in the handle around the base that I presume are from shrinking around the tang. The handle has a great patina. You can see where the steel is laid onto the iron very clearly. This is a nice, as found chisel, that has seen only moderate use. G+ $46
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CH9066 Moulson Brothers This is a 1/2" swan neck morticing chisel with a good original handle This chisel is in quite nice condition except for two spots of pitting, both on the side opposite to the mark. One spot is on the socket itself, and the other smaller patch is down near the heal. That spot is about the size of a nickel. Still a great user or collector's piece. G+ $85
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CH90533 Isaac Greaves This is a matched set of 7 boxwood handled cabinetmaker's gouges, graduated from 1/8 to 7/8". This is the nicest set of out-cannel gouges that I can recall having. The only complaint I can make is that two handles were made with boxwood that had defects, one of which has checked where there was a defect in the wood. This is a natural part of the wood and it doesn't bother me. This is a connoisseur's set. G++ $229
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CH90454 Douglass This is a 1" corner chisel with a nice original handle. It measures 11 inches not counting the handle, which adds another 4 1/2". Ready to use or collect. G+ $69
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CH90437 Mottram This is an early morticing chisel measuring a fat 3/8". The proportions of this chisel are clearly different than the later 19th Century chisels, making it a very good example of the earlier style. The mark is pretty faint, being struck canted so that it is clear only at one end and fades away. A nice old if not original handle. Scattered surface rust on the blade. G+ $59
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CH90324 Nooitgedag This is a set of 5 quality Dutch made (from Swedish steel) bevelled cabinetmaker's bench chisels. The sizes are 6mm, 12mm, 16mm, 25mm, and 38mm. Three are also marked with the equivelant inch sizes, 1/2, 5/8", & 1 1/2". The 6mm (1/4") is too small to mark, but I don't know why they skipped the 25mm (1 inch). I would guess that these are from the 50s or 60s. They are similar to Berg chisels and have the same Great quality steel. G+ $159
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CH90222 Marples, Sheffield This is a timber sampling gouge with the original leather sheath. The handle is rosewood with the original 1920-30s decail. The blade is 5/8" wide. This tool is still sharp and ready to use. A wonderful example of a very scarce tool. Fine- $129
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CH90121 Moseley, London This is a matched set of 18 boxwood handled "Lady's" carving chisels in a fitted mahogany box. The chisels have much of the original straw coloring that was the top-of-the-line finish. The box is similar to a cutlery box but appears to be original to this set. To find such a complete set in this condition is a rare find. G++ $795
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CH90123 Ward, W&P This is a 7/16" wide morticing chisel that shows only moderate use. It has been overcleaned a bit but it is not rusty and will make a great user. Good $35
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CH81143 John Green This is a massive 3 inch wide skew turning chisel. It has the John Green mark with the fleur de lis. This is the only 18th Century turning chisel that I can recall having, or even seeing. The handle is a poor modern replacement and the blade has been overcleaned in a most irresponsible way for such an important piece. Still, it is not ruined and it will tone down again with time. Really this belongs at a museum like Williamsburg. Good $165
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CH81119 T. H. Witherby This is a full set of 12 long bevelled socket chisels in a fitted box. The box is original, and I believe that the chisels are original to the box, with the exception of the 1/2" chisel which has a different Witherby logo. This chisel is also a bit shorter, measuring 12" overall. They are certainly all the correct chisels. Four of the handles are not matching and would appear to be from other chisels. Still, this is a hard to find set of American bench chisels and will make a great user set. The sizes range from a 13" long 1/8" wide chisel to a 14" long 2" wide chisel. The label on the box is mostly gone with just traces remaining. G+ $895
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CH8089 John Green This 1/4" mortice chisel bears the John Green with the fleur de lis symbol mark, which appears in the 1787 Sheffield directory as belonging to Hannah Green, wife of the late John Green. I can't say when this was made, but clearly it could easily be older than 1787 and is well over 200 years old. It is marked twice with the same mark, which at first seems odd. But look closely and you will notice that it was first marked James Cam, and the John Green mark was struck twice to try and obscure the Cam mark. Perhaps Hannah could not keep up with demand and had to buy in chisels from Cam. It is also a very beautiful tool in its own right. The handle, which I think is original, is boxwood, and has a worn spot were a thumb rubbed on it for many years. This chisel is quite short, but I don't think that it is as short as it looks. From other early chisels that I have seen, I think that they were not as long as Victorian morticing chisels. This chisel is just over 8 inches overall. There is about an inch of steel left on the blade, which is clean and rust free, but please don't buy this one to use. I have not had an early chisel that I liked more. G+ $185
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CH80639 Powell & Co. Cleveland This is a 1" wide heavy carpenter's socket chisel. I have not seen this mark before but it is recorded in the EAIA directory. The chisel is 12 1/2" long not counting the handle. It is a nice original oak handle with an iron hoop. The body has been cleaned slightly more than I would like, but only slightly and I only say this because the surface is a bit bright. It has not been touched with any abrasives and still has nice surface, just a bit shiny in spots. A super example of a hand made American chisel. G+ $89
