42 tools · 10 makers
Hundred-year-old planes and saws, still cutting. Which vintage hand tools to buy and what to check.
Stanley, Disston and the Sheffield chisel makers built these tools to be sharpened and used for a working lifetime, and plenty are for sale. A century on, castings have cracked, handles have been replaced and planes have been put together from parts of others, so knowing what to look for matters. Each page covers one tool, from the Stanley No. 4 to the Disston D-8, with its story, how to date it from the photos and what to check before you buy.
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The tool chest
type · modelEvery tool we cover, sorted the way you’d fill a chest. On a Stanley plane the features that changed over the years date it to within a few years, and that date splits the market between people who’ll use it and people who’ll collect it. Our Type Study guide shows how to read them.
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Stanley24 toolsbench planes, block planes, specialty planes and spokeshavesGoodell-Pratt1 toolmarking toolsMarples2 toolsbench chiselsSorby3 toolsbench chisels, paring chisels and mortise chiselsWitherby2 toolsbench chiselsBuck Bros.2 toolsbench chisels and gougesGreenlee1 toolbench chiselsAddis1 toolgougesPfeil1 toolgougesDisston5 toolshand saws
Where most people start
Stanley · Bench plane
No. 4Stanley No. 4 Bench Plane
1869–1984
$55–$90 typical ask
Stanley · Bench plane
No. 5Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane
1869–1984
$65–$90 typical ask
Stanley · Block plane
No. 60½Stanley No. 60½ Block Plane
1902–1982
$65–$100 typical ask
Disston · Hand saw
D-8Disston D-8 Hand Saw
late 1870s–1955, sold on under H. K. Porter into the 1970s
$50–$130 typical ask
Stanley · Bench chisel
750Stanley 750 Socket Chisel
1930–1969 (Sweetheart logo until about 1935)
$65–$170 typical ask
Stanley · Specialty plane
No. 71Stanley No. 71 Router Plane
1885–1973
$100–$230 typical ask
From our latest eBay check
Marples Boxwood Bevel ChiselMarples Chisel - circa 1/4” - Boxwood handle with Brass ferulle - Vintage
$36.18 est. deliveredCheapest
Checked Oct 11, 2026
Sorby Registered Mortise Chisel3/8" Heavy duty mortice chisel tang, by I Sorby.
$29.12 est. deliveredCheapest
Checked Oct 11, 2026
Buck Brothers Out-Cannel GougeVintage Buck Bros 3/16" Tanged Gouge
$24.34 est. deliveredCheapest
Checked Oct 11, 2026
Sorby Paring ChiselI. Sorby Woodworking Paring Chisel With Boxwood Handle Sheffield 1/4 inch wide
$38.16 est. deliveredCheapest
Checked Oct 11, 2026
Buying guides
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