tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466464806233086622024-03-27T02:37:37.852-04:00House 173GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comBlogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-1441229813940217532024-03-24T20:51:00.005-04:002024-03-25T22:58:54.438-04:00Pavers For A Rain Barrel <h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Back Yard</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">A Firm Foundation</span></h3><div>Finally, nearly three full months into 2024, we have our first outdoor project of the year. The last outdoor project way back in October when we <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/10/back-porch-exterior-cleanup.html" target="_blank">cleaned up the back porch exterior</a>. It's not a major project, it's not very complicated and it didn't take very long, so you'd think this post wouldn't be very long. But you may know that I sometimes take the simplest of projects and create some of the longest posts - that'll probably end up happening here. So, without further ado, let's get into it.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWVdHRBFDlXbAy4w45PtyBdti9soDkg2DACVigCyP1ClY8aeGd1BiiBmiAcTgk-OEabpLMHalrN4JmlJxe0U7jCrHKRPfWGgrq0CcHKJhaBNL-hhsDGmjyt6vUuGODOa-x_80mWdtR0fc7PGzL0PKqgZvQxrT36XIBTUcvqi7M3Hu8KvusyNuc6K00enX/s1552/20220827_122523~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1164" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWVdHRBFDlXbAy4w45PtyBdti9soDkg2DACVigCyP1ClY8aeGd1BiiBmiAcTgk-OEabpLMHalrN4JmlJxe0U7jCrHKRPfWGgrq0CcHKJhaBNL-hhsDGmjyt6vUuGODOa-x_80mWdtR0fc7PGzL0PKqgZvQxrT36XIBTUcvqi7M3Hu8KvusyNuc6K00enX/w300-h400/20220827_122523~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Bit of Back Story </h3><div>The yards at 173 are rife, with flowers and bushes and plants just about everywhere you look, but not in a sloppy or overcrowded way. This has been a slowly developed passion, nearly three decades in the making! Our very first rain barrel can be seen in this picture taken probably around 1999 or 2000-ish. It was the half barrel type and was originally planned to be a water feature, you know- water plants, maybe a little waterfall. But for whatever reason, the plan changed to rain barrel. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xYkvZ9Yaq5LcSEHIKREl5lp9rXVORBF3SZB8xIOLyHSEfQGHdnX4Uh0pjlPkRY-kvBb63Jcvb9hNX6YS1WCChSCy-1jauX-DHvHFyddSDGqeRTeOMUMGLTC25pxDkkLFJcNXsIXq9AY5MCILIy-9B2QI91pt_QUQ9raHk1OEtucellFncwj0NY0JvSg/s3100/20180523_171157~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="3100" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xYkvZ9Yaq5LcSEHIKREl5lp9rXVORBF3SZB8xIOLyHSEfQGHdnX4Uh0pjlPkRY-kvBb63Jcvb9hNX6YS1WCChSCy-1jauX-DHvHFyddSDGqeRTeOMUMGLTC25pxDkkLFJcNXsIXq9AY5MCILIy-9B2QI91pt_QUQ9raHk1OEtucellFncwj0NY0JvSg/w400-h290/20180523_171157~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It worked out well, but the watering demands grew along with the gardens. We could have lugged a hose around the yard but sometime before 2011, the idea came up to use an old trash can as a second rain barrel. I cut a hole for the water to empty into from the downspout, stapled in a piece of window screen to keep the mosquitoes out, and installed a spigot to control the overflow. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdawzFUBVoi6EGClIV75txWh5zFOXs0Q9OBvHyAkw6pGHXds3M4NuczBHa4JCHW-w7CjYt1V4mVX8mItdAaXath6ofJVmMBDmYNMKnO0jWNu1rhLcGOEW0mIdcKMkx_U_ZcD9SYbomFRFRoCsOge9EL6IvcpXMpJzCQmo0KU_Tt9RcseD8ZGAFuNO4c2I/s1280/85213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdawzFUBVoi6EGClIV75txWh5zFOXs0Q9OBvHyAkw6pGHXds3M4NuczBHa4JCHW-w7CjYt1V4mVX8mItdAaXath6ofJVmMBDmYNMKnO0jWNu1rhLcGOEW0mIdcKMkx_U_ZcD9SYbomFRFRoCsOge9EL6IvcpXMpJzCQmo0KU_Tt9RcseD8ZGAFuNO4c2I/w300-h400/85213.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, with no idea what prompted me back then, sometime in 2020 it dawned on me to check Craigslist to see if anyone was selling a rain barrel. I swear only took a couple minutes and I came across a local lady selling two of them - perfect! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote>When we look deeply into the heart of a flower, we see clouds, sunshine, minerals, time, the earth, and everything else in the cosmos in it. Without clouds there could be no rain, and without rain there would be no flower. — Nhat Hahn</blockquote></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I bought both, but it wasn't 'til spring of '21 that we actually got them into circulation. One of them was placed next to the front porch to collect rain off the front porch roof and because it's in close proximity to a bunch of the bushes and flower beds in the side and front yards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXF-gcHElnF00xQUGNTCOt5JR6O1QlF7IpFofpMeIoYhiz-cG2vKg4diMYAsuMxr8-EJokhMtVWU5lD2WOuh9zQfq0sO62cOGaV4MTYFe_22-Df-6NOJ6WNa8Y5Q7anLCxFntfGopd-klOF1SyhS85p2DIryTdmUnwfNSgGZ18j5fws7WZf7a9V8C6jyG/s4624/20220827_122523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXF-gcHElnF00xQUGNTCOt5JR6O1QlF7IpFofpMeIoYhiz-cG2vKg4diMYAsuMxr8-EJokhMtVWU5lD2WOuh9zQfq0sO62cOGaV4MTYFe_22-Df-6NOJ6WNa8Y5Q7anLCxFntfGopd-klOF1SyhS85p2DIryTdmUnwfNSgGZ18j5fws7WZf7a9V8C6jyG/w300-h400/20220827_122523.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other is in the back yard next to the carport and services the vegetable garden and, with the old trash can rain barrel, helps with the back yard flower beds and bushes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwqDO01yWRqMDLWVFCqNLV2JTBUC4AbOYf9zmmscP8uZzwGJzW2F96mE0mXF5SXZYIE2_FU22R7cw0nEbR3O-HZhdcZ5H08xIiNGEyq8FMjuDL4EnhbFGQtEvZCxXp8U7xepttLmeXmSS-eUnP30mJYTwp6ercdyBXBh_umzqLjPywa7tDeKrg03Ol7mW/s4624/20230708_101551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwqDO01yWRqMDLWVFCqNLV2JTBUC4AbOYf9zmmscP8uZzwGJzW2F96mE0mXF5SXZYIE2_FU22R7cw0nEbR3O-HZhdcZ5H08xIiNGEyq8FMjuDL4EnhbFGQtEvZCxXp8U7xepttLmeXmSS-eUnP30mJYTwp6ercdyBXBh_umzqLjPywa7tDeKrg03Ol7mW/w300-h400/20230708_101551.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And just for fun - sometimes the rain barrels serve other functions like a vegetable stand... not really - I just like the picture!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqap4LGgvywYG1bGbcQqwxeGAdGNHebfjK8IkZ3Au-liQywpKLgnDaN6K3ioADSgLOTov0sIaUVzbSVCphRWjj2wpIpTha7UM9Q6be0Sq2xWxuF76NVmxBZAdAJi3a-8TqjeeKbLKvIp1oGu0Y14iL_31rRI6_XJ5-HV63n67m7t3g7pQWnMRQ8ANJet2J/s4238/20220828_084345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4238" data-original-width="3178" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqap4LGgvywYG1bGbcQqwxeGAdGNHebfjK8IkZ3Au-liQywpKLgnDaN6K3ioADSgLOTov0sIaUVzbSVCphRWjj2wpIpTha7UM9Q6be0Sq2xWxuF76NVmxBZAdAJi3a-8TqjeeKbLKvIp1oGu0Y14iL_31rRI6_XJ5-HV63n67m7t3g7pQWnMRQ8ANJet2J/w300-h400/20220828_084345.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>A small collection of March posts over the years</font></b><br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2014/03/the-laundry-room-celing-hopefully-never_23.html" target="_blank">The Laundry Room Ceiling Goes Up</a> - March 2014<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2015/03/made-at-173-dining-room-table-partial_22.html" target="_blank">Partial Reveal of the Dining Room Table</a> - March 2015<br />✤ Made at 173:<a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/03/made-at-173-hand-plane-rack.html" target="_blank"> A Hand Plane Rack</a> - March 2020<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/03/the-plant-stand_12.html" target="_blank">The Plant Stand</a> - March 2016<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Here's on from April 2016 - <a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/04/i-tried-to-resist-immediate_24.html" target="_blank">I tried to resist immediate gratification</a></font></p></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Finally - To the Point</h3><div><div>And now, at long last, we come to the purpose of this entire post period. It was in the spring of '23 we noticed that the rain barrel by the carport was beginning to tilt backwards, ever so slightly. So I was at Lowe's one day and I had an idea so I picked up four pavers to match the ones we've used with other projects (which I'll post about sometime). I don't know why we didn't get around to setting those pavers... oh yes, I do...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/06/tunnels-and-trails-at-173.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUwJfCLDV8WtyvpcSpIOwvKUZ1tSgOB9fQc-fVuzXovZBUqd6rahCz52nxcSo3Y5XVUBk4sOVRGoV3l0id3kHFaYt6sNG2eJr04dOi-j8-YaGhtocNUP9wegq6mbaORWwUQd37bwe0wsiWriNKThJVqBOa-Mk5v0y6279V2K1evH0ftP7EIHdM6k7Lfc6/w309-h400/20220630_182450_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reason we didn't end up putting the pavers in place last year was because, at the time that I bought the pavers, the barrel was full of water and in no time at all we were in the midst of summer. So, it just became one of those situations where we'd just wait until the next opportunity which turned out to be last week. The first thing we did when we got started on this little project was to put the base in place, just to get a sense of positioning and how big of an area we would need to dig.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm04Da9HgKzOeq3FTH-RkumF0RA-jG2QEVHz9NfxytLuEFYS8w9wHTNmCt_MX382pUXcl22nQr8eDfPjC_lWnK_LLHiVBVtwEc0lwpXETrRM3L4l6cBrJ6T1XKsukkJCIQOqWDyi0YJPbPpv_W8Zf3QjNlzslsAnQTP8DUkfAZLVKlWtiSboBUPKWfmpn3/s3883/20240316_114036-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="2957" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm04Da9HgKzOeq3FTH-RkumF0RA-jG2QEVHz9NfxytLuEFYS8w9wHTNmCt_MX382pUXcl22nQr8eDfPjC_lWnK_LLHiVBVtwEc0lwpXETrRM3L4l6cBrJ6T1XKsukkJCIQOqWDyi0YJPbPpv_W8Zf3QjNlzslsAnQTP8DUkfAZLVKlWtiSboBUPKWfmpn3/w305-h400/20240316_114036-01.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once that was done, we laid out the pavers very loosely in the area just to get a sense of how to position them in the yard, and how close to the carport it would need to be.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSXQs7uhDmDbKyzTEr71iiwHyInOoVziR4CUMBoQVVgkH0zUr2tD_8pbk8EfC-gatk72J41CAJYaA5WYLF6hOH6aVyRUz_4lPHbeixNcbu3Pjr-czNFzYY_nrob_L9BUBdSoWjDIVkS8sDwI131dcptbsl1H8e_3V3HUDeFJUi2-0B2vSloOMktLTVlR3/s4624/20240316_115812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSXQs7uhDmDbKyzTEr71iiwHyInOoVziR4CUMBoQVVgkH0zUr2tD_8pbk8EfC-gatk72J41CAJYaA5WYLF6hOH6aVyRUz_4lPHbeixNcbu3Pjr-czNFzYY_nrob_L9BUBdSoWjDIVkS8sDwI131dcptbsl1H8e_3V3HUDeFJUi2-0B2vSloOMktLTVlR3/w300-h400/20240316_115812.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I gotta tell you I'm shocked how much dirt had to be dug up for this little spot. As you can see, we only went down maybe six inches at the most and pulled out an entire wheelbarrow full of dirt. I know - that's not a lot of dirt, it was just more than I would have thought!<div>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0XbDtAjl6axPH02cUbYtqLJjDDoZ34R8Kgvgt_t5ND_O54gq4viF4Z6EipSA65zED8LnDkmL3pyTaiZu2W_ImuIJG2c7rxnqjMMmmwFy-ycLXd_kEgQdRQ8Lxj-O8qtPkATkaPmiWfdS2QOY3csqdbovJja3VTiDti1Rf-JhRRUVQNIC8c1ELAWTsUBw/s3749/20240316_121432-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3749" data-original-width="2811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0XbDtAjl6axPH02cUbYtqLJjDDoZ34R8Kgvgt_t5ND_O54gq4viF4Z6EipSA65zED8LnDkmL3pyTaiZu2W_ImuIJG2c7rxnqjMMmmwFy-ycLXd_kEgQdRQ8Lxj-O8qtPkATkaPmiWfdS2QOY3csqdbovJja3VTiDti1Rf-JhRRUVQNIC8c1ELAWTsUBw/w300-h400/20240316_121432-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that it was very simple. First we laid down some patio gravel, I think they call it, and leveled that off. Then a bag and a half of leveling sand and - just like that - the project was done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu81DeVZByU3geqAyz46ZHPhKbC-DB3rhfiJwR_QO9loElG3UFKEKXp5DfIvkGWXhlMIeCVY4a-049gWXnQWH5JaVeBc8MSTNepySvrHM0Db7OBDG-yeHHAFvBTx38uh0mf9B4WpRjeuL4jhPkk3pIFeSvmzhR8JAQE-W1bp98VwtxSmUoiJ7tyw0tM7q/s3462/20240316_133212-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3462" data-original-width="2597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu81DeVZByU3geqAyz46ZHPhKbC-DB3rhfiJwR_QO9loElG3UFKEKXp5DfIvkGWXhlMIeCVY4a-049gWXnQWH5JaVeBc8MSTNepySvrHM0Db7OBDG-yeHHAFvBTx38uh0mf9B4WpRjeuL4jhPkk3pIFeSvmzhR8JAQE-W1bp98VwtxSmUoiJ7tyw0tM7q/w300-h400/20240316_133212-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here it is all ready for summer 2024 and I think we're taking bets on how fast it takes the grass to fill in the extra soil you see around the pavers. I'm thinking probably by June we'll have grass there and it'll look like these little these pavers had always been there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgOKE-iMneVsThqKg3YKIoavrNLbaSHMim-F2I7ohEbW338uw5S3MA1TEYiJrwd-lCqnB2WzlWU2ulooV8nVDdSo7vQgt_oBtlJYHDL9LQZ8JZM7IXIE_mHw92e6mEb1Dkk5DwK-T-doffcFJXj9eSzJrnYAtq8g9jlxAOKMk4MZT2tN56lqm3BsBCLie/s4624/20240316_170249.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgOKE-iMneVsThqKg3YKIoavrNLbaSHMim-F2I7ohEbW338uw5S3MA1TEYiJrwd-lCqnB2WzlWU2ulooV8nVDdSo7vQgt_oBtlJYHDL9LQZ8JZM7IXIE_mHw92e6mEb1Dkk5DwK-T-doffcFJXj9eSzJrnYAtq8g9jlxAOKMk4MZT2tN56lqm3BsBCLie/w300-h400/20240316_170249.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so that does it for the first outdoor project of 2024. I think the post took longer to write than the project itself took to complete. But again, that's just the way I roll. Hey, thanks for stopping by and - we'll see you next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTMT4uWF0-E/XxIxO5kbJjI/AAAAAAABPGM/9fTA9Iu5oag0cM0R7srCKf32Lb5Cekf8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w142-h83/George%2BSig.jpg" width="142" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-27531777922119282572024-03-17T10:58:00.002-04:002024-03-25T22:59:47.894-04:00$20 Tool Haul<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Ramblings</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sometimes Life's About Timing</span></h3><div>The thing about not having a project going on the house is that I find myself looking for little projects to tinker with over the winter. Such was the case last weekend when I went to <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a> just to browse like I usually do, and found out that life is indeed...all about timing. Let's get into it.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v9QdUa-KhSfakrFJpmYJq1PLOuht7BAXhExW_7S8vN_sJZL0A6VQ9SHSwNhZ9bvqQtsdjECJvCK2AjYWME4XgQNDRMgn3kuBD1cqEGUFZ5ZUftDTp9X6Aqcyfbn7I6AjXB9aKuBkA667oevB-dnV7nasyL7Jbq8gPlavZNO-AF13bj8PluKbOEV9H3pC/s1625/20240309_125849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v9QdUa-KhSfakrFJpmYJq1PLOuht7BAXhExW_7S8vN_sJZL0A6VQ9SHSwNhZ9bvqQtsdjECJvCK2AjYWME4XgQNDRMgn3kuBD1cqEGUFZ5ZUftDTp9X6Aqcyfbn7I6AjXB9aKuBkA667oevB-dnV7nasyL7Jbq8gPlavZNO-AF13bj8PluKbOEV9H3pC/w300-h400/20240309_125849.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Timing </h3><div>There I was, an early Saturday morning visitor to The Tool Box and just finishing up browsing for about 10 minutes, and chatting with the old Coast Guard veterans running the place. Just as I was pulling out $2 to pay for a 50-cent knife sharpener, and a $1 multi-head screwdriver (something like this)...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdvvIjKZMMwwk96pyZeMbg-EKT5VMvFxT93jnx3YjMMa6yi0urs3FwEEuVoAiiRF1gGi-xklB4xzzxJxJGQ1XQ28XXXm-HJzL_PjxDxIZVe9-bxQ8lU7dYMc2ivVZu4iAgtFwE2twkv5BhM8Ptxgcjp-iQtze42N1pq5DuAwlufNCZ6-EKEB-k_ojvk5l/s1303/Screenshot_20240314_211239_Chrome-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="964" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdvvIjKZMMwwk96pyZeMbg-EKT5VMvFxT93jnx3YjMMa6yi0urs3FwEEuVoAiiRF1gGi-xklB4xzzxJxJGQ1XQ28XXXm-HJzL_PjxDxIZVe9-bxQ8lU7dYMc2ivVZu4iAgtFwE2twkv5BhM8Ptxgcjp-iQtze42N1pq5DuAwlufNCZ6-EKEB-k_ojvk5l/w296-h400/Screenshot_20240314_211239_Chrome-01.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...something caught my eye. Outside the store window, an SUV pulled up and a family of 3 popped out. In a wink, they opened the hatch of the SUV and started to pull out...wait for it...tool boxes!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXZY6qpdy0ixTZ356ZvscYlFM5dC-sXPyb9C90vERZ42af8bqlWgKcnpDVN9zbIeGADbh5dOIT3Oq26InO3E6nHuGNKlbe3v-lB_hc-vVLJEMpj7F8bWsMhYYUrZ4P9OtY2Xkeg0mFoCnbonk-m5gTOTKlO1yw9OAE-ms_lSRxdJWZKSoA5myccGJetnj/s4624/20240309_125752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXZY6qpdy0ixTZ356ZvscYlFM5dC-sXPyb9C90vERZ42af8bqlWgKcnpDVN9zbIeGADbh5dOIT3Oq26InO3E6nHuGNKlbe3v-lB_hc-vVLJEMpj7F8bWsMhYYUrZ4P9OtY2Xkeg0mFoCnbonk-m5gTOTKlO1yw9OAE-ms_lSRxdJWZKSoA5myccGJetnj/w300-h400/20240309_125752.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Booty (git yer mind outta the gutter!)</h3><div>Without skipping a beat I told ol' popeye behind the counter that maybe I'd wait a couple minutes before checking out. In a flash, our hero family deposited two beautiful tool boxes and three large plastic totes, took their donation receipt and faxed away into memory. Anxious, but not wanting to be rude, I waited until they left before I and two pretenders swooped down on the fresh carion!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote>People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that. - <i>Eddie Huang</i></blockquote><i></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>While the others headed for the totes, I knealt beside those boxes. The first box just had a few odds and ends, but the other a Waterloo, had a nice assortment of had tools. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHpAlFnDQGP01XuDmDw6BR2pvAfEYeBTPQT9qSq3IWk-tAaF9G-BC2zHc0DuHPjVU18svKeHZyYBW7FCRWud_Ol_pMUsxkstFrL2m0h-uqWXoNAsQAeHP1hQOtusbRZxh0OgvIOzdpTs6l2aR_svdNj4v0cO9DGG4pCawTwasjbztGOggd_ABqbiqNoS_/s4624/20240309_125817.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHpAlFnDQGP01XuDmDw6BR2pvAfEYeBTPQT9qSq3IWk-tAaF9G-BC2zHc0DuHPjVU18svKeHZyYBW7FCRWud_Ol_pMUsxkstFrL2m0h-uqWXoNAsQAeHP1hQOtusbRZxh0OgvIOzdpTs6l2aR_svdNj4v0cO9DGG4pCawTwasjbztGOggd_ABqbiqNoS_/w300-h400/20240309_125817.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nicholas Sulentic founded Waterloo Valve Spring Compressor Co. in 1922 in Waterloo, Ontario. The company prospered and diversified from making tools to tool chests. The company was renamed Waterloo Industries in 1967 and became a successful tool storage manufacturer, with retail and industrial customers such as Sears (Craftsman brand), Lowe's, and Cornwell.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/07/carport-second-time-around_3.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzComb1-2YAk927urxBMzaOc2mniHvWZCUq0_5hK32ieI_c9XbYUXr6qOpcPVX8B4ufa3ODsgnk8BHOAyQR6aK-wJHXQJzbPci-ksoeDOYHylS89VBTTR0wdrR0hId4VkI8Im9DUqyhywEJSc5kwnvzPRsAK9S4fO1JAItkdkyctzDMHQbNJrFubbq8nM/s320/20240203_225537_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Such a sweet assortment, a Perfect Handle ball peen hammer, screwdrivers, sockets and so much more!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnkV3yDm_zSfX4EucvV5A9mXnkw3emQKLuPWoq5Q5peAI5gEDLkyK_OvhvfhG8kvCiDcGfNxfvLRa26FHsJL8iN8xCBBJgagHEbvpMJcMUwch8BxAye1Z1PU-9izZa9TfYtZMU90w7crknfMDwuxZrfnIBZm2VXnYC7V08AfRueDIQJ8pxcjwwYYzFtCi/s4624/20240309_125901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnkV3yDm_zSfX4EucvV5A9mXnkw3emQKLuPWoq5Q5peAI5gEDLkyK_OvhvfhG8kvCiDcGfNxfvLRa26FHsJL8iN8xCBBJgagHEbvpMJcMUwch8BxAye1Z1PU-9izZa9TfYtZMU90w7crknfMDwuxZrfnIBZm2VXnYC7V08AfRueDIQJ8pxcjwwYYzFtCi/w300-h400/20240309_125901.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was such a variety of tools, I knew instantly that I wanted the tool box - tools and all. I offered told the old Coastie that the box and it's contents probably amounted to more than a $20 value but that was all the cash in hand - he said, "It's yours!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8RCVEhgweU9Vv8d5qO2OfOa7FvNYBLYgEbeRthsPn-dxkxlWjFZlWQio6-rCRfsBm6NiddrX1uvxHZDi52UpgW8q-B5x-J-s1HhJ5MwNn_DtfCFUn9pCCf-H5nS4ZumfbyYpx-olxPaALBeqhZGSeVWfnesqMT_fP7PDkTd4aFNf8XzpUfzme-mJu5fU/s4624/20240309_131414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8RCVEhgweU9Vv8d5qO2OfOa7FvNYBLYgEbeRthsPn-dxkxlWjFZlWQio6-rCRfsBm6NiddrX1uvxHZDi52UpgW8q-B5x-J-s1HhJ5MwNn_DtfCFUn9pCCf-H5nS4ZumfbyYpx-olxPaALBeqhZGSeVWfnesqMT_fP7PDkTd4aFNf8XzpUfzme-mJu5fU/w300-h400/20240309_131414.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So he figured out the price point including taxes so it would amount to that lonely Jackson in my pocket. That's how these guys are. I thanked him and told him that if there turned out to be anything of significant value I'd give pay up a bit next time I stopped by. He waved me off.</div><div><h3>SubHead </h3><div>So here I am got the toolbox home. Took everything out. Looked it over period period everything was in very good shape. One thing I thought was really cool. Was the boxes that you've seen in? The pictures above and below here are the top and bottom of the old packaging for english leather Cologne period so these boxes are actually of that old wood and are in really great shape. Period</div></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLQwrOFIKFQE0avtGvItOeVcvoaoCCY9cCmVBYP3O5e9yKf4XfAfSzEUUYLk0KPOVySrGihwQSp7pBCx1ApM9fRvIHBepuGwdvRIRfqDjLI5m75mA-rZNNq4DA7kOlp6aA5y7z1I7LQ02x9H_UuY-Br_-n52gy3Qgf4yN-kwpdDqVxBeXm8_GY5uuRrur/s4102/20240309_130004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4102" data-original-width="3076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLQwrOFIKFQE0avtGvItOeVcvoaoCCY9cCmVBYP3O5e9yKf4XfAfSzEUUYLk0KPOVySrGihwQSp7pBCx1ApM9fRvIHBepuGwdvRIRfqDjLI5m75mA-rZNNq4DA7kOlp6aA5y7z1I7LQ02x9H_UuY-Br_-n52gy3Qgf4yN-kwpdDqVxBeXm8_GY5uuRrur/w300-h400/20240309_130004.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there were some tools that I didn't have. Including an adjustable wrench, which was which is now the largest adjustable branch that I have so that was exciting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlqrPU-pCyGp_H44vAed4OmJQMeQJoUng-RPBuZ-D2-CbyZ1BAGvsO2as4DMASWVFd-Wua6Lx0aLGfHQgA94IX5JEcnyMR1mNLahZjpU2aJbccRKERjnIgO3hCah6Pvv2ZbWvs0OasvpDEOg80KdnacB5IvXPft3pYVa4-wxy4JrgbZjn_i6-wtw0VuPy/s2222/20240309_131414~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlqrPU-pCyGp_H44vAed4OmJQMeQJoUng-RPBuZ-D2-CbyZ1BAGvsO2as4DMASWVFd-Wua6Lx0aLGfHQgA94IX5JEcnyMR1mNLahZjpU2aJbccRKERjnIgO3hCah6Pvv2ZbWvs0OasvpDEOg80KdnacB5IvXPft3pYVa4-wxy4JrgbZjn_i6-wtw0VuPy/w300-h400/20240309_131414~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few of the tools were bit grimy so I threw them in that purple cleaner for a couple days. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSd3W6yNPZgsRzuzi9oSlLQUoiQ6MrSZnUtFXaBrQub_oM6IVehKzQFkUWh6yKIegC71exwYB0Gkv6lU2-BkPw1-1HRN0bdw4m-KEhMjCvE-D1q4twylWiNIPo1VPohr6S0r_OAZ2Qd2LgcVJEbxdwRQV3SYqSz_wsfob5mFwmYsbI2CPRQ176tfGIxHd/s4624/20240309_215430-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSd3W6yNPZgsRzuzi9oSlLQUoiQ6MrSZnUtFXaBrQub_oM6IVehKzQFkUWh6yKIegC71exwYB0Gkv6lU2-BkPw1-1HRN0bdw4m-KEhMjCvE-D1q4twylWiNIPo1VPohr6S0r_OAZ2Qd2LgcVJEbxdwRQV3SYqSz_wsfob5mFwmYsbI2CPRQ176tfGIxHd/w300-h400/20240309_215430-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Because these tools are in such good shape, it's not likely I'll have to do any restorations. Being the case, you'll likely only see them again in future posts as incidental to some random project here at 173. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4AzgbAy0YOcdQjvxxDOZVfDMKXH9r8-xKNyTGuXQ2-YIaGvJcEiGu9Wkl9kUGMLOcn60EcaR41jZcyq-mF4b3NsiDSAvbBrLMoUJqZ6Obciw8WZu0QB0ihh0eEom4kAcKInN4kFrYQ17JEuqV0ZDMBS3DxGwqeBy6dqS4bwFDeUWYFA5Q898gBGjsG7-/s4624/20240317_101808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4AzgbAy0YOcdQjvxxDOZVfDMKXH9r8-xKNyTGuXQ2-YIaGvJcEiGu9Wkl9kUGMLOcn60EcaR41jZcyq-mF4b3NsiDSAvbBrLMoUJqZ6Obciw8WZu0QB0ihh0eEom4kAcKInN4kFrYQ17JEuqV0ZDMBS3DxGwqeBy6dqS4bwFDeUWYFA5Q898gBGjsG7-/w300-h400/20240317_101808.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And that's the story of how I picked up a very nice tool box and a bunch of random hand tools for $20. Hey, thanks for stopping by - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTMT4uWF0-E/XxIxO5kbJjI/AAAAAAABPGM/9fTA9Iu5oag0cM0R7srCKf32Lb5Cekf8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w142-h83/George%2BSig.jpg" width="142" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-64539554213239298962024-02-24T19:50:00.001-05:002024-02-24T20:08:57.132-05:00Kraeuter Linesman Pliers<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">1380-8 (8 Inch)</span></h3><div>Sometimes things just happen out of the blue. Take for instance, those times you might have gone to the market just to grab some chips, but on the way there you ran into a ballgame at the park and spent the next three hours cheering for both team because, well, you really didn't know anyone playing. Fun time had, just out of the blue! I said all that to say today's post is about a tool that came out of the blue! Let's get into it.</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5irWpnvY9FtwQtv5fCvmKREZ5-tTjAPQv2iMp8vL7504DCEN8M8MwDoLgVBnp5mmlAP4sZGYpU3-mqhZzr82ocu-dI_yPu-oLYTHUN2HenhtHbltTikMlzNrZwUMOIDgx0SHfUdAO3ZYlbknpV02E8DC_a_F9JGfgfsWeKYeMbIWkv7JxParOto_lT07/s1750/20240220_220214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5irWpnvY9FtwQtv5fCvmKREZ5-tTjAPQv2iMp8vL7504DCEN8M8MwDoLgVBnp5mmlAP4sZGYpU3-mqhZzr82ocu-dI_yPu-oLYTHUN2HenhtHbltTikMlzNrZwUMOIDgx0SHfUdAO3ZYlbknpV02E8DC_a_F9JGfgfsWeKYeMbIWkv7JxParOto_lT07/w300-h400/20240220_220214.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">What Have We Here? </h3><div>Last Saturday I made a quick trip to <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a> just to take a quick look around. Among a couple other things, I picked up a beautiful pair of linesman pliers. There was very little rust, but they we well-patinaed, and the jaws were in absolutely perfect condition! But the best part was, peeling off the $1.00 price tag revealed these pliers were Kraeuters!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tZ6zw4zYRHJczEvL0n_GSmSSeOhMbay_U7bC0sY9dYGc7-dOUnc_mc4UbGqiSp9hG4e62_hjlX4ty5iFlGXigcI7bHRyqEcwHm-3me1Ir42pQcEbjmDS3G-sJ24zpaB6UB0F7pL5mO4ongjEcY6wFJPU_nUwYJOhVD1OVVoBoHSkzSrpxBmYC9P36dpQ/s4624/20240218_141540.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tZ6zw4zYRHJczEvL0n_GSmSSeOhMbay_U7bC0sY9dYGc7-dOUnc_mc4UbGqiSp9hG4e62_hjlX4ty5iFlGXigcI7bHRyqEcwHm-3me1Ir42pQcEbjmDS3G-sJ24zpaB6UB0F7pL5mO4ongjEcY6wFJPU_nUwYJOhVD1OVVoBoHSkzSrpxBmYC9P36dpQ/w300-h400/20240218_141540.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, that may not mean much, but Kraeuter tools were the bee's knees in their heyday, and I've always wanted a Kraeuter. The problem was, I was never willing to pay the prices this old brand pulls down in the used tool market. Imagine my glee when I removed that price tag - a pair of Kraeuters - out of the blue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote>I am a lineman for the county<br />And I drive the main road<br />Searchin' in the sun for another overload<br /><br />I hear you singing in the wire<br />I can hear you through the whine<br />And the Wichita lineman<br />Is still on the line - Glenn Campbell, <i>Wichita Lineman</i>, 1968</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>Anyway, these are 8" linesman pliers, the largest in my stable I believe! And, based on the logo and the "Newark, NJ" stamp, and according to internet sources, these pliers are from roughly 1930.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw5rvTaK2AibFCa8dHcup5u60_ppqyAvyy3JZXg2PnSLa0vm_3q3sooUPTLvYHJw8Qk4fyVFqbzo36fYt361ju-y7iMsYC54tkMTVuJHj1egd3s-Gv_ZL8WqQ7dEPdc6WiVYFDWA4eMRnneMBLm1UHmLMcUDxjKgFm3jGY_ZdRdPudkj8qhh1s_OoN6fx/s4624/20240218_141422.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw5rvTaK2AibFCa8dHcup5u60_ppqyAvyy3JZXg2PnSLa0vm_3q3sooUPTLvYHJw8Qk4fyVFqbzo36fYt361ju-y7iMsYC54tkMTVuJHj1egd3s-Gv_ZL8WqQ7dEPdc6WiVYFDWA4eMRnneMBLm1UHmLMcUDxjKgFm3jGY_ZdRdPudkj8qhh1s_OoN6fx/w300-h400/20240218_141422.heic" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The K-Diamond Line </h3></div><div>Let me tell you a little about this company, Oh, and for the sake of transparency, this history of the once-king Kraeuter is derived from the <i>Alloy Artifacts </i>website. Kraeuter & Company was founded by August Kraeuter, a German immigrant who came to America in 1859 at 22 years of age. By 1864 Kraeuter was in the partnership of Heuschkel, Kraeuter & Company, and by 1869 with Foerster & Kraeuter. Finally, in 1878 Kraeuter began his own business manufacturing tools. The company's earliest products were primarily machinists' tools such as calipers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQDWPUK8cP5PeIoaK-igrFVnGgRmgocgAFrM_53GQD6pI1gRo9Sr_tZ0FwYJgrJZIxMfDuBoaXJeyfi9q6z8mpll_z8Xe7-EwQ6J7Vj4GO_hexVQrMJz4KGFEKS1HFrAL1sQnY5ES8Ydp13HUyeBoPiXhefgt6NieDzbrrKnRhJ5FM5UJ2guWQMW5GIi4/s1392/content.