HANDTOOLS for SALE
PLEASE NOTE: deliveries suspended until May 28, 2010
Marking & Measuring:
rules, trysquares, etc.
Planes: plough, smooth, jack, fore, jointer, gutter, block, badger,
rabbet, etc.
Saws: dovetail, tenon, crosscut handsaws, ripsaws, coping saws, hacksaws,
Japanese saws
Miscellaneous: bits
and braces, chisels, scrapers, honing guides, etc.
Most items are offered as potentially excellent user-tools (may need a little cleaning and sharpening) unless otherwise noted. Typically priced less than new contemporary tools, but usually better made and often with the added appeal of a tool that has seen historical use.
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Condition
Grades:
New = new
Fine = 90%–1005 of
appropriate finish, minimal wear, no repairs
Good+ = 75%–90% of
appropriate finish, nominal wear, minor or no repairs, may have light pitting
and staining, some nicks and scratches, small chips
Good = Moderate to heavy wear, may have staining and repairs, light to heavy
pitting, may need cleaning and sharpening, but will prove an eminently usable
tool.
Fair = May need considerable work to be usable, probably more desirable as a
collectable example of the type.
Dates, where given, represent the manufacturer's years of operation.
Items for sale—in no particular order:
# 0001 Plough Plane,
prob. Greenfield Tool Co., Massachusetts, 1850–1883: $100 (plus
shipping)
Beech, with boxwood arms and nuts, stamped: No. 256. Dovetailed
boxed fence. Brass screw depth-stop. Three irons: No. 2: 3/16in, by R. Slinger
& Son, Preston; 1/4in, by F. Stones; 1/2in, unmarked.
Condition: Good
# 0002 Badger Plane, McVicar, Perth, Scotland, 1850–1870:
$50 (plus shipping)
Closed tote, 17in-long beech stock with 2-1/4in Thos. Ibbotson & Co.
iron. Capiron also stamped: Thos. Ibbotson & Co.
Condition: Good
# 0003 Rabbet Plane, Bridgebuilder's (Ship Carpenter's
Rabbet): $25 (plus shipping)
An attractive usermade primitive.
20in-long rabbet plane, with 1-5/8in-wide skewed iron, plus wedged double spur.
Towbar hole at toe. Possibly beech, tight-grained and heavy. No maker's or user's
marks.
Condition: Needs sharpening
and possibly remouthing.
# 0004 Jack Plane, Scioto Works, Ohio, 1893–1907,
stamped: #16: $40 (plus shipping)
16in long with 2in-wide iron. Open-tote beech stock with strike pin. Good depth
on stock, recently shot. Thistle Brand Ohio Tool Co. iron, good length, ground,
and ready for final sharpening.
Condition: Good+
# 0005 Jack Plane, Marten Doscher, New York,
1879–1894– : $40 (plus shipping)
16in long with 2-1/4in-wide iron. Open-tote beech stock. Good depth on stock,
some hammer damage on wedge. Good length of iron
Condition: Good
# 0006 Jack Plane, Scioto Works, Ohio, 1893–1907: SOLD
16in long with 2-1/4in-wide iron. Open-tote beech stock with stike pin. Good
depth on stock, recently remouthed. Thistle Brand, Ohio Tool Co. iron, good
length, ground, and ready for final sharpening.
Condition: Good
# 0007 Back (Tenon) Saw, Thomas Finn & Co.,
Sheffield, England: $50 (plus shipping)
Pax No. 1, 12in long,12 tpi rip. Little used, brass-backed, in wooden sheath,
with presentation etch on blade:
Presented by THE WOODWORKERS CLUB To celebrate FINE WOODWORKING’S 25th
Anniversary 14th November 2000.
Condition: Fine
# 0008 25ft Tape Measure, iRenovate.com, New
York: $5 (plus shipping)
25ft retractable locking tape measure with 1in-wide blade marked in feet, inches,
and 1/16ths, plus 16in centers and 19.2in centers.
