Gorgeous New Old Stock 2016 Series 3/8" Stanley SW 750 Chisel With STANLEY SW Handle. Still Wrapped, Factory Grind, Never sharpened. 

  

 

This chisel is from a brand new set of Stanley 2016 release of SW 750 Series Chisels. My wife bought me a set and one of the handles had a defect. Contacting Stanley hoping to find a replacement handle, I learned these are out of production, plus replacement parts were never offered for their hand tools. This means that even though these sets are still being sold, they are no longer produced and therefore no longer warranted. Wanting to keep my set pristine, I purchased several sets and am offering some after market parts, which are all that are available should anyone have an issue with something in your set. 

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What you get from me. I often purchase tools that come to me with undeclared flaws. I go through them and correct as many flaws as possible and sometimes use the tool for parts if it beyond refurbishing. Replacement parts are no longer made and sourcing them is difficult and expensive. Sometimes, I must purchase another tool just for a single part. I believe in transparency and tell you what I have done. I have decades of experience restoring antique tools. Please look closely at the pictures and make sure this is the item you want before purchasing. Only the item listed is included. Items in the background are for scale reference and display suggestion only.

Commentary: A question was asked about how these compare to the original 750 Series Bevel Edged Socket Chisels during use. In my humble opinion, the answer is they do not. Those older and scarce chisels and their counterparts  remain among the best chisels ever made in mass production.  They are also priced accordingly. Stanley Tools has always provided quality tools at an often affordable price and serviced both the professional and home workshop for many decades and worldwide are among the most collected in history. These 2010-2016 750 Series chisels, made in Sheffield, England, are from our time and before long will be sought after by our grandchildren and their decendents for their own Stanley collections. Many will be abused by today's owners and through attrition, surviving tools will become valued collectibles, even though they were mass produced. I have saved multiple modern tools for tomorrow's posterity. Their sockets and the basic design of the hornbeam handle would never stand up to the pounding the earlier leather capped hickory handled chisels took as carpenters, cabinetmakers, pattern makers, and homeowners used them on different woods and under different circumstances. Todays woodworkers use much more finesse in their operations and rely more on sharp tools than what was once referred to as "brute strength and ignorance" and a bigger mallet. For today's woodworker, these new 750 Series SW Chisels are great tools. They will be fine collectibles as well. But with each sharpening they grow shorter. With each mallet strike and paint splatter, they change from pristine to used. Take care of them. They are beautiful works of art and deserve proper care.