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="958" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQDWPUK8cP5PeIoaK-igrFVnGgRmgocgAFrM_53GQD6pI1gRo9Sr_tZ0FwYJgrJZIxMfDuBoaXJeyfi9q6z8mpll_z8Xe7-EwQ6J7Vj4GO_hexVQrMJz4KGFEKS1HFrAL1sQnY5ES8Ydp13HUyeBoPiXhefgt6NieDzbrrKnRhJ5FM5UJ2guWQMW5GIi4/w275-h400/content.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1902 August Kraeuter sold the business to Arthur A. Kraeuter, his eldest son. And by 1939 Kraeuter had introduced the "K- Diamond" line of economy tools, a selection of popular styles produced with simpler finishes to allow lower prices. The 1939 catalog shows that the K-Diamond line had already adopted the circular marking style by that time. </div><div><br /></div><div><h3>De-Pitting</h3><div>That title sounds a little like something you'd do with fresh cherries when getting ready (for anyone but me) to bake a pie. But, alas, the only thing <i>really </i>wrong with these pliers was that both faces had some pitting.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjehp06jwSwf7NGxGfglSWY_ASar_nTGXvtuai4mCSXW77RPyjfSWvF5KNTV7dXROSTRcSslpH5JfyLX4vpNmEBJlmaIXfTctBQd1D0zxG_0WGQO5EUDTM5Kr4TuV-q8jdQ1Wsxt6kHaoIBSbXHMn8flhddIZI6nMBZyV_7k5iGJZdyvUczjjsUFLd872w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjehp06jwSwf7NGxGfglSWY_ASar_nTGXvtuai4mCSXW77RPyjfSWvF5KNTV7dXROSTRcSslpH5JfyLX4vpNmEBJlmaIXfTctBQd1D0zxG_0WGQO5EUDTM5Kr4TuV-q8jdQ1Wsxt6kHaoIBSbXHMn8flhddIZI6nMBZyV_7k5iGJZdyvUczjjsUFLd872w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course this made absolutely no impact on the pliers' ability to function - it was just a matter of aesthetics. But I figured, what the heck. So, on a 20⁰ day I clamped the pliers to <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/08/garden-bench-restoration-2022.html" target="_blank">the garden bench</a>...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHXBixCeJsIsg59sP0vyagA1xg2TUEgiU43KK8XoU_34QRsrWCyWDLiWSCVLhyFUrgQRdB0v0DnJeAZkHI9MHlWuVsImag6Ecu6yq7K8e4t-B3RjwXBps3HNLvz4mZqTFFS6_-dSxq5_43TG1smv4ujSb6a0z5a1pQ-iI407lpjZqGKdcHdFYfO-s6jOe/s3923/20240219_075807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3923" data-original-width="2942" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHXBixCeJsIsg59sP0vyagA1xg2TUEgiU43KK8XoU_34QRsrWCyWDLiWSCVLhyFUrgQRdB0v0DnJeAZkHI9MHlWuVsImag6Ecu6yq7K8e4t-B3RjwXBps3HNLvz4mZqTFFS6_-dSxq5_43TG1smv4ujSb6a0z5a1pQ-iI407lpjZqGKdcHdFYfO-s6jOe/w300-h400/20240219_075807.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b>Some of my linesman pliers:</b><br />✤<a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/09/dads-barcalo-linesman-pliers.html" target="_blank"> Dad's Linesman Pliers</a> - September 2023<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/10/tool-storage-and-workbench-tool-board.html" target="_blank">Tool Storage and the Tool Board</a>- October 2021<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/03/my-linemans-pliers.html" target="_blank">My Lineman's Pliers</a>- March 2021<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/09/wards-linesman-pliers-refurb.html" target="_blank">Wards Linesman Pliers Refurb</a> - September 2021<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Now, a random post! <a href="https://www.house173.com/2018/10/hallways-yet-another-hallway-detail.html?m=1" target="_blank">Yet Another Hallway Detail</a></font></p></div><div>And went at both faces with a worn out 40 grit sanding disc in the angle grinder. I was very careful around the logo and the rest of the stamping because I didn't want to remove the ol' Kraeuter identification. That left it with a few remaining pits, but nothing major.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNgMdxN9HPvNEF2iww9ZteMUUfrcVujboBDhah6q3QN-YELpXwJGdaGapmnl78PwwOhZ8vuALHoRk1twqUnTJ_6vU6PmIhKjOWk6ThoIVH0puiAYIS_NEF0e0cfjTqZRG77wecDWfKUlmbRFcIVnytgNJL4HN1BY5LBFvfoFpfvnUT7_bzMPz3wEv02QZ/s4624/20240219_080129.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNgMdxN9HPvNEF2iww9ZteMUUfrcVujboBDhah6q3QN-YELpXwJGdaGapmnl78PwwOhZ8vuALHoRk1twqUnTJ_6vU6PmIhKjOWk6ThoIVH0puiAYIS_NEF0e0cfjTqZRG77wecDWfKUlmbRFcIVnytgNJL4HN1BY5LBFvfoFpfvnUT7_bzMPz3wEv02QZ/w300-h400/20240219_080129.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Final Touch </h3><div>I mentioned earlier that these pliers were in pretty nice condition, and it was clear the the handles were <a href="https://buntyllc.com/blueing/" target="_blank">blued </a>and the bluing was in very nice shape. The only problem is, in my enthusiasm to restore these pliers, the soak in Evaporust and the cleanup after, made the original bluing quite spotty. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1LSjo7Y7UIlDp0LvnaDBUHPPeKDKxijCFnxRa4kkqTNFsL88dHRGkV6OO1vqxZpu_yMIX3OU5UofRal5dhLsVjggbDddJuKZpg2xMk0t50eqLmft203uJWPXRnubReiQ9UbcFOska_sJC_y8w3JL60ksw65eZJwAyat3G_thGryUmQKnMLhgsZ2-SgiN/s4624/20240219_123337.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1LSjo7Y7UIlDp0LvnaDBUHPPeKDKxijCFnxRa4kkqTNFsL88dHRGkV6OO1vqxZpu_yMIX3OU5UofRal5dhLsVjggbDddJuKZpg2xMk0t50eqLmft203uJWPXRnubReiQ9UbcFOska_sJC_y8w3JL60ksw65eZJwAyat3G_thGryUmQKnMLhgsZ2-SgiN/w300-h400/20240219_123337.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, after a really good cleanup and sanding, I went to the handles with <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Cold%20Bluing" target="_blank">cold-bluing</a> solution and some light oil...</div></div><div><br /></div><blockquote>The "hot" process is an alkali salt solution using potassium nitrite or sodium nitrate and sodium hydroxide, referred to as "traditional caustic black", that is typically done at an elevated temperature, 135 to 155 °C (275 to 311 °F). This method was adopted by larger firearm companies for large scale, more economical bluing. It does provide good rust resistance, which is improved with oil. - <i>Wikipedia</i></blockquote><i></i><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdPebcZGRZz5SantJPWbqcTSTWSDYXyqOQdGVmELtabHnZA0QqQsrkuIU24ngxu7yf1wvMN2BYM4vjYLT3JA1JUGPSO_y_-L9T_BDLIhq57vrucS6TlKuw5T0I2y5Lb7TA0SkU5kfC2COQ1AtYTzbpZbJylfzyU4GlCtbCe-8XE1624JcVUi45-HyMPsV/s3511/20240219_125738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="2633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdPebcZGRZz5SantJPWbqcTSTWSDYXyqOQdGVmELtabHnZA0QqQsrkuIU24ngxu7yf1wvMN2BYM4vjYLT3JA1JUGPSO_y_-L9T_BDLIhq57vrucS6TlKuw5T0I2y5Lb7TA0SkU5kfC2COQ1AtYTzbpZbJylfzyU4GlCtbCe-8XE1624JcVUi45-HyMPsV/w300-h400/20240219_125738.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While cold-bluing doesn't do quite as nice a job as "hot" bluing, it does a really nice job. The difference is the cold-bluing process only takes a few minutes, while hot-bluing is a whole process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnb0EAkTXbKayVc7qAe9EUDL0UF2lxWQKLkKU-rsC-GmsbYTzRa7sOYJqGfjqEz7jsG_8k1Ilt4yzo9nahUjzABsM7T8aVIe1jUhDcEBf9OKE8KJ_pVVvfW3Bhp-GA_-XgnRrOzhxlUWfXqhP_vQ1T-XFJzjmYLUgdRqDGfRZ9Hv2hNELVrxY24EU1pZp/s2011/20240219_080129~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="1508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnb0EAkTXbKayVc7qAe9EUDL0UF2lxWQKLkKU-rsC-GmsbYTzRa7sOYJqGfjqEz7jsG_8k1Ilt4yzo9nahUjzABsM7T8aVIe1jUhDcEBf9OKE8KJ_pVVvfW3Bhp-GA_-XgnRrOzhxlUWfXqhP_vQ1T-XFJzjmYLUgdRqDGfRZ9Hv2hNELVrxY24EU1pZp/w300-h400/20240219_080129~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And just like that, out of the blue, I have a nice looking pair of Kraeuter linesman pliers for $1.00 plus maybe 5¢ worth of cold-bluing solution, so..$1.05! Gotta love it! Hey - thanks for stopping by and..see ya' next time! </div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-46302630764715245632024-02-16T21:59:00.003-05:002024-02-17T07:47:34.445-05:00$3 Blacksmith's Hammer <h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Another Hammer for the Stable!</span></h3><div>Piggy backing on the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2024/01/no-name-needle-nose.html" target="_blank">No Name Needle Nose pliers</a> restoration from last month, I have another little tool to show you. And, although you probably would never have guessed from the title of this post - this time it's a hammer! I know, I know - yet <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Hammers" target="_blank"><i>another </i>hammer</a>? Well, of all my hammers, I didn't have one of <i>these</i>! Well, now I do... let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu_58-bdAi6gjOtbl5k2ctRPkTnnOa2E0u69zdTvjisVniKZ8a0polmt0SYkCRZaLZ34SRoZVhwQKzrmyUTCxPbIUJURrYiCu5ZvhBXbhBSIfkr_RGZ4SIvaLExRsruRlQ5yIWZufF6QTKi-jeTqK4a8iEy58u4RLbPfoToCFAcFqIapOuQmv5mJhDIux/s3896/20240121_172106~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="2922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu_58-bdAi6gjOtbl5k2ctRPkTnnOa2E0u69zdTvjisVniKZ8a0polmt0SYkCRZaLZ34SRoZVhwQKzrmyUTCxPbIUJURrYiCu5ZvhBXbhBSIfkr_RGZ4SIvaLExRsruRlQ5yIWZufF6QTKi-jeTqK4a8iEy58u4RLbPfoToCFAcFqIapOuQmv5mJhDIux/w300-h400/20240121_172106~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Find</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During my trip to <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a> where I picked up those needle nose pliers and the quick change tool, I spied this old blacksmith's hammer head tucked amongst a bunch of other odds-n-ends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Krked0JvYxe7CG8rJ816JqzqMapaUNQXEankO873v4NVbg4KnKTK9qYdbLpU9QIThKyowkbOK3cjHuPrKW_VJMpRK8oFaLqFXSGUJomynDqWGGhvS87E6xr2lsdRrS2qOtUSruUicPU6V3zp2dZIhAo-buiNbjNwOjCw1WTHAnV4HQvuHqpSLP8eoqot/s3977/20240120_112510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2983" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Krked0JvYxe7CG8rJ816JqzqMapaUNQXEankO873v4NVbg4KnKTK9qYdbLpU9QIThKyowkbOK3cjHuPrKW_VJMpRK8oFaLqFXSGUJomynDqWGGhvS87E6xr2lsdRrS2qOtUSruUicPU6V3zp2dZIhAo-buiNbjNwOjCw1WTHAnV4HQvuHqpSLP8eoqot/w300-h400/20240120_112510.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">With a $3.00 price tag, a knew right away I needed this hammer like Sponge Bob needed bottled water! Some things just aren't about need!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Cleanup!</h3><div>This hammer head was in pretty decent shape, it just needed a cleanup and a little rust removal. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDk19L2Pdt5qxt-HwKpiSo6_DMurB4EKnqW3TG-DD1kZw-eXOKLDzTmnZ2BIcldzAiRQI7JmrqGC_WbWf4kjKzURn0EpUM_XKUPVw-KaNvTiA7B1Aiy6SYnQgX37hTrWt0WWRvWRdRxgL9UrIPwKlzNPbkdjUE-0J72ncrS0dvN6sZ2zALp0fUwVdsAGxg/s2271/20240121_172107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="1703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDk19L2Pdt5qxt-HwKpiSo6_DMurB4EKnqW3TG-DD1kZw-eXOKLDzTmnZ2BIcldzAiRQI7JmrqGC_WbWf4kjKzURn0EpUM_XKUPVw-KaNvTiA7B1Aiy6SYnQgX37hTrWt0WWRvWRdRxgL9UrIPwKlzNPbkdjUE-0J72ncrS0dvN6sZ2zALp0fUwVdsAGxg/w300-h400/20240121_172107.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Into the Evaporust for a few hours...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKaIUCeFRuIMumqwccYxQ8i8znHXAFI40lzrgXA4j1JBuwVGnaUfuBPWy_BIkGo_b98UTbGAgo4a7GkWqna8-VCNA3ICWKE6ELFgXs7Fqwtfea-cDNJDCcgzQGrRnrOIjPZTuKuczyKHlYThnjgNBiI2Mk7KW5rx48WxrR7hDDGxZFzS91j0ARNz_Qc-n/s4624/20240121_173519.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKaIUCeFRuIMumqwccYxQ8i8znHXAFI40lzrgXA4j1JBuwVGnaUfuBPWy_BIkGo_b98UTbGAgo4a7GkWqna8-VCNA3ICWKE6ELFgXs7Fqwtfea-cDNJDCcgzQGrRnrOIjPZTuKuczyKHlYThnjgNBiI2Mk7KW5rx48WxrR7hDDGxZFzS91j0ARNz_Qc-n/w300-h400/20240121_173519.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the Evaporust, I gave it a quick run through the wire wheel. And, before I go any further I just want to point out that some previous owner had either stamped or etched his initials in the side of the hammer. I couldn't make out the last initial, but "P" will be remembered - one less totally forgotten person!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKseSJOKT9nKZ0pKXsJocnNAVktmSFa4V9AQyzACGpkk0xD6MEYwl4eijTZW-trg5TMtDbLGTzwLd-GMD0miNyRZm12RL0WWKUsbpyv8v3VxDCpJXLQ8JWuLTi2xYpifp2aVhSMGyqj2EUo9Q3IIJjRvsY0qujwDIHHfjkTz5ZfjVYhGrofrD4XCGA7jF/s2106/20240123_170703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1579" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKseSJOKT9nKZ0pKXsJocnNAVktmSFa4V9AQyzACGpkk0xD6MEYwl4eijTZW-trg5TMtDbLGTzwLd-GMD0miNyRZm12RL0WWKUsbpyv8v3VxDCpJXLQ8JWuLTi2xYpifp2aVhSMGyqj2EUo9Q3IIJjRvsY0qujwDIHHfjkTz5ZfjVYhGrofrD4XCGA7jF/w300-h400/20240123_170703.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, after it was all cleaned up, I could see there were quite a few dings, dents and scratches, but none fatal or even significant, so I decided not to remove them. It'll function just fine as is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXB58KXy53jptJoRPwgJs9IGuDaS2-mFGOiC21mP7g0JG8YN07Ij4AuTp439cl_tmaPujMO49sZeDnlR2cfoj5RTXNTrzC6bN7ywpqlOZ63EQyP5PPQEmYx_L5Td5-W8SUJ7PEtnVY0dxGX9buxZmeyYsck4E-XKWQnlSedoCX6TV_HvJdnQ0r83n46jQ/s4624/20240123_170749.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXB58KXy53jptJoRPwgJs9IGuDaS2-mFGOiC21mP7g0JG8YN07Ij4AuTp439cl_tmaPujMO49sZeDnlR2cfoj5RTXNTrzC6bN7ywpqlOZ63EQyP5PPQEmYx_L5Td5-W8SUJ7PEtnVY0dxGX9buxZmeyYsck4E-XKWQnlSedoCX6TV_HvJdnQ0r83n46jQ/w300-h400/20240123_170749.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><div><blockquote>To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead. —<i><a href="https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/about-samuel-butler" target="_blank">Samuel Butler</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/about-samuel-butler" target="_blank"></a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Painting! </h3><div>It was time to move on to the painting phase of this restoration, and I thought it would be easiest to just lightly mount head onto an old handle. This made it so much easier to paint because I could just pick up the hammer and make sure I got all sides covered. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first part of painting the bare metal on this hammer head, was priming. And of course - Rustoleum carries the day! Oh, I suppose I should mention that I decided small sections on each end would be unpainted so, as you can see if you look closely - I taped not just the ends, but a little way up the sides also. This'll all make sense shortly.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC5Yeg9z_DMVwnQGegM4p7uL-f8_5JCMYtz83-Q_7tKbOUySAIKQoCP21FykxWNzmGAnvhW16VkvzMrsl3-e214edc_vAbxLhjjUxpIYEfYkiibSGz0EmoKoODe5CbghWT6cdrTtCpIpK_cOVc8dgi5r9V1POx0CvmkrRlP9Jz2cuQ2lSovEvJDLe6vXL/s4624/20240124_194033.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC5Yeg9z_DMVwnQGegM4p7uL-f8_5JCMYtz83-Q_7tKbOUySAIKQoCP21FykxWNzmGAnvhW16VkvzMrsl3-e214edc_vAbxLhjjUxpIYEfYkiibSGz0EmoKoODe5CbghWT6cdrTtCpIpK_cOVc8dgi5r9V1POx0CvmkrRlP9Jz2cuQ2lSovEvJDLe6vXL/w300-h400/20240124_194033.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I gave the hammer a couple coats of Krylon's satin black paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAMUx_JdyHuFYLpeVhyT48gWNF7epUGKq-03pvyoeLOGjCyJL9uips3sKAX-LWDIhvu8xrPJnaRroOfgKHxqwLGEgXDvYLJWtDh7SgfQV2Tp1xSqiqa5XN6a9vdrwSNrJzfym98AnjPlqB6jWZUEtW0l-6EgpW1gvoDn3nbjVjyBCCC3o6qpuCMC4pg_5/s3203/20240126_215634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2402" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAMUx_JdyHuFYLpeVhyT48gWNF7epUGKq-03pvyoeLOGjCyJL9uips3sKAX-LWDIhvu8xrPJnaRroOfgKHxqwLGEgXDvYLJWtDh7SgfQV2Tp1xSqiqa5XN6a9vdrwSNrJzfym98AnjPlqB6jWZUEtW0l-6EgpW1gvoDn3nbjVjyBCCC3o6qpuCMC4pg_5/w300-h400/20240126_215634.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it all went into<a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Oven" target="_blank"> the shop oven</a> for several hours...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBuOVQCPwU47v8F1mxZFyVizrC8L2OTIUMICrlxucoVCSCe5jMSbc0XLYL0W1OwMjiuSX6P9t5XXTnATPXNjlsjw-qWsoEsiCIpouDGKQq4skCafZ8IcVhLYfJew_XPKF4MjQGUr5VTGr24mdZe-ej3vHjZCxnJVj7IhqdaQK69xcCJhv3xfK3X9V3uHB/s4624/20240126_220522.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBuOVQCPwU47v8F1mxZFyVizrC8L2OTIUMICrlxucoVCSCe5jMSbc0XLYL0W1OwMjiuSX6P9t5XXTnATPXNjlsjw-qWsoEsiCIpouDGKQq4skCafZ8IcVhLYfJew_XPKF4MjQGUr5VTGr24mdZe-ej3vHjZCxnJVj7IhqdaQK69xcCJhv3xfK3X9V3uHB/w300-h400/20240126_220522.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: var(--post-title-color); font-family: var(--title-font); font-size: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Less Than Subtle Segue</h3>A note of transparency...I lifted this little segue from my post about <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/making-workbench-hammer.html" target="_blank">Making the Workbench Hammer</a> back in August of '21. I guess I liked it so well that I simply wanted to add it here! My farm - my pig! </div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I've always been a fan of Westerns, and so is my dad. When I was a kid, we always watched <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052451/">Bonanza </a>and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058791/">The Big Valley</a>, among others. Hoss on Bonanza was dad's favorite and I still remember dad being a bit saddened when Dan Blocker (Hoss) died in 1972. And The Big Valley...well now...so in all my years I only ever heard dad comment on 3 women - mom, Angie Dickinson, and Barbara Stanwyck - the matriarch of the Barkley clan. Interesting note - Stanwyck is one of my favorites too, having starred in some of my favorite Christmas movies.<div style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfyK5ITdFw4UK78EdX5NVoUcu_j_SfOX_c8y1fbA8SqmcMLNbx9rQwcpXX6U9cbc1YYAqKfMWaaefMJ2Tp6QYjNLpD-it8G4DSja-Ek4i7AIPkWNx2GxVsG4o1KeWTpCUTBY0GWyurdrcrLtAW5CP1VkleVHcFnCVy4L_KEyzccmyYEYW56-SJgsvAsGt/s2048/IMG_3377%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfyK5ITdFw4UK78EdX5NVoUcu_j_SfOX_c8y1fbA8SqmcMLNbx9rQwcpXX6U9cbc1YYAqKfMWaaefMJ2Tp6QYjNLpD-it8G4DSja-Ek4i7AIPkWNx2GxVsG4o1KeWTpCUTBY0GWyurdrcrLtAW5CP1VkleVHcFnCVy4L_KEyzccmyYEYW56-SJgsvAsGt/w325-h400/IMG_3377%20(2).JPG" width="325" /></a></div><br />Okay, I've strayed somewhat afield but the whole point of this is that usually when I hear the word 'hang' my mind's eye immediately conjures the the poster for <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061747/">Hang 'Em High</a> - one of the all time great westerns! I'm also a fan of both <i>True Grit</i> movies!</div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Tools" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1200" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-E1qycmFqRApjtLJ1Mvt4hvxa5cShyXkTv7VJsKe4QaX0r9yho-QsMj0WoTsOiQQ3y3jBxigA0PSZ3lQ-X_rPp7L1zFlylYK-UYdWV9xC_6NdbDvyTI3FOkRqSI3OVZudpaS5DAbKHc4/s320/20210215_134134.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Well, like I said - I have no idea the etymology of the phrase hanging a hammer, but isn't it fun to consider the way our minds associate such odd things sometimes? Back to the hammer...<br /><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hanging the Hammer</h3><div>Either the second or third day of this restoration, it was time to mount the head onto the handle. As you can see in this picture I had a few choices. The second, handle from the left was my original choice, but after mulling it over for a little while, I liked the size and heft of that old one on the right which turned out to be the same 1 that I used for holding the hammer head while I was painting it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5B3QBzJYI5UEhRByF6zKbTesRn4j5drw_ETxMX2tyOq-xWpH38keYiHvd11z0tEnC0nM6yyBs7_4GkRf2-0Qlfmlx5YSafLQvG_QASK6ng7Rx17Hy8cTTUvY6XttcOfAQYoG2WgCC2b-5RWhUGl493CJTE42jdb45LOFM9VkPn7IYVGb0SUmztZEUqkt/s4332/20240127_093849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4332" data-original-width="3249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5B3QBzJYI5UEhRByF6zKbTesRn4j5drw_ETxMX2tyOq-xWpH38keYiHvd11z0tEnC0nM6yyBs7_4GkRf2-0Qlfmlx5YSafLQvG_QASK6ng7Rx17Hy8cTTUvY6XttcOfAQYoG2WgCC2b-5RWhUGl493CJTE42jdb45LOFM9VkPn7IYVGb0SUmztZEUqkt/w300-h400/20240127_093849.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The only problem was this particular handle wasn't in great shape period but there wasn't anything. There wasn't any fatal flaws with this. Just some little chunks missing here and there, but I had a feeling I could fix it.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtJu8bHPzz9eumdRzEj2-UWzdKPAHNJs2uU7lOPQJ4v4AAjS4NvYSllbamoOsLcLeG30-E9jltUM5B7IPuUXcCWjQs78CoTvPGqHdBq9mGxXn_lpnOUASJUaWzPps7Zm_P9rL_931Dhm8DkPNRTzCcYMxMRimLTGYAfH-rny6sFGABAbmY016F94ysc1d/s4624/20240127_095452.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtJu8bHPzz9eumdRzEj2-UWzdKPAHNJs2uU7lOPQJ4v4AAjS4NvYSllbamoOsLcLeG30-E9jltUM5B7IPuUXcCWjQs78CoTvPGqHdBq9mGxXn_lpnOUASJUaWzPps7Zm_P9rL_931Dhm8DkPNRTzCcYMxMRimLTGYAfH-rny6sFGABAbmY016F94ysc1d/w300-h400/20240127_095452.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, after using several relatively thin layers of wood filler, I was able to fill those chunks that were missing and ended up turning out pretty good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuE90k9WPqQYpoZRj7Un_k2a-vHjbZCMF6qcgxGsdEWO13ZVn80eeLzg-smA7MFKbs7tKZB5vqLW8vIADNgcmzk8YdOmzyAIj89NBcVKPKPAdx6-teM-ZHEGKN-VBHpOBbJKHY06T1oEAOSL8iGlr-AQu6DP0ran4B3xXwJpndlmJhc7ozlMBCaEYlwZi/s4624/20240127_100137.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuE90k9WPqQYpoZRj7Un_k2a-vHjbZCMF6qcgxGsdEWO13ZVn80eeLzg-smA7MFKbs7tKZB5vqLW8vIADNgcmzk8YdOmzyAIj89NBcVKPKPAdx6-teM-ZHEGKN-VBHpOBbJKHY06T1oEAOSL8iGlr-AQu6DP0ran4B3xXwJpndlmJhc7ozlMBCaEYlwZi/w300-h400/20240127_100137.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then it was time to hang the hammerhead. I've hung a few by now and I'm starting to get better at trimming the neck of the handle to fit into the eye of the hammer. This time it only took about 4 or 5 minutes to whittle it down to the right size with the chisel. My previous personal record was probably <i>30-ish</i> minutes!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwkCNCrxs0qU4nuE2aqJQXdR6iLSJoTdCGykeCloI6F6fzM0qdDRN1jOJb1ySFiREbUQgYxOJOZ5jbM89Jh7UBvpV-_HSR-_oX3LUM6uJWO25KAlGY0AJFBqX-kCCKPIXcByP_ZcmOLqP7neO3D150W38JuHZWUQmqIrixwwbc8m27U2mEqjQrajJxosi/s4624/20240127_190304.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwkCNCrxs0qU4nuE2aqJQXdR6iLSJoTdCGykeCloI6F6fzM0qdDRN1jOJb1ySFiREbUQgYxOJOZ5jbM89Jh7UBvpV-_HSR-_oX3LUM6uJWO25KAlGY0AJFBqX-kCCKPIXcByP_ZcmOLqP7neO3D150W38JuHZWUQmqIrixwwbc8m27U2mEqjQrajJxosi/w300-h400/20240127_190304.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After cutting the kerf for the wedge, I drilled a hole through the bottom of the kerf to reduce the likelihood of splitting the handle when I put the wedge in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kR5Kw0brLXS_8Z9TvERK7Kbqw02KGOeEDwh9ENYBZufSx5AiUY-j7pl9rypb-LeqjhSfocfR2UlbjZzXs0sYgiEfPkD058uBVvLtEz1QfM9P6_H93vCgFMiTIpe-LOdKwkVuLVBUfEM3InrYZd4dpHxdrsqrsNSBfiLtCdAs8WIdSEiUr1yLiWhEyXja/s4177/20240127_190950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4177" data-original-width="3133" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kR5Kw0brLXS_8Z9TvERK7Kbqw02KGOeEDwh9ENYBZufSx5AiUY-j7pl9rypb-LeqjhSfocfR2UlbjZzXs0sYgiEfPkD058uBVvLtEz1QfM9P6_H93vCgFMiTIpe-LOdKwkVuLVBUfEM3InrYZd4dpHxdrsqrsNSBfiLtCdAs8WIdSEiUr1yLiWhEyXja/w300-h400/20240127_190950.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, I actually have a number of poplar wedges and several different sizes and styles of metal wedges also, all of which were just leftovers from previous hammer projects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdss5tHO4kIoWDBFI5GmqF15nvNanj8ve3Ubd_H7pJeIt_tMnWzAaf3YqTgtraXRVLZlkjwXK3OO9pwjBmq_dZzRPpVra_dORrKU5BqtFVAW1IecyVo1FVxIxm5jXCV2y5erG8jn0DF8j-HRU3v_ylckP3RxckJeJYVq9OOwrDF9GwCK7esog02huvu2cN/s4624/20240127_191747.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdss5tHO4kIoWDBFI5GmqF15nvNanj8ve3Ubd_H7pJeIt_tMnWzAaf3YqTgtraXRVLZlkjwXK3OO9pwjBmq_dZzRPpVra_dORrKU5BqtFVAW1IecyVo1FVxIxm5jXCV2y5erG8jn0DF8j-HRU3v_ylckP3RxckJeJYVq9OOwrDF9GwCK7esog02huvu2cN/w300-h400/20240127_191747.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After mounting the hammer head onto the handle, I decided to finish the handle using some <i>Gunstock </i>stain and a coat of clear shellac. Unfortunately I didn't take a progress picture at this point but I think there's plenty of pictures here to tell the story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xQ6gK8sgrfMV3cNO7qN0iYxFkoNYzxUBmkr0qAzSOib5awVzFQz1_l8K8s5rbT6c6mDdYBKxHMXBzIM4HaNobQadJ8PewY-BCtxHnm6b-94EG2cPuPWPVWhiDPeZc0sg2WsCCujUiEe2aHktajBv5ZCUddiCOUg2OgtXtcPvtvdkMvMQdRRytckuTJDR/s2048/CM_Photogrid_1706481996595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xQ6gK8sgrfMV3cNO7qN0iYxFkoNYzxUBmkr0qAzSOib5awVzFQz1_l8K8s5rbT6c6mDdYBKxHMXBzIM4HaNobQadJ8PewY-BCtxHnm6b-94EG2cPuPWPVWhiDPeZc0sg2WsCCujUiEe2aHktajBv5ZCUddiCOUg2OgtXtcPvtvdkMvMQdRRytckuTJDR/w400-h400/CM_Photogrid_1706481996595.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really liked how the handle showed its age, (I don't remember where I got it from) so I was careful not to overly sand it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitey8BJD12s0ZRpYevNYLHSlKlTUuka6GcjAdD2f04GRxh4_cBUWW37Q6sTdCC5xpgtnLaO3c063ya94X1Vwst8mQhG8etDOsGDRYSLsOhf1J50seCIIDfgjdr1NtwURYT8euPjq7vkxldECVRyJuN8lDigFXmmv-r3Y2-hB3-A2E8COypOPfBjGhXMhvA/s1617/20240130_203436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitey8BJD12s0ZRpYevNYLHSlKlTUuka6GcjAdD2f04GRxh4_cBUWW37Q6sTdCC5xpgtnLaO3c063ya94X1Vwst8mQhG8etDOsGDRYSLsOhf1J50seCIIDfgjdr1NtwURYT8euPjq7vkxldECVRyJuN8lDigFXmmv-r3Y2-hB3-A2E8COypOPfBjGhXMhvA/w300-h400/20240130_203436.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Just a few (of the many) hammer posts on 173:</font></b><br />✤<a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/02/a-study-in-hammers.html" target="_blank"> A Study in Hammers</a> - February 2021<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/fancy-handled-ball-peen-hammer.html" target="_blank">Fancy(?) Handled Ball Peen Hammer</a> - August 2021<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/04/the-shed-hammer-173-quick-post.html" target="_blank">The Shed Hammer</a> - April 2022<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/03/short-post-personalizing-inexpensive.html" target="_blank">Personalizing an Inexpensive Hammer</a> - March 2023<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />While you're here, try some <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Flowers" target="_blank">flower posts</a>!</font></p></div><div style="text-align: left;">And finally, I thought it would look nice to paint the lower section of the handle. Of course, the ulterior motive was - it would be easier to paint over the wood filler than to try to stain it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnPveYaHCJUu8jmzkWiqX0d7LysCl2EOFfcQpUQD1-YXx-jNQr9FzI2-OXApefE-VEmP1nOo68FAJyGc4agBY_DTb6GOlJoOAPhzQ4ExgTgOhf8c8j64Ur8wl2yp5ltqL11Jf8WCJe7Medz2CdZy2Qz0vocruvO_IrxJWfMyw2sa9PRc4fqSqkGTfKYAq/w300-h400/20240129_183521.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I LOVE the way this all turned out. The old, worn look of the handle, and the paint half way up, coupled with the black hammer head with the bare metal ends gave it a little bit of an upscaled look! Not bad for an old, rusted, $3.00 hammer! Hey, thanks for stopping by and...see ya next time!</div><div><div><br /></div><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmLwVPwwi2v9h4EWWeWQLaau8MmZHxgWxgHRlHsmqWsJVsZK_UOGvk4J0j8fsocVMCRy41URL-8Y7LDDqHXY2055NSDYsqaaZXWGcAJNStCfrkjrieBzfnM7v9o3h4yzAhmcBVI8KOFPObnSwrBEITa7eInLZ_x9NgMJ4gSyBPAZLcpXilZyxFZJcel8R/s4624/20240130_181822.