Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

Happy New Year!

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: happy 2018 to you and your family too and looking forward to seeing what you do with your mill and of course all the other projects you seem to do with ease. i wasn't sure what the NICKNAME was and if not printable and you'd like to PM me i'm still a bit curious.

that said i looked up some YOUTUBE videos to see what a windless/cathead was and CAPSTAN kept coming up so i thought i'd post a link to one on LAND ROVER IN USE getting pulled though the mud if you don't mind.

I thought the drum on the back of that LAND ROVER i posted was for running belt driven farm tools or maybe something like your mill and maybe it is, but it's also a winch and maybe a few other things.

thank you and Andy for teaching me a bit more even if I might not ever use it or own one myself it's nice to know what it is.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: happy 2018 to you and your family too and looking forward to seeing what you do with your mill and of course all the other projects you seem to do with ease. i wasn't sure what the NICKNAME was and if not printable and you'd like to PM me i'm still a bit curious.

that said i looked up some YOUTUBE videos to see what a windless/cathead was and CAPSTAN kept coming up so i thought i'd post a link to one on LAND ROVER IN USE getting pulled though the mud if you don't mind.

I thought the drum on the back of that LAND ROVER i posted was for running belt driven farm tools or maybe something like your mill and maybe it is, but it's also a winch and maybe a few other things.

thank you and Andy for teaching me a bit more even if I might not ever use it or own one myself it's nice to know what it is.

cheers

drives; the nickname would be you fill in the blank for whatever being slammed into the side of your vehicle still holding on to a rope or wound up around the drum would bring to mind if you saw someone else pull off one of these stunts while trying to get creative! Of course Poor Guy might come to the mind of a real compassionate guy like me.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: or maybe a DARWIN AWARD WINNER!!

cheers and thanks for the heads up on what that Land Rover can do and i think i need to ask him to sell it to me now.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: or maybe a DARWIN AWARD WINNER!!

cheers and thanks for the heads up on what that Land Rover can do and i think i need to ask him to sell it to me now.

Glad to oblige.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Heaviest snow ever seen on the island. My place.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Quick! Run out and make a snow man!!

Then get Ginny to make snow angels

It'll be gone soon...

 

[1/2 Cup]

Heaviest snow ever seen on the island. My place.

Bobby, now that sends shivers down my back considering our forecast temperature tomorrow is around 107 F, it has been in the high 80s of late.

Stay warm..

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, now that sends shivers down my back considering our forecast temperature tomorrow is around 107 F, it has been in the high 80s of late.

Stay warm..

Steve thought you might like to have a mascot for the days when the shop gets too sticky. This is what two days in the house does to a type A retiree.

 

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Steve thought you might like to have a mascot for the days when the shop gets too sticky. This is what two days in the house does to a type A retiree.

Bobby, I couldn't handle it..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Great job on the snow man!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Andy. I have to keep the creative juices flowing so they don't freeze up.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: Nice looking snowman. how often do you actually get snow in your area and since you probably haven't made a snowman for many many years isn't it good to get some of those old memories out to use them?

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: Nice looking snowman. how often do you actually get snow in your area and since you probably haven't made a snowman for many many years isn't it good to get some of those old memories out to use them?

cheers

Sure is. Snows every 15 years or so but never stays on the ground past ten AM.

 

[bolensboneyard]

No heat in the wood shop so this hickory handle went from a log to an installed handle in less than two hours. All work except for the initial cut out was done by hand using a few lathe chisels and some sandpaper. Then the hatchet was sharpened. It was my grandfathers and given to me when I was 14. It has needed a handle replacement for ten or fifteen years. I had just shortened the old one.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: you might have shown how in pictures already in your thread, but for some of less handy members that love old cast iron hammers and tools that need handles would you mind showing the tools you used to make your handles? also is there a certain shape you are trying to get or do you just know what feels good to you after making a few of these? i've got more than a few draw knives, chisels and tools so i'd like to try to make one some day soon.

also how big of a slot do you put in the top and what do you normally use for a wedge?

WELL DONE and good to hear it also has some memories in that old axe. it's a tool i don't use often cause i have a couple Ryobi 18v chainsaws and sawsalls and such, but it sure is a lot quieter so i might end up putting handles on a few of my old axe heads one day.

is the snow man disappeared yet?

cheers

 

[1/2 Cup]

No heat in the wood shop so this hickory handle went from a log to an installed handle in less than two hours. All work except for the initial cut out was done by hand using a few lathe chisels and some sandpaper. Then the hatchet was sharpened. It was my grandfathers and given to me when I was 14. It has needed a handle replacement for ten or fifteen years. I had just shortened the old one.

