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NEW OLD TOOLS FOR SALE

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Brass City Records 489 Meadow St. , Waterbury CT 06702-1812

contact information:

e-mail: brass@snet.net

phone: 203-574-7805

please call before 5pm

Walt

Please, don’t ever feel like you’re putting me out with a phone call. I am always more than willing to talk tools; it's the brightest parts of my days. Doesn't matter if it's a question about something I have up for sale or just general “ what do I need to do this or what is the proper piece for this plane” type of question. I’m always willing to share what knowledge I have. I’m in the shop from 10am to 5pm EST…so, feel free to call.

I do ship internationally, so please contact me about overseas shipping rates....

Payment...cash, check, charge or Paypal.....call or E-mail for availability of tools...they do tend to go pretty quick, first come first served...if you call, please give me a few moments to get to a phone...this place is pretty big..

I am away from a computer/internet connection on the weekends but I check email bright and early Monday mornings..

Tools are graded with a modified Fine Tool Journal scale seen :here: No E-bay surprises here, no cracked castings, no chipped mouths, no defective mechanicals...just good solid users that have been thoroughly checked out for defects...they work like they're supposed to. I buy tools that I would be proud to own...good solid users plus some rather fancy stuff from time to time..

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My own favorite tools...HERE will be adding more..

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library

Emmert Vice re-hab

Baker's cross reference

No. 6 fore plane re-hab

Paul Hamler scraper insert

Tool Museum HERE

weird scraper

Union Frog Design (NEW)

Solo here Solo

scrapers

Emmert buy-out summer of 2009

used tool grading

A side project for TJ Mahaffey: the scraper project

required reading

A close friend passed away over the weekend, I've known him since high school. He was the kindest and gentlest person I've ever known. Would that more of us were like him. Furlan, I will miss you.

Stanley No. 4 ½ type 9, good user with a few small apologies: hardwood knob & tote, incorrect levercap and one frog screw is a unmatched replacement….but it is a 4 ½. wide smoother and a good solid user…$45 PICTURE SOLD Gordon M

Bell System No. 20 Irwin style bit…1 ¼”, single flute softwood bit…$7 PICTURE

Russell Jennings No. 24 bit, one of the largest made, marked Stanley 100 plus series, double flute hardwood bit, clean and sharp…$13 PICTURE

Russell Jennings expansive bit with both cutters, clean & shiny…$7 PICTURE

Kennedy No. 520-828154 machinists chest. These baby’s are heavy even when empty, the best metal machinists chest ever made….excellent condition but no key-key available from Kennedy with chest number...$50 PICTURE

Beveled edge chisel, 1” wide, socket, 4” of blade and 9” overall length…odd thing is that it’s made in Germany…not so odd you say? Well how about Germany Brit Zone, occupied Germany circa 1945-1949. I never saw a tool from occupied Germany. …$5 PICTURE SOLD Marty R

Sargent No. 718 autoset fore plane with tilting front knob, japanning at 97%, near to full length blade and solid mahogany tote…I never thought I’d see one of these in my lifetime…tilting adjustable front knob-front to back and side to side…knob has been repaired….not just hard to find…damn near impossible; a lot harder to find than a No. 1 but a lot less expensive…$250 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

Stanley No. 2 type...well, the blade logo (Sweetheart) dates it from 1919 to 1932, these are really impossible to date by the standard methods....japanning at 92%, blade is near full length Sweetheart and knob & tote are solid rosewood (tote even has partial Stanley decal (which may narrow the date to type 14's 1929-1930), blade has some very slight pitting at the logo end, does not come anywhere near the business end. IMHO, this one was an actual user #2, fairly well kept and cared for most of it's life...it'll make an excellent user #2 for someone working on smaller projects like clock makers or fly fisher rod makers, even instrument makers...$225 PICTURE

Stanley No. 3 type 16, japanning at %, near to full length blade and solid rosewood knob & tote, …$45 PICTURE

Millers Falls No. 8C, corrugated, same as the Stanley No. 3, split cap, japanning at 98%, near to full length blade and solid knob & tote, best one of these I’ve found in a while, doesn’t appear to have been used much at all …$45 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 9, 1902-1907, corrugated, japanning at 95%, near to full length original blade…excellent condition for a 100 year old smoother plane…$55 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 18, japanning at 98%, full length blade and solid knob & tote, excellent user smoother, white paint on knob…$25 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 16, japanning at 98%, near to full length blade dated to the third quarter of 1940, solid rosewood knob & tote (the nice light colored rosewood), exceptional user smoother…$40 PICTURE

Stanley No. 60 ½ LAAM, low angle, adjustable mouth block plane, owners initials on one side, eccentric plate present but tab is MIA, blue “japanning” at 80%, near full length blade, a must have plane for the toolbox…$40 PICTURE