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmLwVPwwi2v9h4EWWeWQLaau8MmZHxgWxgHRlHsmqWsJVsZK_UOGvk4J0j8fsocVMCRy41URL-8Y7LDDqHXY2055NSDYsqaaZXWGcAJNStCfrkjrieBzfnM7v9o3h4yzAhmcBVI8KOFPObnSwrBEITa7eInLZ_x9NgMJ4gSyBPAZLcpXilZyxFZJcel8R/w300-h400/20240130_181822.heic" width="300" /></a></div><a href="#"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /></span></span></div></h3></div></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-65237088476479579812024-02-03T21:03:00.000-05:002024-02-04T00:21:23.709-05:00A Little Workshop Time<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Chisels and Gouges</span></h3><div>Can you believe January is over already? It feels like Christmas and New Year's were a couple days ago, but now we're in February! I guess that's just how it is...the march of time. Anyway, this morning I went down to the shop just to clean up the workbench after completing a little project, which you'll see soon. In the course of clearing things off the bench, and putting them away, I noticed a couple things sitting in a toolbox drawer, giving me an idea. Let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshl54mMOY3YuZRKKOaaPBh7WlxQPxxnhZhVf1c8UJT_YfrwSUuhXlfsUpImPS_B5FXqQrxDbZGWU_L74qD6DeVv9dqS14FyDuHBbQrCVrY72Td4iiU1KcVDxqjBp0iav6jfHGrNq9JF2ZTsIE_sWbAIqs5_fxHkTr8BG6Ft_FjSLbZNTK2driwFNxd_h4/s2072/20240203_184549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="1554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshl54mMOY3YuZRKKOaaPBh7WlxQPxxnhZhVf1c8UJT_YfrwSUuhXlfsUpImPS_B5FXqQrxDbZGWU_L74qD6DeVv9dqS14FyDuHBbQrCVrY72Td4iiU1KcVDxqjBp0iav6jfHGrNq9JF2ZTsIE_sWbAIqs5_fxHkTr8BG6Ft_FjSLbZNTK2driwFNxd_h4/w300-h400/20240203_184549.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">An Old, Inherited Chisel</h3>The first thing I noticed was this old chisel I had <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Kim%20G-Father%20Tools" target="_blank">inherited from my former boss's grandfather</a>. I had run it through the wire wheel on the bench grinder to at least get the rust off it back in the fall of '22, but hadn't returned to it.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2wY7-ZCbkTJ5qST53BH6IN_hp22Cl9nYLMnVb5DydUsTJoiYVPMOhXdzUj1cxMaif2ysvMeC1O61OJudinCInMP90gSfQ4naCv-lXwxNSeMG21oWWt7w3ZGd8QzHwxWvoWv8ZtKT4DAvMHTxr1yiDw3CxXhHMPrF6tOC0E6hCM9b2zEE8KSFRXUnpGcS/s4624/20240203_095747.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2wY7-ZCbkTJ5qST53BH6IN_hp22Cl9nYLMnVb5DydUsTJoiYVPMOhXdzUj1cxMaif2ysvMeC1O61OJudinCInMP90gSfQ4naCv-lXwxNSeMG21oWWt7w3ZGd8QzHwxWvoWv8ZtKT4DAvMHTxr1yiDw3CxXhHMPrF6tOC0E6hCM9b2zEE8KSFRXUnpGcS/w300-h400/20240203_095747.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I went to my small supply of file and chisel handles, and started drilling the insertion hole to receive the tapered tang on the chisel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji6_JdXSu3n2dVvep-8-95m_VI_L20MnU75Wqq5bC-XZNIu-KsFjuB0YhuL9k3KvbKTMFMvHxX_vJxbzed8Tugj09X0cs9bipyq499ShTC3HPJO5LPzTabZVwMHPahhyAp3lIcYd7pNMwYx0w1NI-INfxBK8bRv-yy1DsEDAJBNk0eNxGnC2wFZPKTdMM/s4624/20240203_100121.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji6_JdXSu3n2dVvep-8-95m_VI_L20MnU75Wqq5bC-XZNIu-KsFjuB0YhuL9k3KvbKTMFMvHxX_vJxbzed8Tugj09X0cs9bipyq499ShTC3HPJO5LPzTabZVwMHPahhyAp3lIcYd7pNMwYx0w1NI-INfxBK8bRv-yy1DsEDAJBNk0eNxGnC2wFZPKTdMM/w300-h400/20240203_100121.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'd not actually done this before, but I took my time and drilled various drill diameters to the roughly correct depth in the handle. I even used my depth collets on the bits so I wouldn't over drill. Turned out, prepping the handle wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1OJNVA5GfBiNpnFj2h-0A9G-SlG2AWJFULRT_qoRZfuQx7moK_T2OKXVPegmeq4uLaCdriP6TNoPXgQFD6PYx2IL8tOMElVfGxkELJJjpQABWWX178tvM3_-q_u95Du7cpiujiy3xD5wyUWS7i70rlMF-keYAkjv9qwcJjZ1rCuM9Q1Y_p2tEoDckdaO/s4624/20240203_100742.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1OJNVA5GfBiNpnFj2h-0A9G-SlG2AWJFULRT_qoRZfuQx7moK_T2OKXVPegmeq4uLaCdriP6TNoPXgQFD6PYx2IL8tOMElVfGxkELJJjpQABWWX178tvM3_-q_u95Du7cpiujiy3xD5wyUWS7i70rlMF-keYAkjv9qwcJjZ1rCuM9Q1Y_p2tEoDckdaO/w300-h400/20240203_100742.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That is - until I actually inserted the tang. I can think of no better word to, in a very clean way, express my disappointment - DANG (pun absolutely intended)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtr2JSP6LcU-FiD3eL3cAChOzX28e2_C-nveXxSFZA179n4fyLn05V39qcQlnhsTDJrpbcF3_XxnosqWBYOf1EoxOOvx2mfaq022SMcqugXD2V7cHFzr1GXP2VByx3KQIOuT-1e_ckVo_FHBpyIpw-d7_zNI0gfQDYFok25AUXDUtbfoZCniKeuxj-dmv/s4624/20240203_101129.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtr2JSP6LcU-FiD3eL3cAChOzX28e2_C-nveXxSFZA179n4fyLn05V39qcQlnhsTDJrpbcF3_XxnosqWBYOf1EoxOOvx2mfaq022SMcqugXD2V7cHFzr1GXP2VByx3KQIOuT-1e_ckVo_FHBpyIpw-d7_zNI0gfQDYFok25AUXDUtbfoZCniKeuxj-dmv/w300-h400/20240203_101129.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back to the drawing board, and after about 10 minutes using slightly larger drill bits, that baby fit snug as my old sweater last worn 10 years ago! And just like that, I had another nice chisel! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0wuzMY735R-uVenWjT_DuyA0unxz0ZURkqS4dWA_pUhrKSReIroQzD3V0lnKtzPnbH2vm6uR7k4YowydWHSzyedlXu85WUiumqprl1_e3N1kVi_AL1aFUjYD02xDDXLbQs5GMkGqDVxM1vzECGo1J_hCpqtbBf3H118Qr7UHSIdDy2j7VbsKGgC_qZub/s4624/20240203_175108.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0wuzMY735R-uVenWjT_DuyA0unxz0ZURkqS4dWA_pUhrKSReIroQzD3V0lnKtzPnbH2vm6uR7k4YowydWHSzyedlXu85WUiumqprl1_e3N1kVi_AL1aFUjYD02xDDXLbQs5GMkGqDVxM1vzECGo1J_hCpqtbBf3H118Qr7UHSIdDy2j7VbsKGgC_qZub/w300-h400/20240203_175108.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Old, Inherited Gouges</h3></div><div>As I was putting my newly functional chisel, I noticed a handful of gouges, that I really hadn't touched since inheriting them - also from my former boss.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN3pdBwWoA7NHVwp9Vg6vCwF0BlKHTjNkYVxoxaGRxDXpi8tk8F5UOkVGUGjVPi0DWvW_33zCTXBY6ePw56JEHZTw3vhfH3pwVJ7nXXULJdoAdhP-xnqJkZLzOQxltm7pFfY7u2sKvwTaRrjLqjazE-MlXQRFkKI3laZSoqwGqWHs4Cj-stOKBl3JihFu/s4624/20240203_174948.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN3pdBwWoA7NHVwp9Vg6vCwF0BlKHTjNkYVxoxaGRxDXpi8tk8F5UOkVGUGjVPi0DWvW_33zCTXBY6ePw56JEHZTw3vhfH3pwVJ7nXXULJdoAdhP-xnqJkZLzOQxltm7pFfY7u2sKvwTaRrjLqjazE-MlXQRFkKI3laZSoqwGqWHs4Cj-stOKBl3JihFu/w300-h400/20240203_174948.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were in amazingly good condition with the exception of one. That large chisel, third from the right in the shot above, had a boogered up striking end on the handle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l8GZOn__yM7pAg1U8zbn6Wp2RmzYHL2MKrjEubp6KctWTgXX2FTbb38xca6bsTYjCneNJM5iyWRKvXK8hx4Xb88yFyoHZ3xXPxUOmJZaYHd3aGQiMNtTWDS2YLYg-kH_PJMSrb-Dp0djKD8oLOspJb2ytRfTwpgxOHTNVop_VfRH7siQeUYgxLRhwSu-/s4624/20240203_132345.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l8GZOn__yM7pAg1U8zbn6Wp2RmzYHL2MKrjEubp6KctWTgXX2FTbb38xca6bsTYjCneNJM5iyWRKvXK8hx4Xb88yFyoHZ3xXPxUOmJZaYHd3aGQiMNtTWDS2YLYg-kH_PJMSrb-Dp0djKD8oLOspJb2ytRfTwpgxOHTNVop_VfRH7siQeUYgxLRhwSu-/w300-h400/20240203_132345.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I cut a bit off the busted up end, the flattened the end and beveled the edge on my <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/01/benchtop-beltdisc-sander.html" target="_blank">belt/disc sander</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC-EanYTJzq126e9fCLeShLQJpAvMYkrVgumwehxebATetRwGWxYsGmo6TWBbomNEjSRgb3oaE2XOkWJLfDX5fY2VxGa4N4ffrtdqI6cyPnxc2xbDDwNL23dA3sAcHIaiGPTlM-v08xTwgQ3JCoHHWQARxJBMrLSeWcOJWRui3JDp-DYXKupSsOW7hRcW/s4624/20240203_132913.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC-EanYTJzq126e9fCLeShLQJpAvMYkrVgumwehxebATetRwGWxYsGmo6TWBbomNEjSRgb3oaE2XOkWJLfDX5fY2VxGa4N4ffrtdqI6cyPnxc2xbDDwNL23dA3sAcHIaiGPTlM-v08xTwgQ3JCoHHWQARxJBMrLSeWcOJWRui3JDp-DYXKupSsOW7hRcW/w300-h400/20240203_132913.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, and of course I failed to take a picture of this, I used some walnut gel stain on the bare end, and it turned out to be an almost exact match to the original color of the handle! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote>We are not to throw away those things which can benefit our neighbor. Goods are called good because they can be used for good: they are instruments for good, in the hands of those who use them properly. - <i>Clement of Alexandria</i></blockquote></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I noticed that one of the gouges had a loose ferrule, so I pulled that out, locked it in the vise and popped in a couple peening dimples. That tightened the ferrule to as good as new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkS4riBdMxkrqu-iXg5JTWuM0LGxvoJF7EmynhyphenhyphenbCpueSFxug8fo_QVVqDsCwh73t0ofvGQhrItTbAHk5iepEvqvoeEfBf_1sdQZK0XUUCEUoYMOOoXE3iCSqkvO3bmPIaa9q4UqCrbNHFUaC1ukm3nYH70RvB6mdm-Uz9t6lOt5HFjEDxfMno_eBJ2E-/s2576/20240203_131917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkS4riBdMxkrqu-iXg5JTWuM0LGxvoJF7EmynhyphenhyphenbCpueSFxug8fo_QVVqDsCwh73t0ofvGQhrItTbAHk5iepEvqvoeEfBf_1sdQZK0XUUCEUoYMOOoXE3iCSqkvO3bmPIaa9q4UqCrbNHFUaC1ukm3nYH70RvB6mdm-Uz9t6lOt5HFjEDxfMno_eBJ2E-/w300-h400/20240203_131917.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />While I was at it, I ran some of the other gouges through the wire wheel and the polishing wheel, and these old tools were ready for another few decades!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSjKMlw3fv2LYaioBe5vuBLqiToaRbd9iEuOCst6hTyBCtFy3h7xtM3nVOVT3HvUIFcYzDN2S6iHapZdlfgbSbyJZOutJ2M_ulAjw7J7xPUuiAnqVW3MIxpvabgyhT2-c8WTQD3WVj3OtowYpxzAhR0-RuK5Xc3KlM4oA3ftcU0bryuqQO1ffoJbSDsMb/s4624/20240203_175050.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSjKMlw3fv2LYaioBe5vuBLqiToaRbd9iEuOCst6hTyBCtFy3h7xtM3nVOVT3HvUIFcYzDN2S6iHapZdlfgbSbyJZOutJ2M_ulAjw7J7xPUuiAnqVW3MIxpvabgyhT2-c8WTQD3WVj3OtowYpxzAhR0-RuK5Xc3KlM4oA3ftcU0bryuqQO1ffoJbSDsMb/w300-h400/20240203_175050.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Natural Habitat</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I was putting these tools away, I noticed that their <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>, a drawer in my 20-plus year old <i>Popular Mechanics</i> tool chest, is getting a little crowded. Tucking that away in my thought bank!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM6U4ZOEEPafy-cLNvOIcVGeFd17brPzwLSwOFnlBjm2f0sfLtv596T1qg476wMBQQAtt-X21kAyxH8MU5KUXGfsEYHARXXMRX861dMZ3Hd-U9Ioyda0dq6wDFPSXuvzkhgjDPrClHhAg0QdRgAjO8a-pWoDd69IXiGQdu7KJ6SmADPkYIIPLhLQFunYg/s4624/20240203_175323.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM6U4ZOEEPafy-cLNvOIcVGeFd17brPzwLSwOFnlBjm2f0sfLtv596T1qg476wMBQQAtt-X21kAyxH8MU5KUXGfsEYHARXXMRX861dMZ3Hd-U9Ioyda0dq6wDFPSXuvzkhgjDPrClHhAg0QdRgAjO8a-pWoDd69IXiGQdu7KJ6SmADPkYIIPLhLQFunYg/w300-h400/20240203_175323.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All this (and a couple other things) made for a nice few hours in the shop today - absolutely cathartic. And wow! I actually wrote a short post! New year new things? Maybe, but either way - thanks for stopping by and - see ya' next time!<br /></div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-27947712016922875182024-01-21T22:06:00.006-05:002024-01-21T23:25:32.551-05:00No Name Needle Nose<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><div>I get it. Sometimes it seems I post about every single tool I pick up and even slighty clean up. While that's not exactly true, I do share a bunch of tool restorations, mostly because I'm between projects in the house. Besides, isn't it fun to see an old, nearly discarded tool all cleaned up and ready for any number of decades more? Well, I have a new one for ya'... let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgijTXOb7UnsLgex_CWSqY0FnHqI3Re3TdE2NX57MDSK8LTJKmUivVn7rgZ_sRPmLxjDPpPOH1qPquBkJ-1xPC2kSothQ7FM6oIV9qT-XsW8T26lzlGjqC7yBIn95Eo_jioSrCLhZwCBQOJhRqwqMVkasFaP2d1DhHwHRBjkjluyfm5VKiGkyMcz0Vc_6h/s2629/20240120_112512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="1972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgijTXOb7UnsLgex_CWSqY0FnHqI3Re3TdE2NX57MDSK8LTJKmUivVn7rgZ_sRPmLxjDPpPOH1qPquBkJ-1xPC2kSothQ7FM6oIV9qT-XsW8T26lzlGjqC7yBIn95Eo_jioSrCLhZwCBQOJhRqwqMVkasFaP2d1DhHwHRBjkjluyfm5VKiGkyMcz0Vc_6h/w300-h400/20240120_112512.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Haul </h3><div>I dont know how it why it happens, but every so often I get a hankering to troll the aisles at my local used tool store, <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/making-workbench-hammer.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjm1O2zLuxWiPz4SoqdRrfjj4YbhtZv22dKmS4T16tOP7R0ZH8UbODc_0bgULwy5aFRwo8Wr6GdbEp78YeX1VeF7TXFOPhV6CEY0To1FHGGygbSxeBrYKpw-7uYECTNMnTXF23X7kpgxfyIpGZAIsba0FZ00X9R4V3nzg3A0trneEPXCcTfeFFhHdStrz/s320/Cream%20Minimalist%20Self-Help%20Podcast%20Promotion%20Youtube%20Thumbnail_20240121_101858_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Rarely do I have a particular tool in mind, it's usually just a <i>look around and find that thing I didn't know I needed</i> situation.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEp8j6ukYjh4IrjOagAjx0GBILffx73NmSJ2B3BnZd-YE3SkEKRddfcr09fwD1kU5zmrQs_2vM5kYeuB1KLGvLPXgBTRBwPZzS4v8fpwOjc1t11JIcew4XowaZL-VoHcIM7GF6C8SxUUeiZt5rxbRUPrbW5gmvN55l_2BJ6l6UMIY122qoQhYr5VkMOycV/s3977/20240120_112510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2983" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEp8j6ukYjh4IrjOagAjx0GBILffx73NmSJ2B3BnZd-YE3SkEKRddfcr09fwD1kU5zmrQs_2vM5kYeuB1KLGvLPXgBTRBwPZzS4v8fpwOjc1t11JIcew4XowaZL-VoHcIM7GF6C8SxUUeiZt5rxbRUPrbW5gmvN55l_2BJ6l6UMIY122qoQhYr5VkMOycV/w300-h400/20240120_112510.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I came away a $3.00 blacksmith's hammer head, a quick change adapter for a keyed drill chuck, and these no name needle nose pliers, all for a total of $5.00 plus Uncle Sam's bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Making A Few Adjustments </h3><div>These pliers were in really nice shape. There were a few pits here and there but not too many, and the jaws weren't all boggered up, so I knew this was gonna be a quick project. However, the rivet needed some tightening. To fix that I used an old 7/32" socket for a punch, and have each side a few smacks 'til the pliers has just that perfect amount of tension. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8YiQ9c0mrh-K6f4_hBfIT4sZwKVR-OsEnlmB8jnEFjPLiH8iFcbZBvS-HLVGKFTns9eUACPclvvJiOvw25QIvdGrmnkHawd3CuOKKVRYVGYHIbqlcAKLoFMt15HniKoi771umqacFYK0v7xaZP5MWZQND0ZwQDA8AiIx9PFCSqBR4GgcPzFd82enCeu5/s2186/20240120_152121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="1639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8YiQ9c0mrh-K6f4_hBfIT4sZwKVR-OsEnlmB8jnEFjPLiH8iFcbZBvS-HLVGKFTns9eUACPclvvJiOvw25QIvdGrmnkHawd3CuOKKVRYVGYHIbqlcAKLoFMt15HniKoi771umqacFYK0v7xaZP5MWZQND0ZwQDA8AiIx9PFCSqBR4GgcPzFd82enCeu5/w300-h400/20240120_152121.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that I noticed there was a little twist in the jaws so they weren't lined up to well. This was the perfect opportunity for one of my favorite things... heating steel and bending it! Within a few minutes, and some stress soled by my <a href="https://www.house173.com/2024/01/trimo-monkey-wrench.html" target="_blank">recently restored monkey wrench</a>, the jaws were perfectly lined up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUt3vXPeztnWbdW0j76Rzd2FXKT9Fz6T6DTFOkFKO9t_X8WSDa5A7q82mf0PdcXF5QVFXaFuzZtmOzYALVkO15rOBCcmKicyga3xXeecg7fLJf0x8hNNrhpNrzslrlCfwT7wCytSq7D3SWDx7eznhtqUR4GyqpI7yJ3C904umGTRSoSR_Afmt7R5dTX9U/s2983/20240120_134021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="2237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUt3vXPeztnWbdW0j76Rzd2FXKT9Fz6T6DTFOkFKO9t_X8WSDa5A7q82mf0PdcXF5QVFXaFuzZtmOzYALVkO15rOBCcmKicyga3xXeecg7fLJf0x8hNNrhpNrzslrlCfwT7wCytSq7D3SWDx7eznhtqUR4GyqpI7yJ3C904umGTRSoSR_Afmt7R5dTX9U/w300-h400/20240120_134021.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><blockquote>I continue to be interested in new things that seem old and old things that seem new. - <a href="https://driehausprize.nd.edu/laureates/jaquelin-t-robertson/" target="_blank">Jaquelin T. Robertson</a></blockquote><a href="https://driehausprize.nd.edu/laureates/jaquelin-t-robertson/" target="_blank"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Cleanup </h3><div>With the pliers tightened up and realigned, it was time to just get them cleaned up. I was going to take them to the wire wheel on the bench grinder, but these pliers aren't very big so it's seemed kind of an overkill situation. Instead, I just spent about 20 minutes with the Dremel tool and one of the wire brushes...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3CQQ0i0KwmO1X3H5UwL1jFMkWog2dnuGCayo8Yilpv48FdhLLabMv4QERGd5IcvXb1iBf0tlUK6EasZZOPB3XOnwjkax3iliazcUjYjOkl_tsAjDDTJqyyUDQdg9e83KeejPPv4pTBRW3IXDSlHp9YpnkoCldxR5dJDeJZ8ZV_zV3n8lkPhhB38-G8g-/s4624/20240120_192446.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3CQQ0i0KwmO1X3H5UwL1jFMkWog2dnuGCayo8Yilpv48FdhLLabMv4QERGd5IcvXb1iBf0tlUK6EasZZOPB3XOnwjkax3iliazcUjYjOkl_tsAjDDTJqyyUDQdg9e83KeejPPv4pTBRW3IXDSlHp9YpnkoCldxR5dJDeJZ8ZV_zV3n8lkPhhB38-G8g-/w300-h400/20240120_192446.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After about 15 minutes with the Dremel, these pliers were pretty well cleaned up and ready for a little polishing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ2Vk63XzIegy62mijs0Fr44CTJD6GKvsIiiUb-iGxzuEeJm7wAHArrT7JW6VOEOhmpwTCenkb5-eWHOtGhhCekw_sSGizUyg7385f0xtAWNpS1VGvAwY4LtDiPZNwtcd-YMRu0xx1q294eAaEMrCneC44gt1BRF6y14v20DfOY0fl1OH_VJKE5RNgNw_/s4624/20240120_192525.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ2Vk63XzIegy62mijs0Fr44CTJD6GKvsIiiUb-iGxzuEeJm7wAHArrT7JW6VOEOhmpwTCenkb5-eWHOtGhhCekw_sSGizUyg7385f0xtAWNpS1VGvAwY4LtDiPZNwtcd-YMRu0xx1q294eAaEMrCneC44gt1BRF6y14v20DfOY0fl1OH_VJKE5RNgNw_/w300-h400/20240120_192525.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The polishing went pretty quickly. Also probably 10 or 15 minutes with a little bit of flits. Metal polishing and these pliers were done to the finish. I thought they were probably most. Capable of obtaining without grinding down the few pits to absolute weakening the wires themselves. polishing turned out pretty good and it ended up looking pretty nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsBRggwclP8YKTwOfU7fjcmzk08ospWKDb7dHWV04zpY-zws22xNteKQRq5AecV3H4VcMqZF2wLXbfWtLf-H0eYiDFk0PblIeQEQgH942LGQDJbC8U6kTf0IiEI7jS1fnHHouz3-GngPVbqZRg98aHe29MfQ1WvIx3jR2SDya9uQNbUu4tC7PlNu3CXz4/s4159/20240121_132646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4159" data-original-width="3119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsBRggwclP8YKTwOfU7fjcmzk08ospWKDb7dHWV04zpY-zws22xNteKQRq5AecV3H4VcMqZF2wLXbfWtLf-H0eYiDFk0PblIeQEQgH942LGQDJbC8U6kTf0IiEI7jS1fnHHouz3-GngPVbqZRg98aHe29MfQ1WvIx3jR2SDya9uQNbUu4tC7PlNu3CXz4/w300-h400/20240121_132646.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Final Look </h3><div><div>And just like that, these no name needle nose pliers were serviceable once again!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbPmAVxxTUgu5Y063IGYLjHSPhNy93C88zLXYeWLcg2g1NeL2Ueo0Gxzc47uZe4Ngamoaem2kRGv7SoG0eqMPHg39EXOoHS8Ul-ub94uTq3ZR3-wkOrgFPTYKF0h-8ZuYeWBqisAktp1olAX_aCybvjMFqKt8uoJdpIqFFr_J0YURxF3V9B1jnQTR4-Xa/s4178/20240121_133840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4178" data-original-width="3133" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbPmAVxxTUgu5Y063IGYLjHSPhNy93C88zLXYeWLcg2g1NeL2Ueo0Gxzc47uZe4Ngamoaem2kRGv7SoG0eqMPHg39EXOoHS8Ul-ub94uTq3ZR3-wkOrgFPTYKF0h-8ZuYeWBqisAktp1olAX_aCybvjMFqKt8uoJdpIqFFr_J0YURxF3V9B1jnQTR4-Xa/w300-h400/20240121_133840.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish there was some sign of who the manufacturer was, a wordmark, logo, <i>something</i>! But alas...none. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EenlstM0zif0QlxMoTEjiZRourIa0Uy8PsgwSPjf1cq2xOBwTOEigZJ0O0StjeR85mxDoyDPdu0i-4ngK7TcJ4y4ZaqxNObdLSaTSuvtW_7p_MKv3Ssoz0R4-XCsIzerYFa7NnTczzIeRD3Q2uyyAM6Piih9W3Gdpy1KKj-W9OBL4Q8ESdu4Ys8HiY2m/s4624/20240121_134141.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EenlstM0zif0QlxMoTEjiZRourIa0Uy8PsgwSPjf1cq2xOBwTOEigZJ0O0StjeR85mxDoyDPdu0i-4ngK7TcJ4y4ZaqxNObdLSaTSuvtW_7p_MKv3Ssoz0R4-XCsIzerYFa7NnTczzIeRD3Q2uyyAM6Piih9W3Gdpy1KKj-W9OBL4Q8ESdu4Ys8HiY2m/w300-h400/20240121_134141.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we don't know the who or when, we do know these 6 1/4" pliers feel strong and solid in the hand, and look almost new again!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vPdGne8q-ic38A5U2aES0x_hLxUiJc8Davk8YrtR80D1cIpl5LLI6kDmJl47YFGC8FB-dPWjrTznqvl8IbZvPigBEHFHq2JRC5NPkshOvcO0VbLxwmbK0OuZphOpGmjXuRXJvLH2ahtzkx9k28hHRvjEZSRzIWz8RjpRWXZu5FGNM-raKj-mjIFErD6P/s4624/20240121_134226.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vPdGne8q-ic38A5U2aES0x_hLxUiJc8Davk8YrtR80D1cIpl5LLI6kDmJl47YFGC8FB-dPWjrTznqvl8IbZvPigBEHFHq2JRC5NPkshOvcO0VbLxwmbK0OuZphOpGmjXuRXJvLH2ahtzkx9k28hHRvjEZSRzIWz8RjpRWXZu5FGNM-raKj-mjIFErD6P/w300-h400/20240121_134226.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, thanks for stopping by and we'll see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" />Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-39020798147578129922024-01-18T21:50:00.004-05:002024-01-19T22:09:43.326-05:00Trimo Monkey Wrench<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">12-19-1911 Patent</span></h3><div><br /></div><div>Back in mid-December I posted about some <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/12/vintage-trimont-wrenches-cleaned-up.html" target="_blank">Trimont wrenches I cleaned up</a>. They were pretty simple cleanups and turned out nice - and it seems I really like these old wrenches, then again - that's probably a surprise no one! A little before that, December 9, 2023, I went to <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a> and picked up Trimo monkey wrench for $4.00! Let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOhGS7TZJwa_fS1mdNpWH8yA4ER65ymUJuD_BqfEoUcYc2rtcNt2a7IlhXuJP81LnQlnLbexEP8S0c8tHUl-mzC6SKunuhDPyVi8XVqzxfXeWb9Y29r114TfHLOEdPLoXeLL5sglBZlugjKTUmOMKaRvumpe-as-J0nHN6_D07R1GIrY2OMvlhVcnMVyY/s4624/20231209_141617.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOhGS7TZJwa_fS1mdNpWH8yA4ER65ymUJuD_BqfEoUcYc2rtcNt2a7IlhXuJP81LnQlnLbexEP8S0c8tHUl-mzC6SKunuhDPyVi8XVqzxfXeWb9Y29r114TfHLOEdPLoXeLL5sglBZlugjKTUmOMKaRvumpe-as-J0nHN6_D07R1GIrY2OMvlhVcnMVyY/w300-h400/20231209_141617.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Monkey vs. Pipe Wrenches</h3><div>It wasn't until the past year that I came to understand that a Monkey wrench isn't the same as a pipe wrench! In my defense, there's a couple reasons I didn't know (this is my excuse anyway): 1 - Monkey wrenches and pipe wrenches look the same to the untrained eye, and 2- the names are often used interchangeably. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbm2ud4W4f1e7JVrSWhGhCm_1_eeuI6YQBAjekMz490GCUDVEFwJjwv0H37gPXvoOWwy4plWEY6liO4QwZ8MTkmgP8uC6RxB4geqoUVkb9wYo1c6_v2b6hm4jF1bk-FullY_fn8wNVhON9bLHMQhXfDQQQ8el-UJopAr_7yQCvKu52bbL9b1lBBhqLTQ/s1500/wrench-comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbm2ud4W4f1e7JVrSWhGhCm_1_eeuI6YQBAjekMz490GCUDVEFwJjwv0H37gPXvoOWwy4plWEY6liO4QwZ8MTkmgP8uC6RxB4geqoUVkb9wYo1c6_v2b6hm4jF1bk-FullY_fn8wNVhON9bLHMQhXfDQQQ8el-UJopAr_7yQCvKu52bbL9b1lBBhqLTQ/w320-h400/wrench-comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>However, there are two main differences between them: <div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The monkey wrench has a smooth, flat jaw, while the pipe wrench has serrated teeth on its jaw. </li><li>Pipe wrenches have a stationary lower jaw and movable upper jaw, while monkey wrenches have a stationary upper jaw and movable lower jaw.</li></ul></div><div>Now we know, and my wrench here turns out to be a Monkey wrench, technically my first!<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />Rust Removal</h3><div><div>Like I said earlier, this piece is a $4.00 purchase from a second hand tool store so, while it was in good condition - it wasn't in <i>perfect </i>condition. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTgzX1oI3lQ7WAIXgXRULn3PF9jRqUa2Qx-8I5sGNNb62TxVXJBtoOtN_GaDHYLarsX7_DXIye7RyvzxiRLTD9jkIjyLMxIazPgfvanjiPn_b9scITke-3gy_8T5uiQDPDAn3CBBg_zotfFxyYskHESkdSijqVR2yuduwivsqg9IVTeVWmxicAvbzHzpl/s4624/20231209_141549.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTgzX1oI3lQ7WAIXgXRULn3PF9jRqUa2Qx-8I5sGNNb62TxVXJBtoOtN_GaDHYLarsX7_DXIye7RyvzxiRLTD9jkIjyLMxIazPgfvanjiPn_b9scITke-3gy_8T5uiQDPDAn3CBBg_zotfFxyYskHESkdSijqVR2yuduwivsqg9IVTeVWmxicAvbzHzpl/w300-h400/20231209_141549.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The patina was pretty heavy on this wrench</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSQIU2eUYQfIKNFN-fdm9DSI9PvkAJA3sS8kCYMxw5N28JX8OaVy350m2kR6DqFa46I6AFRB-zJc6SWE78fNXRO1nBgAWu_rwE8LMrErjui5PDzSBhj2a7nPProchTzLvHArQZh0SRQihyphenhyphenLV3ZrYHfhRlIlDKbqPn4Ru_n_wp5kDbjiK77vKKZDaA7o-c/s4032/20231209_141843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSQIU2eUYQfIKNFN-fdm9DSI9PvkAJA3sS8kCYMxw5N28JX8OaVy350m2kR6DqFa46I6AFRB-zJc6SWE78fNXRO1nBgAWu_rwE8LMrErjui5PDzSBhj2a7nPProchTzLvHArQZh0SRQihyphenhyphenLV3ZrYHfhRlIlDKbqPn4Ru_n_wp5kDbjiK77vKKZDaA7o-c/w300-h400/20231209_141843.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So - into a little pool of Evapo-Rust for about 24 hours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88QfnX9McgRvW_WNlUKsivrR99oSGqu4M1kB0P_CF47wDUx33OEN5MTxzVn2aq2IFFgCjW9rjmSfqlUCOj1U_Eon3bk9P3NLXk0_1W-ZaOahmF11VtJK0WO0kLtnG_HC3lwe4Jn8oqRl52WSsPfsZ2MmIUxxe2_-yfSsdqp1xj-IkCDZMfphUyDkpIQ4k/s4624/20231209_142504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88QfnX9McgRvW_WNlUKsivrR99oSGqu4M1kB0P_CF47wDUx33OEN5MTxzVn2aq2IFFgCjW9rjmSfqlUCOj1U_Eon3bk9P3NLXk0_1W-ZaOahmF11VtJK0WO0kLtnG_HC3lwe4Jn8oqRl52WSsPfsZ2MmIUxxe2_-yfSsdqp1xj-IkCDZMfphUyDkpIQ4k/w300-h400/20231209_142504.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><blockquote>Monuments are anchors in time. Epochs pass, weather erodes, people lose interest. This cannot be helped. But patina itself is worth appreciating. Patina is the value that age puts on an object. It’s what makes an antique antique. It is experience, maturity, the soft sheen of time. Patina wasn’t present at the spanking-new creation. It comes from a life lived. --- John Yemma, <i><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/connectingthedots/2009/11/25/on-thanksgiving-the-memorial-that-time-forgot/" target="_blank">On Thanksgiving: the memorial that time forgot</a></i>, November 2, 2006</blockquote></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all, one man's patina is another man's dirt, sweat, grime and rust!</div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Wire Brushing and Dremel</h3><div><div>That Evapo-Rust worked like a charm! After cleaning, I took the two main parts to the bench grinder with the wire wheel, which really made the wrench sing! </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEaEt6OxxFKBz7Lj052gV488z4nrrp3E5CxmVoU2AMy8NeXo17H_yIIgXzmFiXPSHU-KEYgdjX-aJOPcf9MR0tqINe2QyOpUcUCrEDoIpTiLNMk_VIG5Hs9dCsMQ_hkJrIVN0Ar7u7UNRsUTCgcXp7a5dvooAOLbmcOHWTnilmW6kHcErW4dBH6Ds_RgZ/s4401/20231210_085356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4401" data-original-width="3301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEaEt6OxxFKBz7Lj052gV488z4nrrp3E5CxmVoU2AMy8NeXo17H_yIIgXzmFiXPSHU-KEYgdjX-aJOPcf9MR0tqINe2QyOpUcUCrEDoIpTiLNMk_VIG5Hs9dCsMQ_hkJrIVN0Ar7u7UNRsUTCgcXp7a5dvooAOLbmcOHWTnilmW6kHcErW4dBH6Ds_RgZ/w300-h400/20231210_085356.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The I used a couple wire brushes on the Dremel tool and brought the whole tool to a brushed finish. I think the two phases (bench grinder and Dremel) took maybe a total of about 15 to 20 minutes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvpZRrqiLIwbecbQUB2HZ3oVb3rfzygJ02Rw4IZFgzhiHVb9r84QWu7cYvgIOJi534ZIMniM3QBeNRu7NZR_0DiOkHnxESlc2mGVxSqwkkMxrpGs70c0Ht5I0lWe28QYVGyuyNKooYTWdsXcsJD7StFTLm-2rKi319TNMzbD-WBDE7TBwwL0hxF4tZMg3/s4624/20231223_104645.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvpZRrqiLIwbecbQUB2HZ3oVb3rfzygJ02Rw4IZFgzhiHVb9r84QWu7cYvgIOJi534ZIMniM3QBeNRu7NZR_0DiOkHnxESlc2mGVxSqwkkMxrpGs70c0Ht5I0lWe28QYVGyuyNKooYTWdsXcsJD7StFTLm-2rKi319TNMzbD-WBDE7TBwwL0hxF4tZMg3/w300-h400/20231223_104645.heic" width="300" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />Paint!