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Sorby gouge prices

What Sorby gouges actually sell for, from 21 recorded sales and 4 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$39
Most sell for
$35–$55
Sales on record
21
For sale now
4
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For sale now (4)

3 of these 4 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 21 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 $39Dealers21 sales$25 — Robert Sorby 1/4in Paring Gouge (Hyperkitten)$26 — Excellent Robert Sorby 1/2in Tang Gouge (Hyperkitten)$28 — Extra Fine SORBY 1/16 Inch Gouge (Jim Bode Value Guide)$29 — 3/8 Inch Bent Gouge SORBY (Jim Bode Value Guide)$30 — Beautiful I. SorbyBoxwood-Handled 1/2in Paring Gouge (Hyperkitten)$35 — I. Sorby Boxwood-Handled Patternmaker's Gouge (Hyperkitten)$35 — Beautiful I. Sorby 1 1/4in Boxwood--Handled Patternmaker's Paring Gouge (Hyperkitten)$35 — Beautiful I. Sorby Boxwood-Handled Paring Gouge (Hyperkitten)$35 — Extra-Long Robert Sorby 1/2in Paring Gouge (Hyperkitten)$39 — I. SORBY 1 1/4 Inch Pattern Makers Paring Gouge (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1 3/16 x 16 inch SORBY Boxwood Handled English Paring Gouge with Decal (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — 1 1/4 x 16 inch I. SORBY Boxwood Handled Paring Gouge (Jim Bode Value Guide)$45 — FINE I. SORBY LONG STRAIGHT PARING GOUGE - 1" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$48 — LONG ROB'T SORBY SHALLOW SWEEP PATTERNMAKERS GOUGE - 1 1/4" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$55 — FINE LARGE IOHN SORBY PATTERNMAKERS GOUGE - 1 3/8" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$55 — LOVELY MAHOGANY HANDLED R. SORBY CRANK NECK GOUGE - 1 1/4" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$59 — Fat 1 Inch Wide Carving Chisel Gouge I. SORBY (Jim Bode Value Guide)$65 — NEAR NEW R. SORBY BOXWOOD HANDLED STRAIGHT GOUGE - 1 1/8" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$65 — EXTRA FINE R. SORBY BOXWOOD HANDLED SHALLOW GOUGE - 1 1/4" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$65 — Robert Sorby Modular Handled Micro Hollowing Set (Hyperkitten)$79 — Fine SORBY Lathe Wood Turning Chisels (Jim Bode Value Guide)$25$50
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$3921$203
Marketplaces—$3330
Forum classifieds—$1501

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
$29.99
Most ask
$26.13–$52.84
Listings
34

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

About Sorby gouges

Sorby is a Sheffield edge tool name, with I. Sorby carrying the Punch trademark and Robert Sorby still producing turning tools in England today. The bulk of the output recorded here is edge tools, and the chisels, gouges and paring chisels with boxwood handles are the core of that work, alongside brass-back saws and occasional braces and planes. Value follows the mark and the details: early split-nut brass-back saws, clear Punch stamps, and Ultimatum-pattern braces in rosewood and beech carry more than later stamps. Uncracked original handles, full blade length ahead of the etch, and clean unpitted steel matter most; replaced handles and heavily shortened saw plates pull an example down.

The 21 sales behind these figures come from Hyperkitten (8), Jim Bode Value Guide (7) and Ted Dawson Antique Tools (6), and run from 2022 to 2026; 11 closed in the last twelve months. 6 listings for sets, pairs or lots of Sorby gouges were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
LOVELY MAHOGANY HANDLED R. SORBY CRANK NECK GOUGE - 1 1/4"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2026-10-06$55
I. Sorby Boxwood-Handled Patternmaker's GougeHyperkitten2026-09-29$35
Beautiful I. Sorby 1 1/4in Boxwood--Handled Patternmaker's Paring GougeHyperkitten2026-09-01$35
Excellent Robert Sorby 1/2in Tang GougeHyperkitten2026-07-07$26
Robert Sorby Modular Handled Micro Hollowing SetHyperkitten2026-07-07$65
Robert Sorby 1/4in Paring GougeHyperkitten2026-07-07$25
Beautiful I. SorbyBoxwood-Handled 1/2in Paring GougeHyperkitten2026-06-23$30
Beautiful I. Sorby Boxwood-Handled Paring GougeHyperkitten2026-05-26$35
Extra-Long Robert Sorby 1/2in Paring GougeHyperkitten2026-04-24$35
Extra Fine SORBY 1/16 Inch GougeJim Bode Value Guide2025-12-05$28
FINE LARGE IOHN SORBY PATTERNMAKERS GOUGE - 1 3/8"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-10-21$55
LONG ROB'T SORBY SHALLOW SWEEP PATTERNMAKERS GOUGE - 1 1/4"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-07-15$48
EXTRA FINE R. SORBY BOXWOOD HANDLED SHALLOW GOUGE - 1 1/4"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-07-15$65
FINE I. SORBY LONG STRAIGHT PARING GOUGE - 1"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-05-22$45
I. SORBY 1 1/4 Inch Pattern Makers Paring GougeJim Bode Value Guide2024-08-30$39
Fat 1 Inch Wide Carving Chisel Gouge I. SORBYJim Bode Value Guide2024-08-18$59
NEAR NEW R. SORBY BOXWOOD HANDLED STRAIGHT GOUGE - 1 1/8"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2024-05-15$65
Fine SORBY Lathe Wood Turning ChiselsJim Bode Value Guide2023-01-13$79
3/8 Inch Bent Gouge SORBYJim Bode Value Guide2022-08-21$29
1 1/4 x 16 inch I. SORBY Boxwood Handled Paring GougeJim Bode Value Guide2022-03-15$39
1 3/16 x 16 inch SORBY Boxwood Handled English Paring Gouge with DecalJim Bode Value Guide2022-01-03$39

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Updated 2026-10-13.