Bobby, its great to see that the long term custodianship of your grandfathers hatchet being taken care of. I am sure he would be very proud..

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: you might have shown how in pictures already in your thread, but for some of less handy members that love old cast iron hammers and tools that need handles would you mind showing the tools you used to make your handles? also is there a certain shape you are trying to get or do you just know what feels good to you after making a few of these? i've got more than a few draw knives, chisels and tools so i'd like to try to make one some day soon.

also how big of a slot do you put in the top and what do you normally use for a wedge?

WELL DONE and good to hear it also has some memories in that old axe. it's a tool i don't use often cause i have a couple Ryobi 18v chainsaws and sawsalls and such, but it sure is a lot quieter so i might end up putting handles on a few of my old axe heads one day.

is the snow man disappeared yet?

cheers

drives nothing special is required. I would have used a chisel if one were handy at the time. In fact, it would have been easier. Just pare the corners off with the chisel after you shape the handle and cut it in a band saw or with a coping saw. Once you get it where you are comfortable sand and fit for the head. Slot should be band saw thickness but no more than twice the thickness for hammers and axes.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, its great to see that the long term custodianship of your grandfathers hatchet being taken care of. I am sure he would be very proud..

Thanks Steve.
I hope to hand it down to my grand son, or great grand son, someday; but who knows? I do still use it to split kindling for my old stove.
Antique once stood stately in the forefront of adjectives used to describe old things that still possessed monetary value. The word grew to be seen as only that and now carries a stigma that these things have outlived their former usefulness.
Vintage is the new correct; sold to all as appealing only to those who see a waning moon before they close their eyes to sleep.
But old, in eyes that are open, though they look through glass framed in gold wire, shows character, resilience, inherent value, and warmth.
Those we can hold in our hands can be embraced almost as warmly as they we can no longer hold in our arms. If we listen close enough, we can hear a heart beating with every stroke of an old saw or each drop of dad's old hammer; on a new chisel. As with the heart, a man's love is captured in his work, but it resides in his tools; for therein lies the depths of his soul!

 

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Thanks Steve.
I hope to hand it down to my grand son, or great grand son, someday; but who knows? I do still use it to split kindling for my old stove.
Antique once stood stately in the forefront of adjectives used to describe old things that still possessed monetary value. The word grew to be seen as only that and now carries a stigma that these things have outlived their former usefulness.
Vintage is the new correct; sold to all as appealing only to those who see a waning moon before they close their eyes to sleep.
But old, in eyes that are open, though they look through glass framed in gold wire, shows character, resilience, inherent value, and warmth.
Those we can hold in our hands can be embraced almost as warmly as they we can no longer hold in our arms. If we listen close enough, we can hear a heart beating with every stroke of an old saw or each drop of dad's old hammer; on a new chisel. As with the heart, a man's love is captured in his work, but it resides in his tools; for therein lies the depths of his soul!

Bobby, beautifully put..

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: building snowmen and writing cool stories is a great way to start out 2018.

best of luck on the mill and hope the weather gets a bit warmer so you don't have to freeze while getting a little EXERCISE.

you and ANDY and a few others seem to WHIP UP as some say a new axe or hammer handle in a few minutes like it's no big deal. for most of us though i think we'd love to see a thread on you guys showing us a step by step and maybe a YouTube video cause i've got more than a few COOL OLD VINTAGE heads of tools that need some new life with a handle and maybe a new owner to use them since i already own more than a few.

have a relaxing day

 

[oldironfarmer]

Pretty nice handle for a beginner, Bobby!

You going to show Drives the secrets or keep him guessing?

Drives:

A drawknife is practically useless without a shaving horse, unless you're using it on a log.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy & BB: i might pull it out of you in pieces and eventually learn how to make a handle before i run out of the old oak and hickory ones i've picked up over the years that i can use first.

HOW ABOUT A WOOD VISE to use as a holder and build maybe some sort of bench or table to use as a shaving horse? you might not know it, but i own one or two wood vises!!

thanks for sharing all your vast knowledge to at least one city slicker!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Pretty nice handle for a beginner, Bobby!

You going to show Drives the secrets or keep him guessing?

Drives:

A drawknife is practically useless without a shaving horse, unless you're using it on a log.