</h3><div><div>After the wrench came out of the Evapo-Rust bath, it was clear that black was the original color of the wrench. And, as you know if you've been around 173 for a little while, <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Red" target="_blank">red is the signature color</a> around here. But this time I decided to go with the tool's original look.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFtYzXWWzCIGKaCEFyA0lBFnPjgJIStrJ28c5pYvVmnLEkyNVlFzcb0JKuvGVzZRgPKsDkQBsGcc5ApvGabJ_aQKjzMLMaYS4lRCgwaV-xSLcDrAizMm5M3qwu6dsOzV-tLLkvjVL2PWdkuP61jbpNzwusCMgP6DPXOK8_2sWME5kwxKw5CFINwirmECg/s4624/20231224_115031.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFtYzXWWzCIGKaCEFyA0lBFnPjgJIStrJ28c5pYvVmnLEkyNVlFzcb0JKuvGVzZRgPKsDkQBsGcc5ApvGabJ_aQKjzMLMaYS4lRCgwaV-xSLcDrAizMm5M3qwu6dsOzV-tLLkvjVL2PWdkuP61jbpNzwusCMgP6DPXOK8_2sWME5kwxKw5CFINwirmECg/w300-h400/20231224_115031.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I applied two coats of Rustoleum Satin Black. Instead of taping off different parts of the wrench body, I just sprayed the whole thing. I had a plan. But, because I got all excited about my plan, I didn't take the right progress pictures so we'll come back to that in a couple minutes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/03/sargent-93-saw-vise-restoration.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EZmtUuDVOycSbMB1_ggrtNO8pzZBJKRSiGvOojBHB72_wf4gKNnomIujV6c-Hk4DnkVpOqSRaTImEg1aKzGuhn_ZjeOxQ5IebqBuMrkh7BOydm0MCkNvgmjiawAwpr-dIylX5rm3x5ANUQQb0zHTObLT1y1flW1RbpnsKvXQSz9UxW3UZeNnubRN6X0x/w309-h400/png_20230307_233009_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>Old tools have stories; I feel connected with their history through the handles polished over years of use, the patina of wear, and an owner’s or maker’s name stamped onto the tool. ― Garrett Hack, <i>Classic Hand Tools</i></blockquote><i></i></div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Moveable Jaw</h3><div>Now we come to the moveable jaw. I'm not a fan of painting this jaw because it's the piece that goes through the adjustment nut. That's a recipe for just boogering up the threads of the nut and ugly-fying the teeth on the jaw. What's a man to do? Cold bluing of course! I cold blued the entire jaw to start, then sanded it off the high spots that I wanted to shine.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyDjSVYrq3CM0lmn2EtocPWbIPclHBMu1W0LC6b-z89pkpBWO7bcXqoq7FYEcYdMGBkI2zXarjaNVkBaSa7PD3jyNdI07X7TzEOvHFUdlIezJa-Y8vZn44o0STw25QeenJCpAY4XhVwI23qZQnsnZ3bbl-yfCdHkBYLgh8VEdip5bjnroe6ASjMthHRyC/s4624/20231224_120933.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyDjSVYrq3CM0lmn2EtocPWbIPclHBMu1W0LC6b-z89pkpBWO7bcXqoq7FYEcYdMGBkI2zXarjaNVkBaSa7PD3jyNdI07X7TzEOvHFUdlIezJa-Y8vZn44o0STw25QeenJCpAY4XhVwI23qZQnsnZ3bbl-yfCdHkBYLgh8VEdip5bjnroe6ASjMthHRyC/w300-h400/20231224_120933.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which brings us to the master plan!</div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Fancying The Wrench Body</h3><div>While not at all an original idea, my master plan was to have the body of the wrench and the lettering in the handle be bare metal.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqiU7nU-0C1JGOUHkkJEqN4OCxlS8AyuJSNTzThK7GGNSY0ByAlrF1tq_j18qmEKDVsTqfACSy7846ObBGPhqI5xIbLlqT2ytZqWUNSDB3irxCuDYhGBCsFtZhJ4V5U0RABjVXv2jWtaSU66Dlo1LdgMbB_HFOuBiDCdVFrhNKupeXV80izzxBHCMU404/s3918/20231224_121752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3918" data-original-width="2938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqiU7nU-0C1JGOUHkkJEqN4OCxlS8AyuJSNTzThK7GGNSY0ByAlrF1tq_j18qmEKDVsTqfACSy7846ObBGPhqI5xIbLlqT2ytZqWUNSDB3irxCuDYhGBCsFtZhJ4V5U0RABjVXv2jWtaSU66Dlo1LdgMbB_HFOuBiDCdVFrhNKupeXV80izzxBHCMU404/w300-h400/20231224_121752.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, after the paint dried, I sanded off the paint on the key areas, leaving the wrench looking like this!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhGu5pkIGhRD09z9UizYvrK-u5bJ7ceRNxMC-w9Hip8wGW2_Dz9pSp5dF2yHO7xVYEv4tJsyG-Q_dDvCjBPcqjX8ExZU0aZTz8gtkHJ2Xesq-kqn1likk3i4190yFOWVkJ6OTnUNjk5NXfz4QBIyyNCLYklI3msR099WAGym6HGOkvf3Ii-b_8QZyeIvH/s4624/20231224_121756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhGu5pkIGhRD09z9UizYvrK-u5bJ7ceRNxMC-w9Hip8wGW2_Dz9pSp5dF2yHO7xVYEv4tJsyG-Q_dDvCjBPcqjX8ExZU0aZTz8gtkHJ2Xesq-kqn1likk3i4190yFOWVkJ6OTnUNjk5NXfz4QBIyyNCLYklI3msR099WAGym6HGOkvf3Ii-b_8QZyeIvH/w300-h400/20231224_121756.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Its Natural Habitat</h3><div>With that done, I needed to decide where the wrench would reside. I considered putting it with some of my small wrenches on the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/12/new-tool-storage-for-workshop.html" target="_blank">tool board in the workshop annex</a> (he says wryly!), but it just looked too "fancy" to hang with those boring old guys.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyDfwKOGiYXEXGC5HvlnEEYWrk-qlxQsYrMVoLHWsuJVjp13DNBJyvkKlYRQYd4mQSmkk0vK117qK6bPGqFgTTZASnUHqNzfEqxTWVFSQOmFxdmszsOpp0AWVbHQjxfPEaRvWq9kCKNgTx8LEyLmc5e0CLaznmy6LCaRINYsxbYKliE9tO8mKx384FmUC/s4417/20231212_203845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4417" data-original-width="3313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyDfwKOGiYXEXGC5HvlnEEYWrk-qlxQsYrMVoLHWsuJVjp13DNBJyvkKlYRQYd4mQSmkk0vK117qK6bPGqFgTTZASnUHqNzfEqxTWVFSQOmFxdmszsOpp0AWVbHQjxfPEaRvWq9kCKNgTx8LEyLmc5e0CLaznmy6LCaRINYsxbYKliE9tO8mKx384FmUC/w300-h400/20231212_203845.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>So I decided this, my first monkey wrench, had earned a spot on the pegboard over the primary workbench! And here's my "new" Trimo in its <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9sd1nGNt7qfXjMl2FKg4xG87cy9I9o-1vFMF40TgeFLBVhokfIQ_kB41uNf2Bv6gQPP-GRF436CK0-zVsZ2HK8n33y392aUAqs0on4nri5s2fqgKyYqAEg5hUzy3JjPQhRVuv1VA_Y6uyhb9ESSTOYdoUqBZ9IWTKEmdv6pTpbXswrOIET-X_pYDgwwf/s4624/20240118_211940.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9sd1nGNt7qfXjMl2FKg4xG87cy9I9o-1vFMF40TgeFLBVhokfIQ_kB41uNf2Bv6gQPP-GRF436CK0-zVsZ2HK8n33y392aUAqs0on4nri5s2fqgKyYqAEg5hUzy3JjPQhRVuv1VA_Y6uyhb9ESSTOYdoUqBZ9IWTKEmdv6pTpbXswrOIET-X_pYDgwwf/w300-h400/20240118_211940.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey, thanks for stopping by and, because this is the first post of 2024 - Happy New Year!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-1748284195671056852023-12-30T21:20:00.014-05:002024-01-19T23:48:35.148-05:00New Nut Driver Set<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hand Tools</span></h4><div><div><span style="color: #444444;">━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>My First Metric Set</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Christmas Gift from my</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Future Brother in Law</span></b></div></div><div><span style="color: #444444;">━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope everyone's having a great holiday season. As I write, Christmas has already flown by and the New Year is a day away. It's astounding how fast time flies, but that's not news to anyone older than 16 or so! Anyway, at Christmas my newly announced, soon to be brother in law gifted me a set of nut drivers. Back in August 2021 (again - time flies!!!) I wrote about the standard <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/cobbled-nut-driver-set.html" target="_blank">nut driver set</a> I had cobbled together, but I found that I often also needed a metric set, so this is perfect! And of course, I needed to make a rack for them and because of that - you're blessed (or stuck) to be reading this story. Let's get into it! <span><a name='more'></a></span><span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivobnEVzmQ4PRFdlCrGm3qD-1A0qBtvfL6NvIfZMuOwL8E6VQVdG6sBcxf3k8ZNf9yAUjXHkGueB-Ihw73P_NK9Wh1alE7SIaAMciaIl0u0FWaHhIsdhrkOaYBCuk5FNot_u7HjdER3FN3pZjk7pDfq8X-VhTIf2dz1w5kf-W8RixVKrkMG06OncWby-r4/s3453/20231226_202909~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3453" data-original-width="2589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivobnEVzmQ4PRFdlCrGm3qD-1A0qBtvfL6NvIfZMuOwL8E6VQVdG6sBcxf3k8ZNf9yAUjXHkGueB-Ihw73P_NK9Wh1alE7SIaAMciaIl0u0FWaHhIsdhrkOaYBCuk5FNot_u7HjdER3FN3pZjk7pDfq8X-VhTIf2dz1w5kf-W8RixVKrkMG06OncWby-r4/w300-h400/20231226_202909~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Rack</h3><div>Just like with the screwdriver and paddle bit racks I <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/02/a-couple-minor-workshop-updates.html" target="_blank">made back in '22</a>, and like so many <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Scrap%20Wood" target="_blank">other little projects here at 173</a>, I just had to make this one using a little piece of scrap wood. Then, with an eye toward being <i>somewhat </i>close to exact (truthfully, in this case as long as things were close I was okay), I marked out the spacing of the holes...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mCByYLP_9UGILH1d9yMCEUlDfA7iwzu49a2NJ3JvxqFlqB-1rBTWyob7By97v39eHDbxEJxC2AUDyJ8tI5rwn23Yq2Kj_87VhbkTExGz84DaIWwGZHCyKU3EPam1X0ApVPnkdDTYAvnnrxJHYyuXQU7tbD1N6KEvSvEOSnCDITZ9BlM0Q3hlV-MkW-9L/s4624/20231226_151202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mCByYLP_9UGILH1d9yMCEUlDfA7iwzu49a2NJ3JvxqFlqB-1rBTWyob7By97v39eHDbxEJxC2AUDyJ8tI5rwn23Yq2Kj_87VhbkTExGz84DaIWwGZHCyKU3EPam1X0ApVPnkdDTYAvnnrxJHYyuXQU7tbD1N6KEvSvEOSnCDITZ9BlM0Q3hlV-MkW-9L/w300-h400/20231226_151202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, using way more tools than one would think necessary, and spending way more time than you would believe, I drilled said holes. And with that - the piece was built (hey, I never said this was rocket science!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nn4MUvl0FkmLUHFROf-INtaNoo_wZypQvMbUJsFZdbstjyAJEJ6UBQMpJq-zrbRAHIyyJCHcREMJoiXnRZLFj9khY_Oimtq94_q_3KJEMR37aJukL0GGF1OR0yt6z4lYnt0E0GlbbFn-CGJYKV-i1lPp-rUlPqc3-LLdqt0PvxbdztluaTKYR3eATZ4W/s4624/20231226_154320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nn4MUvl0FkmLUHFROf-INtaNoo_wZypQvMbUJsFZdbstjyAJEJ6UBQMpJq-zrbRAHIyyJCHcREMJoiXnRZLFj9khY_Oimtq94_q_3KJEMR37aJukL0GGF1OR0yt6z4lYnt0E0GlbbFn-CGJYKV-i1lPp-rUlPqc3-LLdqt0PvxbdztluaTKYR3eATZ4W/w300-h400/20231226_154320.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prep and Stain</h3>A few holes drilled into the piece of scrap wood, well - it was time for staining. Because I wanted to label the nut driver sizes on the front of the rack, I taped off spaces...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismrwrfe68awh8wyMW_DpyeY1wnJUR8PjqrzAwzSKYSGKwqhZHH1sUiilquvjFz99sUroi9DUXdlvB5ZeRpywLqmtb4VRfRmlkiwxFdjVnrqUlO2VeLyOcDV9zOYmUDnEErFairroZR6ZcFzTnSVywN5PDSQfFtIqgAL1wIP1iIf7hlLI1FDj8fUtJdX_a/s4624/20231226_161233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismrwrfe68awh8wyMW_DpyeY1wnJUR8PjqrzAwzSKYSGKwqhZHH1sUiilquvjFz99sUroi9DUXdlvB5ZeRpywLqmtb4VRfRmlkiwxFdjVnrqUlO2VeLyOcDV9zOYmUDnEErFairroZR6ZcFzTnSVywN5PDSQfFtIqgAL1wIP1iIf7hlLI1FDj8fUtJdX_a/w300-h400/20231226_161233.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote>First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination. - <i>Napoleon Hill</i></blockquote></div><br />Which makes more sense when you can see the spaces properly laid out. In this shot, a coat of Minwax <i>Gunstock </i>stain had been applied...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKWbEjUXi-WCkiCKzbeAh5IQKzuL7rd2FR7h1B6VVDDjK6rUq1DjuaioiFwySP_IIoPUHA8b8HMD6vnj1JRj-krUi9Zk-9xFRRlAC_ugXvanXGp8dYKBdOt1RcZFOT4g_fZoktOwjBPIzOYrZntmTe2wNN3UVtTogOSN68Zp47-CBQ1Y9ipsh0K_OGoIk/s4624/20231226_162342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKWbEjUXi-WCkiCKzbeAh5IQKzuL7rd2FR7h1B6VVDDjK6rUq1DjuaioiFwySP_IIoPUHA8b8HMD6vnj1JRj-krUi9Zk-9xFRRlAC_ugXvanXGp8dYKBdOt1RcZFOT4g_fZoktOwjBPIzOYrZntmTe2wNN3UVtTogOSN68Zp47-CBQ1Y9ipsh0K_OGoIk/w300-h400/20231226_162342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>After that, a coat of American Finishes <i>Georgian Cherry</i> stain and a coat of amber shellac finished off the rack.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/09/made-at-173-colonial-pipe-box-to_21.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJFqcvLqJtusZB1hK27FiUGEr9JP2W3T1ecIG6tPSp9D9dQtpCfyEZyoLlRhtYZitZpIj1o2oddJBWyI9_WNYuy3FUyjZRns6gz6GJHlEvO_UXxPlp28sP-Oa9aRiG1S09N17ZQxotJcbHIlO1iEK_tNEwmQqQVyB9QzXGkqbjXkcSXfZmaFKoBcq-OzX9=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Done! </h3></div><div><div>After the shellac dried for a few hours it was just a matter of three screws (I know - overkill much?) through the face of the rack...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JRsWmeDpO-e_V-eyHt0wgpHLT-eamahyphenhypheniz4pJKuBCtqH-r5385uLGyEVmhTSoDfNPvuxMQvqmJuBxzeS3-LKqWXVTE_RAtY2YXvXmBwQ6x0L2cxhlCZhruS2NMW4SZ0N24A60faDUHPgELM1DUZyH_RQ_EpQrRXr5RbIa7WT0FvX35f80C8jsYYjzhVI/s4466/20231228_205848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4466" data-original-width="3350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JRsWmeDpO-e_V-eyHt0wgpHLT-eamahyphenhypheniz4pJKuBCtqH-r5385uLGyEVmhTSoDfNPvuxMQvqmJuBxzeS3-LKqWXVTE_RAtY2YXvXmBwQ6x0L2cxhlCZhruS2NMW4SZ0N24A60faDUHPgELM1DUZyH_RQ_EpQrRXr5RbIa7WT0FvX35f80C8jsYYjzhVI/w300-h400/20231228_205848.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this little project was done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN5ycJ9lOA-ujXhNxiZbDw3U3vKooUu5ADcWsjYqvMLPBhjTn1ZHQQgo-GSby2a3q51wyRjV5K5LPpbnN6oiPAerLGEUL7TjXX9unquRISj-Dhynxz1Ptcn1iUPpKo_RN5p3bsMmA8jUY2XCWyh9QHPJeeCBLTLn9g-xp2nSQQCaxjqZEZjhZmRhGgTvQ/s4597/20231228_205842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4597" data-original-width="3447" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN5ycJ9lOA-ujXhNxiZbDw3U3vKooUu5ADcWsjYqvMLPBhjTn1ZHQQgo-GSby2a3q51wyRjV5K5LPpbnN6oiPAerLGEUL7TjXX9unquRISj-Dhynxz1Ptcn1iUPpKo_RN5p3bsMmA8jUY2XCWyh9QHPJeeCBLTLn9g-xp2nSQQCaxjqZEZjhZmRhGgTvQ/w300-h400/20231228_205842.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Its Natural Habitat </h3><div>I think I may have found a solution here...so often I start a post out by saying it should be a short post, then it ends up rivaling War and Peace. Well, this time I said nothing about it and this post turned out to be concise...mental note taken! So, to wrap this up, here's the new nut driver set in<a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank"> its natural habitat</a>...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRot-xI2YmgewLXwGMjdDteqnkuGaXQzxoh_fnvB-v_gJAuBkbAvt4iaRnrBDmyUhEp7sIRXN1GduTKyGaBQdyQYf_Qwh8DyqnaOsmnMtPG8qnvoLCy7_SJHxVGdKl5zPA16sGtRZbZGGsBQyvEXaFjohjpUSm0d5Ee_hmKkWmrvsK5GXf78im2Zqak3Ym/s4548/20231228_205744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4548" data-original-width="3411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRot-xI2YmgewLXwGMjdDteqnkuGaXQzxoh_fnvB-v_gJAuBkbAvt4iaRnrBDmyUhEp7sIRXN1GduTKyGaBQdyQYf_Qwh8DyqnaOsmnMtPG8qnvoLCy7_SJHxVGdKl5zPA16sGtRZbZGGsBQyvEXaFjohjpUSm0d5Ee_hmKkWmrvsK5GXf78im2Zqak3Ym/w300-h400/20231228_205744.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just above the new set hangs the standard set I cobbled together...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-8H1gValQjHZtOMKV205W2_sf7ZFBSv2IOMZ1DRY-LusdNG7hBoj11FoslIDyNFQknIQ2-JdjKPE3DzuauJroS26F8ufCUdd6ashcbCPZ0WjJ7RCrAORMY2pRUZlLOgxra8B-MOHfCu_R-ap2juXS_79HeD6Dpxjz4eqoaA_i2nz1FJ_ArPl4C-ffdb7/s2913/20231228_205813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2185" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-8H1gValQjHZtOMKV205W2_sf7ZFBSv2IOMZ1DRY-LusdNG7hBoj11FoslIDyNFQknIQ2-JdjKPE3DzuauJroS26F8ufCUdd6ashcbCPZ0WjJ7RCrAORMY2pRUZlLOgxra8B-MOHfCu_R-ap2juXS_79HeD6Dpxjz4eqoaA_i2nz1FJ_ArPl4C-ffdb7/w300-h400/20231228_205813.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also living in the same neighborhood is the small screwdriver rack and the rack for the paddle bits, both of which were <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/02/a-couple-minor-workshop-updates.html" target="_blank">hung back in February 2022</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHBYBkxJQt2767st0D2uv-p1DkHxEMGHAQXHTRvcchSPBNaACyV8kdE1ODYwXpSiBWDTqYlKuFE_0eWQ5Qy9wTEYkc2KCwMKy09U506c1kwKVYoQtEFGceLtEU1-DmL3Eu6F5ScLj-ktH5sjEl-qyMDtnhEq9-tvoMZ_hft8GE1vdJlfYNdF2qHcw56n6/s4509/20231228_205828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4509" data-original-width="3382" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHBYBkxJQt2767st0D2uv-p1DkHxEMGHAQXHTRvcchSPBNaACyV8kdE1ODYwXpSiBWDTqYlKuFE_0eWQ5Qy9wTEYkc2KCwMKy09U506c1kwKVYoQtEFGceLtEU1-DmL3Eu6F5ScLj-ktH5sjEl-qyMDtnhEq9-tvoMZ_hft8GE1vdJlfYNdF2qHcw56n6/w300-h400/20231228_205828.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I guess not only does that wrap up this little project, it also puts a period to the projects at 173 for 2023. I wish everyone the best of the new year, and thank you for visiting this year. See ya' in 2024!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81Fzisse4mY2ySXs75ZdY651d9kvH8DReGYN2r14vAkbqj6pLddM6Fgn-5B6DWTdvw1gteenwfxyaa3E12ShG7HmAY4FsuC1o_gx0wO9wFWaYcHafj5qX0skDMwqFRCuqGPWyZMd7g9BU9bA9XYp7xm5hwoyVNdfncIul-KyCajjp8q0HJ9syxgRGm8Qi/s668/20231230_211621_0000.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81Fzisse4mY2ySXs75ZdY651d9kvH8DReGYN2r14vAkbqj6pLddM6Fgn-5B6DWTdvw1gteenwfxyaa3E12ShG7HmAY4FsuC1o_gx0wO9wFWaYcHafj5qX0skDMwqFRCuqGPWyZMd7g9BU9bA9XYp7xm5hwoyVNdfncIul-KyCajjp8q0HJ9syxgRGm8Qi/w187-h109/20231230_211621_0000.png" /></a></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-72392828988369523012023-12-15T13:54:00.001-05:002023-12-15T14:02:45.547-05:00Vintage Trimont Wrenches Cleaned Up<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;">A Couple Old Wrenches Good As New</span></h3><div>I think I say this with every post but - this should be a short post. Today's offering is the cleanup of two pipe wrenches, one I picked up in June of '21, the other in September of '21. Another tidbit of note is that I cleaned these things up back in October of '21 but I'm just now getting around to writing about them! Nonetheless, here we are - let's get into it! <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i87-sBFvjW2zOXS_1UP7OiPQmAppPagKY9iHd7Yrumgu-IX9WnqdhgN-P8l2mh82Gtgbqm4RWXQ1o5LBTaX9qi24kGZhh4Re2tUbW2IeuG-xktb6-8PjSDwJlBIf_vhBYCfH1zjTPsR7Nb3vWBe1YmnL1uYE8AJoLMdoR1hWfTYn4bkxaDZnFsM2Ro62/s3850/20220116_134123~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i87-sBFvjW2zOXS_1UP7OiPQmAppPagKY9iHd7Yrumgu-IX9WnqdhgN-P8l2mh82Gtgbqm4RWXQ1o5LBTaX9qi24kGZhh4Re2tUbW2IeuG-xktb6-8PjSDwJlBIf_vhBYCfH1zjTPsR7Nb3vWBe1YmnL1uYE8AJoLMdoR1hWfTYn4bkxaDZnFsM2Ro62/w360-h400/20220116_134123~2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Quick Word About Trimo</h3>The Trimont Tool Company was founded in Roxbury, Massachusetts sometime around 1889 by the Ely brothers, and was known nationwide for their high quality wrenches and pipe-fitting tools under the Trimo name. I can't find much information on this but apparently, in 1949 Trimont sold tools under the Roxco name also. My guess is...Roxbury + Company = Roxco. I know, I know, hold the applause, I'm here all week! Anyway, it seems they closed their doors sometime around 1954. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM8xSAz9IXe6PFIeR-EJRUNr49iWHebKgk4W78o8DrOHzP6uRmEMSpcQ9tORyoYvRjSU3yXtGd1wvYzGQjagVSYCmFKYsWGS2I10I-NhnL5vqhtfEF8bypLLMrKteCxILX_sxTs-eHYW4wE06sOJT4_BnzOXLT2eRGIujK4GnDh44PqL2O7r6L4sDvsIJ/s400/s-l400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM8xSAz9IXe6PFIeR-EJRUNr49iWHebKgk4W78o8DrOHzP6uRmEMSpcQ9tORyoYvRjSU3yXtGd1wvYzGQjagVSYCmFKYsWGS2I10I-NhnL5vqhtfEF8bypLLMrKteCxILX_sxTs-eHYW4wE06sOJT4_BnzOXLT2eRGIujK4GnDh44PqL2O7r6L4sDvsIJ/w400-h240/s-l400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Trimont - Proper </h3><div>This wrench was a wonderful find at <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/TheToolShed" target="_blank">The Tool Box</a> back in '21. They have a wall full of all types of wrenches, and this little Trimo quickly caught my attention. First off, it was small and I didn't have any pipe wrenches off that size. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamCzz6WpkVnuE_52yTqiVNvlGMd4PnJs42EeugYl3baN6JuHv5PWcSHBIK4lL2aCd67roMbPpuJ8hqTsGRVXncfe14Gz06A1m_DRzN88qBitTnYhINHbBHXDbOiZAHfejTep8GOfrinDjNUczwojCx6yvzQrHRiMwzegDu1TDlrT7AGNz8l1widUwZk10/s4624/20210917_180532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamCzz6WpkVnuE_52yTqiVNvlGMd4PnJs42EeugYl3baN6JuHv5PWcSHBIK4lL2aCd67roMbPpuJ8hqTsGRVXncfe14Gz06A1m_DRzN88qBitTnYhINHbBHXDbOiZAHfejTep8GOfrinDjNUczwojCx6yvzQrHRiMwzegDu1TDlrT7AGNz8l1widUwZk10/w300-h400/20210917_180532.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next as you can tell... it was in excellent shape with just a very little bit of that light orange surface rust. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uMwACaJNOuDs7cm680HHntKc_XgJpmUSNQkP_A4PYGjM0ETt-zoTCdDPWqkWl2NmpRJMURyviTA1CM4Zj_8-YS3YsnAFMYRZcFRnzwdzrJxMYhJ7J4obQQ3l7Ia_wIw-ZO5GIYOXxV0SZ0j7wVSyx0tbJKcD0fDmMbRjVXuSYbd4Oy_pKdlzNDKW_Dcb/s3141/20210917_180806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="2356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uMwACaJNOuDs7cm680HHntKc_XgJpmUSNQkP_A4PYGjM0ETt-zoTCdDPWqkWl2NmpRJMURyviTA1CM4Zj_8-YS3YsnAFMYRZcFRnzwdzrJxMYhJ7J4obQQ3l7Ia_wIw-ZO5GIYOXxV0SZ0j7wVSyx0tbJKcD0fDmMbRjVXuSYbd4Oy_pKdlzNDKW_Dcb/w300-h400/20210917_180806.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple minutes on the wire wheel and the buffing wheel made quick work of the cleanup. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaN5u6LluyuFz7w4waL6M6_JkFfovo0cO2kDCBBVjn0Udhvzav3DyWZL8Yw4-eIijia7t0USUK-UFSbxWjUZGvjwyXwDyTySWVbzdumu_QmLCyMHFqEH04w9lDmGExHoZpf7JgurYO3rxAYoId7mYmd-6eiuSmrFW8LPOj343vBfmT3PvxZGCB1cW6e52/s3157/20210918_111204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3157" data-original-width="2368" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaN5u6LluyuFz7w4waL6M6_JkFfovo0cO2kDCBBVjn0Udhvzav3DyWZL8Yw4-eIijia7t0USUK-UFSbxWjUZGvjwyXwDyTySWVbzdumu_QmLCyMHFqEH04w9lDmGExHoZpf7JgurYO3rxAYoId7mYmd-6eiuSmrFW8LPOj343vBfmT3PvxZGCB1cW6e52/w300-h400/20210918_111204.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a few minutes of light brushing in the hard to reach areas left the parts ready for a little shining!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuik6veBDxG8WaNV4RoLPLyIf1f1ZKHOFl-yQeyd_A8LoY7nYr37n0oB1y7Dt5zWwGRSGJZp7N4-9BVzl6nmy3E9e7xddvL2Ypp9E8AStXgQ_ZwVw9EyT0zt9zByubfLSGEa2DWULXzf6X8i8lo7cbugnpK0_vWHYSrKMEHUbvEGoCIkX7qb7pR3mXzRoO/s4624/20210918_105034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuik6veBDxG8WaNV4RoLPLyIf1f1ZKHOFl-yQeyd_A8LoY7nYr37n0oB1y7Dt5zWwGRSGJZp7N4-9BVzl6nmy3E9e7xddvL2Ypp9E8AStXgQ_ZwVw9EyT0zt9zByubfLSGEa2DWULXzf6X8i8lo7cbugnpK0_vWHYSrKMEHUbvEGoCIkX7qb7pR3mXzRoO/w300-h400/20210918_105034.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some point along my tool restoration journey, I either saw someone on YouTube or it dawned on me that a good way to prevent the tools from rusting was to apply some car wax. I love the smell of carnauba wax, and I get a little nostalgic about Turtle Wax so I have both - why not right? In this case, a couple coats of carnauba wax ought to ward off any more rust for awhile. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT1I1AY8xaurwTn50bf70E0GjnXq8brTjKCyufmPhEHpQ8jkXuqFbk7KRJjkRHSXrjz_Sd_t21pDEt_N1vYvv1zT2BBJOC34cPCuHplOGukh56UadaQR_LliGO0FzEezbIjyXsDB8R4w7LUxNcp1MAxxNk_3tyQWGaZbjCySR6e17N1cifx1ne7Xiq_Bm/s3119/20210918_113358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="2339" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT1I1AY8xaurwTn50bf70E0GjnXq8brTjKCyufmPhEHpQ8jkXuqFbk7KRJjkRHSXrjz_Sd_t21pDEt_N1vYvv1zT2BBJOC34cPCuHplOGukh56UadaQR_LliGO0FzEezbIjyXsDB8R4w7LUxNcp1MAxxNk_3tyQWGaZbjCySR6e17N1cifx1ne7Xiq_Bm/w300-h400/20210918_113358.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just like that, this old wrench was good as new, ready for the next hundred years!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LQQJgdw5b7lMIL30hYc5mocqzAktzlggb68WS1ixh_fJALgsS85KMoRvlpojV8XH08IPD5WY1UabykLFLVrsPvda1u3dxZTEjTPHZw8yBhxYFJ9H65i_EWqhowhD9An0c-KawQPqV3lKwc97qyNRkHODKPZCyWug3oPqqMrkw_BB55CDGJcCjtJ0kMRa/s2850/20220116_134029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="2137" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LQQJgdw5b7lMIL30hYc5mocqzAktzlggb68WS1ixh_fJALgsS85KMoRvlpojV8XH08IPD5WY1UabykLFLVrsPvda1u3dxZTEjTPHZw8yBhxYFJ9H65i_EWqhowhD9An0c-KawQPqV3lKwc97qyNRkHODKPZCyWug3oPqqMrkw_BB55CDGJcCjtJ0kMRa/w300-h400/20220116_134029.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><div></div></div><blockquote>I've been devoting quite a bit of my time to harmonic studies on my own, in libraries and places like that. I've found you've got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light. - John Coltrane</blockquote><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Trimont - Roxco </h3><div>The next wrench in '21 was this little Roxco pipe wrench. I think it's only about 6" long (we'll take a look at that shortly) and is incredibly nimble. I think it has become a bit of an adjustable wrench replacement for me (at least on small jobs! I know some wrenches had factory-applied red paint on their handles back in the day, but this one looks like it was more likely used as a stir stick in a small can of red paint. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rtu5BWwjun0xf0Mz8ZQKOqvfDvhGA-nUvREk9SoCOdz8vApElCs1bYQG4mIvczYQi8PEdqICdRp8v21yhovr4t6OBDMDiDKknEW0pzb3vih8MsTKmz7EBBmWmTsFQ6NAKlVFBEj5ifeTek2mpPmZ53Qk2fBKAwa3IgneNcVsoHQzO4NN2qmUgzukwBZG/s1844/20211007_184418~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rtu5BWwjun0xf0Mz8ZQKOqvfDvhGA-nUvREk9SoCOdz8vApElCs1bYQG4mIvczYQi8PEdqICdRp8v21yhovr4t6OBDMDiDKknEW0pzb3vih8MsTKmz7EBBmWmTsFQ6NAKlVFBEj5ifeTek2mpPmZ53Qk2fBKAwa3IgneNcVsoHQzO4NN2qmUgzukwBZG/w300-h400/20211007_184418~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the wrench was a kind of blue-gray paint, which also looked owner-applied as opposed to factory. Either way, the paint was coming off...in a bowl of Citristrip!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cany4hbGZZvPrUY0ZnF5Xb9LTvMIPSjZsi6lelLGnpMMeTpVtVGwSfUh5ZalA7Rs1HkpK3SEmWv9CWzZ2_8qu9kRU_Cyae3lQzMXG-y6bwwbMsigYoO2N2E_WzWdAqZQGtPgdt-p-3F-gKv9QhiaFCvPmtxLUUDhZFhQSWiVlT07uWc3qFexrI3sKKpn/s3148/20211011_134005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3148" data-original-width="2361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cany4hbGZZvPrUY0ZnF5Xb9LTvMIPSjZsi6lelLGnpMMeTpVtVGwSfUh5ZalA7Rs1HkpK3SEmWv9CWzZ2_8qu9kRU_Cyae3lQzMXG-y6bwwbMsigYoO2N2E_WzWdAqZQGtPgdt-p-3F-gKv9QhiaFCvPmtxLUUDhZFhQSWiVlT07uWc3qFexrI3sKKpn/w300-h400/20211011_134005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also want to point out the near pristine teeth on the jaws. I used a small triangle file to clean them out, about a three minute task!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m8FbR15Q5KLMMP9UtDvyXPEw0ZgUT67l-WlaZO1QqemrbWy-tjPAc1Z5WDpna962QJ3Lr8tLPzR-8ZO_B1DorJHppJi54ldbwriEq7FdUCqz2VwzrqxiJbBtZII1zS4je5WduFak6P3QJyDLhyDmJlN-OgX7JN2gI4sKDjy7pdip-CMHi2rded8uKhyx/s3261/20211011_133851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="2446" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m8FbR15Q5KLMMP9UtDvyXPEw0ZgUT67l-WlaZO1QqemrbWy-tjPAc1Z5WDpna962QJ3Lr8tLPzR-8ZO_B1DorJHppJi54ldbwriEq7FdUCqz2VwzrqxiJbBtZII1zS4je5WduFak6P3QJyDLhyDmJlN-OgX7JN2gI4sKDjy7pdip-CMHi2rded8uKhyx/w300-h400/20211011_133851.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the paint stripping, and a little time with the metal polish and the Dremel tool, this little wrench was really looking good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0tdqkfRa_oegl-XGL2b_0Cvjf1BeppbZ7HDV9dCBqDf1Rtr6yT0vAPB3tXiNKeY3BJQgsp6YamyXh0P0modEMUr36VNZAR33F26TfhRUVjdwv-If3JASqnU1DOUs6QtQXVVX43bxx3zBbdPmeCqhPYfPlA050r5fGI_FnXSdSJqKmq1jWn1pEdTnLphq/s3351/20211011_133709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3351" data-original-width="2513" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0tdqkfRa_oegl-XGL2b_0Cvjf1BeppbZ7HDV9dCBqDf1Rtr6yT0vAPB3tXiNKeY3BJQgsp6YamyXh0P0modEMUr36VNZAR33F26TfhRUVjdwv-If3JASqnU1DOUs6QtQXVVX43bxx3zBbdPmeCqhPYfPlA050r5fGI_FnXSdSJqKmq1jWn1pEdTnLphq/w300-h400/20211011_133709.