What about W. Butcher.....

[Bill White]

tools. I have collected and use several chisels, spindle gouge, tenon saw, etc. The cast steel seems to hold edge well, sharpens easily, cuts very well.
Are these tools a find, or are they relatively common? Have not paid a fortune for any of the pieces, but just don't hear anything about them.
Bill

[Mike Wenzloff]

Hi Bill,

There's lots of information stored on all sorts of makers on the Old Tools site, including Butcher.

http://www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/search.phtml

Type in the following words:

butcher chisel

And you will get a lot of hits, including ones on history, makers marks etc.

Butcher made great tools. Most of my firmer chisels are Butcher.

Take care, Mike

[Kent Fitzgerald]

I always thought it was an owner's stamp for some guy whose first name was Wood.