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So I got this old half hatchet recently. It is marked "R. King Cast Steel Made in United States." A quick wire wheel de-rust, flatten the back a bit, new handle from a honey locust tree. Then filed the bevel. It filed very easily, too easily. Sharpened it up a bit on the stone, and tried it out...

Old WF Barnes and Co #6 lathe, the spindle bearings oil cup holes are tapped 7/16"-14, not NPT like you'd expect. As such, no oil cups off the shelf will fit. And the bearings leak oil like crazy, so I don't want to run them dry by mistake. So, here's my solution, with a couple bolts and some...

Can you handle this? (Old hammer restoration) I, like a few of you, am becoming a sucker for old hammers. I'm also a sucker for good deals, and doing things the hard way to save a few bucks and learn something in the process. First, a 6 lb Easco sledge hammer and an unknown cross pein hammer...

I came across this old beauty at Recla Metals in Montrose, Colorado. The quill goes up and down smoothly, and there was no obvious damage. There's probably a few handles missing, and needs an overhaul. Anyone gonna go get her? She won't exactly fit in my already maxed out back porch shop, shoot...

Last year I picked up a Delta Homecraft 11" drill press, probably from the late 1940's and its becoming one of my favorite tools... The spindle runs the straightest of any drill press I've ever used - only a few thousandths run out on the dial indicator. The quill lock is fantastic too as are...