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also did a little grinding to clean up the Roxco logo a little. It was in decent shape, but a couple spots on the lettering had gotten a little boogered up over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy4QLUb4jl_4aP5_TNRLPpwILMDtCmLBxDxaz_T_ji9Ju351Rr2eeaV3F-8xDZvu8cIEWS4_zV0NoyuucDzzOX20thhuLKCo1TqqyuA8aN7V3113xp4aiu33KnAoRNJRgW6uUxohyphenhyphenrrqUFtC3125kRjQ8AHPHe7T1ajQ5vCXFXSpL38SoK96AC0fzkxFt/s2794/20211011_170444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy4QLUb4jl_4aP5_TNRLPpwILMDtCmLBxDxaz_T_ji9Ju351Rr2eeaV3F-8xDZvu8cIEWS4_zV0NoyuucDzzOX20thhuLKCo1TqqyuA8aN7V3113xp4aiu33KnAoRNJRgW6uUxohyphenhyphenrrqUFtC3125kRjQ8AHPHe7T1ajQ5vCXFXSpL38SoK96AC0fzkxFt/w300-h400/20211011_170444.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote>Monkey wrenches and pipe wrenches look the same to the untrained eye, and the name is often used interchangeably. These tools have two main differences: the monkey wrench has a smooth, flat jaw, while the pipe wrench has serrated teeth on its jaw. Pipe wrenches have a stationary lower jaw and movable upper jaw, while monkey wrenches have a stationary upper jaw and movable lower jaw. - Dan Miller, <a href="https://www.finepowertools.com/hand-tools/monkey-wrench-vs-pipe-wrench/" target="_blank"><i>Fine Power Tools</i></a></blockquote><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/11/bathroom-update-2023-part-7.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWasc_LPS4JORZkmuEH08KNXDXzsRaMxaxal8A7dJBHzJg9li_pcwEybeKKGSL7X8NQFXKzClf2yqa7pBBkpKkWDPJQY3nMbNoS9Amr6tZnNvNtE1Quuj8A85xFtdkierKhgSoI4HHCW0IL-T_RFriqms2AlMlA0I18-96GZ0kWUx1_-CzDOEcQlPLAND/w309-h400/20231205_212417_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Together </h3><div>I have no idea why it took me so long to post about these little wrenches, I mean - two years? Nonetheless, here they are. One of my favorite things about these wrenches is that they're so small - so many uses!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQPvMfQGRT2KMpFeYGxyk4XS4Cj74aH_vGzGKA5DYvwTSl5qUE-g6XStwrFs-rBMNVIWrN4msyxy22E_W0Mu1DA6FD9Hoxh5PifB1e4H-rN4p3p1AiW0yk2dpqhmDDCOJjceSrDjfCwDx7J43piOxCD__MZyvBvMhGNz65x9omCbkObxQ3W4FT2wJM4bc/s4271/20220116_134128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4271" data-original-width="3204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQPvMfQGRT2KMpFeYGxyk4XS4Cj74aH_vGzGKA5DYvwTSl5qUE-g6XStwrFs-rBMNVIWrN4msyxy22E_W0Mu1DA6FD9Hoxh5PifB1e4H-rN4p3p1AiW0yk2dpqhmDDCOJjceSrDjfCwDx7J43piOxCD__MZyvBvMhGNz65x9omCbkObxQ3W4FT2wJM4bc/w300-h400/20220116_134128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here they are lined up with the tape measure. I know they don't look lined up, but this shot is more of a commentary on the photography skills of yours truly!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tVfInPOY9e76TbKG_a9xW4Hi1fMpCFLiqBLkKf1hobYZbGBgpA_f_3qyVOmeiRKADlhMPJ9WmiBgrTF45gzTHwl9bLYbmK7fch64BYtaVSj1_5qauVSlnXe6FoHBL2nYKZXIB88BTO6QPBob76TBB0Zta8zxiUvr_a1b1a452rsiTr1CHY-H_q1svPY3/s4624/20231214_221839.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tVfInPOY9e76TbKG_a9xW4Hi1fMpCFLiqBLkKf1hobYZbGBgpA_f_3qyVOmeiRKADlhMPJ9WmiBgrTF45gzTHwl9bLYbmK7fch64BYtaVSj1_5qauVSlnXe6FoHBL2nYKZXIB88BTO6QPBob76TBB0Zta8zxiUvr_a1b1a452rsiTr1CHY-H_q1svPY3/w300-h400/20231214_221839.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and here's a shot with some similarly-sized wrenches I have with them...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnn6xozMo_Sr4L3EMd2D9IaU2B4x9lKtRByKVK3WIIWmvVu8E7OU32R5ht2MMKo1oCOOErSVSS8tP3Cz3oXSD9qAzis7qwAzoW3Fj6hUoUaMGyabOH3hvAXMqWzfiWVmXKwHED1yRYCCBRd4WeyZ5dNlLR16iQIuoyN9HHrxsawKmyTIoLmE4zwnnOJaF/s3154/20220116_133905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="2366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnn6xozMo_Sr4L3EMd2D9IaU2B4x9lKtRByKVK3WIIWmvVu8E7OU32R5ht2MMKo1oCOOErSVSS8tP3Cz3oXSD9qAzis7qwAzoW3Fj6hUoUaMGyabOH3hvAXMqWzfiWVmXKwHED1yRYCCBRd4WeyZ5dNlLR16iQIuoyN9HHrxsawKmyTIoLmE4zwnnOJaF/w300-h400/20220116_133905.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Natural Habitat</h3><div>And here's the now almost obligatory <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a> shot. I decided they would reside on <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/12/new-tool-storage-for-workshop.html" target="_blank">the new tool board</a> I put in last December out by the drill press. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhw6idOyfzSRHoW1yn1FsVi5iyHQVNWZPBy5h6taJSFL5h0IAE9PVv4RdWWwCGj1FnAF1th5iE9JS7sYMlhs-Vp8D_5r7r1EA9l0ehySbMaVK5C4lTk-7XuWawvLh3_RVsG0DK23HRwkXb6vvKoOfpdzEfxFIH8x6Ugv4S_3y4g6E6RDJ4-F2G9VhTZ-r/s4417/20231212_203845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4417" data-original-width="3313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhw6idOyfzSRHoW1yn1FsVi5iyHQVNWZPBy5h6taJSFL5h0IAE9PVv4RdWWwCGj1FnAF1th5iE9JS7sYMlhs-Vp8D_5r7r1EA9l0ehySbMaVK5C4lTk-7XuWawvLh3_RVsG0DK23HRwkXb6vvKoOfpdzEfxFIH8x6Ugv4S_3y4g6E6RDJ4-F2G9VhTZ-r/w300-h400/20231212_203845.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And with that - I have finally reported on the two little wrenches restored over a year ago! Hey, thanks for stopping by and, as always - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-61770556054977368102023-11-26T18:26:00.001-05:002023-11-26T19:08:23.294-05:00Bathroom Update 2023 - Part 7<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Decor</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">A New Vignette</span></h3><div>The great bathroom update of 2023 began in spring and finally came to an end in the fall of 2023. However it wasn't until Thanksgiving that the final touch of the update was put in place. This last piece was just a decorative touch as opposed to any structural, electrical or wall covering type of project. In fact, this piece was effectively the implementation of a new photograph vignette here at 173. Let's get into it.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv84uWBBViSJT6z1p4vWgLrQowvOIU6akYu6s8uafu0yJMWNlmladB7HJbYQLcc9dNpV7z6iZWsC9tyhOftaxZouaHaDTzhCEBfBTCU3JeMXW52jS5jVK-kwHpkS2a1goi8MNnx3PEiTvdAwYGp3r8kqrju5I_9-eUp9Au5sty41CcasA9tcmiMcLKU9k/s4493/20231123_192828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4493" data-original-width="3370" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv84uWBBViSJT6z1p4vWgLrQowvOIU6akYu6s8uafu0yJMWNlmladB7HJbYQLcc9dNpV7z6iZWsC9tyhOftaxZouaHaDTzhCEBfBTCU3JeMXW52jS5jVK-kwHpkS2a1goi8MNnx3PEiTvdAwYGp3r8kqrju5I_9-eUp9Au5sty41CcasA9tcmiMcLKU9k/w300-h400/20231123_192828.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">When Last We Met </h3><div>When last we met about the bathroom update, all the major updates to the sheet rocking the wallpaper and the electric. All the lights the outlets all of that was complete. The bathroom was once again fully functional and that was pretty much the end of the project. We had the shelves and the towel racks up, but other than that, the walls were pretty bare. Of course, bare isn't necessarily a bad look, there's something to be said about a minimalistic space sometimes, but we did want to do something with the one fairly large open space behind the toilet. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. - <i>Aaron Siskind</i></blockquote></div></div><div><br /></div><div>At first we were considering a shelf or two to go on the wall, but none of the shelves we looked at seemed to look right. They were either too large vertically or too large in the sense that they would stick out, maybe not over the toilet, but just too far out from the wall to look right. So we had to figure something else out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCk6FGDS7Ym6wXnfIelh2CX8iKvy-chKTjUeABVWVBSge9FwC8rwTWu-_w4K2jh7LgsmumK645yVBmXN3yBbrDRDDK9_mJUSSronMSbJIDuMVEkF2DOS_kZw4H145gpwty483gTyhyVSyxROuXdpu4uqZ0fu2jJD_hLRpMAP4a1ODKzaSkfHtCxsRX1vc/s3571/20230930_163632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3571" data-original-width="2678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCk6FGDS7Ym6wXnfIelh2CX8iKvy-chKTjUeABVWVBSge9FwC8rwTWu-_w4K2jh7LgsmumK645yVBmXN3yBbrDRDDK9_mJUSSronMSbJIDuMVEkF2DOS_kZw4H145gpwty483gTyhyVSyxROuXdpu4uqZ0fu2jJD_hLRpMAP4a1ODKzaSkfHtCxsRX1vc/w300-h400/20230930_163632.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>The Idea</h3><div>When we finally came to the realization that shelves just wouldn't look right for us, we started considering other options like buying a canvas print, or some old-school floral prints. But at one point it dawned on us that, in the living room and the dining room we had created vignettes of photos taken by us or family members. This vignette is a collection of prints from Germany that hang in a corner of the dining room. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlbc6s7VRenuCEKxnfh2U5xRDwHLDMx12i-JsYWo_gOjCq5iNm5Q1tBhPKO_9sJwH2UhuQRVkOJkuE0buRc3URH62sZhAdlRrtOp5BkHS3RcNeQA1H26g_YtI0qTtYzcBKU3UEenWYQHonfUmidl3PnL8jcOv0mW3pbJL_6jRF0sb_44HnVVIqEBigLI/s4032/20180520_100848~2-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlbc6s7VRenuCEKxnfh2U5xRDwHLDMx12i-JsYWo_gOjCq5iNm5Q1tBhPKO_9sJwH2UhuQRVkOJkuE0buRc3URH62sZhAdlRrtOp5BkHS3RcNeQA1H26g_YtI0qTtYzcBKU3UEenWYQHonfUmidl3PnL8jcOv0mW3pbJL_6jRF0sb_44HnVVIqEBigLI/w300-h400/20180520_100848~2-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's a look at one of three photo collections in the living room. This one is made up of random pictures, just a bunch of photos we like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMmeAdBM3jhIph7ZjOXjNcNrHMhDt5W72ptUL2S6eAYteGb2moexzWFyjIpBW9uJAAohmf0Jd7GeAXHtKtdD0LfSKhZzfbJMnAgV10GnKFNtYvD1B5UpzYG8JZq9k4joYAVycBCpER7n-7bu4HnhcKExl_3i-YP9DKfkiYZ7xX_l_eTyiOTEo4-6hG3E/s480/Living%20Room-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMmeAdBM3jhIph7ZjOXjNcNrHMhDt5W72ptUL2S6eAYteGb2moexzWFyjIpBW9uJAAohmf0Jd7GeAXHtKtdD0LfSKhZzfbJMnAgV10GnKFNtYvD1B5UpzYG8JZq9k4joYAVycBCpER7n-7bu4HnhcKExl_3i-YP9DKfkiYZ7xX_l_eTyiOTEo4-6hG3E/w300-h400/Living%20Room-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the other two is a collection of impressionist prints of some of the flowers in the gardens at 173. Another is a wonderful collection of family portraits.</div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/03/made-at-173-simple-shelf-for-kitchen_28.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WmUiLdgtpVzJBqGfru4xFN6FuWikgm0Pb_egfpzUOcvASMs2NQtr4E5GqirwE7dBmjClfKqQItiit36sv74Rk0MuUcPS1RyBAWgzY1UNSqBpHIVbIDwFBQ9IHxvzXR4fdyga1OVvBB0LdDzoolMR3jlPyd_gSbCzJWaHCZ9n7gCehiRN27aLhiVo_Z8/s320/20231126_115429_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Anyway, one day it dawned on me that we have lots (I bet more than a thousand) of pictures of the house itself - interior, exterior, the gardens and fences and trees and shrubs and thought maybe we should just have some of our pictures from 173 printed and create a whole new vignette out of those. A quick order or two from Google Photos and a few days later we had a nice collection of prints ready to go!</div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Getting To Work!</h3><div>We got to talking one day and realized that we have a lot of unused frames here at 173 and that maybe we should just use those. However, after collecting all the frames we discovered that most of them were large 8 by 10 frames. We wanted pictures of different sizes, so we decided to use a couple of those and supplement them by picking up some incredibly cheap, and variously sized frames at the Dollar Store. While there was a nice selection of frame styles, there wasn't a lot of color selections. Well, they were so inexpensive we thought, heck - let's just paint a couple just to add some variety and points of interest.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/04/made-at-173-japanese-toolbox.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgQcDhle2NbHAX9yZ20igEw1OSvZ3Hl0BER0fuFl7hMF9bQ9h0o5_ct6ztUiMtFUhyJ070xRlRk_IibNFAxeH37PpdP3XTjSIgB3KEtPeFv7kqZLRIHM7zC1HOKvy7ZCZhL0DDM70ry47XY8Hviu4X3eUVy95rpTVlkrEClpBXKOLA5_RVvIYrZzptGin/w309-h400/20220628_214624_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div>So we picked three of the black frames we wanted to use, and chose three colors. I started out with the lavender, <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Red" target="_blank">173's signature red</a> and then orange that was used on the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/09/the-old-estate-sale-stool.html" target="_blank">old estate sale, kidney shaped stool</a> that ended up being a plant stand in the back yard this summer. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZli4Xs1lvEB90utIPqKPMREiXN2QNLO5RoRr2VuvGDsSlwRZI1GQa3DTsqw0PorLEamnbJWXFiycyFYqqCZpZQPrScfVBrhtEWLLwgVkR4vzdwtcNZrkThm1WVYLFPnQSExif9LsG2dKQ_3WATs7rDxPP3jaotd1_MDUnSjXvCS7zUl3dYvpxI-fp9Kg/s4405/20231118_182523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4405" data-original-width="2955" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZli4Xs1lvEB90utIPqKPMREiXN2QNLO5RoRr2VuvGDsSlwRZI1GQa3DTsqw0PorLEamnbJWXFiycyFYqqCZpZQPrScfVBrhtEWLLwgVkR4vzdwtcNZrkThm1WVYLFPnQSExif9LsG2dKQ_3WATs7rDxPP3jaotd1_MDUnSjXvCS7zUl3dYvpxI-fp9Kg/w269-h400/20231118_182523.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lavender and red did fine, but after a couple coats, I found the orange paint just wasn't covering on the frame. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, it struggled covering on the stool, but in this case I gave up on it. I ended up switching to this green color as you can see below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTx_iLmGYSkabEDB0eehZ_sNSwScZND36oiCeiGyUYjtqYJQoIM0bX30F-hhGQcJ2mNu618Mdv1Qnjkh7m_cwtUyPctwfrekRxKa5UPTkX-HhQqjfuYl6PGPPHC-tP2yq9On6r7JtXXro_whn4tFyuhzV18KNIBqI8xmqC9To-J5tEHe-48LnAg7hlQAV/s4273/20231119_075141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4273" data-original-width="3205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTx_iLmGYSkabEDB0eehZ_sNSwScZND36oiCeiGyUYjtqYJQoIM0bX30F-hhGQcJ2mNu618Mdv1Qnjkh7m_cwtUyPctwfrekRxKa5UPTkX-HhQqjfuYl6PGPPHC-tP2yq9On6r7JtXXro_whn4tFyuhzV18KNIBqI8xmqC9To-J5tEHe-48LnAg7hlQAV/w300-h400/20231119_075141.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>And you can see the frames turned out pretty nice, And of course, after painting the frames I let them bake in <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Oven" target="_blank">the shop oven</a> for a couple days! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxSr_K_W7qtoPNmIZt2P6uVMOFMp8dSRHy_Um4QS4VnqD084LqwHBdWcyvDeq8J0bHCR_2aT_4VJ5J60_SYRL1RnkDpS9bjt9tDlRhgxsvuNBeOdr0cVeVg_VfDAUlHYoWtT5malVSfCHKSbS5HK4dBCG8UC8For7nu7i0SVuVwFuyqWd3bv2VInybVBY/s4624/20231119_133254.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxSr_K_W7qtoPNmIZt2P6uVMOFMp8dSRHy_Um4QS4VnqD084LqwHBdWcyvDeq8J0bHCR_2aT_4VJ5J60_SYRL1RnkDpS9bjt9tDlRhgxsvuNBeOdr0cVeVg_VfDAUlHYoWtT5malVSfCHKSbS5HK4dBCG8UC8For7nu7i0SVuVwFuyqWd3bv2VInybVBY/w300-h400/20231119_133254.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Drumroll Please! </h3><div>Once all the pictures had come in and the painted frames had some time to dry and cure, it was time to start putting the pictures on the wall. We had no intent of the picture rows being level and perfectly lined up one with another. Rather, the idea was to have them look fairly random but with some sense of order. To help with that, we laid out a drop cloth folded up to be the same size as the area on the wall that we were going to put the pictures. This gave a an opportunity to sort out what would go where, and get a sense of the spacing.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36sxKBXlWuttySzj753sd-vYaXjwZLEQB0Jy6rsIDSxfU27Ssw8afIkPbbIn2IOT7TvKsnthlwUKggYi8Fv01u5RPh3QXFC-gIJiWC-kX0sh1KTtlSreudEMHnQXCzrC4x4J2QfByqHrjE36_AoUzwAiT2KitEU5UQORXpNmyX-ODBqbgHM9xRYdo94W9/s4624/20231123_111952.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36sxKBXlWuttySzj753sd-vYaXjwZLEQB0Jy6rsIDSxfU27Ssw8afIkPbbIn2IOT7TvKsnthlwUKggYi8Fv01u5RPh3QXFC-gIJiWC-kX0sh1KTtlSreudEMHnQXCzrC4x4J2QfByqHrjE36_AoUzwAiT2KitEU5UQORXpNmyX-ODBqbgHM9xRYdo94W9/w300-h400/20231123_111952.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The nice thing about hanging pictures in this casual, less than formal way is that it takes a lot less time trying to get things lined up and perfectly spaced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLCq-h9i7RnKNRc7ASa7Hfv-q6TykZtrUTMgmlss3n696gaJND8TQjeayZA_P926dCU6GY2BpuN03PnIwR1l5LiMwYgbXOzZ7l-xxwjhzS0DtioEPyeDTJpTJXPf76KpW7-EGAbGe7SLyifkdWVoYXspCWBKj0nVw1DnfymyjXM74CEAbNipEjN6Yulrj/s3702/20231123_120130-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3702" data-original-width="2777" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLCq-h9i7RnKNRc7ASa7Hfv-q6TykZtrUTMgmlss3n696gaJND8TQjeayZA_P926dCU6GY2BpuN03PnIwR1l5LiMwYgbXOzZ7l-xxwjhzS0DtioEPyeDTJpTJXPf76KpW7-EGAbGe7SLyifkdWVoYXspCWBKj0nVw1DnfymyjXM74CEAbNipEjN6Yulrj/w300-h400/20231123_120130-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Imagine using 4 or 5 different sizes of frames, and just how difficult it'd be to line them up in any real structured way. No way - not for me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43u4IsT-kjeOJ6g8QKdIB56fUArqBHgPiasaco7JCI7NKTlUNlizJHhBhH_P4W9I1VqtRJOGw6RuisStDY8hmr7OPcUGueUPquB5E_rtDxsVTzy3CPYduYNM0dpf9O_0gHM93fvkiuzD72-N2VrvJGmFZ8kXbVK5rGBvf4KB1aDOZNnApvpIf05gPwY1d/s4624/20231123_192906.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43u4IsT-kjeOJ6g8QKdIB56fUArqBHgPiasaco7JCI7NKTlUNlizJHhBhH_P4W9I1VqtRJOGw6RuisStDY8hmr7OPcUGueUPquB5E_rtDxsVTzy3CPYduYNM0dpf9O_0gHM93fvkiuzD72-N2VrvJGmFZ8kXbVK5rGBvf4KB1aDOZNnApvpIf05gPwY1d/w300-h400/20231123_192906.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look closely, you'll see we chose pictures that were just some of our favorites, even if they aren't incredibly artistic, they were pictures that we've always enjoyed. If you zoom in you'll see we have a selection of different settings from the outside of the house, most of them are flower related but there's a couple of goofy ones in there too, for instance, the rubber duck that floats in the rain barrel. That rubber duck was found in the street a number of years ago and has ever since resided in one of our rain barrels. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1FCDFQQSstyi0zE0GmrE8PFBAaIG_otrMru3TN2bE1Ymgrfce9gJz4se_-KrJmIYKBxC7GjjhcqlzUm20zArlJOr5_okqPId6qVCc4HAw_lXh_4tmKqq8vDLPan8UIS-0Z0wWenYu2eTd9tVsaDl96rj4mKszwkA8Xn0UYz8-n5Ncq_7NmLNNJTfUQ3y/s3717/20231123_201017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3717" data-original-width="2787" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1FCDFQQSstyi0zE0GmrE8PFBAaIG_otrMru3TN2bE1Ymgrfce9gJz4se_-KrJmIYKBxC7GjjhcqlzUm20zArlJOr5_okqPId6qVCc4HAw_lXh_4tmKqq8vDLPan8UIS-0Z0wWenYu2eTd9tVsaDl96rj4mKszwkA8Xn0UYz8-n5Ncq_7NmLNNJTfUQ3y/w300-h400/20231123_201017.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a final shot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4BnyEwKKaJRgdvOMLfM4OyvtVoqYR77cU6MsajIa9ZQDfRwJ3cJrPyb7xJaw2RqshuR-hgY_Oqy_kQT_f8W3x-LeJU8k8URP0x5E81j5FbUSfnByfrOrOrZPD7BM1eFJXg51S6mdOtUvWlb9q9s-K-Tx3N02xtaVUU4XsJXpbPDQ0lzVU3GmurOYZkiP/s4355/20231123_201019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4355" data-original-width="3266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4BnyEwKKaJRgdvOMLfM4OyvtVoqYR77cU6MsajIa9ZQDfRwJ3cJrPyb7xJaw2RqshuR-hgY_Oqy_kQT_f8W3x-LeJU8k8URP0x5E81j5FbUSfnByfrOrOrZPD7BM1eFJXg51S6mdOtUvWlb9q9s-K-Tx3N02xtaVUU4XsJXpbPDQ0lzVU3GmurOYZkiP/w300-h400/20231123_201019.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Well, that should wrap up the 2023 bathroom update once and for all. Thanks for stopping by and - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-41399418397034461432023-11-22T22:23:00.000-05:002023-11-22T22:23:00.146-05:00A Screwdriver Rack for the Pegboard<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Workshop</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Askew <i>/adjective/</i> - not in a straight or level position.</span></h3><div>This is one of those goofy little posts that I do from time to time... you know - some seemingly insignificant little project with meager impact on life here at 173. And while all that's true, it's also true that these little ditties Gabe me an hour or two in the shop, and fulfilled some little duty! Let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBq1VLeWXRcEkw15ugTTMKf8YIZYkNQA1uoZxlWTicL466nDgwlAoKsUbPy3edzNeMV1s51iI5DfkFqiypDx8d-FdtBMBlxuxM-ELtvA8pzT4wjH8pHA-hyhyeHjb_Y90sUOnt64-tOeLz0nMXyocdFrDG5WMbCHIWeWG-TKYkYMDEVdDnUMimQ-aXHRT/s4624/20231119_131755.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBq1VLeWXRcEkw15ugTTMKf8YIZYkNQA1uoZxlWTicL466nDgwlAoKsUbPy3edzNeMV1s51iI5DfkFqiypDx8d-FdtBMBlxuxM-ELtvA8pzT4wjH8pHA-hyhyeHjb_Y90sUOnt64-tOeLz0nMXyocdFrDG5WMbCHIWeWG-TKYkYMDEVdDnUMimQ-aXHRT/w300-h400/20231119_131755.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Thing About Pegboards</h3><div>I love pegboard. Hanging pegboard in the workshop was one of the best things I've ever done down there in terms of storage and esthetics.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTs7ETU8ZM6k0gwJw2J0_-cVuQ1R_uetA5xKSUMvnREfqDQOseDywUV3GGGbWL_CTDm6elnyUnjYSFynN_ARRpX6oGqodW_bfAipVqKMCv_Qoioetfa56Usy4WV-uZ98t202f9ahPSVLFbAnarnJQ8I8PrTPmw685VpvRPFhaNo7OJ8f44FG7qY3xlEeC/s1440/Screenshot_20210130-194245_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1079" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTs7ETU8ZM6k0gwJw2J0_-cVuQ1R_uetA5xKSUMvnREfqDQOseDywUV3GGGbWL_CTDm6elnyUnjYSFynN_ARRpX6oGqodW_bfAipVqKMCv_Qoioetfa56Usy4WV-uZ98t202f9ahPSVLFbAnarnJQ8I8PrTPmw685VpvRPFhaNo7OJ8f44FG7qY3xlEeC/w300-h400/Screenshot_20210130-194245_Gallery.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But with all the storage options like those little wire style hangers that you put into the pegboard they just never seem to be just what you're looking for. Okay, maybe not <i>never</i>, but there's always that one piece or two that you just wish you had something different. And that's the thing about pegboards.</div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">So What's A Man To Do?</h3><div>It kinda started with this block plane I'd had since maybe August or September of '22 and finally got around to giving it <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/03/a-block-plane-cleanup.html" target="_blank">a good cleanup</a> back in <span>March</span>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4LfWlidsGyVZudnf5yAaAndIUoVN9R6knUzGdypMNCqkBes1HtqCuEgEBuMGfxhs_JLboQjwjhIfM9wRtZ0Fj8kNRd8JYhF4MsTHPErYBFl7wBMLEWAcFZsyqlIzb63z0EhjxzMlxe9s5N1uGmM6SpMBlbcf_s05k6tmYCAXItdQrwdAC4pe5z5I4qAu/s3177/20230311_133004-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4LfWlidsGyVZudnf5yAaAndIUoVN9R6knUzGdypMNCqkBes1HtqCuEgEBuMGfxhs_JLboQjwjhIfM9wRtZ0Fj8kNRd8JYhF4MsTHPErYBFl7wBMLEWAcFZsyqlIzb63z0EhjxzMlxe9s5N1uGmM6SpMBlbcf_s05k6tmYCAXItdQrwdAC4pe5z5I4qAu/w300-h400/20230311_133004-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>In the meantime, the plane had been living in a space above the small parts storage rack...</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH8JJCBtSyRlG0lW7lQAJJlnpRLx0IO40WK07zO66j7lCGrdjKs3q_RDwN_VKm7M7MpzBT8RfepatdF8-adKt8a21Ay0X0jiEwzIZjjgsD82r5CxYrqOThQ8MsAjB3kW1OnPEtH767gUzCWwMX1zZPVDcapMQtZMz4WDRGTu80yxN8jrch0HZhKsUu33w/s4624/1998CAM_2023_03_12_10_29_26_FN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH8JJCBtSyRlG0lW7lQAJJlnpRLx0IO40WK07zO66j7lCGrdjKs3q_RDwN_VKm7M7MpzBT8RfepatdF8-adKt8a21Ay0X0jiEwzIZjjgsD82r5CxYrqOThQ8MsAjB3kW1OnPEtH767gUzCWwMX1zZPVDcapMQtZMz4WDRGTu80yxN8jrch0HZhKsUu33w/w300-h400/1998CAM_2023_03_12_10_29_26_FN.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>But I wanted to have a spot over the bench to store it...no idea why, but that's what I wanted. I had seen a brilliant way to add some light shelving to the pegboard so I thought I'd give it a shot. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. - <i>George S. Patton</i></blockquote><i></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After cutting a <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Scrap%20Wood" target="_blank">scrap piece of wood</a> to the size I wanted...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIeXuC3JE48AAnuKxBWB0ijQEKBhW24Omgzxn1eTM3lVSrbeyODmiasaXSLaI4vkGxqE1kYn9vxMXYqjOzGHFj3CL-D3s8NXMCeMQP43y-OkCdSbxBCuBy8XZzKzfaNC_1s5JbROzxrlHuKv2qwJkn9UiB05PZEPWTnTjxiRX_jMOmE3GTSETSudIDzX8/s3159/20230311_133711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="2369" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIeXuC3JE48AAnuKxBWB0ijQEKBhW24Omgzxn1eTM3lVSrbeyODmiasaXSLaI4vkGxqE1kYn9vxMXYqjOzGHFj3CL-D3s8NXMCeMQP43y-OkCdSbxBCuBy8XZzKzfaNC_1s5JbROzxrlHuKv2qwJkn9UiB05PZEPWTnTjxiRX_jMOmE3GTSETSudIDzX8/w300-h400/20230311_133711.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I inserted a couple L-hooks in the back of the board, and beveled the top back edge of the board to give it space to tilt the hooks into their holes on the pegboard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFThQLgtkRgbfUW4QpNkNzJ8InnT7KUADWZ83X1PKq3XYaZYWqiAz3u_jXaEhSs8GZWd3KK_MgX_TqBSj0OsuWCCbZyTt4S-w__YYytflPbPOfS0driHhVVK4FTgIZOv7CjbFdgGXvIWAhr1EEhBsMtOP67Cs7DGK-5_GWuNsMWKYU9MwOUW98mMCL3sd/s3174/20230311_133724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3174" data-original-width="2381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFThQLgtkRgbfUW4QpNkNzJ8InnT7KUADWZ83X1PKq3XYaZYWqiAz3u_jXaEhSs8GZWd3KK_MgX_TqBSj0OsuWCCbZyTt4S-w__YYytflPbPOfS0driHhVVK4FTgIZOv7CjbFdgGXvIWAhr1EEhBsMtOP67Cs7DGK-5_GWuNsMWKYU9MwOUW98mMCL3sd/w300-h400/20230311_133724.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little shelf became the <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a> of my little block plane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7A0hTq-uv3NRnEBnh_an9ZWCiiFoYOAh1f7Do4ompr46g6IUoxUDYDMrnu0prdLVUfZWAlh_6H7SvIl7o82Pa_NTg2guRfTl-jbJZrh9WfHIIl0MMGFJgPZx5MEAe9LzGxgoMFUOaERbPjo-35225vZ918CPpK2A1dbl0csK-E6tPF1xqgfBR5ISHxXY/s4624/20230311_082001-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7A0hTq-uv3NRnEBnh_an9ZWCiiFoYOAh1f7Do4ompr46g6IUoxUDYDMrnu0prdLVUfZWAlh_6H7SvIl7o82Pa_NTg2guRfTl-jbJZrh9WfHIIl0MMGFJgPZx5MEAe9LzGxgoMFUOaERbPjo-35225vZ918CPpK2A1dbl0csK-E6tPF1xqgfBR5ISHxXY/w300-h400/20230311_082001-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>So What Now? </h3><div>I’m not that fussy of a guy. I mean, I do like things to be orderly, but I’m not a nut about that. My career has been an absolute organized chaos for the last 15+ years, and I’m completely okay with that. As far as the workshop is concerned, I’m generally ok if things are in their proper place so I can find them when I want them – I hate having to look all over the shop just to find a certain tool. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/12/the-radiator-cover-megapost.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N4HF3u-54JmfRbrmRw85iqY6PG2fLkrVkkWAF9HRDk1sg_exPZMwMTUvTMbKbp8K7sK_QJpfUz2VNCNvfCk8j2y5jYBr41a_yzLTtEHIGUiSz00Q5n_5qhmy0IsdMOboAqzscx16mwuJCMAKQFLiOr1XE395Owjw4imTRZBnDR-UNkECjHQsPpGKVAI/w309-h400/20231122_211917_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If you’ve been following 173 for a while you may have noticed the workbench looking a bit sloppy, that’s usually the case when I’m mid project. But there are some things that just drive me nuts, one of them being when my screwdrivers are in their proper place, but the storage accessory just doesn’t keep them straight. Look in this next picture, can you see it?</div></div><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HVKmTThyphenhyphen_61z8e6zcoQog5SFr_4B6b5QC5iP50a4kOMwaQFJZwNi6vVNWHOqBgoRFVAkg0aRSr8SX4b5Ogpiw2VvrWausXmH9_zRnuOveaGpKTwd8hzlMbhrXI1jvLVXG9j0M4YtwIYB2uQCm-GbXU9qNbI4xlI1xnGoAdUkro_iEbA0CoKTk-S4egUr/s4624/20230115_153043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HVKmTThyphenhyphen_61z8e6zcoQog5SFr_4B6b5QC5iP50a4kOMwaQFJZwNi6vVNWHOqBgoRFVAkg0aRSr8SX4b5Ogpiw2VvrWausXmH9_zRnuOveaGpKTwd8hzlMbhrXI1jvLVXG9j0M4YtwIYB2uQCm-GbXU9qNbI4xlI1xnGoAdUkro_iEbA0CoKTk-S4egUr/w300-h400/20230115_153043.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Askew! The screwdrivers are askew! And no matter how carefully I put a screwdriver in its place, they eventually go, yeah you guessed it – <i>askew</i>! I’ve even changed the pegboard accessory a couple times and – askew! Something had to be done.