Millers Falls No. 56B, LAAM, low angle, adjustable mouth block plane, same exact plane as the Stanley 60 ½, a must have low angle block…$50 PICTURE

Sargent No. 227 double ended block plane, like the Stanley No. 130 only harder to find. Has a full length football logo Sargent blade and 98% japanning…excellent shape for a plane that dates to 1902-1909…put away and forgotten for many years...FINE…$45 PICTURE

Stanley No. 100 squirrel tail block plane, Sweetheart logo on blade, japanning at 80%, great pocket plane with a tail. And, if that's not enough I have an extra body for a Stanley No. 101 that fits blade and cap so you can change it out from a squirrel tail to a plain jane block ("S" casting)..$50 PICTURE

Stanley No. 131 double ended “flip action” block plane, type 1 1905-1906, apology, front bull-nose is broken, but all else is perfect, worth it for the flip mechanism alone (books for $200-$350)…$75 PICTURE PICTURE

Peck, Stow & Wilcox No. 8010E 10” brace, composite pad and handle like new, "hold-all" style chuck, will also hold standard bits down to 1/8^th”, clean and very little used…$35 PICTURE HOLD

Goodell-Pratt No. 227 combination butt gage, patented December 18th, 1894. Nice simple butt gage that I'm going to bring home this weekend because I have to hang three doors...simple to use with three hardened double edge spurs...great user...$15 PICTURE

Unmarked spokeshave with screw-type adjustable blade, solid handles with hang hole, lots of blade left, brass sole…nice solid shave…$25 PICTURE

George Wheatcroft, Newark NJ rosewood and brass morticing gage, nice solid gage with owners stamps…$40 PICTURE

Stanley No. 58 glazier’s chisel with hickory handle, blade at 3 ¼” and overall length 9 ½”…$20 PICTURE

Stanley No. 750 style chisel, ¾” wide 6" of blade and 12 1/2" overall length.…$25 PICTURE

Peck Stow & Wilcox chisel, ½” wide, 6” of blade and 13" overall length..$20 PICTURE

Buck Brothers chisel, ¼” wide, 4 1/2" of blade and 11" overall length.…$20 PICTURE

Cleveland Twist Drill Co. No. 80 drill index, needs but a tiny bit of clean up…$15 PICTURE

Versa Vise, original not the Parrot copy, not only can the head be rotated 360 degrees, the entire head can be moved from a vertical to a horizontal orientation. The head moves freely until the jaws are closed and then everything locks in place. A multitude of uses, it's easy to see how helpful this is. Gunmakers stock vise, carving vise, guitar & instrument makers, you’re only limited by your imagination. Fits Into a flat rate box-postage $12…$70 PICTURE

Parker No. 63 ½ art deco vise…who said tools weren’t works of art? Very nice Parker vice, best standard bench vice maker ever, Meriden Connecticut...$35 PICTURE

Heller set of 8 machinists files, as new in original case…$15 PICTURE SOLD Phil T

Stanley No. 1 type…again, hard to type, you’ve got to go by the logo which is a Sweetheart that appears to be 1922-1935 era Sweetheart, japanning at 98%, near to full length blade and solid rosewood knob & tote…could say it’s an excellent user, but we all know different…you could actually use this for fly rods or clock making…maybe even a bit of instrument making (I’m thinking lutes)…$1200 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE SOLD Kurt S

Stanley 2101A 10” bit brace…AKA: Bell System brace…nickel at 98% with only minor toolbox dings….hands down: The BEST BRACE MADE….$60 PICTURE SOLD Anthony T

Stanley Defiance No. 1246, 10” throw brace, MIB, mint in original box or NIB (new in the box), probably never used with original striped wax paper…$15 PICTURE SOLD Dave F

Stanley Handyman No. 1204 (No. 4 size smoother), MIB, mint in original box or NIB (new in the box), need some very light clean up…$15 PICTURE SOLD Dave F

Box of patternmakers files, 25 of them all different sizes and shapes…$15 PICTURE PICTURE SOLD Mark A

Stanley No. 3C type 13, japanning at 95%, near to full length Sweetheart blade and solid rosewood knob & tote, partial decal on tote, exceptional condition smoother (though why they would make a corrugated #3 is beyond me)…$65 PICTURE SOLD Pat H

Stanley No. 4 type 18, japanning at 98%, full length blade and solid knob & tote, excellent user smoother…$25 PICTURE SOLD Dave E

Stanley No. 42X sawset with “B” designation, comes with the top indicator always missing…as new…$45 PICTURE SOLD Eric T

Millers Falls No. 666 two speed breast drill, the “number of the beast” breast drill, handle is flipped from one side to the other to change gears and the side handle is on a sliding adjustable collar, very nice solid drill in great condition, one of the harder ones to find…$65 PICTURE SOLD Chris S

Weird little Japanese chisel, beveled edge, 1/2" wide, 3" of blade and 8" overall length all steel: blade and handle one piece…$5 PICTURE SOLD Chris S