Andy see post 1618 No secret just whittle away what you don't want.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: building snowmen and writing cool stories is a great way to start out 2018.

best of luck on the mill and hope the weather gets a bit warmer so you don't have to freeze while getting a little EXERCISE.

you and ANDY and a few others seem to WHIP UP as some say a new axe or hammer handle in a few minutes like it's no big deal. for most of us though i think we'd love to see a thread on you guys showing us a step by step and maybe a YouTube video cause i've got more than a few COOL OLD VINTAGE heads of tools that need some new life with a handle and maybe a new owner to use them since i already own more than a few.

have a relaxing day

thanks drives. it will be 70 by Friday but muddy. I have no way to do a utube video but all I did was whittle away what I did not want using a chisel instead of a knife. Like anything else analyze as you go comes easier to some than others but it's mostly a matter of how many different things one does. They all cross over one another in some ways.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Andy & BB: i might pull it out of you in pieces and eventually learn how to make a handle before i run out of the old oak and hickory ones i've picked up over the years that i can use first.

HOW ABOUT A WOOD VISE to use as a holder and build maybe some sort of bench or table to use as a shaving horse? you might not know it, but i own one or two wood vises!!

thanks for sharing all your vast knowledge to at least one city slicker!!

drives like Andy says a shaving horse is best and can be easily made. Look it up on the net. I have seen you build things much more complicated. You should be able to look at a picture and build it out of scrap wood. If you want to see an original go to a Cracker Barrel. Many have them on the wall.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Check out the work my helper is doing while I have given her the day off!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, I can smell that from here mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: are there certain measurements you have on your handles that you keep in mind while you are hand chiseling? or certain parts you always carve a certain way for your own comfort or use? thanks for any help you might want to have and if it's already been discussed here let me know and i'll read more of your thread.

also there is a Woodworking 101 thread that Jim Reed started and if you don't know him he's a great guy and i'm sure the guys reading that thread would love to learn how to make a handle if you have some time while you are thawing out.

my bride also made some bread last weekend. i know i won the lottery when my wife showed up and i'm guessing you feel exactly the same way with your Ginny.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, I can smell that from here mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Steve Ginny says she will be sure to have some on the table for you and the wife if you should make the trip. Thanks Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: are there certain measurements you have on your handles that you keep in mind while you are hand chiseling? or certain parts you always carve a certain way for your own comfort or use? thanks for any help you might want to have and if it's already been discussed here let me know and i'll read more of your thread.

also there is a Woodworking 101 thread that Jim Reed started and if you don't know him he's a great guy and i'm sure the guys reading that thread would love to learn how to make a handle if you have some time while you are thawing out.

my bride also made some bread last weekend. i know i won the lottery when my wife showed up and i'm guessing you feel exactly the same way with your Ginny.

cheers

Looks good drives. Top shelf lady to be sure. Would never trade her in. I just fit them to my hand mostly after the shape is general size.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Andy your discovery got me to thinking. I have been meaning to clean up my dad's old framing square for some time but now...........Please add me to the Square Shooters or is Square Anglers?

 

[bolensboneyard]

Check this out.

 

[DynoDave]

Love that!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Wow! Square is so clean it looks like aluminum.

Please don't tell me you have an aluminum tapered square...

The Right Society of Square Angles.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Wow! Square is so clean it looks like aluminum.

Please don't tell me you have an aluminum tapered square...

The Right Society of Square Angles.

NO Andy. I glass bead blasted it then sprayed it with bright manifold paint. It had been plated with some type of thin plate. Probably cadmium. It did bring out the lines. I wanted something thin that would not fill them up as I still plan to use it; just don't want to blast it again in a few weeks.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, your square has come up a treat..

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, your square has come up a treat..

Thanks Steve.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: between you and Andy i'm now looking for all my squares to see if I own any vintage ones. i found a Stanley (made in USA) aluminum one in like new condition cleaning out a 90 year old guy's shed last weekend and it was the same width at the corner.

hope your weather is warming up a bit. we had 2 days in the 60's with sunshine up here which is usually our temps for JUNE so i was able to work outside yesterday in comfort.

have a great day!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: between you and Andy i'm now looking for all my squares to see if I own any vintage ones. i found a Stanley (made in USA) aluminum one in like new condition cleaning out a 90 year old guy's shed last weekend and it was the same width at the corner.

hope your weather is warming up a bit. we had 2 days in the 60's with sunshine up here which is usually our temps for JUNE so i was able to work outside yesterday in comfort.

have a great day!!

drives, another cold spell here so I'm catching up on the little things. Stay in the sun while you can.