Condition: Fine
# 0009 Cowbell: $10 (plus shipping)
4in high x 3-1/4in wide metal cowbell. Ideal size for goats or similar livestock,
or simply for use as a dinner bell or doorbell!
Condition: Good
# 0010 Smooth Plane, unmarked: $45 (plus
shipping)
Rare, short gent's or boy's plane. 5-1/2in-long stock. Single, uncut 1-1/2in-wide
iron. Small crack in cheek behind left side of wedge. Heavy for size, possibly
English beech.
Condition: Good
# 0011 Smooth Plane, Sargent
& Co., Newhaven, Connecticut: $35 (plus shipping)
7-5/8in-long beech stock. 1-7/8in-wide double iron, stamped: Sargent & Co.
Strike pin in heel.
Condition: Good
# 0012 Smooth Plane, Ogontz Tool Co.,
Sandusky, Ohio, 1869–1920: SOLD
8in-long heavy beech stock with strike pin in heel. 2-1/8in-wide double iron,
stamped: Sandusky Tool Co.
Condition: Good
# 0013 Smooth Plane, Adjustable
Throat, possibly Greenslade, Bristol, England: $50
(plus shipping)
8in-long heavy beech stock with adjustable iron shoe in front of the mouth opening.
2-1/4in-wide double iron, stamped: Warranted I.Sorby Cast Steel Sheffield.
Condition: Good
# 0014 Smooth Plane, usermade: $30 (plus
shipping)
8in-long walnut stock with 2-wide double iron, stamped: Auburn Tool Co.
Condition: Good
# 0015 Smooth Plane, undetermined
manufacturer: $35 (plus shipping)
7-5/8in-long remouthed beech stock with 2-wide double iron, stamped: Dwights
French & Co. Warranted Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0016 Mitre Plane, Oval,
undetermined manufacturer: $45 (plus shipping)
9in-long remouthed beech stock. 1-1/2-wide cut iron, stamped: William Ash &
Co. Warranted Cast Steel, Bedded at 35¾.
Condition: Good
# 0017 Gutter Plane, usermade: $40
(plus shipping)
7-1/4in-long composite beech stock. 1-1/2-wide double iron, stamped: Moulson
Brothers Warranted Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0018 Horned Smooth Plane,
Austrian: $35 (plus shipping)
8-1/2in-long remouthed beech stock. 1-7/8in-wide double iron, stamped: Buck
Brothers Warranted Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0019 Horned Smooth Plane,
unmarked: $35 (plus shipping)
9-3/4in-long beech stock. 2in-wide double iron, stamped: Buck Brothers Warranted
Cast Steel. Capiron stamped: D.R.G.M. No. 581627 Goldenberg
Condition: Good
# 0020 Compass Smooth Plane,
unmarked: $75 (plus shipping)
7-1/2in-long, steel-soled beech stock. 1-1/2in-wide double iron, stamped: W.Butler
5 Warranted Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0021 Compass Smooth Plane,
Gleave, Manchester, England: $100 (plus shipping)
7-1/2in-long beech stock with boxwood T-stop. 2in-wide double iron, stamped:
Hibernia H Sheffield, and capiron stamped Moulson Brothers.
Condition: Good
# 0022 Farrier's Apron: $30
(plus shipping)
Full-length sueded-leather farrier's apron. Makes excellent carpenter's apron.
Condition: Fine
# 0023 Jack Plane, L.G.& Co., New York: $40
(plus shipping)
16in-long beech stock. 2-1/4in-wide double iron, stamped: Empire Co. Warranted.
Condition: Good
# 0024 Jack Plane, Empire Tool Co.:
$45 (plus shipping)
16in-long beech stock with strike botton in toe. 2-1/8in-wide double iron, stamped:
Doscher Plane & Tool Co. Warranted Cast Steel. The Empire Tool Co. is thought
to have been used by the Auburn Tool Co. to conceal the fact that these tools
were made using prison labor.