Stanley No. 605 Bedrock type 7, 1923-1926, japanning at 95%, near to full length Sweetheart blade, solid rosewood knob &longhorn tote (tote has been stripped of shellac ready for your choice of finish), and it’s a Bedrock! All correct for type, excellent user Bedrock jack plane…$85 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE SOLD Chris S

Snell Mfg. Co. set of brace bits. Bastard set with a few duplicates ( 5's & 8's ), and a few #'rs missing ( 9 & 11 & 15-can provide comparable Irwins as replacements) smallest (#4 & #5) were still wrapped in wax paper...whole set clean and sharp...not used much...$40 PICTURE SOLD Wade

Russell Jennings bit set in flip top wooden box, clean...$40 PICTURE SOLD Jim V

4” miter square with April 27, 1909 patent date, nice pocket size miter square, Ernest A. King, patent application; patent assigned and manufactured by Henry Disston & Sons Inc. Patent pertains to the blade: “cabinetmakers square where the blade and stock is made of one piece in order to keep it square in spite of rough handling.” From Datamp.org, excellent shape with very small owners stamp…$8 PICTURE SOLD Mark A

Stanley No. 4 ½ type 10 1907-1909, japanning at 95%, near to full length original blade and solid rosewood knob & longhorn tote (tote has slivers off both sides of the tip), otherwise excellent condition user extra wide smoother, hard to find size…$85 PICTURE SOLD Hoody

Naylor Vickers & Co. open handled dovetail saw, 9 ½ “ Sheffield England, extremely clean sawplate…split nuts, …$45 PICTURESOLD Pablo G

Disston No. D-7, nice hard to find 20” long, 11PPI crosscut saw…you just don’t see many off these shorter saws, handle nice and solid with no chips-cracks…saw plate clean with no pitting or grunge…$30 PICTURE SOLD Pablo G

Disston D-95 Lightweight Pattern, The Masterpiece of hand saws. Carved rosewood handles, five chromium-plated screws, Blade full taper ground and full bevel filed. A pair of these, one 26” 8PPI crosscut and a 5 ½ PPI rip saw, both with solid handles and decent sawplates, small bit of minor pitting on the rip…will include a 26” D-95 10PPI crosscut that needs to have the blade cleaned…all three saws…$25 SOLD Pablo G PICTURE PICTURE

Yankee No. 45 pushdrill, MIB (mint in the box)….$25 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Proto No. 370 eggbeater drill. This one’s a lot of fun for the gits and you…not a heavy duty drill but the head can flip 240 degrees: vertical axis (yes, you can drill backward with these) and also rotate on it’s horizontal axis the same amount, very versatile…no paint left but the drill all works perfectly, three jaw, spring loaded chuck…$25 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Greenlee No. 20 brace bit, oversize, clean and shiny…$12 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Highcraft set of 13 brace bits in original roll. All Irwin style for hardwood...all clean and shiny-next to new, US made in Greenfield Ohio…$40 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

James Swan 8” drawknife, solid handles, lots of blade…apology-small spot of pitting on the back of the right arm-nowhere near the blade…$30 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Set of 11 brace bits, as new in heavy canvas roll, appear to be modern made bits in the Snell style…$45 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Torque screwdriver, never saw one before, works like a torque wrench and has scale in pounds. For those extremely meticulous jobs that just HAVE to be done to spec…..$10 PICTURE HOLD John P AUST

Lion Miter Trimmer, I really should have a standard description for these, best manual trimmer made, great for picture frames or window frames, you don’t “chunk” off a lot of wood-you sort of sneak up on the miter, blades sharp and everything works as it should, …$85 PICTURE HOLD

Disston D-12 26“, 11 PPI crosscut saw, later Disston manufacture, decent clean sawplate, handle is a bit rounded at the top horn, etch readable, good user Disston 12 for cheap…$15 SOLD Marty R

Buck Brothers knife edge dovetail chisel, 1“ wide, 3 3/4“ of blade and 11“ tip to tail…$10 PICTURE PICTURE SOLD Marty R

Unmarked tanged pigsticker..3/16^th” wide, 5+” of blade, no pitting, needs handle, I'm providing a blank…$10 HOLD Pat P

Unmarked bit brace 10” size with Lion chuck, pad fine but handle is a bit chewed up, no marks visible but it is a Lion chuck and works as it should…solid user that won’t win any beauty contests…$5 PICTURE HOLD Naomi W

Peugeot Freres, Acier Fondu (cast steel) ¼” pigsticker chisel, 5 ¼” of blade, handle POS replacement…Peugeot single Lion and arrow trademark…yes, actually made by the Peugeot family, they didn’t make autos circa late 1800’s but they were a well known firm specializing in the manufacturer of laminated steel and tools. $40 PICTURE HOLD Chris P

