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SOLD: This is a great saw. I hate to sell it. But I have more dovetail saws than anyone needs. This is a Wenzloff & Sons dovetail saw that he built as part of the John Kenyon collection — a nest of saws that follows the saws purchased by Benjamin Seaton.

The handle is beech and is well-shaped. The sawplate is straight, clean and the teeth are sharp (15 ppi). What more do I need to say? It’s a great dovetail saw. Sigh.

Price: $100 plus domestic shipping.

About Tool Sales on My Blog
Please read this if you are interested in buying a tool. Why am I selling these tools? Read this entry before you freak out. There is no “master list” of tools that I can send you. I am working through several piles of tools and will list them when I can.

Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.

While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net.

Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.

If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.

— Christopher Schwarz

SOLD: Marking and cutting gauges are the backbone of a hand-tool shop. So I always try to keep abreast of what is available. I purchased this Canadian-made Cullen gauge in 2009 to test it out. If I didn’t already own a forest of TiteMarks, this gauge would be at the top of my list.

It has an insanely high level of fit and finish, as good as anything available today in gauges. The knife is sharp. The head locks square to the beam. And the tool is comfortable in the hand.

Read more here on my blog at work.

I paid almost $55 for it (full retail, naturally).

Price: $35 plus domestic shipping.

About Tool Sales on My Blog
Please read this if you are interested in buying a tool. Why am I selling these tools? Read this entry before you freak out. There is no “master list” of tools that I can send you. I am working through several piles of tools and will list them when I can.

Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.

While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net.

Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.

If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.

— Christopher Schwarz

SOLD: Here are two good user chisels with two interesting stories. I’m only selling these as a pair. Sorry to be a pain.

The Butcher chisel is 5/8″ wide and is a tool that I have had forever. It is fully set up and ready to go — though the edge has a small nick out of it. Hone it before you use it.

What’s interesting about this tool is that it has been cryogenically treated. When cryo first came into vogue I sent this tool (and several others) to a cryo lab for a deep cryo treatment. The idea was to see if I could tell any difference in the durability. I got the tool back and have used it for many years. It is just as durable as it was when I sent it out.

The other chisel is a 1″ Swedish Bahco chisel with a red plastic handle. For years, people told me about the legendary properties of Bahco 956 chisel steel. It took me months of searching, but I finally acquired this chisel off eBay.

It’s a fantastic chisel. Holds a great edge. Comfortable handle. Why am I selling it? These chisels are too hard to find for mortals and I have plenty of chisels.

Price for the pair: $30 plus domestic shipping.

About Tool Sales on My Blog
Please read this if you are interested in buying a tool. Why am I selling these tools? Read this entry before you freak out. There is no “master list” of tools that I can send you. I am working through several piles of tools and will list them when I can.

Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.

While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net.

Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.

If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.

— Christopher Schwarz

SOLD: Since 2007 Steve Nisbett has been re-engineering vintage planes to the point where they are better than new. And perhaps just as good as new premium planes, in my opinion.

I bought this Dunlap small smoothing plane from him last year (read the blog entry here). And the tool is totally as-advertised. It is like factory new. Nisbett reworked all the surfaces so they are flat within the tolerances used by premium makers.

On the bench, the tool performed great. There is only one apology. The tool will not close up its mouth aperture super-tight with the stock iron. If you add a thick Hock iron or a Lie-Nielsen iron (something I recommend regardless), then the mouth closes up fine.

As it is, this tool is ideal for mild hardwoods. Upgrade the iron and you are ready for anything.

This is a great tool. Add a premium iron and you’ll have a lifetime user.

Price: $50 plus domestic shipping (it cost me $70 plus shipping).

About Tool Sales on My Blog
Please read this if you are interested in buying a tool. Why am I selling these tools? Read this entry before you freak out. There is no “master list” of tools that I can send you. I am working through several piles of tools and will list them when I can.

Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.

While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net.

Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.

If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.

— Christopher Schwarz

SOLD: Ultra-modern Stanley block planes stink. But this is not one of the stinkers. I bought this plane in 1996, right before the great plane apocalypse. This is a fine worker with a Hock blade (which cost almost as much as the plane itself).

I’ve tuned this low-angle tool up pretty well. The sole is flat. The iron is prepped (it does need a honing). So it’s ready for woodworking, as opposed to rough carpentry.

I hate to see this one go. But it needs to.

Price $40 plus domestic shipping. SOLD

About Tool Sales on My Blog
Please read this if you are interested in buying a tool. Why am I selling these tools? Read this entry before you freak out. There is no “master list” of tools that I can send you. I am working through several piles of tools and will list them when I can.

Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.

While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net.

Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.

If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.

— Christopher Schwarz