Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools
  • Antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel - Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tools

Antique S J Addis 3/8″ Wood Carving Gouge Chisel London England

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Beautiful antique S.J. Addis wood carving gouge cast steel chisel 3/8 inches wide and 7 inches long with hardwood handle. Rare vintage 19th century made in London England collectible carpentry and woodworking edge tool ready to be shipped across North America. Contact us for international shipping or any questions.

Gouge chisel is marked with a Masonic crossed compass and square followed by S.J addis name and England stamped on the other side of the tool. It was most likely made in the 1880’s by the edge tool makers Ward and Payne, Sheffield, who purchased the trademark “S.J. ADDIS” after his death in 1871.

Aside from collector interest in Addis carving tools, the leading carving experts, when asked about second-hand or classic carving tools, almost always list “Addis”, “Herring Bros.” and “Ward & Payne” as the best.

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S. J. Addis

The Addis family of London, is without doubt one of the most highly regarded of any maker of carving tools. Baptism registries list a Samuel Addis, an Edge Tool Maker in Broadway, as having baptized his son Joseph James in 1792. James Bacon Addis (1829-1889) was the younger brother, by 18 years, of Samuel Joseph Addis. He was a third generation carving tool maker – his father, Joseph James Addis (1792-1858), was master to his older brother and his grandfather, Samuel Bayton Addis (1768-1832), had worked in the trade since the 1780s. He might have been able to make a claim of being a fourth-generation maker as his brother S. J. Addis would have been in his early 30s when James began his apprenticeship – practically a generation removed – and James would have had the benefit of studying with two generations of highly skilled edge-tool makers. Indeed, it is not clear who James apprenticed with. James, his brother, and his father may all have worked together for a period of time. When S. J. Addis moved to Lower Fore Street, James could have served his apprenticeship in either his brother’s place of business or his father’s shop in Church Street or could have divided his time between them. In 1846, Samuel Joseph Addis was listed as a carvers? tool maker, working at 6 Lower Fore Street, Lambeth. In 1854, his younger brother, James Bacon Addis was listed as a carvers? tool maker at 17 Charlotte Street, Blackfriars. Both brothers are listed as exhibiting carving tools at the 1851 "Great Exhibition" in London, which was the first "World Exhibition" of it's type. more info at https://cstorb.com/2018/03/25/james-bacon-addis-prize-medal-carving-tools/ https://cstorb.com/2018/03/22/the-addis-family-the-herring-brothers-and-ward-payne/ https://sapfm.org/community/index.php?threads/a-little-history-of-addis.1551/ https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/157681/thread/ https://forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/woodcarving-illustrated/woodcarving/woodcarving-tools-technology-sharpening/33313-s-j-addis-tools

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