Condition: Good+
# 0025 Razee Jack Plane, possibly S. Tyzack
& Son, Ltd., London, England: $45 (plus shipping)
14in-long beech stock with strike pin in toe. 2in-wide double iron, stamped:
S.Tyzack & Son Ltd Zyto 345 Old St. E.C. Warranted. The open tote has been
repaired, and there is some damage to the concave bevelling of the abutments,
but this remains a superior jack plane, otherwise sound and with good depth
of stock and iron.
Condition: Good
# 0026 Fore Plane, W. Greenslade, Bristol, England:
$45 (plus shipping)
17in-long beech stock. Slight surface repair to near side of stock—does
not affect normal use of plane or with shooting board. Toe stamped: W. Greenslade
Bristol Exhibition Medals London Dublin Paris Melbourne. 2-1/4in-wide iron,
stamped: W.Butcher 4 Warranted Cast Steel Sheffield England.
Condition: Good
# 0027 Jointer Plane, unmarked:
$50 (plus shipping)
22in-long beech stock. Tip of closed tote damaged, and worm holes on near side
of stock, but much original varnish remaining. 2-1/2in-wide iron, stamped: Buck
Brothers Warranted Cast Steel. A little-used plane.
Condition: Good+
# 0028 Angle Finder, Mitey Moe Tools Inc., Calgary,
Canada: $10 (plus shipping)
Combination bevel, angle finder, and level. In box, with instructions.
Condition: New
# 0029 Back (Tenon) Saw, Spear & Jackson,
Sheffield, England: $45 (plus shipping)
12in-long, brass-backed, 14tpi crosscut backsaw. Etched blade: Spear & Jackson
Spearior 52 Long Life Steel Stays Sharp Made in Sheffield England. Includes
full-length by 1-1/2in pine blade-guard.
Condition: Good+
# 0030 Miterbox Saw, Richardson Bros., Newark, New Jersey:
$50 (plus shipping)
22in-long x 4-1/2in-deep, steel-backed, 11tpi crosscut miterbox saw. Steel back
stamped: Extra Richardson Spring Steel Newark NJ Warranted.
No rust, fairly sharp.
Condition: Good
# 0031 Handsaw, unknown: $45 (plus shipping)
24in long x 5in deep at heel, 1-3/4in deep at toe, skewback, 8tpi crosscut.
Medallion reads: Warranted Superior. Blade etching virtually illegible, but
‘Made in USA’ remains. No rust and fairly sharp with nice crown.
Condition: Good
# 0032 Handsaw, unknown:
$45 (plus shipping)
26in long x 5-1/2in deep at heel, 1-1/2in deep at toe, straight-backed, 8tpi
crosscut. Medallion reads: Warranted Superior. Very light pitting. Needs light
filing, teeth well formed.
Condition: Good
# 0033 Handsaw, Disston,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $50 (plus shipping)
26in long D-8, 1917–1940, 7in deep at heel, 2-1/2in deep at toe, skew
back. 7tpi crosscut. Needs filing but not jointing. No rust, but etch illegible.
The basic Disston workhorse.
Condition: Good
# 0034 Handsaw, The Simonds Saw &
Steel Co.: $50 (plus shipping)
26in long, 6in deep at heel, 2in deep at toe, 7tpi crosscut, skew back. Handsome
blade etch reads (in part): Warranted The Simonds Saw Works Fitchburg, Mass,
Chicago Ill U.S.A. Unequalled in Quality and Uniformity. Needs light filing.
Condition: Good
# 0035 Handsaw, The Simonds Saw & Steel Co.: $50
(plus shipping)
26in long, 7in deep at heel, 2-3/4in deep at toe, 5tpi ripcut, straight back
with nib.Handsome blade etch reads (in part): Simonds Mfg. Co., Mass. USA, 1832
Patented Spring Tempered Fully Warranted Trademark No. 9. Needs light filing.
Condition: Good
# 0036 Handsaw, G. Jennings & Co.: $45
(plus shipping)
26in long, 6in deep at heel, 1-1/2in deep at toe, 8tpi crosscut, skew back.
Blade etch worn. Missing one tooth. Needs jointing and filing.
