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James Swan chisel prices

What James Swan chisels actually sell for, from 53 recorded sales and 2 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$125
Most sell for
$69–$295
Sales on record
53
For sale now
2
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For sale now (2)

2 of these 2 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 53 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $125Dealers53 sales$24 — James Swan 14in Bevel Edge Socket Chisel (Hyperkitten)$26 — Extra-Long James Swan 3/8in Socket Chisel (Hyperkitten)$29 — 3/4 Inch Tang Chisel JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1/2 Inch JAMES SWAN Chisel Unused (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1 1/4 Inch JAMES SWAN Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1/2 Inch JAMES SWAN Chisel Unused (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1/8 JAMES SWAN Sash Mortise Chisel 12 inches long (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — JAMES SWAN 1/4 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — 1 x 12 3/4 Inch JAMES SWAN Bevel Edge Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — JAMES SWAN 3/8 Inch Socket Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 3/4 Inch Tang Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 3/4 Inch Tang Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$59 — Mint JAMES SWAN 1/8 Sash Mortise Chisel 12 inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$69 — JAMES SWAN 7/8 inch Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$79 — Near Mint Heavy JAMES SWAN 1/4 Inch Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$79 — 2 Inch JAMES SWAN Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — JAMES SWAN 1 x 17 Inch Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 3/4 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — Fine JAMES SWAN 3/4 x 14 Inch Corner Chisel Timber Framing (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — Rare Size 1 7/8 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel by JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — JAMES SWAN Heavy Framing Chisel 1 1/2 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 2 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$115 — Fine JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel 1 1/4 x 16 1/4 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Clean JAMES SWAN Heavy Framing Chisel 2 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — 1 3/4 x 17 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel by JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — 2" JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Fine JAMES SWAN 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — JAMES SWAN ( Mark Obliterated) Bevel Back 1 1/2 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Near Mint JAMES SWAN 1 3/8 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$139 — 2 x 17 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$145 — Excellent 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 2 x 17 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — Monster 2 Inch JAMES SWAN Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — Monster 2 Inch JAMES SWAN Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel 2 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — Unused 2 Inch JAMES SWAN Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — 1 1/2 x 17 Inch Extra Heavy Bevel Back Framing Chisel JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — Premium JAMES SWAN 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — JAMES SWAN 2 1/2 Inch Framing Slick Bevel Back (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Timber Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — JAMES SWAN 2 1/2 Inch Timber Framing Slick Premium Extra Fine (Jim Bode Value Guide)$295 — 3 1/2 x 30 Inch Slick JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Premium Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Timber Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Sweet JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Excellent 3 Inch Bevel Back Slick by JAMES SWAN / DOUGLASS (Jim Bode Value Guide)$350 — Monster JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Timber Framer’s 3 1/2 Inch Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Phenomenal JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Extra Fine JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Timber Framing Slick 3 inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Fine 3 Inch JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Slick with Original Handle (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Spectacular Bevel Back Framing Slick by JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Crisp Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Timber Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$395 — Crisp Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Timber Framing Slick (Jim Bode Value Guide)$25$50$100$250
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$12553$47.502
Marketplaces—$3513

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

Asking prices

Median asking
$35
Most ask
$29.99–$50
Listings
15

Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.

About James Swan chisels

The James Swan Company of Seymour, Connecticut made edge tools and boring bits from the second half of the 19th century well into the 20th. Socket chisels are the core of the output, running from small firmers up through heavy framing chisels and wide timber framer's slicks, alongside straight and adjustable-handle drawknives and auger bits. Large sizes such as the 3 1/2 inch bevel back slick and 2 inch framing chisels bring more than common 1/4 inch firmers, and value rests on blade length left above the socket, clean unpitted steel, uncracked original handles, and legible stamping.

The 53 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (50), Hyperkitten (2) and Jim Bode Tools (1), and run from 2020 to 2026; 12 closed in the last twelve months. 11 listings for sets, pairs or lots of James Swan chisels were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 53 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
1 3/4 x 17 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel by JAMES SWANJim Bode Tools2026-08-03$125
Extra-Long James Swan 3/8in Socket ChiselHyperkitten2026-07-14$26
James Swan 14in Bevel Edge Socket ChiselHyperkitten2026-06-09$24
Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Timber Framing SlickJim Bode Value Guide2026-05-05$295
2" JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2026-04-24$125
Premium Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Timber Framing SlickJim Bode Value Guide2026-04-07$325
Fine JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing Chisel 1 1/4 x 16 1/4 InchJim Bode Value Guide2025-12-24$115
Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 3/4 Inch Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-11-25$89
Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 2 Inch Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-11-25$100
Mint New Old Stock JAMES SWAN 2 x 17 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-11-25$149
JAMES SWAN 1/4 Inch Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-11-14$39
Excellent 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Heavy Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-10-26$145
Fine JAMES SWAN 3/4 x 14 Inch Corner Chisel Timber FramingJim Bode Value Guide2025-10-05$95
1 x 12 3/4 Inch JAMES SWAN Bevel Edge Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-09-27$49
2 Inch JAMES SWAN Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-09-23$79
JAMES SWAN 2 1/2 Inch Timber Framing Slick Premium Extra FineJim Bode Value Guide2025-04-08$295
Crisp Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Bevel Back Timber Framing SlickJim Bode Value Guide2024-12-17$395
Fine JAMES SWAN 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) Heavy Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2024-11-28$125
Rare Size 1 7/8 Inch Socket Firmer Chisel by JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-11-23$95
Premium JAMES SWAN 1 1/2 Inch (Schnaff) Bevel Back Heavy Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2024-11-18$195
Near Mint JAMES SWAN 1 3/8 Inch Socket Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2024-11-17$125
Extra Fine JAMES SWAN Bevel Back Timber Framing Slick 3 inchJim Bode Value Guide2024-10-04$395
Near Mint Heavy JAMES SWAN 1/4 Inch Framing ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2024-09-21$79
Crisp Fine JAMES SWAN 3 Inch Timber Framing SlickJim Bode Value Guide2024-09-13$395

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Updated 2026-10-13.