I'm reconditioning 7 THwitherby chisels for myself. My initial cost plus money spent to refurbish them and sharpen them probably puts the cost about the same at the Barr or slightly more. I've tried someone else's Barr chisels and they were quite nice. I wouldn't have a problem owning Barr. For whatever reason I decided to go down the Antique road. Either will get the job done if sharp.