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KfVLMH1OuwdHE8WMvgectE1y0A8UEunI0D6YB2S8xF8Txw5jqmRHE5z6Dv63Pf516vZB992HqB-QTvHOWbQAhJYDCWiqhmbKMZ8U5f6A82tjkGHc7pEH6SRA9U_xAo_jcqsjPoq98snT1ylXmK4NWpY11a2mGiQav9MhBIg0JuFVExKxNui6l1BZjqYg/s2970/20210327_122541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KfVLMH1OuwdHE8WMvgectE1y0A8UEunI0D6YB2S8xF8Txw5jqmRHE5z6Dv63Pf516vZB992HqB-QTvHOWbQAhJYDCWiqhmbKMZ8U5f6A82tjkGHc7pEH6SRA9U_xAo_jcqsjPoq98snT1ylXmK4NWpY11a2mGiQav9MhBIg0JuFVExKxNui6l1BZjqYg/w300-h400/20210327_122541.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For whatever reason, and completely out of the blue, I had a compelling notion that now was the time to eliminate the insidious mental impact of screwdrivers gone askew. I spent a minute or two considering my options, then I remembered the block plane shelf. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote>Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor. - <i><a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2009/septemberoctober/feature/what-samuel-johnson-really-did" target="_blank">Samuel Johnson</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2009/septemberoctober/feature/what-samuel-johnson-really-did" target="_blank"></a></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So I cut out a length of scrap wood, and marked out two rows (I figured why not properly store a few more than my everyday Stanley screwdrivers, which have been my primary screwdrivers since 1997 or ’98)... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy9wjN_GsErl2s5mCM-0qcU50Wewmse-O0ZNTHAkYMZFvrQMvXpCWiofupyIVN87ycDxQxy_F1bmInEsODXVVEXomRyhBy0nUl85vavUXwCRqEfuoAG3nOrEggqghRECXDAVMQ6Dz-yJGrjBKcVB4Q2PIhbZ2t_huC73Z96-KkEkHhfHVWtqfFE9_V15a/s4624/20231122_203951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy9wjN_GsErl2s5mCM-0qcU50Wewmse-O0ZNTHAkYMZFvrQMvXpCWiofupyIVN87ycDxQxy_F1bmInEsODXVVEXomRyhBy0nUl85vavUXwCRqEfuoAG3nOrEggqghRECXDAVMQ6Dz-yJGrjBKcVB4Q2PIhbZ2t_huC73Z96-KkEkHhfHVWtqfFE9_V15a/w300-h400/20231122_203951.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once it was all marked out, I used a 3/8" drill bit, just big enough for a slot screwdriver to fit through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfG6-K7tZXCezd4m1jyyKLU_CAWhQXZyFLstp4SmjsXZYTnyk7-QKQySDuaHAm-uLb8Sc2bi5FwOzwmZClvz2g4snAvW-vnyCoOyAGtxHcq3-BUNfhIRwdiPgi03rpgklcnnAGsNR6hcB4MvTxQ4-v7xZZ_CdaTlt1_q4pkGXwDNsJbLhr3IMRSeay5nX/s4142/20231122_204317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4142" data-original-width="3106" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfG6-K7tZXCezd4m1jyyKLU_CAWhQXZyFLstp4SmjsXZYTnyk7-QKQySDuaHAm-uLb8Sc2bi5FwOzwmZClvz2g4snAvW-vnyCoOyAGtxHcq3-BUNfhIRwdiPgi03rpgklcnnAGsNR6hcB4MvTxQ4-v7xZZ_CdaTlt1_q4pkGXwDNsJbLhr3IMRSeay5nX/w300-h400/20231122_204317.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a couple minutes on the drill press…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeTAgbKoaKKzQc4sDeN-tQejRaF7M8_cyFnMZjCSTsmodacuxZxAOwO13l2aBrHs4G2ZMHq6Z4EC5qn-J5snshPzXUDu82F0JAu-MgyD8N3XArSoOy18pF8wywm_GuP9qauTAheTepoapXyZLYZXVBQFwK-hezRiIuUFGGwmBvRuH81zOZKcZM2L7wun7/s4624/20231122_204205.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeTAgbKoaKKzQc4sDeN-tQejRaF7M8_cyFnMZjCSTsmodacuxZxAOwO13l2aBrHs4G2ZMHq6Z4EC5qn-J5snshPzXUDu82F0JAu-MgyD8N3XArSoOy18pF8wywm_GuP9qauTAheTepoapXyZLYZXVBQFwK-hezRiIuUFGGwmBvRuH81zOZKcZM2L7wun7/w300-h400/20231122_204205.heic" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>A few random workshop posts!</font></b><br />✤ A couple minor <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/02/a-couple-minor-workshop-updates.html" target="_blank">workshop updates</a> - <i>February 2022</i><br />✤ From Harbor Freight, my very<a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/01/my-very-first-anvil.html" target="_blank"> first anvil</a> - <i>January 2023</i><br />✤ Salvaging a small parts <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/salvaging-small-parts-storage-chest.html" target="_blank">storage chest</a> - <i>August 2021</i><br />✤ Finally! A <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/01/a-craftsman-tool-chest-at-173-finally.html" target="_blank">Craftsman </a>tool chest - <i>January 2023</i><br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />And here's a few <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Homemade%20Tools" target="_blank">Homemade Tools</a> posts!</font></p></div><div>And, like with the plane rack, I beveled the back edge of the shelf so it could be positioned onto the pegboard, and then I screwed the L-hooks in after pre-drilling. And now we have a screwdriver shelf that would keep them from being....being....askew!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIxko1rz81ewzEtdv1ZgoZjLvJj_av_ch5Frv2YXZrFgdk-bSNo4rPdBBqafDkMjw8YhnhS4SZ7qKQ27gyXxyuM0z87VqRTNfFSR0N2KCG54FoGEiJk5Syf0MZLhLFWUTrBaHaQeGVTEt_MBcP8viLXiC2wMPx1iZ0G-JPGZZ09YZxvlVup0cJWry1QYP/s4624/20231119_155423.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIxko1rz81ewzEtdv1ZgoZjLvJj_av_ch5Frv2YXZrFgdk-bSNo4rPdBBqafDkMjw8YhnhS4SZ7qKQ27gyXxyuM0z87VqRTNfFSR0N2KCG54FoGEiJk5Syf0MZLhLFWUTrBaHaQeGVTEt_MBcP8viLXiC2wMPx1iZ0G-JPGZZ09YZxvlVup0cJWry1QYP/w300-h400/20231119_155423.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Done And In Its Natural Habitat </h3><div>And just like that - at the spur of the moment and with about a half hour, and a $0 investment, my main screwdrivers can be stored in the proper position - NOT askew! And here's the new storage rack in its <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>:</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAe5FayPcq-bU6774lia1drP6EeCea2wj_kNsccVFx_HVrOr-0wL9L_oWdajMeGwI7Vw7sGJzut9-eAv-L87yrKkbUh8KjHepOQBvySbL5tKOH7Mvx-L7xqzYbZGjs1y9OuA7UIOIKYAdkm3ffSut0IalEEYR-WaUpM40EhDt_3w0PZnKfvIMbgwhDVSz/s4624/20231119_155452.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAe5FayPcq-bU6774lia1drP6EeCea2wj_kNsccVFx_HVrOr-0wL9L_oWdajMeGwI7Vw7sGJzut9-eAv-L87yrKkbUh8KjHepOQBvySbL5tKOH7Mvx-L7xqzYbZGjs1y9OuA7UIOIKYAdkm3ffSut0IalEEYR-WaUpM40EhDt_3w0PZnKfvIMbgwhDVSz/w300-h400/20231119_155452.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And that's the long telling of a short tale - thank you so much for stopping by. See ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" /><br />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-11622835062379944042023-11-18T19:40:00.006-05:002023-11-19T21:30:45.224-05:00Auto Body Hammer Resto<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tool Restoration</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">H.D. Smith & Co.</span></h3><div>I haven't done a tool restoration since the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/09/wiss-18-snips-restoration.html" target="_blank"><i>Wiss </i>snips back in September</a>. Not that I have to do them all the time but they sure are fun. So now I've completed the restoration of an H.D. Smith auto body hammer given to me by my Uncle, who also gave me the <i>Wiss </i>snips! This should be a quick post so - let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuV8ypdO9dgoTUkmjJ4IgvyhgoXdxXO6XinbI0AzFls8_lygY4kBMJhBguOAv_bVCsWAEAjdThluJWCGD7Y727DiwiCsEuH0djWTIzg3AsuE_duinhat16E8iIN68EUeMrbRf2K4XmyysDX7YpxNjfqxvwoV0NXKhf7cwnD8bV1ZbiZjqJj2CmkKC6lir/s2576/20231112_193516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuV8ypdO9dgoTUkmjJ4IgvyhgoXdxXO6XinbI0AzFls8_lygY4kBMJhBguOAv_bVCsWAEAjdThluJWCGD7Y727DiwiCsEuH0djWTIzg3AsuE_duinhat16E8iIN68EUeMrbRf2K4XmyysDX7YpxNjfqxvwoV0NXKhf7cwnD8bV1ZbiZjqJj2CmkKC6lir/w300-h400/20231112_193516.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A (Very) Little About H.D. Smith & Co.</h3><div>Before we get into the hammer itself, I thought maybe we could make note of the old H.D. Smith & Company. The company was started Plantsville, Connecticut by, you guessed it - H.D. (Henry D.) Smith in 1850. In the beginning the company drop forged iron carriage parts, and by 1900 had begun to patent a number of hand tools, among them a forged steel hammer in 1907. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuzj6i3zU8eNs5iWAw2gkwu2sWGoAJaQxOShyphenhyphenFVPrjWDBrs9hGUFA9q1uTfG2cRLT6rYNOqcdQHcg1l7PEYqVl1ISU36P4EPRbjD0uNkPZgDovcTCxIgatEwfCfdJRNbGUxak1kPS70X9D2qAnzpirEvVWqOOgn9F-mE5KNl7CY2YvDVuMPW6pi_Zc117/s400/hd_smith_cat_1893_factory_illustration_rotate_cropped_w400_h259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="400" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuzj6i3zU8eNs5iWAw2gkwu2sWGoAJaQxOShyphenhyphenFVPrjWDBrs9hGUFA9q1uTfG2cRLT6rYNOqcdQHcg1l7PEYqVl1ISU36P4EPRbjD0uNkPZgDovcTCxIgatEwfCfdJRNbGUxak1kPS70X9D2qAnzpirEvVWqOOgn9F-mE5KNl7CY2YvDVuMPW6pi_Zc117/w400-h259/hd_smith_cat_1893_factory_illustration_rotate_cropped_w400_h259.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you'll see on our hammer later, H.D. Smith used a logo with an "S" inside a circle from as far back as November 7, 1871. <a href="http://alloy-artifacts.org/hd-smith-company.html#intro" target="_blank">Alloy Artifacts</a> has a lot more interesting information on the history of H.D. Smith on their website. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaOs4D-8petKiIYPH0YvIlQVZKCALKMvt2dK52u8BwpnNIdUUOsWLGAyBJ-lhIcypWYYCufd65Fk18y2NK-Pk4iFEejLi3MbIg_7lrdbCp8zThnZYdhNAWT8Whpi7aAkmcZbS-xeH3Vj_xI1-zzh4qt4RY1utCmLklsPZk-zS2NmW58IaMJZ9DW2guhvm/s938/Screenshot_20231113_224045_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="938" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaOs4D-8petKiIYPH0YvIlQVZKCALKMvt2dK52u8BwpnNIdUUOsWLGAyBJ-lhIcypWYYCufd65Fk18y2NK-Pk4iFEejLi3MbIg_7lrdbCp8zThnZYdhNAWT8Whpi7aAkmcZbS-xeH3Vj_xI1-zzh4qt4RY1utCmLklsPZk-zS2NmW58IaMJZ9DW2guhvm/w400-h238/Screenshot_20231113_224045_Chrome.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">So, What Have We Here? </h3><div>A few times now, for no other reason than he's a nice guy, my uncle has picked up some old tools for me. This time, in addition to this red auto wrench, he snatched this vintage auto body hammer! </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2gEsAxsq285q26LDNmwH0h8cnzb2n2Y-jhw-dEj25K1UH2qmiZYb1T-_p7-IO3v2ybzDyTFXmTaFeCYl1yDAUscSB3zeU5TD3NiSAUI9x0qbP4j3pMzs4_WQfYvYlfZIECO_cQG1GjhMGWOBbWs3hFcXfT1PU7opMj9mbaN7gwcQ54qVERY24qlBDchl/s1636/20231029_130055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2gEsAxsq285q26LDNmwH0h8cnzb2n2Y-jhw-dEj25K1UH2qmiZYb1T-_p7-IO3v2ybzDyTFXmTaFeCYl1yDAUscSB3zeU5TD3NiSAUI9x0qbP4j3pMzs4_WQfYvYlfZIECO_cQG1GjhMGWOBbWs3hFcXfT1PU7opMj9mbaN7gwcQ54qVERY24qlBDchl/w300-h400/20231029_130055.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She'd certainly seen better days. This old cloth electrician's tape says a couple things - it was old, and it was covering something up. My money said that handle was broken.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW0FPA_c59rX_NkaOcFyZAf_yttFNL80Y5xAuKJdRi0eZQtdd9xCyG0wJ5AA0NbJa2zGjMTOhPgU33_0vv19bkEky_mLvCqdwNOsZ6Irlojhvk5Vetl-9j2wOgQwGfLl5V_0nAlG09CrK378CP4yBy21NOZrA2EwL4BI5MUeD2Q_Jh_ux8TZgz19mIpwZ/s3757/20231103_160015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3757" data-original-width="2818" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW0FPA_c59rX_NkaOcFyZAf_yttFNL80Y5xAuKJdRi0eZQtdd9xCyG0wJ5AA0NbJa2zGjMTOhPgU33_0vv19bkEky_mLvCqdwNOsZ6Irlojhvk5Vetl-9j2wOgQwGfLl5V_0nAlG09CrK378CP4yBy21NOZrA2EwL4BI5MUeD2Q_Jh_ux8TZgz19mIpwZ/w300-h400/20231103_160015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, the head had some rust issues - just the way I love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EQZghC3Cc29snCwXsbR4ubJTmm0Qu7DBz4nWqQQSJv932ghJJoOyETGPCnPN02VdLipbRmToiVQk6arWl2oDPxHvpzcEfKNo7uDsQqK9rRyrGn73PlWpMnoe6oe7jl51d2e0XL6RsUo3ruHx69MUjgQ4ftJQDML3wDyMNrmqceNgQuDfX1TJMLyyqCTK/s4326/20231103_160033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4326" data-original-width="3245" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EQZghC3Cc29snCwXsbR4ubJTmm0Qu7DBz4nWqQQSJv932ghJJoOyETGPCnPN02VdLipbRmToiVQk6arWl2oDPxHvpzcEfKNo7uDsQqK9rRyrGn73PlWpMnoe6oe7jl51d2e0XL6RsUo3ruHx69MUjgQ4ftJQDML3wDyMNrmqceNgQuDfX1TJMLyyqCTK/w300-h400/20231103_160033.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote>A strong, well-built handle is essential to any quality tool. The hammer handle-making process has been perfected over hundreds of years. Hickory wood has long been thought of as the best material for hammer and axe handles. It is a heavy wood with a fairly straight grain. Hickory is also uniquely shock-resistant, a valuable characteristic for an impact tool. - <i><a href="https://www.hammermuseum.org/hickory-handle-making/#:~:text=Hickory%20wood%20has%20long%20been,characteristic%20for%20an%20impact%20tool." target="_blank">The Hammer Museum</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://www.hammermuseum.org/hickory-handle-making/#:~:text=Hickory%20wood%20has%20long%20been,characteristic%20for%20an%20impact%20tool." target="_blank"></a></i></div><div><h3><br />Let's Look At That Handle </h3><div>I have no idea what was going on with the wedges in the handle. When I took it apart it seemed like some of the pieces were just large staples. Not only was there no actual metal wedge, there wasn't even a wood wedge in the handle. I suppose they (whoever <i>they </i>were) just drove in whatever little piece of metal they had on hand when needed.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mWnVV9ldO-8LRiBmgy-11wDj5UF9DvELv6gDghYHrGC18NdCz4qnQ0o-V6L0BbL5XGWVMkZFp3Ka-hpUq8tq8qeJLAUNwHm8YoZ_ougKh9C3TX_aFL2gd8LT3ZUsvR8vs72HkYiZqesr3WauRlYPBu0TMEL_r9ZFND91EwNwG7_n5zjNGKBEmKnPgzbR/s2086/20231103_160119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mWnVV9ldO-8LRiBmgy-11wDj5UF9DvELv6gDghYHrGC18NdCz4qnQ0o-V6L0BbL5XGWVMkZFp3Ka-hpUq8tq8qeJLAUNwHm8YoZ_ougKh9C3TX_aFL2gd8LT3ZUsvR8vs72HkYiZqesr3WauRlYPBu0TMEL_r9ZFND91EwNwG7_n5zjNGKBEmKnPgzbR/w300-h400/20231103_160119.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I removed all that classic old cloth tape...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKwv1eOfjasq2Ha2BE8ViffBtabUu7VT7f-Qz3nKiJYs_iQHm660oBBx9RzGeHHIl3E5Edo86W3TnWhUwBhpx7kbPlSdJy1Aamq1gC8GeqpPOZ2xTZxeNUnsgjW30R0LZTf_P6wSPKI_v2pVWrvYTdgC-791ABwo7aXMZJ91bWleo1-8Joqjed87GpuVY/s1798/20231103_201711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1348" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKwv1eOfjasq2Ha2BE8ViffBtabUu7VT7f-Qz3nKiJYs_iQHm660oBBx9RzGeHHIl3E5Edo86W3TnWhUwBhpx7kbPlSdJy1Aamq1gC8GeqpPOZ2xTZxeNUnsgjW30R0LZTf_P6wSPKI_v2pVWrvYTdgC-791ABwo7aXMZJ91bWleo1-8Joqjed87GpuVY/w300-h400/20231103_201711.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there it was, the handle had three different splits, one of which ran about half way down the handle. Of course, as predicted, that explains the tape!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwCg1dJYX0wIEJKEz0ETTBJ_JaOkfhyrzd6xnIU0ciKqG8N_829KGhD_HDhyphenhyphenGDb3TVL80mdfQntHbYawdLw8O5kbP724jcH4NdVhku-jSl0ub9X1eYcZWXVP1e6BWxpdKH_EsN4u0xSaKttB9ZmmanuqL4GlOZpBil9JgzRnxUK0YvDxZdfei8Nl5u6g/s4624/20231103_161120.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwCg1dJYX0wIEJKEz0ETTBJ_JaOkfhyrzd6xnIU0ciKqG8N_829KGhD_HDhyphenhyphenGDb3TVL80mdfQntHbYawdLw8O5kbP724jcH4NdVhku-jSl0ub9X1eYcZWXVP1e6BWxpdKH_EsN4u0xSaKttB9ZmmanuqL4GlOZpBil9JgzRnxUK0YvDxZdfei8Nl5u6g/w300-h400/20231103_161120.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in a jiff - all two parts of the hammer were separated!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTcojs70tK7EtAwOxBGQt91vFf-abUQ5R-bMwlIs114PFTjUHMpmXtgc6abdHZ3av_msFCnnFTrORIJU1rab9WSzlabW0aM0h5JIvb0UqpdFkwr-VXK0YjLlUf-CHc36sgxtcS8raUEIapKhl-QhbOFYo9agngDdJoYFQaggoPhsk-QJY2wwlo3MSGgQd/s4303/20231104_133313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4303" data-original-width="3227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTcojs70tK7EtAwOxBGQt91vFf-abUQ5R-bMwlIs114PFTjUHMpmXtgc6abdHZ3av_msFCnnFTrORIJU1rab9WSzlabW0aM0h5JIvb0UqpdFkwr-VXK0YjLlUf-CHc36sgxtcS8raUEIapKhl-QhbOFYo9agngDdJoYFQaggoPhsk-QJY2wwlo3MSGgQd/w300-h400/20231104_133313.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Rust Removal</h3><div>Take another look at the picture above and take note of how rusty the hammer head was. It was bad enough that some spots were scaly. Clearly some bit of work needed to be done to get that rust off, so I started with Evaporust...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qw5jeWVhSSBFdbXCfMEFF412phvnG0jkkLOaq3DpnxaEo8ySG1lL_KZ1g_poYWW3R_KflucsMlvQsDpE-flzKb6TNNBXxPiZ106njk6rYgtpydKY5IXDq0pibspfUnFZAsfqg-ImAPrdQghyphenhyphen4WWyDbuVNWk_KGwW2kRQnpyh7VaXXBdE9DJFS4qJmjuC/s4624/20231104_135036.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qw5jeWVhSSBFdbXCfMEFF412phvnG0jkkLOaq3DpnxaEo8ySG1lL_KZ1g_poYWW3R_KflucsMlvQsDpE-flzKb6TNNBXxPiZ106njk6rYgtpydKY5IXDq0pibspfUnFZAsfqg-ImAPrdQghyphenhyphen4WWyDbuVNWk_KGwW2kRQnpyh7VaXXBdE9DJFS4qJmjuC/w300-h400/20231104_135036.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always the Evaporust did a really nice job, to the point that I didn't even need to use the wire wheel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQN5MrNQj8R2kKgM9bw64wHuEfvkpOHqOfGRSG4GD-GMQRFehz6JSVRHoGTscvXG_qT5laZjIv9ohFkYZS4F65cwERh6j-G_EG_01Cf546o0nahBStYLKZNZlbawgBbp0aXdDnx-fSeNInwmHdGI_0ZJGDC1taqzWkfGDmr1h0B900nkpBcoORLUVtKiY/s2576/20231111_075554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQN5MrNQj8R2kKgM9bw64wHuEfvkpOHqOfGRSG4GD-GMQRFehz6JSVRHoGTscvXG_qT5laZjIv9ohFkYZS4F65cwERh6j-G_EG_01Cf546o0nahBStYLKZNZlbawgBbp0aXdDnx-fSeNInwmHdGI_0ZJGDC1taqzWkfGDmr1h0B900nkpBcoORLUVtKiY/w300-h400/20231111_075554.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>However, I did run the edges and the faces on both ends through the belt sander. I took out as much of the pitting as I could, but I just didn't have the heart to go deep enough to remove all the pitting. It just seemed like I would have taken off way too much material.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxqZoXJSz4tTTe8fVmpr46x9RiO93IXFDfVOoG3JE7TerJIILUqE0XVrq4Ri1VQFsPvf9YesgjO28gxb47C1WuzJRSjr85B1tSFWPPdiljXgeQ8jLv8072ajKPMDG-alcQPHaEPOVzrqjpMIYtntt3L0nRrOXkLArdJwKWj6cSxBqtmu8CSpsjgrysmsM/s3252/20231111_081346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxqZoXJSz4tTTe8fVmpr46x9RiO93IXFDfVOoG3JE7TerJIILUqE0XVrq4Ri1VQFsPvf9YesgjO28gxb47C1WuzJRSjr85B1tSFWPPdiljXgeQ8jLv8072ajKPMDG-alcQPHaEPOVzrqjpMIYtntt3L0nRrOXkLArdJwKWj6cSxBqtmu8CSpsjgrysmsM/w300-h400/20231111_081346.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After putting in a bit of effort with a little <i>Flitz </i>metal polisher, the hammer faces turned out pretty good..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2NLpvyY4BLdRSDjWIRvWMMuiVMcMAVuuAEV3sZwfCVpjmASYN9_zOsPGuYbU_9kJBYYyc_jSZmTdgnO57c3uzmz3QRcWmHlUkagxeSB7-h-o2ze_KV45qeVoJeTz8PCEYFYUBPGbJKJZk0NOd93A3rYiQwrVAxPkEktEa9VPMm2FXiJ7L3LQCah_5fdq/s4624/20231111_082836.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2NLpvyY4BLdRSDjWIRvWMMuiVMcMAVuuAEV3sZwfCVpjmASYN9_zOsPGuYbU_9kJBYYyc_jSZmTdgnO57c3uzmz3QRcWmHlUkagxeSB7-h-o2ze_KV45qeVoJeTz8PCEYFYUBPGbJKJZk0NOd93A3rYiQwrVAxPkEktEa9VPMm2FXiJ7L3LQCah_5fdq/w300-h400/20231111_082836.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote>Poplar is very soft, which makes it a great wood for axe handle wedges. It will expand and fit the gaps well when needing to properly hang an axe (or a hammer). Also, it is a very renewable resource as Tulip Poplar grows very fast. - <a href="https://thraneaxeandsawco.com/product/poplar-wooden-wedges/#:~:text=Description,Tulip%20Poplar%20grows%20very%20fast." target="_blank"><i>Thrane Axe and Saw Company</i></a></blockquote><a href="https://thraneaxeandsawco.com/product/poplar-wooden-wedges/#:~:text=Description,Tulip%20Poplar%20grows%20very%20fast." target="_blank"><i></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/02/a-study-in-hammers.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZayaYePyXzrgpw8poikxSv_hzet2C3YStd8jBpRC2L-sG8hn1WSb8XiC7dOJ_rIE0nh4bSwsoqGWn4Efrx_Fv6jS9SOPDf7Io7HcEqALGsRj-GlfTmeacx3JPOxz6bDYrle3wP_WvJ4zmXm_wvaT0GvF1YpXpDGZ4WhcQv_eJuB4e5eK61IxTQHtCGdF/w309-h400/20220612_220022_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ford(?) Blue</h3><div><div>A close inspection of the hammer head before all the sanding and cleanup showed that blue was the original color. It was a kind of dark blue, but I had a can of model enamel that was <i>Testor's </i>equivalent to Ford Blue, although I think Ford's was a little darker.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwafIu5MK2Ff2EcvstvBKCCLodb9AqFUh3IY5wFWPLLO9FMoYGEt93dAAFhQ7SXzMkhzFksVTxCryPDRdnlL3fF-L9H1HZgviRDwoYoPdtmBm4TdlR9O5Tny8iuCshb0e_eFGT_oY9ZOlfy77SDW8tTumnvdRIblxomIZcfC3odtF0vF9mOwKsrNYgNJkN/s4624/20231111_123357.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwafIu5MK2Ff2EcvstvBKCCLodb9AqFUh3IY5wFWPLLO9FMoYGEt93dAAFhQ7SXzMkhzFksVTxCryPDRdnlL3fF-L9H1HZgviRDwoYoPdtmBm4TdlR9O5Tny8iuCshb0e_eFGT_oY9ZOlfy77SDW8tTumnvdRIblxomIZcfC3odtF0vF9mOwKsrNYgNJkN/w300-h400/20231111_123357.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, after a quick painting I put it in<a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Oven" target="_blank"> the shop oven</a> for a couple days to kind of bake the paint onto the hammer head. I don't know if it really works that way, but it just makes a little sense to me so, why not?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdgvxsg-VE-44J-fRuu0rpyNk0JuJrhhXz2mOX8w2R8U9NkVXb0nuWKubtLYKtETeLtXbGSP5hoeyneRoHBF09uVwroJhfp1rlqIhvlonl0WFfLunc8gFkh1Yq_Q4Ndn4V381GUZKny465dVrKIUVwwhDGrIsgJCKP2TZBRLLX_LiO6OOVEXyYGt8-c0Q/s4624/20231111_144149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdgvxsg-VE-44J-fRuu0rpyNk0JuJrhhXz2mOX8w2R8U9NkVXb0nuWKubtLYKtETeLtXbGSP5hoeyneRoHBF09uVwroJhfp1rlqIhvlonl0WFfLunc8gFkh1Yq_Q4Ndn4V381GUZKny465dVrKIUVwwhDGrIsgJCKP2TZBRLLX_LiO6OOVEXyYGt8-c0Q/w300-h400/20231111_144149.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know, but I thought I'd include a kind of romantic shot of the oven baking away in the shop. Interesting the things we consider romantic sometimes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FhdKgPB0jWi-Tcowp4VUmyVzcqBtH3Qbuj6xk_BbEpiDJP5YstOVvFfndc-5DBfYSD6vby1vJawM-YcuZBT4V9aUxzQjiGVchP6CDoVN2Ov0sDM0NTNKuh93Va8cwVVsZiFSLzJN_Z0u04fQJRxun06uULVI0-VmIAaiYzsPtzB_eGxnlGj-xzi07ZDL/s2100/20231111_172138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FhdKgPB0jWi-Tcowp4VUmyVzcqBtH3Qbuj6xk_BbEpiDJP5YstOVvFfndc-5DBfYSD6vby1vJawM-YcuZBT4V9aUxzQjiGVchP6CDoVN2Ov0sDM0NTNKuh93Va8cwVVsZiFSLzJN_Z0u04fQJRxun06uULVI0-VmIAaiYzsPtzB_eGxnlGj-xzi07ZDL/w300-h400/20231111_172138.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Some random tool restoration posts from 2022...</font></b><br />✤ Webbing stretcher <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/12/vintage-webbing-stretcher-upholstery.html" target="_blank">upholstery tool</a> - December 2022<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/vintage-bailey-no-5-plane-restoration.html" target="_blank">Baily No. 5</a> jack plane restoration - October 2022<br />✤ Stanley No. 199 <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/08/stanley-no199-resto.html" target="_blank">utility knife</a> - August 2022<br />✤ Hand-cranked <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/01/hand-cranked-bench-grinder-restoration.html" target="_blank">bench grinder</a> - January 2022<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />And a random <a href="https://www.house173.com/2018/09/173-in-bloom-back-yard_1.html" target="_blank">flower post</a> from September 2018</font></p></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>HANGING A NEW HANDLE </h3></div><div><div><div>With the hammer head all cleaned up and painted, it was time to hang it onto a new handle. Over the years I've begin to have a little collection of metal and polar wedges for the hammers, so I didn't have to buy any for this little project. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEVNH82LW-qJDxv43HdFGwXFdsTJ8vsDIwSBCcmbqts-o3ia9EnM8009Ie5BJ7UQdnIgSdK7RJU_t_h2Ugp3o4rnzDHq8gjsLf4QEH2RUk6yQtA9JrqOb8b1ij3kFgvQoL2br5eB_fPn42fuhp8Kb-nTqhCw-XhAx6Zpgv2KfGP7iMYBJ1NDIKi79YXnE/s4624/20231112_081732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEVNH82LW-qJDxv43HdFGwXFdsTJ8vsDIwSBCcmbqts-o3ia9EnM8009Ie5BJ7UQdnIgSdK7RJU_t_h2Ugp3o4rnzDHq8gjsLf4QEH2RUk6yQtA9JrqOb8b1ij3kFgvQoL2br5eB_fPn42fuhp8Kb-nTqhCw-XhAx6Zpgv2KfGP7iMYBJ1NDIKi79YXnE/w300-h400/20231112_081732.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However - the eye on the hammer head is pretty small (small hammer, small eye), and I didn't have a metal wedge small enough. So I clamped one in the ol' Channellock and ground the sides a bit so the wedge was a perfect custom fit! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMWAPsXyYBwXhUqPv5a6v3z48KJNk0OAS5ZoI-N5qGV7Fav5Chk5gWS8HJrGrEVr4dGu9R190l1jtDkDht0eae27CSwGnbpVK-AoxwhMGRLljqw7_V7SJgs38BrZvq6p6-zu9vxZEhRNQZWQhzuXIp7nPRfIHtFKkYE0z9HWAqrTYbT_3M8ILYq6syjgW/s4624/20231112_083453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMWAPsXyYBwXhUqPv5a6v3z48KJNk0OAS5ZoI-N5qGV7Fav5Chk5gWS8HJrGrEVr4dGu9R190l1jtDkDht0eae27CSwGnbpVK-AoxwhMGRLljqw7_V7SJgs38BrZvq6p6-zu9vxZEhRNQZWQhzuXIp7nPRfIHtFKkYE0z9HWAqrTYbT_3M8ILYq6syjgW/w300-h400/20231112_083453.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, before I cut the relief for the poplar wedge, I drilled a hole through the handle neck. This helps to prevent the new handle from splitting when installing wedges. A little trick I learned from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScoutCrafter" target="_blank">Scoutcrafter </a>on YouTube.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-M4wLNrd9fM5uvBFqBp6kaq88NZsLoplhIcPtbwI1wYXGeRMWetlT8qxYhsvIdzoZaCO68Yw8RHTzytw5DZvIUXbxpIFYl_DTl6ea6x6MajYTl5WFt0z5VvnV7VXtUIivSFQPuPxBBbLzABJuTAmgSVslrS0G_GhXGSWcPkbkRuFH1p2vqkCqwW2KcQd/s3630/20231112_091322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="2723" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-M4wLNrd9fM5uvBFqBp6kaq88NZsLoplhIcPtbwI1wYXGeRMWetlT8qxYhsvIdzoZaCO68Yw8RHTzytw5DZvIUXbxpIFYl_DTl6ea6x6MajYTl5WFt0z5VvnV7VXtUIivSFQPuPxBBbLzABJuTAmgSVslrS0G_GhXGSWcPkbkRuFH1p2vqkCqwW2KcQd/w300-h400/20231112_091322.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I cut the relief with a hack saw. Normally I use a <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/08/1-great-neck-backsaw-restoration.html" target="_blank">back saw</a> but because the neck is kind of thin, I wanted to be a little gentler with the cutting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRY76lg8FPj82n197p45QP9XI3NweaRq6t03qxQb-DtGtBkjy-E_obWIrzLJIErIfV5bRtYHl-9A2uPv9j57OezHN3523itL9V5P1uRItXvRrcotCb3NYWmqRwno6rYj9stRzIp5L-rFftp0Qp9soSv-m01eW4r5fHh5C34tPpvD99EQyNL7vH7Xn5CvD/s3489/20231112_091800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="2617" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRY76lg8FPj82n197p45QP9XI3NweaRq6t03qxQb-DtGtBkjy-E_obWIrzLJIErIfV5bRtYHl-9A2uPv9j57OezHN3523itL9V5P1uRItXvRrcotCb3NYWmqRwno6rYj9stRzIp5L-rFftp0Qp9soSv-m01eW4r5fHh5C34tPpvD99EQyNL7vH7Xn5CvD/w300-h400/20231112_091800.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the handle was nicely shouldered...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSc3_M74ypvKQAd-_10_9iWyrGrU01wwQ50MYqGWbLojMu_43N7AMbmCcVF8MTN-84Rnn-HA9XG4q3cDMFCgh_O0ZdutjdyfPY7fm7hvKqjYYFO5-r9BlKXASJu_3imBQyoC1to0xGzf-fYh7TXFSuqYjMcmlPgjUlWA80DDPqaqaN2dNWNG4QJ92qa0w/s2576/20231112_193516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSc3_M74ypvKQAd-_10_9iWyrGrU01wwQ50MYqGWbLojMu_43N7AMbmCcVF8MTN-84Rnn-HA9XG4q3cDMFCgh_O0ZdutjdyfPY7fm7hvKqjYYFO5-r9BlKXASJu_3imBQyoC1to0xGzf-fYh7TXFSuqYjMcmlPgjUlWA80DDPqaqaN2dNWNG4QJ92qa0w/w300-h400/20231112_193516.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was wedge time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZH937nUF662ZK1RTFS5mJLXUS2PTqIsh0R7ZzcgYyyY2PnOoVftR2Mhyphenhyphen3-36yh8g0xMxr_Xy492HGX83z6BHSZ6RlOktA9uofUNp8m8i2y_v5YuKl1puBNyYyedETI22zznoIe9W4g1SdoYEXLHDDnYw9j5_BcIztGgdz0bmmMydFC4jWzurjTIrkY3U/s4624/20231112_194233.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZH937nUF662ZK1RTFS5mJLXUS2PTqIsh0R7ZzcgYyyY2PnOoVftR2Mhyphenhyphen3-36yh8g0xMxr_Xy492HGX83z6BHSZ6RlOktA9uofUNp8m8i2y_v5YuKl1puBNyYyedETI22zznoIe9W4g1SdoYEXLHDDnYw9j5_BcIztGgdz0bmmMydFC4jWzurjTIrkY3U/w300-h400/20231112_194233.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Putting in the wedges is always a bit nerve racking. It's not particularly difficult to do, but this is the stage where, if you're going to split the new handle, you're gonna do it here. But there's no finessing things at this point. The wedge has to go in. So, with a little glue on the wedge, I went at it. And <i>et voila</i>! - No split!