I recently came across a box of Buck Brothers, Swan, and Witherby chisels at an estate sale. I’ve been woodworking for quite a while but these are new to me. There is one in particular that has me stumped, it has a handle similar to the other Buck Brothers chisels but the only marking on it is the number 16879. The tip has a very small slot in it. An Internet search came up with nothing. can anyone tell me what it is used for? Thanks.
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Your pictures aren't sharp enough to see much detail. Are they of the same tool? The tool you describe with the slot could be a Brad starter. I have used similar tools to start tiny brads that are too small to hold by hand.
I don't know how to fix that. The website wouldn't let me post them full size, so I had to shrink them down to upload. I can see them just fine on my computer, though.
The one on the left looks like a checkering tool. But it's hard to tell
My first thought on the left was also a gunstock checkering tool. Could be a homemade lock mortising chisel.
I can't tell what the right picture is.
The one on the left definitely looks homemade. The ferrule looks like it's square in cross section.
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