Russell Jennings brace bit set in original marked canvas roll, all bits clean, used sparingly if at all, hardwood …$65 PICTURE HOLD Chris Pyle

Witherby 8” slightly curved drawknife, great solid blade and handles, no apologies …$25 PICTURE HOLD Jim V

Metallic Plane Co. block plane 1867-1878, Auburn NY, what can I say. Not one you see everyday short of museums, full length marked “Excelsior Cutter” Metallic Plane Co. Auburn NY stamped on the side, mouth fine with no cracks, chips etc but the ratchet slide on the blade is missing a few teeth. Decent amount of patina but not enough to obscure any of the details, well kept and cared for, solid as a rock, you could actually use this one (though I’d recommend against it) rare & collectable…$100 PICTURE SOLD Susanna

Metallic Plane Company Auburn New York jointer plane, adjustable mouth, corrugated sole, double iron correctly marked, japanning at 95%, all original, tip of tote chipped, a very hard plane to find in this condition…$130 PICTURE

Crescent Mfg. Co. New York, No. 2 sized plane, judging by the lateral probably made by Union or Stanley after the Union buy-out, solid mahogany knob & tote, near to full length blade, longer than a Stanley No. 2 by about a half inch, japanning at 95%, …$130 PICTURE

Stanley No. 3 type 18, 1946-1947, japanning at 98%, full length blade, rosewood knob & tote…apology, plane is in excellent condition but the tote has been repaired…solid job…excellent user smoother…$40 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 19, 1948-1961, japanning at 98%, near to full length blade and solid rosewood knob & tote, excellent user smoother…$40 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 16, japanning at 95% but has some light paint on inside cheek, near to full length blade dated to the 2^nd quarter of 1936, solid rosewood knob & tote…excellent user smoother…$45 PICTURE

Stanley No. 4 type 17, with frog screw (early type 17), japanning at 90%, solid knob & tote, bakelite depth nut and solid tote & knob screws…good solid user smoother…$35 PICTURE

Stanley S-5 Steel jack plane…japanning at 90%, near to full length Sweetheart blade and solid rosewood knob & tote. This one’s a bit strange…it doesn’t have the scalloped side profile and the frog looks like a standard Bailey, receiver is not like the Stanley Steels either, closer to the standard Bailey…prototype? Either way, real nice jack plane that’s not ever easy to find…$85 PICTURE

Sargent 414, clean as a whistle, everything perfect from the full length blade to the mahogany knob & tote… FINE…$45 PICTURE

Stanley Four Square junior jack plane…5 ¼ size…An almost complete Stanley "FOUR SQUARE" decal on tote(95%)…nice original Sweetheart blade at near full length, and a nice, light, even patina…(your choice to clean or leave as is)…japanning at 98%....early version of the 4-square series, pre 1929, best one of these I’ve seen, all correct and in excellent condition…collect ability factor 7 to 8 in this condition…FINE...$40 PICTURE

Sargent No. 714 autoset jack plane, #5 size, japanning at 85%, near to full length blade and solid mahogany knob & tote. Hard one to find these days, it was the Sargent answer to the Stanley Gage design and works surprisingly well. Levercap knob looks to have been replaced. Works as it should …$55 PICTURE

Stanley G-7, Gage design patent jointer, japanning has been augmented, blade near full length and solid rosewood knob & tote, very hard to find in these Gage planes in larger sizes…$125 PICTURE

Stanley No. 7 type 6 1888-1892, japanning , well, here’s the rub, someone has gone and painted the bed blue, but underneath it, it appears to be at least 85% original japanning…near to full length replacement blade and solid rosewood knob & tote. This baby’s over 120 years old and has been well kept and cared for, exceptional condition user jointer (if you can get past the blue paint). This and the Metallic plane block were found together …$85 PICTURE

Stanley No. 148 7/8^th” tongue & groove plane, this is the “push me-pull me” T&G plane, double ended so you flip the whole plane end for end, cleanest one I’ve seen. Only does T&G but does them perfectly. Nickel a clean 93%, full length blades …$110 PICTURE

Stanley No. 46 skew blade dado plane type 4 1880-1883, one blade-3/8th", japanning at 60%, tip of handle missing...depth stop present but screw is replacement. One of Stanley Tools best ideas with blade skewed to better cut across the grain...$100 PICTURE

Sargent No. 81 Type 1, adjustable side rabbet plane IOB (in original box), finish at 98%, near to full length blades. This one may have been used twice; no scratches on sole and knob with 99.9% original shiny finish…small age spot on sole (see picture). I cleaned it with soap & water to get rid of the dust and hand dried every piece. Box is a type 3 1910-1918, and since the plane was made from 1913 to 1943, I do believe that this is a type 1 side rabbet…in FINE condition. One sold recently on that auction site for $355; it was a newer production model, probably around 1940. This one’s a LOT older and only…$175 PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2