Condition: Good
# 0037 Handsaw, Disston, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
$45 (plus shipping)
24in long, 6-3/4in deep at heel, 2-1/2in deep at toe, 5tpi ripcut, straight
back (nib missing). Possibly Disston No. 8, late 19th cent. Needs light filing.
Condition: Good
# 0038 Handsaw, Unknown:
$45 (plus shipping)
26-1/2in long, 6-1/2in deep at heel, 2-1/4in deep at toe, 7tpi crosscut, skew
back. Needs light filing.
Condition: Good
# 0039 Ryoba, Shark Corp.: $30 (plus shipping)
Takumi Series, General Carpentry double blade 10-1/4in long. 10tpi crosscut
on one side and graduated rip on the other.
Condition: New
# 0040 Hacksaw, Great Neck: $10 (plus
shipping)
12in Great Neck No. 50 adjustable hacksaw.
Condition: Good
# 0041 Razee Jointer Plane, unknown: $65
(plus shipping)
27-1/2in-long razee beech stock. 2-1/2in-wide double iron, stamped: Warranted
Cast Steel. Some checking in stock, but plane otherwise sound and emminently
usable.
Condition: Good
# 0042 Jointer Plane, unknown: $50 (plus
shipping)
22in-long beech stock with strike pin. Tip of tote replaced. A few cracks
but solid. 2-1/2in-wide double iron, stamped: Providence Tool Co. Warranted
Extra Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0043 Jointer Plane, prob. Alex. Mathieson
& Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland: $50 (plus shipping)
23in-long, remouthed with beech mouthpiece, beech stock. 2-1/2in-wide double
iron (with nutted capiron), stamped: Mathieson & Sons Warranted Cast Steel.
Condition: Good
# 0044 Jointer Plane, Greenfield Tool Co., 1850–1870:
$40 (plus shipping)
21in-long beech stock with 3/16in-thick extra remouthed sole. Several checks,
but solid. Interesting early style wedge. 2-3/8in-wide double iron, stamped:
Auburn * Warranted Cast Steel. Needs cleaning.
Condition: Good
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# 0045 Smooth Plane, Stanley: $40 (plus
shipping)
9-15/8in-long, No.4, type 20 (1962–1969) smooth plane. Tote reglued.
Condition: Good
# 0046 Block Plane, Stanley, England: $25
(plus shipping)
7in-long, 2in-wide, low-angle block plane.
Condition: Good+
# 0047 Block Plane, Stanley, USA: $25
(plus shipping)
6-5/8in-long, 2-1/16in-wide Stanley Handyman in bottom half of original
box.
Condition: Good+
# 0048 Transitional Smooth Plane, Siegley:
$40 (plus shipping)
8in-long, 2-5/8in-wide, wood-bottom transitional smooth plane.
Condition: Good
# 0049 Coping Saw, Jack The Saw Specialist: SOLD
5in-deep, adjustable coping saw.
Condition: Fine
# 0050 Auger Bit Collection, Irwin et
al: $30 (plus shipping)
Metal, wall-mounting auger-bit holder for 13 sizes (1/4in thru 1in) plus
10 different size bits and 6 duplicate sizes.
Condition: Good
# 0051 Combination Plane, Stanley: SOLD
Early No. 46 skew combination plane, with fence, depth stop, and 4 cutters.
Condition: Good
# 0052 Combination Plane, prob. Stanley:
SOLD
Very early No 46-type skew combination plane, with spur, fence, and 7/8in
cutter. No marking, but Stanley floral pattern on stock.
Condition: Good
# 0053 Circular Plane, Stanley: SOLD
No. 113 pre-lateral circular plane.
Condition: Good
# 0054 Shoulder Plane, unmarked: SOLD
7-5/8in-long, 1-1/4in-wide shoulder plane. Bronze, with steel sole and
rosewood infill. Iron stamped: W. S. & CO. Front horn chipped, top of wedge
slightly damaged.
