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W. Butcher chisel prices

What W. Butcher chisels actually sell for, from 11 recorded sales.

Sold prices

Median sold
$49
Most sell for
$39–$64
Sales on record
11
For sale now
0
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Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $49Dealers10 sales$20 — W. Butcher 1/8in Detail Chisel (Hyperkitten)$35 — Excellent W. Butcher 1 1/2in Tang Paring Chisel (Hyperkitten)$39 — Fine 1/2 x 13 1/4 Inch W. BUTCHER Mortise Chisel (Jim Bode Tools)$39 — Fine W. BUTCHER 1 Inch Bevel Edge Tang Firmer Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$47 — 1 3/8 Inch Crank Neck Paring Chisel W. BUTCHER (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — 1/2 x 11 1/2 Pig Sticker Mortise Chisel W. BUTCHER (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — W. BUTCHER 5/16 x 11 Inch Pig Sticker Mortise Chisel (Jim Bode Tools)$79 — Fine W. BUTCHER 1 3/8 Paring Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$79 — 1 1/2 x 13 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel W. BUTCHER (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Massive 3 Inch W. BUTCHER Tang Chisel (Jim Bode Value Guide)$25$50$100
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$4911—
Marketplaces—$3412

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
$34
Most ask
$18.74–$46
Listings
12

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

About W. Butcher chisels

W. Butcher was a Sheffield, England edge tool maker whose cast steel chisels, gouges and razors were widely exported to America in the 19th century. The recorded work is mostly bench and timber-framing edge tools: crank neck and bevel edge paring chisels, long pig sticker mortise chisels, heavy framing chisels, and incannel and tang gouges. Length matters, since blades shortened by sharpening bring less than full-length examples like the 11 to 13 inch chisels here; wide sizes such as the 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch outsell narrow ones. Crisp stamps, sound unsplit handles, and no pitting or mushroomed ends support value.

The 10 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (6), Hyperkitten (2) and Jim Bode Tools (2), and run from 2021 to 2026; 4 closed in the last twelve months. 2 listings for sets, pairs or lots of W. Butcher chisels were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

The 10 most recent of 11 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Excellent W. Butcher 1 1/2in Tang Paring ChiselHyperkitten2026-10-06$35
W. Butcher 1/8in Detail ChiselHyperkitten2026-06-02$20
W. BUTCHER 5/16 x 11 Inch Pig Sticker Mortise ChiselJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$49
Fine 1/2 x 13 1/4 Inch W. BUTCHER Mortise ChiselJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$39
Massive 3 Inch W. BUTCHER Tang ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-09-15$169
Fine W. BUTCHER 1 Inch Bevel Edge Tang Firmer ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2025-04-02$39
1 1/2 x 13 3/4 Inch Heavy Framing Chisel W. BUTCHERJim Bode Value Guide2024-10-21$79
1 3/8 Inch Crank Neck Paring Chisel W. BUTCHERJim Bode Value Guide2024-05-10$47
1/2 x 11 1/2 Pig Sticker Mortise Chisel W. BUTCHERJim Bode Value Guide2023-10-06$49
Fine W. BUTCHER 1 3/8 Paring ChiselJim Bode Value Guide2021-01-03$79

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Updated 2026-10-13.