Stanley No. 10 rabbeting bench plane type 6 1888-1892, ..japanning at 90%, solid rosewood beaded knob & tote (tote has small chip out of tip), blade at ½” and this one has the earlier cap iron that screws onto the blade rather than vice-versa…nice collectable rabbetting bench plane in amazing condition…$110 PICTURE

Stanley No. 61 scraper plane, rosewood sole, fixed angle and a really nice tool for delicate veneer work…$45 PICTURE

Stanley No. 378..double arm weatherstrip/rabbet plane…one depth stop MIA, japanning at 98%, …nice double arm rabbet plane and a lot easier to use than a standard #78…$70 PICTURE

Stanley No. 83 cabinet scraper, replaced wheel, nickel finish at 98%, near full length blade, actually a harder scraper to master but handy for some work because it can be used as a handscraper holder. Not often seen, clean…$40 PICTURE PICTURE

Stanley No. 80 type 1or 2 early version with the half moon sole, japanning at 80%, replaced blade, works fine…$30 PICTURE

Stanley No. 190 rabbet plane, with depth stop, this one doesn't come with a fence...…$30 PICTURE

AMT squirrel tailed block plane, exactly like the Stanley No. 100 made primarily for miniature and model work…FINE…$20 PICTURE

Stanley No. 71 router plane, nickel at 98%, with throat closer and depth stop, handles have been replaced with rosewood, 1 blade…$55 PICTURE

User made rabbet plane, solid brass, fantastic design and execution, weighs in at 3 lbs, width of cut 1 3/16th", screws on top clamp the blade, non adjustable mouth …awesome…on the left…$45 PICTURE

Stanley No. 52 chute board only...yeah, see the woodnet forum for the whole story. This one is in excellent condition, japanning at 95%, casting has no defects or problems, all the parts present and all work as they should. Haven't decided what to do with this...let you know...PICTURE PICTURE

Millers Falls No. 88 jointer fence, not as common as the Stanley…$50 PICTURE

(parts) Stanley No. 4 type 14 1929-1930, set of rosewood knob & tote, beautiful shape with 90% original decal on the tote, with all hardware…$50 (other parts to this plane available-except the body…ask) PICTURE right

Stanley No. 4 type 14 knob & tote with hardware...nice rosewood knob & tote...stripped -ready for finish...$35 PICTURE

Stanley blades for a 151 spokeshave…NIB/NOS made in the UK…box of 10 sealed from the factory…enough blades to last a few lifetimes…$30 PICTURE

Stanley No. 65 ½ LAAM-low angle adjustable mouth block plane, nickel plate on cap 97%, japanning at 85%, near to full length Sweetheart blade, same as the #65 except doesn't have knuckle joint cap, excellent user low angle block…$55 PICTURE PICTURE

Sargent real early 207 block plane, football logo on the near full blade, japanning at 90%, nice very early Sargent…$20 PICTURE REAR

User made gunstock scraper with a spare blade clamp/sole, rosewood with 2” blade, nicely made small shave 9 ¾” long, not modern…$20 PICTURE

Sweet gunstock scraper, rosewood with 2 ¼” blade; these are some of the nicest tools to use, short sole may even allow scraping curved surfaces like cabriolet legs…these are always old and this is no exception…$25 PICTURE

Carriage makers Rabetting shaves, 1 5/8^th” blades, solid cast frame, no makers mark, similar to the Stanley #68 only with elaborate handles…$45 each PICTURE PICTURE

Stanley No. 64 flat bottom spokeshave, japanning at 92%, sharp and ready to use..…$20 PICTURE

Stanley No. 83 cabinet scraper, with near full blade and replacement wheel, nickel at 95%…$40 PICTURE

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James Swan: new old stock chisels: all super clean and never used…a once in a lifetime opportunity…some socketed with original handles…all tanged sans handles…mostly onesies though I do have very small quantity on a few marked with *...getting low on these...PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE...

Swan tanged firmers: long bench..framing chisels 11” long New old stock TOP PICTURE PICTURE If some of you are put off with tanged chisels...check out this link for handles : Lee valley boxwood handles for tanged

Witherby ¼ “ chisel 6“ of blade and 11 ½ “ overall length …$25 PICTURE

Stanley No. 55 glazier’s chisel, 2” wide square edge chisel, later Everlast with black composite handle, blade clean and sharp…$10 PICTURE

Stanley Defiance No. 1221 bench chisel, 1” wide beveled edge chisel, 6+” of blade and 13” overall length, gotta be full length…$12

Stanley “D” 1 ½” wide chisel, 3” of blade and 10” overall length…$20 PICTURE PICTURE

Sag Harbor chisel, 3/8th “ wide 6“ of blade and 13+“ overall length, socket has been reworked…$15 PICTURE PICTURE

Buck Brothers 5/8^th” gouge, 6 ½” of blade and 13 ¾” overall length, nice…$20 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