Condition: Good
# 0055 Dovetail Saw, Adria: SOLD
8in-long, 2-3/4in-deep, brass-backed, 15tpi ripcut, with bubinga handle.
Condition: New
# 0056 Smooth Plane, Stanley: $25
(plus shipping)
9in-long, type 13 (1925–1928) No. 4 smooth plane. Front knob missing,
rosewood tote reglued and missing tip.
Condition: Fair
# 0058 Upholsterer's Hammer, unmarked: $25
(plus shipping)
6in-long from face to claw, strap-head, with curved haft.
Condition: Good
# 0059 Marking Gauge, unmarked: SOLD
9in-long, double brass-headed rosewood gauge. One side has a single pin
for use as a marking gauge, the other has a fixed pin and an adjustable pin
for use as a mortise gauge.
Condition: Good
# 0060 Mortise Gauge, Marples, England: SOLD
No. 2120, 6-1/4in-long, rosewood mortise gauge.
Condition: Good
# 0061 Marking Gauge, unmarked: $25 (plus
shipping)
8-3/4in-long, oval-head with brass thumbscrew rosewood marking gauge.
Condition: Good
# 0062 Trysquare, G.B.S.: $20 (plus shipping)
4-1/4in long blade. Brass-faced, rosewood stock.
Condition: Good
#
0063 Trysquare, unmarked: $25 (plus shipping)
7-1/2in-long, graduated steel blade. Brass-faced, very dark rosewood stock.
Condition: Good
# 0064 Trysquare, unmarked: $25
(plus shipping)
9in-long steel blade. Brass-faced, rosewood stock.
Condition: Good
# 0065 Trysquare, unmarked: $30
(plus shipping)
10-5/8in-long graduated steel blade. Brass-faced rosewood stock.
Condition: Good
# 0066 Folding Rule, Lufkin Rule Co.: $25
(plus shipping)
No. 3853 (36in x 1/2in), four-fold, three-foot rule, graduated (in 1/8in
on face side, 1/16in on inside) from right to left (American style).
Condition: Good
# 0067 Folding Rule, unmarked:
$25 (plus shipping)
Two-foot, two fold rule (24in x 1/2in), brass tipped, graduated (in 1/8in
on both side) from left to right (British style).
Condition: Good
# 0068 Scraper Set, Kunz, Germany: $35
(plus shipping)
Four scrapers (.5mm, .7mm, .8mm, 1mm), plus round burnisher and triangular
burnisher.
Condition: New
# 0069 Chisel, Freud: $20 (plus shipping)
5/16in (8mm) bevel edge chisel. Brass-ringed and ferruled octagon handle.
Condition: Fine
# 0070 Chisel, Union Hardware Company, Princeton, New Jersey:
$20 (plus shipping)
3/8in wide bevel-edge, offset-blade, socket firmer chisel.
Condition: Good
# 0071 Honing Guide, unknown: $10
(plus shipping)
1-7/8in–3in width capacity. Honing angles per blade projection marked
on side.
Condition: Good
# 0072 Plough Plane, P(eter)
Brooks, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1840–1850: $100
(plus shipping)
Beech stock, with boxwood arms and nuts. Steel-faced fence, brass screw depth-stop.
Four irons by Samuel Newbould: No. 1: 3/16in; No. 2: 1/4in; No. 3: 5/16in; No.
8: 5/8in.
Condition: Good
# 0073 Spokeshave,
unmarked: $25 (plus shipping)
Metal body and wedge. 1-3/4in-wide straight blade. Patent No. 17, 1868 stamped
on wedge (tip missing).
Condition: Good
# 0074 Chisels
unmarked: $20 (plus shipping)
2 antique French chisels, both approximately 7in-long from cutting edge to end
of handle. 1/2in-wide flat, with curved edge, and 1/2in-wide in-cannel gouge.
Condition: Fair
# 0075 Sawsets various: $25
(plus shipping)
Collection of 5 sawsets: Stanley #442; Taintor Positive #7; E.C.Atkins &
Co.; 2 similar, unmarked.
Condition: Good
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