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cUs7GNGJx4TdJwBdtphLtB9sTZiypXvC6LDk9dsSxKRkv4xkRB9MOlmKgMCUJD8e-2vRaggr0fszvAhUUuB7C8VsdjUNCbz8cCuzBUJC3KS-FhaFD9-oE0yTZ08h5NZMROMt6QH8FMoIvmJ2DJHFtz14T2nRJTlJl8Ct7t4DJwcdaUHViLi_qZs4VnNo/s3743/20231113_171228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3743" data-original-width="2807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cUs7GNGJx4TdJwBdtphLtB9sTZiypXvC6LDk9dsSxKRkv4xkRB9MOlmKgMCUJD8e-2vRaggr0fszvAhUUuB7C8VsdjUNCbz8cCuzBUJC3KS-FhaFD9-oE0yTZ08h5NZMROMt6QH8FMoIvmJ2DJHFtz14T2nRJTlJl8Ct7t4DJwcdaUHViLi_qZs4VnNo/w300-h400/20231113_171228.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then the metal wedge (also a bit rough on the nerves) was driven perpendicular to the poplar wedge. And all of this was topped off with a bit of boiled linseed oil which I'll do every day for a week, then once a week for a month, once a month for a year, then yearly. All of this, the relief cut, the bottom hole, poplar wedge, metal wedge and linseed oil will work together so this hammer head won't come off for decades!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkpK-VqU4b4BnC0wqzRDWNQQir7J0XEp2MJ059KbIDzuV6X26wK5awMmZGe_sJDjxeEVUUBaoffp0Ga4eO3-lVeUm4m_-ryT2I6NhZmpivi4XRJNsZFJXphEsACt0qYIL1o1Vby4kIQT1L3vYSPVoaHrJLlo51cjVd0TMlGukKm_DSczvMvPtcgKRZZA/s2230/20231114_193024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="1672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkpK-VqU4b4BnC0wqzRDWNQQir7J0XEp2MJ059KbIDzuV6X26wK5awMmZGe_sJDjxeEVUUBaoffp0Ga4eO3-lVeUm4m_-ryT2I6NhZmpivi4XRJNsZFJXphEsACt0qYIL1o1Vby4kIQT1L3vYSPVoaHrJLlo51cjVd0TMlGukKm_DSczvMvPtcgKRZZA/w300-h400/20231114_193024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After that, a couple coats of amber shellac finished off the handle...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk0J6qwRLB8D_S0q5r0fR1s2KaCZ_GISKXfoBH6JVBI40cSpHrIzvRm56eukJzMMjHaJBdLiBeDX6uKBEFaiuSh2uCFmXShTHlLgxHrpI92yc5Yz8ybXs2AVj-8Psgd_KAZKykhgIrR3UDDjxU5JN4lSftROciku7ErAQ9KQgTJsIsKWlZqw1oO9cXYwe/s3766/20231113_183046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3766" data-original-width="2825" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk0J6qwRLB8D_S0q5r0fR1s2KaCZ_GISKXfoBH6JVBI40cSpHrIzvRm56eukJzMMjHaJBdLiBeDX6uKBEFaiuSh2uCFmXShTHlLgxHrpI92yc5Yz8ybXs2AVj-8Psgd_KAZKykhgIrR3UDDjxU5JN4lSftROciku7ErAQ9KQgTJsIsKWlZqw1oO9cXYwe/w300-h400/20231113_183046.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><h3>MY LITTLE TURN ON THE CATWALK</h3><div>And almost as quickly as it began, this restoration was complete. Oh yeah - there's that circle S logo for H.D. Smith.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpD2bCO6MW8MBY_QdythVPx4xz8iXX6MweYe11Jx6yuffG-A5ku1h-BxrzhGAtBhd3Apey8olOy1t0igVEMDTLcQP5znP6qVWhkuzt-xLDx-SUksl_6Ao6kc2_ENL58zXtMPIh-csG6Qd7tYFJPJ6yIeutxlwHePqZGi1dh-EdqNZkw1ld2U4sVdwfhZI/s2205/20231114_193104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="1653" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpD2bCO6MW8MBY_QdythVPx4xz8iXX6MweYe11Jx6yuffG-A5ku1h-BxrzhGAtBhd3Apey8olOy1t0igVEMDTLcQP5znP6qVWhkuzt-xLDx-SUksl_6Ao6kc2_ENL58zXtMPIh-csG6Qd7tYFJPJ6yIeutxlwHePqZGi1dh-EdqNZkw1ld2U4sVdwfhZI/w300-h400/20231114_193104.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I also took a little acetone to the "Drop Forged" lettering just to gussy the hammer up a little...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFz0W0URFtXcI3s3Jxmn-AmiWehYrU0g6-22xJ63O3_DZb5B4SQN7AKiU128Yoa3Gwsg3qnFw0afoRKYwilhrIftUAy03grB8NIsYN8cywyC-ojmvuC9Ra-y5V7QaGG6o1ujSy9oxOWOtGNAaCjnf2NSvfJlL0P8evASJim63MerkNK_GMMpBbGRttImO/s2970/20231115_183637-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2821" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFz0W0URFtXcI3s3Jxmn-AmiWehYrU0g6-22xJ63O3_DZb5B4SQN7AKiU128Yoa3Gwsg3qnFw0afoRKYwilhrIftUAy03grB8NIsYN8cywyC-ojmvuC9Ra-y5V7QaGG6o1ujSy9oxOWOtGNAaCjnf2NSvfJlL0P8evASJim63MerkNK_GMMpBbGRttImO/w380-h400/20231115_183637-01.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, I've mentioned a couple times that this hammer is a little on the small side. Here it is next to my everyday hammer, just to give it a little proportion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NHac11EZlSdaIldak7DGxcxSVnwtXlgBSvsuWMeXKB9mjMcO0t8sfI7_vMB6SeC3sGrfRLeE9SUNgBUK5ptsA6bl_fneE5TCXAxfede3CFd7KTMTamvh7dqJkWtQ5pTuPB2ZuYBbTdJM3rcTSdjrDi_gZhs61V2kNESbsjD6QZ-xp_v05y2nWObUBFt8/s3401/20231115_183340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="2551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NHac11EZlSdaIldak7DGxcxSVnwtXlgBSvsuWMeXKB9mjMcO0t8sfI7_vMB6SeC3sGrfRLeE9SUNgBUK5ptsA6bl_fneE5TCXAxfede3CFd7KTMTamvh7dqJkWtQ5pTuPB2ZuYBbTdJM3rcTSdjrDi_gZhs61V2kNESbsjD6QZ-xp_v05y2nWObUBFt8/w300-h400/20231115_183340.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little beauty shot for your viewing pleasure!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GN3bimwB9DMWbXSRJiG-cM6O0OAWEKi_kwB8qwJRZ_DDAZ981LacRU-d8lUE2n0qy8GhyUmyAdCPMslLyXRaD-X8C2egsKNwsBCagFi4J5F7NlzG-NLscBOhsAUogEmD_3RYSdXmKn4bvsjwr_SwKDev0wg9imwUdmCGTOWsJhNece5L8W5Ay04DhvTt/s4624/20231115_183441.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GN3bimwB9DMWbXSRJiG-cM6O0OAWEKi_kwB8qwJRZ_DDAZ981LacRU-d8lUE2n0qy8GhyUmyAdCPMslLyXRaD-X8C2egsKNwsBCagFi4J5F7NlzG-NLscBOhsAUogEmD_3RYSdXmKn4bvsjwr_SwKDev0wg9imwUdmCGTOWsJhNece5L8W5Ay04DhvTt/w300-h400/20231115_183441.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just one more!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUx0BxQZSvZDEUiZLYE5lrY23YGXwPw0eskqa36xd02tTFmME3tvzvUfy0j7Mhf0hiMDdEdAl5sDz2dB7c4DREaR7OR-USHdgawS9_pf36AsVxmscJTKmzfEJQG66ZuxIBYQi9hGm-jzl9cBLsVXSFpV3ZLhCnSw2gv2DArke9JvYryxQ9zd7UrnttDmx/s4624/20231115_183457.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUx0BxQZSvZDEUiZLYE5lrY23YGXwPw0eskqa36xd02tTFmME3tvzvUfy0j7Mhf0hiMDdEdAl5sDz2dB7c4DREaR7OR-USHdgawS9_pf36AsVxmscJTKmzfEJQG66ZuxIBYQi9hGm-jzl9cBLsVXSFpV3ZLhCnSw2gv2DArke9JvYryxQ9zd7UrnttDmx/w300-h400/20231115_183457.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><h3>ITS NATURAL HABITAT </h3><div>And to wrap up this restoration, here's a peak at the new old auto body hammer in its <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>. The only blue hammer in the stable! </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcROhy7bH_-s0-BWrDBSX1LVvJbaLGdMim7Atorm18bgHxGusRzT9x421Ru9Yg77i-8-1P_jPO3ay9gjXplU-bSnf4fukF7SPqjOmpcT2RsYwBRQ2cBA_8iiULJPWv8qBN7E6LnCqE36lPRIB2wamIvsQS42M_G-hrjV2oZHV-TgkHuKbsXM06Auxt3l6/s4115/20231115_183725-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4115" data-original-width="3086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcROhy7bH_-s0-BWrDBSX1LVvJbaLGdMim7Atorm18bgHxGusRzT9x421Ru9Yg77i-8-1P_jPO3ay9gjXplU-bSnf4fukF7SPqjOmpcT2RsYwBRQ2cBA_8iiULJPWv8qBN7E6LnCqE36lPRIB2wamIvsQS42M_G-hrjV2oZHV-TgkHuKbsXM06Auxt3l6/w300-h400/20231115_183725-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you so much for stopping by - see ya' next time!</div></div></div><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w142-h83/George+Sig.jpg" width="142" />Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-66928983608860344202023-11-11T21:00:00.001-05:002023-11-11T21:14:25.996-05:00My Hand Drills<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">My Tools</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Non-Collection Collection</h3><div>What can be simpler than a drill? I mean besides a hammer, a screw driver. the square, a plum bob... okay, so there's a few things simpler than a drill, but you get the sentiment. The point is, as simple as a drill can be, their importance far exceeds their construction. Now, I don't collect drills, but over time I've accumulated a few of them and, lucky for you (he says with a wry grin), I feel like writing about them!</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZckHlmO_CpRxJ_EZt26tATNy62Q0XVjoVWLlk_GVbIHPLZQFFQU9p8G-UpNql_cmHhh4X0qw5aYEvZu_xObS_KZ39qvstWDW_8ItV4wgh9tcLxE6bXlruDhJimUvHkDfvxwsP1cnZC7GdCv5kBQltrAmYsFPZI_HlGGfarnemAGyYF1QQebG3OJMW7Qmj/s2490/20231008_200502-01~2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="2024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZckHlmO_CpRxJ_EZt26tATNy62Q0XVjoVWLlk_GVbIHPLZQFFQU9p8G-UpNql_cmHhh4X0qw5aYEvZu_xObS_KZ39qvstWDW_8ItV4wgh9tcLxE6bXlruDhJimUvHkDfvxwsP1cnZC7GdCv5kBQltrAmYsFPZI_HlGGfarnemAGyYF1QQebG3OJMW7Qmj/w325-h400/20231008_200502-01~2.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The three drills shown above are the workhorses at 173 right now, but it hasn't always been these three. A few have come before and are occasionally called into service to this day. Let's get into it...</div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Inspiration</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The saying goes that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I suppose the same can be said about me and my father as I spent a lot of hours in my youth working on our old house - <i><a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/812" target="_blank">812 the Home</a></i>. I enjoy those moments when I think back and remember those days, and among my favorite, and some of my clearest, of those memories are of dad working on the house and the tools associated with whatever project we were working on at the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosY21HSKX4r_5rCznlcjRBdNugoqfKetnxqu7xugotTvlvH6jyMv1q0BwLSFS3rKScwpz3pyn91gthwbdT2mIGljFTG668ud_GKfQMuO1mS76v65cFlzV6mIjPznQdADStvKWwgqyX6R6KP2vir6AwuK_hBqyT5KXUVwBxY9bKXi3QxsnhyphenhyphenrOzPE3m38/s1280/Grey%20White%20Modern%20Book%20Typography%20Mindset%20Youtube%20Thumbnail_20231014_173456_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosY21HSKX4r_5rCznlcjRBdNugoqfKetnxqu7xugotTvlvH6jyMv1q0BwLSFS3rKScwpz3pyn91gthwbdT2mIGljFTG668ud_GKfQMuO1mS76v65cFlzV6mIjPznQdADStvKWwgqyX6R6KP2vir6AwuK_hBqyT5KXUVwBxY9bKXi3QxsnhyphenhyphenrOzPE3m38/w400-h225/Grey%20White%20Modern%20Book%20Typography%20Mindset%20Youtube%20Thumbnail_20231014_173456_0000.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>As I started gathering pictures and thinking about the drills that I have, it brought me back to the drill my father had when I was a kid. As I've grown older I've come to recognize that sometimes my mind seems to play tricks on me. But, if I remember correctly, dad's drill was a <i>Black and Decker</i>. And the best part was that it was in what was then a popular kitchen color - autumn yellow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXoQ77blws70ObGyQZyM2kDZzxhuQwTBSlg8HNM20sf3cHzn2Ef_1sM7f50gB7BL2O45VegwWZKbt5M-4omYVmL7p99sj9_pIQtwGCDLPkrjwcEdJsSzzFEhPOaTmLjMBmJAroxj5sQfVgB0SbsPTlvmYIqf8isRQW0OncC0H6dW74JHFHJmHl0UERm1i/s1080/Screenshot_20231009_225007_eBay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1080" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXoQ77blws70ObGyQZyM2kDZzxhuQwTBSlg8HNM20sf3cHzn2Ef_1sM7f50gB7BL2O45VegwWZKbt5M-4omYVmL7p99sj9_pIQtwGCDLPkrjwcEdJsSzzFEhPOaTmLjMBmJAroxj5sQfVgB0SbsPTlvmYIqf8isRQW0OncC0H6dW74JHFHJmHl0UERm1i/w400-h384/Screenshot_20231009_225007_eBay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My First Drill</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That brings me to <i>my</i> first drill. I got my first drill for Christmas back in maybe 1991 or 1992. It was a gift from my mom and dad along with a matching sabre saw. When I got this drill, we hadn't bought 173 yet, and we were living in an apartment. Nonetheless, my very first drill was a Sears <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Craftsman" target="_blank">Craftsman</a> #<span style="color: #444444;">10141, 3/8" drill. This next picture is not the actual drill or the original box that I got it in, but it is the exact same box and the exact same drill my folks gave me...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_vw_jXv7ZSFTnpy2tCkJp5rk-jXevhBJWmQEB1dh8l7GL8UJ6eUBlPgREH5QAtF2BuwT6kq9_lc5zUqN_F3CirxBdMj1EI2oq5FJ6A2g1PkPeGSDy6TfM7LxNEVatIM2oFuw9bx-HU9rzMf76vVJYIeApDb9-YIXET85BhToNJ5MX2kFzxesE9qJKF3C/s1010/s-l1200(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="757" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_vw_jXv7ZSFTnpy2tCkJp5rk-jXevhBJWmQEB1dh8l7GL8UJ6eUBlPgREH5QAtF2BuwT6kq9_lc5zUqN_F3CirxBdMj1EI2oq5FJ6A2g1PkPeGSDy6TfM7LxNEVatIM2oFuw9bx-HU9rzMf76vVJYIeApDb9-YIXET85BhToNJ5MX2kFzxesE9qJKF3C/w300-h400/s-l1200(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And it did almost all of the work on 173 for years. This is a shot of my actual drill:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFDqe2puFXVgMVgZSlYkVHnYTjYb12pI433uJ1khzKkLRj7pTVRsX5BabM0kTCo0DgIF9_ebufbCloP4NDTUpTrTRhc-O50zNSdzfzms9mR5bxtifl_MWqG1hlAjsMGyWlmq3MkfWs9j1aGpjXOohKY0nUgCWrY3fdwwZ_tHCW5KfegUL1onr45402FAk/s3105/20231008_194731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3105" data-original-width="2375" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFDqe2puFXVgMVgZSlYkVHnYTjYb12pI433uJ1khzKkLRj7pTVRsX5BabM0kTCo0DgIF9_ebufbCloP4NDTUpTrTRhc-O50zNSdzfzms9mR5bxtifl_MWqG1hlAjsMGyWlmq3MkfWs9j1aGpjXOohKY0nUgCWrY3fdwwZ_tHCW5KfegUL1onr45402FAk/w306-h400/20231008_194731.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;">You might be able to tell that the handle and the rest of the drill are well worn. That's the result of the beating it took from the very beginning with out first major project, the</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/04/legacy-post-replacing-basement-windows.html?m=1">basement window replacement</a>. <span style="background-color: white;">I can't stress enough just how much this drill has done at 173 over the years, so much so that even the wire to the drill itself was wearing out. In this picture the ol' <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Craftsman" target="_blank">Craftsman </a>was probably 10 or 15 year. Even the electrical tape was wearing out!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNeG6CjEkyyYFj-HoK5Mb1Sp1wdHq0a59F4ZMIfbtCWN2uwePBrCzzHigTvzfuMFFR7EmFmEuUh_uwu-2Z-7EKt8Pvhh3OlpkfG-QqgQi2jJFj4phbOA49lA0o2-jNulF72SjLjEcZHbJct-2fCkfw6p90ZdKq5eci0oIjDIXx2LqUZ1GdtpIx8f8w7Mk/s4624/20231008_194939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNeG6CjEkyyYFj-HoK5Mb1Sp1wdHq0a59F4ZMIfbtCWN2uwePBrCzzHigTvzfuMFFR7EmFmEuUh_uwu-2Z-7EKt8Pvhh3OlpkfG-QqgQi2jJFj4phbOA49lA0o2-jNulF72SjLjEcZHbJct-2fCkfw6p90ZdKq5eci0oIjDIXx2LqUZ1GdtpIx8f8w7Mk/w300-h400/20231008_194939.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as funny as this is gonna sound, one of the things that I'm really proud of is that the chuck key that just kinda sits in the top of the drill with a little bit of a friction grip is still the original. I've kept track of it all these years. Sure there were times I thought I lost it, but with a little searching I was always able to track it down and put it back in its place. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF3kZozi1SXsrL5uqnskCLRIEv4Hm5k6cmOSto2DjmkEE9ljN4VhC_Jk2RMUIAwYdJJGf88fzHQu_rDhlM73-QJHWE3QECQkPeULfVyjGUNOf3Hx8YfoZO30ceixh8f3D1XDq8I2gAERhIDMfNWLmohIuXqLdP_xugYmyGuotvORVBCMRPvuxWSsVZAFP/s3447/20231008_195008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="2585" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF3kZozi1SXsrL5uqnskCLRIEv4Hm5k6cmOSto2DjmkEE9ljN4VhC_Jk2RMUIAwYdJJGf88fzHQu_rDhlM73-QJHWE3QECQkPeULfVyjGUNOf3Hx8YfoZO30ceixh8f3D1XDq8I2gAERhIDMfNWLmohIuXqLdP_xugYmyGuotvORVBCMRPvuxWSsVZAFP/w300-h400/20231008_195008.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's a goofy little shot of the old Craftsman while I was probably making some adjustments to <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/08/garden-bench-restoration-2022.html" target="_blank">the garden bench</a>. You can see one more thing that's been around quite awhile and that's Linus. At the time of this post Linus is at least 15 years old, maybe 16. In this picture, you can tell he was quite a bit younger because of all the red hair on his face and head, which is all white now, much like mine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmQilZDabA5-yWWVRK2H-6wUAVB8NT8XiY1nEKOeNWMrF08VslBmuAeIMa6ADL8bo7zN9gqxMZTgUEazFzb0fIQu2uD3Hn3pUkuXGe_bBbPcXTurNz4CQkLkpQni1d0BZWzYUL5vGNFtzkLZ5rZDRM4X0XxI2JXT-woDtlE8Xwn4RutNOwXdoxMdOHFAq/s480/2012-07-01%2011.45.57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmQilZDabA5-yWWVRK2H-6wUAVB8NT8XiY1nEKOeNWMrF08VslBmuAeIMa6ADL8bo7zN9gqxMZTgUEazFzb0fIQu2uD3Hn3pUkuXGe_bBbPcXTurNz4CQkLkpQni1d0BZWzYUL5vGNFtzkLZ5rZDRM4X0XxI2JXT-woDtlE8Xwn4RutNOwXdoxMdOHFAq/w300-h400/2012-07-01%2011.45.57.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Came Time For A Replacement</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>But as it turns out, all things come to an end. Although the Craftsman didn't exactly reach its end, it was really showing its age, and wasn't working quite to the standard that it had all these years. So - it was time for a replacement. I don't know where I picked up this cheap little <i>Handi</i> drill but it was kind of an interim drill and I knew wouldn't be around or used for long. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/inherited-hand-drill-restoration.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB10XEpSp_b1B7TJfAA_KuInNnyUnBqXlEQ8DsWL5BtfR7acj9dKsLKaeqiaoktY_s26ZAgDI5AXfDn1Z81Ul5nM1mb2QGKzLErK1mAenfOA9DBhhaRHV4S_eSI7iF-53sPD7B_fyPcthnZW4rBTOOnLhZ2m5enZXGktfiFlUbGMgmaP-x2_74mSOB0Qq/w309-h400/20221002_232220_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>But whatever project I was working on at the time. I needed another drill so I picked this one up. The problem is it doesn't have variable speeds and when you pull the trigger that thing just takes off! This <i>Handi </i>drill has done a little bit of work, but definitely not anywhere close to what the old Craftsman accomplished over the years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp5oNEm75weB3yKYQHgY1LMwDQSSnQiaka7lfRHxP4Cp2oNxFqyn27T_s28CjJpp28Y8y_NBbVWjCYSroz0P24DLMPQZyzNzLPI8-RhpyXEvSLJBYO8xBWGgHTdaVoMbFTNSh8PDuq8OaKcxsI0v6sl5D0jGa6UpWMtuXccIAUB2c5Lm_J5WW-8oTDUb1/s3764/20231008_195134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="2823" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp5oNEm75weB3yKYQHgY1LMwDQSSnQiaka7lfRHxP4Cp2oNxFqyn27T_s28CjJpp28Y8y_NBbVWjCYSroz0P24DLMPQZyzNzLPI8-RhpyXEvSLJBYO8xBWGgHTdaVoMbFTNSh8PDuq8OaKcxsI0v6sl5D0jGa6UpWMtuXccIAUB2c5Lm_J5WW-8oTDUb1/w300-h400/20231008_195134.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3>My "Real"<i> </i>Replacement</h3><div> Like I said, I've only used that cheap drill a handful of times but I used it for maybe a year because I was really looking for the right drill and I just wasn't coming across it. Every time I went to Lowe's or Home Depot or any other such store, I would check all the drills trying to find <i>the one</i>. Then one day about 10 or 12 years ago, my Uncle and I went to a <a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj0la7dpr2CAxUCYHIKHchJCR4YABATGgJxdQ&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAiA6byqBhAWEiwAnGCA4LVE_3L4BnO2yCGzbp22N3xQWfiAxPPbGk3lIMQAysjk5KJ5Sd4GKBoC3QoQAvD_BwE&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVeD2xBLUbmtG4UQCcR6nWsiaJ-ty1OURw0n7H2AGr_351fFaMCNwARMI3dq_zvNrAAcK6Rk-uNjX4wBmVZsTyeb3HUfODxtE74Ul5LiByTQgUfay7f8&sig=AOD64_18BjrKmUiaomVuShwZwPQilNpiSA&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjX6qXdpr2CAxX5D1kFHVQHArQQ0Qx6BAgGEAE" target="_blank">Grizzly Tool Store</a> in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I saw this Dewalt drill and fell in love with the heft of it and the way it fit in my hand. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDefoMFk2U5ISJWW5vUJ63eLX0-mLyeNBNDRmnPBgLBlyqWV_1B1bXwAf8LiJiX0s7AJjw0k6xf1HlMkgTvtIL1CkMKkb5Sc0nzd9DWDS5c1o6dIfvUDsdVpKTW4b-XikU4K9kLdkEhEAc75gUAvVjoKq55vBu1TGS3lIVe3CFfBVEF-w9EJnq0asdmFFv/s4624/20230702_131854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDefoMFk2U5ISJWW5vUJ63eLX0-mLyeNBNDRmnPBgLBlyqWV_1B1bXwAf8LiJiX0s7AJjw0k6xf1HlMkgTvtIL1CkMKkb5Sc0nzd9DWDS5c1o6dIfvUDsdVpKTW4b-XikU4K9kLdkEhEAc75gUAvVjoKq55vBu1TGS3lIVe3CFfBVEF-w9EJnq0asdmFFv/w300-h400/20230702_131854.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I asked the clerk about the drill, he said all they had left was the floor model. I don't remember what kind of a discount I got, but it was pretty good. Fun fact - in this picture, you can actually see the little label that was on it when it was the floor model! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6f_ExFBbYlz48Tn7xVnlg2wQtmgZyCnrhmyut0kj3hSA6MZAdr8UP1rZ1XO4MxpG3IOjcKwu4dHn2CoAJfD3z1BBbCt_NZ9StegT0KtCYfIoESHR9kQC7kfReWC42EROxkcgGD6WIRWY1aiOkrjxCTuq-pQpQ0FmBFmsOTIJaymIVUcl8ksEC6jkkWs1/s3669/20231008_194159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="2752" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6f_ExFBbYlz48Tn7xVnlg2wQtmgZyCnrhmyut0kj3hSA6MZAdr8UP1rZ1XO4MxpG3IOjcKwu4dHn2CoAJfD3z1BBbCt_NZ9StegT0KtCYfIoESHR9kQC7kfReWC42EROxkcgGD6WIRWY1aiOkrjxCTuq-pQpQ0FmBFmsOTIJaymIVUcl8ksEC6jkkWs1/w300-h400/20231008_194159.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So this Dewalt D21002, 6 Amp 3/8-Inch Drill really turned out to be great drill. These days it's my main drill for heavier jobs here at 173. </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>Dewalt introduces its new corded 3/8-inch drill for the professional. With 6 amps of power, 2,500 rpm, and the highest torque rating in its class, the new D21002 is built to work hard and fast. The D21002 offers an all-metal keyed chuck. The D21002 also boasts best-in-class ergonomics. The new design offers the optimal mix of weight, balance, comfort, and power. The D21002 was designed with durability in mind. Quality features such as the glass-filled nylon housing and all-ball-bearing construction ensure long, dependable tool life. - <i>Dewalt </i>website</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">My First Cordless</h3><div>And that brings us to my very burst cordless drill. A <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Craftsman" target="_blank">Craftsman </a>19.2 amp cordless drill from the C3 series period. I came about it because I was at my parents' house probably 8 or 9 years ago. Dad and I were out in his workshop. He was showing me his new cordless drill, I think a Porter Cable. Then he pulled out this Craftsman cordless drill, then he pulled out two more of the exact same drill - he was like that, at least two of every tool. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl_GccAZ4yZv_HDf8uPMy7iBYuGRk2SPM8_geCi9BIJeLmGJQyHyMcCBiUCD0lHd8KLYdkewXvmTQNcs_2oTcIBBAcz8T-3r2hbGa0PS7ZreuEAZgd4Reb5_Vie1VxAnaXHOdVH4GSMUkSNDAgZsBWwnDU-TmX9_gDex6hD157sOXuvx37pFnaaUD5VzV/s4624/20230122_104214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl_GccAZ4yZv_HDf8uPMy7iBYuGRk2SPM8_geCi9BIJeLmGJQyHyMcCBiUCD0lHd8KLYdkewXvmTQNcs_2oTcIBBAcz8T-3r2hbGa0PS7ZreuEAZgd4Reb5_Vie1VxAnaXHOdVH4GSMUkSNDAgZsBWwnDU-TmX9_gDex6hD157sOXuvx37pFnaaUD5VzV/w300-h400/20230122_104214.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><span>So he had three of these Craftsman cordless drills, and generous as</span> always, he asked if I wanted one. Of course I said absolutely! I make a point of this because for so many years I scoffed at cordless drills and cordless tools altogether because I thought like, what's the big deal? I mean, all you gotta do is plug the tool into your extension cord. And I never had a problem dragging my cords around and getting the job done. But dad was offering so I took him up on the offer.<span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_iKMkiQ7wlUvGQ3w8Fl8pHeTzF2Ha55_VBtNFJTkMAl5LT_6GSdo-DJgi_gAjRR6brd9ZvBFPa_4n3PIx8lWck7iYXKuDUD6OQTWevaBni_sQBiM8lPIloKXO7oCgCcc7mQBft-RD6ekBk-6uvInV-O_Cv6xDjryNzU1SSMkthWxvJegm1s-uG-Q2as/s4032/20190304_112451-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_iKMkiQ7wlUvGQ3w8Fl8pHeTzF2Ha55_VBtNFJTkMAl5LT_6GSdo-DJgi_gAjRR6brd9ZvBFPa_4n3PIx8lWck7iYXKuDUD6OQTWevaBni_sQBiM8lPIloKXO7oCgCcc7mQBft-RD6ekBk-6uvInV-O_Cv6xDjryNzU1SSMkthWxvJegm1s-uG-Q2as/w300-h400/20190304_112451-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turns out, it didn't take me long to absolutely fall in love with cordless drills and, much like the Craftsman before ii, this Craftsman has been and still is my number one drill around the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDATif9eQt9GNUkTu47okBhUKPOxceY-1HzIT_kXjOgPbnDe_om8XuH-bKC0463almtSKKYKNHGFAh-eaRU6ZyRN8ILIqejAbAw2bv7XIMybKnxVqcDn_TmohBoTHrIrkmgG_wZFXs0AvCIgkdGofnBsUnwIE7-H14wnGgZFmyZWQ9p63-VAkyUvvG5k_f/s4482/20231009_133924-02-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4482" data-original-width="3361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDATif9eQt9GNUkTu47okBhUKPOxceY-1HzIT_kXjOgPbnDe_om8XuH-bKC0463almtSKKYKNHGFAh-eaRU6ZyRN8ILIqejAbAw2bv7XIMybKnxVqcDn_TmohBoTHrIrkmgG_wZFXs0AvCIgkdGofnBsUnwIE7-H14wnGgZFmyZWQ9p63-VAkyUvvG5k_f/w300-h400/20231009_133924-02-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Then Came My Drill Driver</h3><div>One day, I was in the middle of putting a new roof on the carport and I don't remember why but I was really struggling with my cordless drill. I got a little frustrated because I needed more torque. I could have just used my Dewalt but, and get this - I didn't want to have to drag around an extension cord.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQydjB2gSuJfJUIH6UXAyXvsOHPbGGe7Kxty1Uc3zDEyREWNG6HXOZ1RUfiJOJFx-WXCe2_ROLXcwxiNDfHl1Lv4hh8dyQlp166OBxe5EHXYvzk2J9W9zDpMg1aVoXnTzOYW4ard34m0Ym_joi3NdrgHolfmq01AN2JKFfkR0sDa_C3TXas5zwWvZySI/s4032/20190104_190437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQydjB2gSuJfJUIH6UXAyXvsOHPbGGe7Kxty1Uc3zDEyREWNG6HXOZ1RUfiJOJFx-WXCe2_ROLXcwxiNDfHl1Lv4hh8dyQlp166OBxe5EHXYvzk2J9W9zDpMg1aVoXnTzOYW4ard34m0Ym_joi3NdrgHolfmq01AN2JKFfkR0sDa_C3TXas5zwWvZySI/w300-h400/20190104_190437.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I bought a <i>Makita</i> drill driver on Amazon and I gotta tell you, once I started using that thing it was a game changer! Screws went in so much faster and smoother. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ZVj29Pfwed9bYHOtC5z5wpNrPWz4r0hxBtvTxWPBWaZiztRoFIVL8F_pOIot7ih8dHFvAd8Znvpe_Sc2Y7h4PqSGj5R6aB7oC79PpapvJ2T6KmNLQNAafLpokbMV45SNBXm7iawqsmwCr4PUFQhZimt4ZVPympWegqIj-_KzTBOGDLToc3T-21QOxM/s1227/20171217_143508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="690" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ZVj29Pfwed9bYHOtC5z5wpNrPWz4r0hxBtvTxWPBWaZiztRoFIVL8F_pOIot7ih8dHFvAd8Znvpe_Sc2Y7h4PqSGj5R6aB7oC79PpapvJ2T6KmNLQNAafLpokbMV45SNBXm7iawqsmwCr4PUFQhZimt4ZVPympWegqIj-_KzTBOGDLToc3T-21QOxM/w225-h400/20171217_143508.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>Nothing is forever, if you have enough power tools. - Albie Sachs</blockquote></div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">My Beast of a Hammer Drill</h3><div><span>Then we come to my Milwaukee hammer drill. Back in the late'90s, relatives from Germany had come to visit and see what was, at that time, our new house, and help us</span> replace the basement windows and put in a new floor. We practically destroyed my first drill mentioned earlier. But once the project was <i>done</i>, we were at Home Depot and they bought me a hammer drill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfLRy6Ze2rcRXMhg04IZum7NqJIf9qhuEr6ZenSbbvxlCAeQFj1pNlou5-9rur3x6cd4FQoSlufD1y-xJBDjCsZkn6qrsQqDyw430R5y6EMmJAAfgZ6VQDTttjZlyC2hZ0mqJ77MEquyouAbGfdVL8ToflKCo0XpPvSeQfk2E2EiuxT_3NxXiKgjOT5M/s4032/20190823_135050-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfLRy6Ze2rcRXMhg04IZum7NqJIf9qhuEr6ZenSbbvxlCAeQFj1pNlou5-9rur3x6cd4FQoSlufD1y-xJBDjCsZkn6qrsQqDyw430R5y6EMmJAAfgZ6VQDTttjZlyC2hZ0mqJ77MEquyouAbGfdVL8ToflKCo0XpPvSeQfk2E2EiuxT_3NxXiKgjOT5M/w300-h400/20190823_135050-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Just a few random posts from <a href="https://www.house173.com/p/the-archives.html" target="_blank">The Stacks</a> for your reading enjoyment!