Faultless 1 ¼” wide timber framer, don’t know anything about this company…nice solid framer though with 7” of heavy blade and 15” overall length, slight pitting on back…$20 PICTURE

2” wide chisel marked G T Mix & Co. No. 1.2.X (near as I can figure out), 3 ¾” of blade and 12” overall length…$15 PICTURE

Unmarked MASSIVE 3 ½ “ wide slick, solid clean blade and handle, no pitting or rust, blade 8", handle 9", 24" overall length…$65 PICTURE

WM Greaves & Sons, Sheafworks made in the UK, Sheffield England, 5/16^th” carving chisel 3” of blade and 10” overall length, clean with no pitting, solid handle…$7 PICTURE

Bailey Tools, Sag Harbor Maine 1 5/8”… 5“ long blade and 16“ tip to tail, slight pitting on top……$15 PICTURE

Underhill (??) 1 ½” socketed firmer 4 ½” of blade, 7 ½” to socket and 12” overall w/handle..$10 PICTURE

Pexto 3/8ths” firmer 5 ½” of blade and 8” to socket, weird one here, blade profile is rounded like a turning tool…keep this as a carver or re-profile, your choice…$12 PICTURE

½” beveled edge chisel, no makers marks, 2” of blade and 5” overall length including wood handle…toy/miniature/? But good solid steel blade…$6 PICTURE

Starrett's are all clean, factory cosmetic seconds; minor scuffs or blemishes, some are marked with a pin prick to indicate seconds…but even Starrett seconds are better than most manufacturers firsts. All Made in the USA (can’t even say that for the newer Starrett’s)… all guaranteed...please note: the Flat rules-not for combination heads...the 12" satin and chromed steel do fit combination square heads...PICTURE

Starrett 12” combo rules 4R grad. Chromed steel finish. Combination rule. These are factory seconds that have minor cosmetic blemishes, usually a light scuff in the finish or a smeared numeral. Get a few for combo square replacements or to use as straight rules. They are all flat and square and a bargain at…$6 each or 3 for $15…some left...PICTURE

Starrett 6” #C604 chromed steel finish flat rule, handy pocket size… $3 each or 2 for $5...PICTURE GETTING LOW!

Starrett 24” combo rule chromed steel finish, No. 4R grad, fits all standard heads…$40 PICTURE SOLD OUT AT THE MOMENT...please ask-may get a few more

Starrett 12” combo square, pebble finish, square and centering heads, brand new 12” chromed steel rule…$60 PICTURE PICTURE

Starrett No. 49, multi-purpose parallel combination bevel. 60 degree, 45 degree, 90 degree & 30 degree angles marked. transfers any angle from one surface to another, can also be used with the No. 193 Protractor…(new discount price-$90)…$45 PICTURE PICTURE

Zimmer No. 5781-76 Patellar caliper. What, may you ask, is a patellar caliper? Medical caliper graduated in inches and millimeters; made for knee surgery. Nicely executed tool with finger grips. Useful for woodworking? Well, you tell me…finely made tool as good as any machinists tool I’ve ever seen. I think the finger grips are a welcome addition. As a medical tool this sucker probably costs multiple hundreds of dollars new……$15 PICTURE

Brown & Sharpe #570 vernier caliper 36”, yep, you read that right; 3 feet of heavy duty caliper. Not for the faint of heart, this baby weighs in at close to 4 lbs. The 1 3/16^th” wide bar is ¼ “ thick, fitted case, I’ve dated this to around the 1930’s to 1940’s. In the wrong hands, this could be quite the brutish weapon; in the right hands, an amazingly useful tool. When I worked as a toolmaker we never used anything of this scale. Few spots of discoloration on the bar, does not effect use…$125 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

Starrett 24” No.39 inside lock joint calipers. Largest standard calipers made (some aerospace industries had special orders for 36”/48” ones), some spots of slight discoloration…$40 PICTURE

Starrett 12” combo square set, pebble finish with all three heads: square, centering and protractor…clean and shiny with new chromed steel rule…$85

Darling Brown & Sharpe Providence R.I., original try & centering square, smallest 6” size (8” overall length). Originally manufactured by G. Holliday under the Ames patent (July 6, 1852), then by D. B. & S. graduations in 12ths, 16ths, 32nds and 48ths. Amazingly clean as found and very hard to find…FINE…$75 PICTURE

Woodworth indicator calipers, interesting design, with original box and directions. Take a flat arm inside caliper and mate it with an indicator gage and this is what you get. Interesting idea….$10 PICTURE

Starrett No.C364 Universal Bevel Protractor with 12” blade….tool room number scratched into the side, (12” blade alone sells for $66 at discount-whole tool...$400-$500)…$55 PICTURE

Starrett outside calipers, early patent date owners initials EAF on arm...6"...$8

