Used chisels: what they sell for

1,895 recorded sales from 72 makers, 845 for sale now. Sold prices, not asking prices; every maker links to its own page.

Sold prices, all makers

Median sold: $65
Most sell for: $49–$95
Sales on record: 1,895
For sale now: 845

High confidence

1,895 sales on record, 361 in the last twelve months, the latest on Oct 26, 2026. Sources: 1,892 dealer, 2 forum, 1 marketplace sales. Dealer sales run above what the same tool fetches on eBay or in a forum. 1014 lots left out of the figures.

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By maker

Every maker with recorded sales, most first. A median is quoted from eight or more sales.

Maker	Median sold	Most sell for	Sales	For sale
Marples	$49	$39–$79	270	16
Stanley	$62	$45–$79	202	82
Sorby	$49	$41–$79	191	23
Buck Brothers	$59	$39–$89	104	48
T.H. Witherby	$100	$75–$149	69	14
James Swan	$125	$61.50–$270	54	8
Ward	$58	$49–$79	49	4
P.S. & W.	$95	$64–$125	47	4
E.A. Berg	$95	$59–$110	33	12
Blue Spruce	$100	$99.99–$125	33	1
Lie-Nielsen	$100	$95–$166	32	3
Douglass	$105	$79–$125	26	1
Stormont	$49	$39–$49	19	2
Addis	$79	$55.75–$93.50	18	0
Greenlee	$89	$79–$117.50	14	7
Moulson	$54	$49–$66.50	14	1
Ibbotson	$64	$49–$79	14	0
D.R. Barton	$125	$89–$150	13	2
Hale Bros.	$49	$39–$69	13	0
James Cam	$59	$49–$69	13	0
Ulmia	$69	$69–$69	12	1
Bridge City	$239	$239–$249	12	0
Underhill	$97.50	$89–$131	12	0
W. Butcher	$49	$39–$64	11	6
Barr	$159	$150–$162.50	11	1
Mathieson	$39	$36.50–$51	11	1
Greaves	$49	$49–$54	11	0
J. Howarth	$69	$59–$79	11	0
Union	$74	$69–$79	10	3
C. Nurse	$49	$49–$56.50	10	0
Howarth	$54	$49–$76.50	10	0
Isaac Greaves	$49	$49–$89	9	0
Moseley	$59	$55–$59	9	0
New Haven Edge Tool Co.	$95	$93.50–$103.75	8	2
Thos. Ibbotson	$49	$46.50–$56	8	1
Footprint	$46.50	$42–$49	8	0
Geo. Parr	$97.50	$89–$146.25	8	0
Toga	$49	$46.50–$51.50	8	0
L. & I.J. White	too few sales	—	7	1
Henry Taylor	too few sales	—	6	11
Pexto	too few sales	—	5	6
Ohio Tool	too few sales	—	5	2
Narex	too few sales	—	4	80
Keen Kutter	too few sales	—	4	6
Veritas	too few sales	—	4	3
Herring Bros.	too few sales	—	3	0
Pfeil	too few sales	—	2	1
Samson	too few sales	—	1	4
Fulton	too few sales	—	1	3
Irwin	too few sales	—	1	0
Two Cherries	too few sales	—	0	26
Craftsman	too few sales	—	0	17
Flexcut	too few sales	—	0	7
Milescraft	too few sales	—	0	7
Millers Falls	too few sales	—	0	7
Dasco	too few sales	—	0	5
WoodRiver	too few sales	—	0	5
DeWalt	too few sales	—	0	4
Proto	too few sales	—	0	4
Trend	too few sales	—	0	4
Crescent	too few sales	—	0	3
Kakuri	too few sales	—	0	3
Rockwell	too few sales	—	0	3
Dunlap	too few sales	—	0	2
Fastcap	too few sales	—	0	2
Fuller	too few sales	—	0	2
Richter	too few sales	—	0	2
Stubai	too few sales	—	0	2
Ampco	too few sales	—	0	1
Mayhew	too few sales	—	0	1
Klein Tools	too few sales	—	0	0
PB Swiss	too few sales	—	0	0

Best-documented chisels

The models and sizes with the most recorded sales.

Sold recently

Recorded in the last thirty days; each card opens the maker’s page.