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CH80524 Buck Brothers This is a socket mortice chisel measuring a fat 1/2" width. The steel is mostly bright and looks full length. I don't like the patina on this chisel, despite its being in pretty clean condition. It will be a great user. Good $45
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CH80472 Buck Brothers This is a pair of Buck spoon gouges from the golden age of Buck. They have matching applewood handles and are from the same craftsperson, although the marks on the chisels are not the same. They are a 29 in 5/8" and a 30 in 1/2". Superb as found condition. G++ $95
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CH80473 Buck Brothers This is a matched pair of swept gouges from the same tool chest, but again they marks are not the same mark. I assume that different marks were used simultaneously, in large part chosen by what fit on that tool. The handles are matching beech handles. They are both #18s, 3/8" and 1/2" size. Nice as found condition. G++ $95
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CH80339 W.E. Blaisdell, Maker, Warranted This is a fantastic American timber framer's chisel by an unknown maker. This maker does not appear in the EAIA toolmakers directory. It looks to be 1850 or earlier. The width is 1 1/2" and is about 11 1/2" long not counting the handle. It is as found and needs only a careful light cleaning. The handle, which looks original, has been screwed up by a fool. The hoop has been driven into the body of the handle. I think that it could be restored. Not for use, but for display at least. The patina on the handle is so nice, that it should be saved. You could pull the hoop back out and pull it back together. This is a great piece. Signed chisels by American blacksmiths like this, are scarce and should be preserved. G+ $85
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CH80257 Buck Brothers This is a 9/16" socket mortice chisel. The handle may be an old replacement. There is minor deformation around the edge of the socket from being hit a few times without a handle installed. Light surface rust and staining, but nothing serious. A great user. G+ $59
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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+ $269
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CH7129 J. B. Addis & Sons This is a matched graduated set of 6 spoon gouges with matching owner made mahogany handles. They vary in width from 1/8" to 1", and vary from medium to tight sweeps. All are super clean and well cared for. For the price of new chisels, you can have genuine Addis in a condition that we just rarely see. Fine $259
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CH71045 Pair of Lock Mortice Chisels This is an unmarked pair of blacksmith made lock mortice chisels. It is not a matching pair, I have put these together and it is not a true pair, but they complement each other well size wise. These were used for fitting of slots into the carcasses of chests of drawers to accept the bolts from the drawer locks. They are not common by any means. G+ $69
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CH70927 S. J. Addis This is a 3/16" wide, #32 front bent gouge, with a n original boxwood handle. The ferrule has been polished by a misguided English dealer, but otherwise nice as found condition. G+ $39
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CH70351 I. Sorby, Sheffield This is a nearly unused cabinetmaker's drawer lock chisel. It is a hand forged tool and it still has the original grinding and glazing on the finished parts. Apears to have never been honed. A superb example. Fine- $59
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CH70282 Addis & Herring This is a group of 6 delicate carving chisels that we found in the same tool box, all unhandled. 1 is marked S. J. Addis, 4 are J. B. Addis, and one is by Herring. Some appear to have never been ground for use. We are including 6 new old stock handles that are all a registered design and marked, but indistinctly. You will need to fit the handles yourself. Include are 3 spoon gouges, a delicate 60 degree spoon V, a fat 1/8" spoon chisel, and a 90 degee V (this is the Herring). I have had these about 20 years. They don't turn up like this anymore, just sitting in a tool box. Nor do pre-war new old stock handles turn up either. G++ $199
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CH0081 Matched Set of 23 Architectural Carving Chisels This is an incredible set of carving chisels that is unique in our experience. While many of the chisels are of a normal size, some of them are massive, and not are what could be called small, or delicate. These are late 19th Century chisels, probably by Addis, but they are not marked. Our picker found them in a house in the East End of London. The story was that the ancestor who owned them had carved architectural features. The boxwood handles were black from soot having been in the basement where a coal furnace was used until the 1960s. The handles are all matched except form one that is an old replacement. The profiles are all desireable, including 3 straight veining tools, 3 spoon veining tools, 1 swept veiner,7 spoon gouges, 7 reverse spoon gouges, 1 fishtail and 1 skewed fishtail. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a set like this. If the handles are careful cleaned up, the condition could be upgraded. All of the chisels are in good useable shape with minor preparation. Good $899
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60550 William Marples This is an original matched set of 11 ornamental turning chisels with matching ash handles. There are some great profiles here. I would not care to try and date these precisely but I would have thought that they were about 1920. They are from my personal collection and are quite a rare find. They are heavier in construction than Holtzapfel type examples and frankly seem like they would be better to use. The quality is superb. New chisels would cost you more. G++ $379
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