Starrett hermaphrodite sliding arm, lock joint calipers…4” size…$15 PICTURE

Starrett hermaphrodite sliding arm, lock joint calipers…6” size…$15 PICTURE

User made (?) adjustable micrometer, sliding arm bar with four settings…exceptional…$40 PICTURE

Assortment of small machinists tools including: Starrett: 178 radius gage , 269A 269B taper gages, 15A spring loaded pin punch, pin vice, 1” mic, Union depth gage, brass button gage, American wire gage, PEXTO 4” inside calipers, all ten items plus a few extra …$45 PICTURE

H. F. Ritter & Co. 8” lock joint , flat arm calipers…but everything I know about machinists tools screams Starrett, otherwise these guys would have been sued for patent infringement…$10 PICTURE

Starrett No. 59 trammels, sorry, only the long straight pins are available, but they’re the most useful anyway…$30 PICTURE

J. Stevens A & T Co. Chicopee Falls Mass, 4” flat arm outside calipers, $8

Yankee, patented June 2, 1885, hermaphrodite outside flat arm, 3” calipers, never seen another like this…$8

Starrett 4” flat arm outside spring calipers, early patent with the wide flat arms…$8

Starrett set 2” round arm inside calipers and 2” round/flat arm outside calipers…$25

Brown & Sharpe small surface gage, miniature really at 2 1/4“ base and 5” height, fully adjustable, hard to find size..$30 PICTURE

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Disston No. 7 7PPI, 26” rip saw, handle solid though I think the saw nuts have been replaced, saw plate is shiny and clean, medallion dates it to 1896-1917, nib is present. Beautiful old saw in excellent condition…$50 PICTURE

Stanley No. 43 sawset. The BIG one for two man crosscut saws…perfect shape…$5 PICTURE PICTURE

Bench mount, hammer operated saw set with depth adjustment, never seen one quite like this one, don’t believe it was user made…$15 PICTURE

Stanley No. miter box PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE, Well, they seem to be reproducing by mitosis...let's leave them alone and see what happens....two #358's and one monster #460 and here's the baby! PICTURE

Gem Folding mitre box, perfect for a toolbox, portable…$10 PICTURE PICTURE

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Amidon’s Corner brace, 1884, early universal joint, solid pad and handles but arms are really grungy…good user corner brace that just happens to be 126 years old…still does what it was designed for, Of note: Charles Amidon worked for Millers Falls and was responsible for the Barber’s improved chuck…$25 PICTURE

Stanley No. 993 corner brace, 10” sweep, cocobolo pad and handles, works perfectly, grubby but will clean up fine, a lot harder to find than the Millers Falls versions…$45 PICTURE

6” unmarked brace…user modified. Original neck was 17” long…an extension of 8” was added and terminates in a screw-on Phillips head bit…..$25 PICTURE

Goodell Pratt No.05 single pinion eggbeater drill, finish at 80%, everything works as it should, missing side handle…$20 PICTURE

Goodell Pratt No. pushdrill, finish at 92%, spring loaded and works as it should, this is the one with the rosewood handle with bit magazine…$15 PICTURE

Stanley screwdriver bits for braces..large size..$2 each..HAVE LOTS MORE SCREWDRIVER BITS for braces-ASK

A. A. Wood & Sons, Best adjustable hollow auger ever made, depth stop, fully adjustable. Everything works as it should …$50 PICTURE

Sargent Eureka styled bevel gage, Samuel Sargent patent 1873, patent date on blade, as close as it gets to the Stanley Eureka bevel..6” size…$25 PICTURE PICTURE

Chapin-Stephens Co. No. 36 ½ single fold, 12” carpenter’s caliper. When I found this I quickly assumed Stanley 36 ½ because it was so clean. Boy, was I wrong, this one’s a precursor to the Stanley version made by Chapin-Stephens, operating in Pine Meadow Connecticut from 1901-1929, when they were absorbed by Stanley. As good as the Stanley version and half the price…FINE…$35 PICTURE

Stanley No. 10 type 2 inlaid try square, largest 12” size, rosewood has NO chips, cracks, owners initials WCB on both sides of frame, blade clean…very hard to find size…books at $100-$250…a bargain at…$50 PICTURE

Southington hardware “Imperial” adjustable bevel, rosewood and brass..8” size, early with no “hand-y” feature, clean and crispy..$15 PICTURE

Stanley No. 24 patented combination try square & bevel, 1865-1892, 4” size, hard to find bevel in amazing shape, only minor apology-a small chip out of the inside sleeve/slot…George Shelley, April 5 1864 patent for the thumbscrew and slotted stock design marked on the handle, a very early bevel in really exceptional condition, type 2 with the slot in the arm, books $100-$300….$90 PICTURE PICTURE

Craftsman No. 3868 angle divider, just like the Stanley No. 30/31 but a lot cheaper, clean…$45 PICTURE PICTURE

James Duckworth patented combination protractor, square and bevel. Patent number 282,966 Applied June 22, 1883-granted August 14, 1883. A sleeper…and a model of Yankee ingenuity. Datamp says “unknown” for manufacturer…Only one I've ever seen, not in Milton's book on marking gages...$175 PICTURE

Henry Disston adjustable sliding bevel, 6" size, next to new condition, FINE…$25 PICTURE

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Stanley No. 34V maple rule, 2 foot rule with vertical figures and brass trim on ends, exceptionally clean with 90% original lacquer finish…FINE...$15 PICTURE

Stanley No. 41 maple yardstick rule, Sweetheart logo, brass trim at ends. Marked with fractions of a yard on reverse. A couple of very small spots of paint and 4 smaller oil stains, otherwise clean with 95% original lacquer finish…FINE...$25 PICTURE

S T Taylor 24” by 13” wooden square with brass fittings, 930 Broadway New York. A clean tailor’s square with brass clips for use with an ancillary rule. Exceptional condition, turn of the century, beautiful style and wood...$15 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

No. 70 6” carpenters boxwood caliper rule, not a Stanley and not marked but may be a Chapin, numerals pretty clear, small cut in brass caliper arm…$10 PICTURE

Stanley No. 36G 6” iron level….NOS (New Old Stock) unused in the box, 1960’s era (50 years old-took me a while to get my head around that)…NOS with the discontinued date of 8-26-69 indicated on the box…$75 PICTURE PICTURE

Stanley No. 338 level stand, nickel at 97% though needs minor clean up. All of the parts are present. To be used in conjunction with level sights, can be used with metal or wooden levels, attaches to a pole or stake and determines level from a given point to one at a distance. The hardest level accessory to find and regularly sells in the $300-$800 range (for some ungodly reason) …FINE…$200 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

Level sights…early but probably not Stanley…good chance that these are early patent –pre crosshair…a handy addition to any cherry level…$25 PICTURE

Stanley No. 35 level; 42” long Mason’s level in the best shape I’ve ever seen one…usually these are covered in concrete, this baby is clean…this is designed to be used with a smaller plumb bob (it fits into the egg shaped cavity)...one apology…one bubble is toast… Stanley “V” logo dates this one to 1912-1918…hard to find...$30 PICTURE

Columbian No. D 43 1/2 vise, red paint mostly stripped, swivel base anvil back, pipe jaws, 3 ½” jaws, hollow bar...flat rate box shipping…$20 PICTURE

Columbian No. 43 Vise, 3” jaws, swivel base, anvil back, solid bar, missing a little of the casting under the front jaw ...flat rate box shipping…$15 PICTURE

Wilton No. 121118 tilting carving vice…4” jaw, tilts right and left, like the parrot carving vice, excellent condition…should fit into a large flat rate box...$14 postage...$50 PICTURE

James Swan No. 7566 “best crucible steel” screwdrivers…IOB (in original box)…NOS (new old stock)…three 6 ½” screwdrivers in pristine condition in original James Swan box…marked: patented steel ferrule, patented February 28^th 1906. James Swan Company Seymour, CONN. USA. I challenge anyone to find nicer Swan Screwdrivers-actually…ANY Swan screwdrivers-quite rare.…all three with box...$80 PICTURE

Level advertising copper print blocks...interesting pieces for catalog printing...level picture blocks for a Stanley No. 39 and a Peerless....both for $40 PICTURE PICTURE

Surveyor’s tool, two piece segmented oak pole with brass fittings. 56" overall length... One end a sharp brass stake (I assume for putting into the ground), heavy brass screw fittings to join the two and the top fitting allows the attachment of another pole or rod at right angles to the shaft…very clean once I unwound the tape….$15 PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE

SKA Tool, Philadelphia PA No. 542 sealed bearing live center for lathe..#2 morse taper…clean and works perfectly…$20 PICTURE

Norton Tool Room Grinding Wheel, grey, 23A80-H8VBE, 6”X1”X1 ¼” arbor with reducer to 1/2"max safe 3820rpm, simple grey stone for roughing out bevels, NEW …$10 PICTURE

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Stanley limited edition, 22 karat gold plated retractable 25 ft. Powerlock Lifeguard tape measure in fitted wooden case with Stanley logo carved into the top…made in 1989 so it’s 4 years before the Anniversary editions. Can’t quite figure out the why of this one. One old gent said they may have been sales promotional tools made in very limited quantities to reward sales personal or valued accounts. Very nice carved box (gotta be C’nC) with a paper insert stating: “The sign of professionalism in a 22 Karat Gold Plated Tape. This collector’s item, when handled carefully, will maintain a long lasting luxurious finish. Display your collector’s item proudly for years to come.”. The owner actually used this tape and the gold finish is at 75% but the tape works perfectly. First one I’ve ever seen…$25 PICTURE