</font></b><br />✤ A Cleveland Pear <a href="https://www.house173.com/2013/06/a-cleveland-pear-tree-for-devil-strip.html" target="_blank">Tree for the Devil Strip</a> - June 2013<br />✤ The Dining Room <a href="https://www.house173.com/2018/02/the-dining-room-built-in-reveal_5.html" target="_blank">Built-In Reveal</a> - February 2018<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/11/just-in-case-yankees-need-someone.html" target="_blank">Just In Case</a> the Yankees Need Someone - November 2020<br />✤ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/07/carport-second-time-around_3.html" target="_blank">Second Time Around</a> for the Carport - July 2016<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Now for a random label: <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Legacy%20Project" target="_blank">Legacy Projects</a></font></p></div><div><br /></div><div> Of course by that time the basement windows were done and I wondered just how often would i actually use such a beast of a drill. However, over the years I've used this thing quite a number of times, from helping neighbors, to projects out in the yard and in the basement.</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>This tool is ideal for setting concrete screw fasteners and drilling small holes for anchors. It can also be used in the drilling only mode for holes in wood, steel and plastic. The 5378-21 Hammer-Drill comes with a depth gauge, removable side handle, 1/2 in. chuck with key. - <i>Milwaukee Tools</i></blockquote><i></i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxFB1vu-dXQCMBjOc6T9me2YS-R0JuwY6UA6pdlJeUGfGCxmt5KnTkgXJZrroTpc1rkohxjVp8OvKbAmkbWENxZvbsx9pVuVXBSh-itLHadTR3aZI71hlAfHgnkwkKynn5RJ2VYZYKFF66SdBV1ApV22g6jirajXI5-2Vj-NPk7IfbLFJZXIE-9Vij25w/s4482/20231009_133924-02-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4482" data-original-width="3361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxFB1vu-dXQCMBjOc6T9me2YS-R0JuwY6UA6pdlJeUGfGCxmt5KnTkgXJZrroTpc1rkohxjVp8OvKbAmkbWENxZvbsx9pVuVXBSh-itLHadTR3aZI71hlAfHgnkwkKynn5RJ2VYZYKFF66SdBV1ApV22g6jirajXI5-2Vj-NPk7IfbLFJZXIE-9Vij25w/w300-h400/20231009_133924-02-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Well, there you have it - my small "non"-collection of hand drills. Less than exciting I know, but you stuck around. Thank you for that! </div><div><br /></div><div>See ya' next time,</div><img border="0" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w156-h91/George+Sig.jpg" width="156" /><br />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-850453670784772542023-10-28T22:31:00.008-04:002023-11-08T21:22:45.248-05:00Back Porch Exterior Cleanup<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-weight: normal;">Pressure Wash</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;">One Thing Leads To Another</h3><div>I'm going to try and keep this short. The facts are simple:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The siding on the back porch has been dirty for a long time</li><li>It needed cleaning</li><li>I cleaned it</li><li>Cleaning it lead to another couple of very small tasks.</li></ul></div><div>Let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1OI3XgozTFrbBE8fmE6eaakl5Ub7IIohID2eeOMXfoK4SA2KWrdPy1zeXtUWRJW5xXvLa1R_SyZmDyCvoUACduWn31m7lcXvCD7-kB1AcD67h4dLLkrFsEHI9Abt1KJjJOnde3PboUsKS0tuPtH2us9_jxS1l2REBSsUwb1HWSX5yJSzBML2O4Czdm93/s4330/20231015_103413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4330" data-original-width="3247" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1OI3XgozTFrbBE8fmE6eaakl5Ub7IIohID2eeOMXfoK4SA2KWrdPy1zeXtUWRJW5xXvLa1R_SyZmDyCvoUACduWn31m7lcXvCD7-kB1AcD67h4dLLkrFsEHI9Abt1KJjJOnde3PboUsKS0tuPtH2us9_jxS1l2REBSsUwb1HWSX5yJSzBML2O4Czdm93/w300-h400/20231015_103413.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Light Ray's Speed Decreases When Traveling Through A Refractive Medium - <i>Snell</i></h3><div>Unfortunately, this is one of those projects that, even with <i>before</i> pictures, it's hard to really show what I'm talking about. It's kind of like the difference between having a black car versus having a white car. Speaking of which, just a little aside here...I now have a new SUV! For the last nine years I've been driving my beloved 2014 Jeep Patriot...white, which did a great job hiding the dirt!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YIE4-8l25L2tijPoWPHLjMQLjApVOUMPvQvlAskH5Gt0BEnBp9HsAMlVyWiit_Kzl85uw77FvqhKKJqoA9dASp0w7lx-RFHQJiUL1k5ZIOn_9w3X-xLfFSmPJLGMTyq-nUhjGW_Ja5-VrxiAfI3khIVthDAuf49RCzzqZPsfLqNPDaxa9jWsCRw4D58/s3264/20141114_103303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YIE4-8l25L2tijPoWPHLjMQLjApVOUMPvQvlAskH5Gt0BEnBp9HsAMlVyWiit_Kzl85uw77FvqhKKJqoA9dASp0w7lx-RFHQJiUL1k5ZIOn_9w3X-xLfFSmPJLGMTyq-nUhjGW_Ja5-VrxiAfI3khIVthDAuf49RCzzqZPsfLqNPDaxa9jWsCRw4D58/w400-h300/20141114_103303.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>But it was starting to have some significant repair issues, so a couple days ago I pick up a brand new Subaru Forster Sport...in black. We'll see how the dirt affects my psyche!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV_CIQauNv1j8JLvnJ-aJuUM4af2UEVzMK7SJlqCIDMPS7GimQsKb4Lr6rLcWaER5mHguiYa6eDcq0vql6jgSvq-3c_EL7GixowoeqBPFoSZRrjN1UcVBjxZGGzV0dc37_NOPPt9uINhkMsfPoXVF1zYngTB7xBnhWbYhOz_7NzVmIZ-Ek2ODDH1kD9Y/s640/RGvxNyM~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="640" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV_CIQauNv1j8JLvnJ-aJuUM4af2UEVzMK7SJlqCIDMPS7GimQsKb4Lr6rLcWaER5mHguiYa6eDcq0vql6jgSvq-3c_EL7GixowoeqBPFoSZRrjN1UcVBjxZGGzV0dc37_NOPPt9uINhkMsfPoXVF1zYngTB7xBnhWbYhOz_7NzVmIZ-Ek2ODDH1kD9Y/w400-h356/RGvxNyM~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I suppose what I'm trying to say is, because 173's primary house color is white, it hides the dirt pretty well, especially in pictures. In this shot from about 2016, the back porch siding is starting to show the dirt, but it's hard to see here...:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC_kQp1z6rVbAIETBpsUOJoHVN0C-Gs3ptkuzRMXf14NCHIeg7e_YOtER8Ecbem-FhTtLx5YCLVMJF_YDOSshCWsahOqTxXyOzuRIRVdkQvxTjNDuTJskrWciO1R-4WKAiaOBHOtBEqSJjnhkerolZcyUVX5Qq_2hh5X2_pQy-dUD5IFpzg71Wcj3tnps/s466/2010-06-19%2012.01.23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC_kQp1z6rVbAIETBpsUOJoHVN0C-Gs3ptkuzRMXf14NCHIeg7e_YOtER8Ecbem-FhTtLx5YCLVMJF_YDOSshCWsahOqTxXyOzuRIRVdkQvxTjNDuTJskrWciO1R-4WKAiaOBHOtBEqSJjnhkerolZcyUVX5Qq_2hh5X2_pQy-dUD5IFpzg71Wcj3tnps/w300-h400/2010-06-19%2012.01.23.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the dirt really shows in the winter, although - still not really great in pictures...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv-Jpnn8zpvxJrYcAcu_oSJOIL5eZuDs4yb-kYH5xdTAuZHmdRfujho1N9R_vj2TAynXsds0JsyGFkUhHyNJSb71QDuhVioqJV47fhK5qPNuImoUrylpVaW2eZqhK3d9ZIFp_DeeLfJreO4fMCTWnF-eGuhyphenhypheng3j_KcsnBdqwYHjoXhu8fkrBEVzGd-O1Y/s752/SAM_0082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv-Jpnn8zpvxJrYcAcu_oSJOIL5eZuDs4yb-kYH5xdTAuZHmdRfujho1N9R_vj2TAynXsds0JsyGFkUhHyNJSb71QDuhVioqJV47fhK5qPNuImoUrylpVaW2eZqhK3d9ZIFp_DeeLfJreO4fMCTWnF-eGuhyphenhypheng3j_KcsnBdqwYHjoXhu8fkrBEVzGd-O1Y/w299-h400/SAM_0082.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nevertheless, it was getting downright grimy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxuxryuVXHXIowCoNlZVCYCYgfAGKuy5ekMlUQfbPduaXIkBaLOA00zXurztyoQcAleASE4oL3JVhSZiePrRxFNDpef6sgkmdttO2Urp-2TRVqGvGK8zNnsMc9oQzp1TYv0_9qGeYxV1yz6yfslTTTeuXR9bOxxEadaltc2Ey0W5k2oU1lc7Q3kjTBruf/s4624/20231015_101413.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxuxryuVXHXIowCoNlZVCYCYgfAGKuy5ekMlUQfbPduaXIkBaLOA00zXurztyoQcAleASE4oL3JVhSZiePrRxFNDpef6sgkmdttO2Urp-2TRVqGvGK8zNnsMc9oQzp1TYv0_9qGeYxV1yz6yfslTTTeuXR9bOxxEadaltc2Ey0W5k2oU1lc7Q3kjTBruf/w300-h400/20231015_101413.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Finally Making The Move</h3><div>The dirt has been bugging me for a few years now, and a few years ago I started cleaning it with a brush and bucket of water. An area of about 3 feet by 3 feet took me about half an hour, and didn't look much cleaner afterwards. I knew that method was never going to work! Then a couple years ago I picked up a small pressure washer, and finally made the move to clean the siding. No idea why I waited so long!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdujPLmMaCf9QompArQVazQmY44wbCagXTcPBdRgi-38wC2TUyYyDz7uhVYAcOpaIR2i2ySCAu-oruvgB41blO9NJ7S__dkfA7SYJaG4mBnqJ95D6seX9pHuit8Zk3tiG0MayzoChAxFaDiz2O4h8th_johf3Jzz0j_vhNeO-vnA7YdPsUW4svI67VNuDX/s800/794f87ea-c10a-5a7a-a3f0-8d890697ed0d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdujPLmMaCf9QompArQVazQmY44wbCagXTcPBdRgi-38wC2TUyYyDz7uhVYAcOpaIR2i2ySCAu-oruvgB41blO9NJ7S__dkfA7SYJaG4mBnqJ95D6seX9pHuit8Zk3tiG0MayzoChAxFaDiz2O4h8th_johf3Jzz0j_vhNeO-vnA7YdPsUW4svI67VNuDX/w400-h225/794f87ea-c10a-5a7a-a3f0-8d890697ed0d.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tools Required</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pressure Washer</li><li>Water</li><li>Ladder</li><li>Ladder stabilizer</li><li>Supervising pooch, Linus</li></ul></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSaqv5R94NsLCnqVnVPR9cbOl0uy7iAFkQR8Md3WfRbtvLv1Jm8ybIg8OO7P1-egKzaRFWfHamHYjbY07KZPcucSGF3wX25F3XWvH3zoRA1T9YW9qPyCvnW2Mp7QIAv6XysWsnknMbcY5LJN2qfAclprY161MQ0uukS2_pSdkSR9lqNLVMWY8M_V3-UbR/s4624/20231015_102817.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSaqv5R94NsLCnqVnVPR9cbOl0uy7iAFkQR8Md3WfRbtvLv1Jm8ybIg8OO7P1-egKzaRFWfHamHYjbY07KZPcucSGF3wX25F3XWvH3zoRA1T9YW9qPyCvnW2Mp7QIAv6XysWsnknMbcY5LJN2qfAclprY161MQ0uukS2_pSdkSR9lqNLVMWY8M_V3-UbR/w300-h400/20231015_102817.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Job</h3><div>The whole job didn't take much longer than maybe an hour and a half or so. The ladder stabilizer has been a game changer - make the ups and down so much easier these days (I'm not quite as young as I once was). </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98C0gi0_JycqnInj4WvOuzPUlIf86RzF5GTyjPSw1c8uGepkyCOwY9S1VsiCK43cTRoBsi0_9ihGdjeU4vCL7EjYUCYDJ1KSkcHZXjeiAxdPRqDBHknpupY_1us_-4BySTlulCPc7hzGNFgzDk_dytF5AOdfX5mXbBRGk62Decwdr6HmXqA9PbVgwb_hE/s4525/20231015_103402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4525" data-original-width="3394" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98C0gi0_JycqnInj4WvOuzPUlIf86RzF5GTyjPSw1c8uGepkyCOwY9S1VsiCK43cTRoBsi0_9ihGdjeU4vCL7EjYUCYDJ1KSkcHZXjeiAxdPRqDBHknpupY_1us_-4BySTlulCPc7hzGNFgzDk_dytF5AOdfX5mXbBRGk62Decwdr6HmXqA9PbVgwb_hE/w300-h400/20231015_103402.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you look closely to the left of the ladder, you can see just how dirty the area to the right was.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqHew-esqCiu8-rl9dom627G23u9HB3dNEd3Na3wpTYPdpUr0khVjKt6tz6acjvNGL75qPf7ui03jqZsd50wu71lh7TQ0cNySy8uviKnImgB8d8_1y0zOvajtoYy5aNTyuErrDr4XLscd6PJ3Ibaf96MHnVT1IDyU_B4BtlCIW5CAmMwC1NrlLiQCkvIE/s4624/20231015_103512.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqHew-esqCiu8-rl9dom627G23u9HB3dNEd3Na3wpTYPdpUr0khVjKt6tz6acjvNGL75qPf7ui03jqZsd50wu71lh7TQ0cNySy8uviKnImgB8d8_1y0zOvajtoYy5aNTyuErrDr4XLscd6PJ3Ibaf96MHnVT1IDyU_B4BtlCIW5CAmMwC1NrlLiQCkvIE/w300-h400/20231015_103512.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little closer view!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MqejrC_5LEr-Cc8PsX1sap8PYTuTJNXHTTVGltTmyhXnsqj5D7FG3eo0jmq-xoAk9m1yarmqC9OicgF-6fCMMp0-GtXfy7G7Dm1basfhv6Pw4FR6sjgwzQ7Eq-hYw3Cypl0sk9Smraz_abqWJvztT2Rw2HiA8vRw7QW2HXlmMG7MMcZbyI9XfKHNTDFU/s1538/20231015_120705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1153" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MqejrC_5LEr-Cc8PsX1sap8PYTuTJNXHTTVGltTmyhXnsqj5D7FG3eo0jmq-xoAk9m1yarmqC9OicgF-6fCMMp0-GtXfy7G7Dm1basfhv6Pw4FR6sjgwzQ7Eq-hYw3Cypl0sk9Smraz_abqWJvztT2Rw2HiA8vRw7QW2HXlmMG7MMcZbyI9XfKHNTDFU/w300-h400/20231015_120705.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>The <i>Greenworks Pressure Washer</i> surprised me: With the old pipes in my house I've never been able to use a pressure washer because my hose couldn't keep up with the flow needed. I saw this one in the store and it only needed 1.2 gallons/minute and the price was good enough to get me to try it. I'm so glad I did. This little unit is easy to set up, move around, and store when done. It is surprisingly powerful and made quick work of cleaning projects around my house that have irritated me for years. It comes with 2 nozzles, I purchased a box of additional spray pattern nozzles and found the 15 degree one to be a great match for cleaning my sidewalks. Would recommend to anyone. - Kris, May 16, 2023. <i>Lowes Website</i></blockquote><i></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Done?</h3><div>And just like that, the back porch looked all sparkly clean - with one exception. Yes, the pressure washer removed the dirt and grime, but with it came this kind of white chalk. When everything dried, it left behind a chalky white film on the porch windows and the door (probably other places but less noticeable). </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMuNLWQkJ8kAG-rswdAL2wDxCfu2Y0qzryVsl-D4Sq18KQWpemeLbXZj2Y0Aw-jFDAKid5Qt_v-CtN7YVadRNxZT0qtxhhmXdEBH9bR0rES6dvpy4jV-iNJIou_qXiUtBpjB5douPW8YzJ4pb7lCNsuRDFVH_n7wIarLCM5Ogn-sHQFsRFqH4l9VoyRYd/s4624/20231015_120011.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMuNLWQkJ8kAG-rswdAL2wDxCfu2Y0qzryVsl-D4Sq18KQWpemeLbXZj2Y0Aw-jFDAKid5Qt_v-CtN7YVadRNxZT0qtxhhmXdEBH9bR0rES6dvpy4jV-iNJIou_qXiUtBpjB5douPW8YzJ4pb7lCNsuRDFVH_n7wIarLCM5Ogn-sHQFsRFqH4l9VoyRYd/w300-h400/20231015_120011.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I looked up this chalk and the answer as to what it is was quite simple. That chalk is "a natural process that happens when the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material is exposed to oxygen and other natural elements as well as dirt and grime build-up." - <i><a href="https://washh.com/power-washing/clean-oxidized-vinyl-siding/#:~:text=Over%20time%2C%20though%2C%20you%20may,dirt%20and%20grime%20build%2Dup." target="_blank">Pressure Washing Charlotte</a></i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLpwTT7DFmyIh0VSSLnNW_2rAJ6w5ToAW_EPz98gR4wyQKHc9jvTI1g773g2RyfKxVMcEIjTQijLvwgSgZQGCAnpyuP3WiMjvNxfc77INrz2bsQSmZ43kQJfTfm_4fEs7G9fg4oAQpAs_ClbZfUlKjNTyvY-qefyVyQ1std2qa_zuOzGZAovbHW6zZtzc/s4624/20231027_105754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLpwTT7DFmyIh0VSSLnNW_2rAJ6w5ToAW_EPz98gR4wyQKHc9jvTI1g773g2RyfKxVMcEIjTQijLvwgSgZQGCAnpyuP3WiMjvNxfc77INrz2bsQSmZ43kQJfTfm_4fEs7G9fg4oAQpAs_ClbZfUlKjNTyvY-qefyVyQ1std2qa_zuOzGZAovbHW6zZtzc/w300-h400/20231027_105754.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>You probably can't really see it on the picture above, but trust me - there's a chalky film all over the window. Obviously, that would need to be addressed!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWsGYl-_AuNnH6kBqX3K6C9ttlZWVO5h8SIjYP_PLEDO4SqLmRoEK5yL56GAz7ymMWnqDDN3WEjCX6bMEj-jU_bl5UfC_P1UojiK7ZFoa1Y_xIpkTFkIY6CT-QKskiOPonQ9r4E4ie8FA7dELWc9YctEis2cER7jILBACf6s-cqUhxfMh9YZeqZY5N0zM/s1280/Grey%20White%20Modern%20Book%20Typography%20Mindset%20Youtube%20Thumbnail_20231017_215016_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWsGYl-_AuNnH6kBqX3K6C9ttlZWVO5h8SIjYP_PLEDO4SqLmRoEK5yL56GAz7ymMWnqDDN3WEjCX6bMEj-jU_bl5UfC_P1UojiK7ZFoa1Y_xIpkTFkIY6CT-QKskiOPonQ9r4E4ie8FA7dELWc9YctEis2cER7jILBACf6s-cqUhxfMh9YZeqZY5N0zM/w320-h180/Grey%20White%20Modern%20Book%20Typography%20Mindset%20Youtube%20Thumbnail_20231017_215016_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>De-Chalkifying </h3><div>Quite frankly, there was only one real solution to the chalk on the windows - clean them! So an hour or so with a bucket of Windex infused water, and a few rags took care of all that chalk. It kind of worked out because the back porch windows were due for a cleaning anyway. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVMB9St5oppG9gq3SBDOIux1YsJ3ttZV0a0nKR-uQHCJ0rOlw05y-N_poyi7B4ZsccpDMVTnh2q_xSR2eDSFMYW9iedED4zqpnB0_wyMR4Ba_C5nkG7czB1OnTCOFtnkVGpTnh1EfPv2vjo9a0nWNGP16aFwVhFNI7-CYj_AmskkTI4xtMv3qEs0AO4wE/s4624/20231027_110937.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVMB9St5oppG9gq3SBDOIux1YsJ3ttZV0a0nKR-uQHCJ0rOlw05y-N_poyi7B4ZsccpDMVTnh2q_xSR2eDSFMYW9iedED4zqpnB0_wyMR4Ba_C5nkG7czB1OnTCOFtnkVGpTnh1EfPv2vjo9a0nWNGP16aFwVhFNI7-CYj_AmskkTI4xtMv3qEs0AO4wE/w300-h400/20231027_110937.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Some early posts about the exterior at 173:</font></b><br />∙ New <a href="https://www.house173.com/2011/12/the-front-porch-new-windows-and-door.html" target="_blank">Windows and Door</a> for the Front Porch - December, 2011<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2013/06/a-little-pop-to-front-stoop-oh-puns-i_23.html" target="_blank">A Little Pop</a> to the Front Stoop - June, 2013<br />∙ New House <a href="https://www.house173.com/2013/08/new-house-numbers_10.html" target="_blank">Numbers</a>! - August, 2013<br />∙ Of <a href="https://www.house173.com/2013/09/of-wisteria-and-wobblies_18.html" target="_blank">Wisteria and Wobblies</a> - September, 2013<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Oh! And here's the Evolution of the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/08/evolution-of-front-stoop.html" target="_blank">Front Stoop Megapost</a></font></p></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Leading To One Last Thing</h3><div>SOme time in the last year or so, I noticed that the trim around the windows on the back porch was starting to be a bit soiled, worn through, and as you can see in this next picture, it was also gatoring a bit...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKqXA-x4Tq6sVzRoTP2jc2KtH3O3L_U1q6eF4oz8CBiuYaZzywDFCtTBUgjWoT2QZkdrHmTW191d7eU3Eb-ZHhGtUoXZ6fkvBpUEfJeJEGIrcxmMnVVhjaFIrs7yhnSNt32br6j6lMWtctmbbtHddqA4GA0vg6wE-dVahIn1kr1okwfrTys-vyaDL3ZOB/s3511/20231027_121042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="2633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKqXA-x4Tq6sVzRoTP2jc2KtH3O3L_U1q6eF4oz8CBiuYaZzywDFCtTBUgjWoT2QZkdrHmTW191d7eU3Eb-ZHhGtUoXZ6fkvBpUEfJeJEGIrcxmMnVVhjaFIrs7yhnSNt32br6j6lMWtctmbbtHddqA4GA0vg6wE-dVahIn1kr1okwfrTys-vyaDL3ZOB/w300-h400/20231027_121042.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, while I had the water out already, I washed the trim down, pulled out some leftover white paint...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABc6Fv8QwRJ9GBbLg2vzZ2Hxr9YH_tvb3Y0BNYk4vqJFz0p7D4ae3UhOK_6gizq5IicsE7XGKgh8WGNVD7wLnli9AjgfTPvf4aowd7ADa4XfRPcAQesNZN76fsOomJsavLi9e6gD2_zIcZS8RSxLLNLsZer98J1Nzgf5sCjiYry3fXNTRQM9DMm7z9JZQ/s3227/20231027_124428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="2420" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABc6Fv8QwRJ9GBbLg2vzZ2Hxr9YH_tvb3Y0BNYk4vqJFz0p7D4ae3UhOK_6gizq5IicsE7XGKgh8WGNVD7wLnli9AjgfTPvf4aowd7ADa4XfRPcAQesNZN76fsOomJsavLi9e6gD2_zIcZS8RSxLLNLsZer98J1Nzgf5sCjiYry3fXNTRQM9DMm7z9JZQ/w300-h400/20231027_124428.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, as much as I don't enjoy painting, I was able to repaint the trim in about 15 minutes in total!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusMo5vj5TUFnpM3QqQCJ-RyaDLj4KOnLMbTC149Cnhk_UB1HK37_-nKzDR-IDLkgrr1nGxZrzx091NlkEtY37xMjxB67a2EoG9UNyU230eDrOi52ihqy4oTVE9nZzKXw6jJfXWNZe7NQeoP2grJhKMsvIxCRlwTEuONW36lgIcHmp55969b9Xo5WbNVNz/s4437/20231027_123445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4437" data-original-width="3328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusMo5vj5TUFnpM3QqQCJ-RyaDLj4KOnLMbTC149Cnhk_UB1HK37_-nKzDR-IDLkgrr1nGxZrzx091NlkEtY37xMjxB67a2EoG9UNyU230eDrOi52ihqy4oTVE9nZzKXw6jJfXWNZe7NQeoP2grJhKMsvIxCRlwTEuONW36lgIcHmp55969b9Xo5WbNVNz/w300-h400/20231027_123445.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in a wink of the eye - the back porch looked fresh again! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-Lk0XSGTdi0EOFcN-x7kdiT1iuOdpBMLC15VnivqtSXJCt8P8NXQ6mHJdGQpWu0OKLUwyjXZ1kcdzcHUjdmFHMJhFNvBuDH9Nhyphenhyphenv6IUFQ2-k9i-EvJKmD4PTQgkDmREku8PgdMAniNP5V2x2ufgnHUi5OqWGd06kUO241zN0ONpowQgAuFCwg1DZ4yv5/s4624/20231027_130301.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-Lk0XSGTdi0EOFcN-x7kdiT1iuOdpBMLC15VnivqtSXJCt8P8NXQ6mHJdGQpWu0OKLUwyjXZ1kcdzcHUjdmFHMJhFNvBuDH9Nhyphenhyphenv6IUFQ2-k9i-EvJKmD4PTQgkDmREku8PgdMAniNP5V2x2ufgnHUi5OqWGd06kUO241zN0ONpowQgAuFCwg1DZ4yv5/w300-h400/20231027_130301.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And that's the story of (finally) cleaning the siding on the back porch - and more! Hope you enjoyed and, see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-55801377619702793602023-10-13T22:25:00.003-04:002023-11-08T21:22:03.808-05:00Bathroom Update 2023 - Part 6<div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: normal;">Remodel</span></span></h4></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Done!</span></span></h3><div>Well, it's been a little while, but the bathroom refresh is finally complete. In the last post, we had finished the wallpapering, and were putting the accessories back in place. All that was left was a couple of little details which we'll ill wrap up here, in turn wrapping up the bathroom update project of 2023. Let's get into it!</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1zVP-iLoM0rs_JmCi3wbJxDA8DVqmi-pGE-7eeZDRY9XjenL562vWtyrz1Onxx6UZOY7-S3KIgXN5dHwXoII11YgPswruBM0G5Aa0OqaJ1Ytm54J-wXEgypMiPiDZWUUfFBZ8CeeiTg8L-byWMYBABandq9d3q6b2N8Sxheli-9FkfTKwfhJGHm2rESR/s4529/20230930_163818~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4529" data-original-width="3397" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1zVP-iLoM0rs_JmCi3wbJxDA8DVqmi-pGE-7eeZDRY9XjenL562vWtyrz1Onxx6UZOY7-S3KIgXN5dHwXoII11YgPswruBM0G5Aa0OqaJ1Ytm54J-wXEgypMiPiDZWUUfFBZ8CeeiTg8L-byWMYBABandq9d3q6b2N8Sxheli-9FkfTKwfhJGHm2rESR/w300-h400/20230930_163818~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The New Lights </h3><div>I was never a really big fan of the old bathroom light. But during the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2017/11/legacy-project-bathroom-2002_19.html" target="_blank">2002 bathroom update</a>, that was actually the best light we could find. At least that's how I remember it. It might have been the best we could afford at that time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqj8Ey0bCqu3sjrbu4g9TJTDXM-_jd6vvCqVOZBRdD9ejSN9sekp4ATF1c3RAiodOp1i2kD3pbcuPSuWle4Y4Bix1E4MV2CV03RtSagox_m5Wd29RBwSuQcpG0IpYSf-e7l4Sk11P6n3DmyAwMiE64OQgVqU7DKQNkPLNmmTcoXa3ujLfpF7zehdN6zk/s4032/20171119_211826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqj8Ey0bCqu3sjrbu4g9TJTDXM-_jd6vvCqVOZBRdD9ejSN9sekp4ATF1c3RAiodOp1i2kD3pbcuPSuWle4Y4Bix1E4MV2CV03RtSagox_m5Wd29RBwSuQcpG0IpYSf-e7l4Sk11P6n3DmyAwMiE64OQgVqU7DKQNkPLNmmTcoXa3ujLfpF7zehdN6zk/w300-h400/20171119_211826.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>But it was a darn sight better than what we've been living with these last few months!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrHX7qIuxaF3TSCTgQCIXr4KXGkgj86IbjayM-d1yNC_aNvZ3AmTR5xIODor0Cf0lTV-6wMqcJ0aKx9AX9IJ2bpTl-RI8_pptnlxTjVMRmajG_m9jBlrGRxFcCPxqL1ZlDlgYOC4Ukuh3p8L4KFTmaAWmUyQMz8K_zRQVFzuFnMUQuLCparvTCO8hq5aj/s4624/20230915_165640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrHX7qIuxaF3TSCTgQCIXr4KXGkgj86IbjayM-d1yNC_aNvZ3AmTR5xIODor0Cf0lTV-6wMqcJ0aKx9AX9IJ2bpTl-RI8_pptnlxTjVMRmajG_m9jBlrGRxFcCPxqL1ZlDlgYOC4Ukuh3p8L4KFTmaAWmUyQMz8K_zRQVFzuFnMUQuLCparvTCO8hq5aj/w300-h400/20230915_165640.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Anyway, this is actually a nice light, all chrome with the white globes, and goes perfectly with the feel of the bathroom motif. And it lights up the bathroom quite nicely! Not only that - this is maybe the first light that went in with no trouble and took just a couple minute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__Y9F60gkrKVZa6-b02VKvrjbmTD4_uk3_aD_6YHz8BfwScsf2YR9pkQ4jhzApMXBnNeZX83aL4UKdiQd1CQwP37i0WP5c0U4xaQAuh_BgClZFBenEcOR_1OoVPnh4zQf7ug-2c497zmEZKDBlAZIoYMZquQJxvU-u0A6UjDuxYqvjj9URR2hsbfgsfM/s4481/20230930_163532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4481" data-original-width="3361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__Y9F60gkrKVZa6-b02VKvrjbmTD4_uk3_aD_6YHz8BfwScsf2YR9pkQ4jhzApMXBnNeZX83aL4UKdiQd1CQwP37i0WP5c0U4xaQAuh_BgClZFBenEcOR_1OoVPnh4zQf7ug-2c497zmEZKDBlAZIoYMZquQJxvU-u0A6UjDuxYqvjj9URR2hsbfgsfM/w300-h400/20230930_163532.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shower Fan Cover Spruce-Up</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the 2002 update, we installed a shower fan. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but what a difference that's made! Well, the plastic cover had yellowed over time and obviously we couldn't have that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/06/the-back-porch-megapost.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb8n7jw8GdWGJNcvEOrsFr7flJYelVGLkZf4wwPtiEbopbmNYUtGqEdJU6Mmt0Cl_0LuIJuUC-RVkgCo9-ffosm4nDDTL8bPzo1cm9kqVevWQNx0VXVPPPBwEXMccH4JXu2UawOsqHhbpvGev_gNbrxrGlruF-XMXuhB2000d1oGYAHQjU1nxZdOABEOx/w309-h400/png_20220707_215435_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I looked for a new cover, but they were kind of builder-grade ugly. So I figured, like with so many other things, I could <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/paint" target="_blank">just paint it</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HHkwJfHYWIaNuTXO_SCXwT8fhEoV83jYTj3dSErbLAw8thIHKJ087jxmATU7E5DNb6J-4ri3cyw3se9YellDCT9ZQlPniY2v8EzNATF7PmAEdfFgkavI18AU_-NW-pCvjtQxRQJ3rr4qdKGMxQPw3ySD5IF4sB3oBW4mzLbOJeI_zVAj_lcT1AmhnEi3/s4624/20231001_132237.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HHkwJfHYWIaNuTXO_SCXwT8fhEoV83jYTj3dSErbLAw8thIHKJ087jxmATU7E5DNb6J-4ri3cyw3se9YellDCT9ZQlPniY2v8EzNATF7PmAEdfFgkavI18AU_-NW-pCvjtQxRQJ3rr4qdKGMxQPw3ySD5IF4sB3oBW4mzLbOJeI_zVAj_lcT1AmhnEi3/w300-h400/20231001_132237.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I gotta say - it turned out quite nice, like brand new!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIqalr6KLo5lJSeaE-l0zZDv3_5AOgY8tRyP6vf6uNHqwTZP3V_bz0MTONb9jTG1o5EKhfevBkITV1YV7fLJo4lX-RzxYgzamzJcEt33svouFx0vUQuWeDP4CMmyknRq-8DnTO7be8H-aN656jrKBF-MvElBTR4XMDfnqGz4eObbPPBqWmcTjuxWN2d8a/s2888/20231001_195536-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2166" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIqalr6KLo5lJSeaE-l0zZDv3_5AOgY8tRyP6vf6uNHqwTZP3V_bz0MTONb9jTG1o5EKhfevBkITV1YV7fLJo4lX-RzxYgzamzJcEt33svouFx0vUQuWeDP4CMmyknRq-8DnTO7be8H-aN656jrKBF-MvElBTR4XMDfnqGz4eObbPPBqWmcTjuxWN2d8a/w300-h400/20231001_195536-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moving In</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That done, all that was really left was to move back in! The shelves were up, toothbrushes, shaving stuff...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlfhUjFPOhssbUTDhk9uymWWznYpdUIljw-_r-GqGMozfWcOeP7aTiGBx27V2p-6SaZc6O-CA0-qvxxb7jfj77SO0O0Ekeg8LkGunvhO2e4iDnjLaaUHXFg4rO_fnUpgu-o-4YXh1xHWSJG4W7ho0TeYmNv1aX8c35xE-OZVL7Y2pQyg__rLtiCMptdgi/s4481/20230930_163532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4481" data-original-width="3361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlfhUjFPOhssbUTDhk9uymWWznYpdUIljw-_r-GqGMozfWcOeP7aTiGBx27V2p-6SaZc6O-CA0-qvxxb7jfj77SO0O0Ekeg8LkGunvhO2e4iDnjLaaUHXFg4rO_fnUpgu-o-4YXh1xHWSJG4W7ho0TeYmNv1aX8c35xE-OZVL7Y2pQyg__rLtiCMptdgi/w300-h400/20230930_163532.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The towel and other stuff tower went in, which is kind of the final sign that the project was really complete!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvZK-7jDbKjC89YCWG-p39YFeRyWaQPR8xTS-nmLiaL8uAsTRYbIPdAXBwSCA15dv14HcVd7fXO54UZ9pvj-Uyyr5m6a9885zwn26cLb6y1q-KsXENuIoPiyRvbxI2YZ24fEtq5OMq8RbytrpdUdHVWPr5ctVyr48tTYuZlVdlS-WU1Yq2sipgcWNCj24/s3571/20230930_163632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3571" data-original-width="2678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvZK-7jDbKjC89YCWG-p39YFeRyWaQPR8xTS-nmLiaL8uAsTRYbIPdAXBwSCA15dv14HcVd7fXO54UZ9pvj-Uyyr5m6a9885zwn26cLb6y1q-KsXENuIoPiyRvbxI2YZ24fEtq5OMq8RbytrpdUdHVWPr5ctVyr48tTYuZlVdlS-WU1Yq2sipgcWNCj24/w300-h400/20230930_163632.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few nick knacks to make the room feel a little more homey...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4QEnN81hPqhiAbLQzJyTeNVW9wMbldt0VneYhc4DwgTCtVgYp3GMK7iM611VVFEtOm-P7SdsdbMZY1I3YH8hKR3iCFRug7W73MZDmQtytkjjjdpvF5yMfE_8xuS6GIa7SzaAshEP7KlT1VR6LPFVXhrUyMtvgVOkgCfZ79YqFlb_8VZZumGiO3tc9W3u/s4350/20230930_163744-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4350" data-original-width="3262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4QEnN81hPqhiAbLQzJyTeNVW9wMbldt0VneYhc4DwgTCtVgYp3GMK7iM611VVFEtOm-P7SdsdbMZY1I3YH8hKR3iCFRug7W73MZDmQtytkjjjdpvF5yMfE_8xuS6GIa7SzaAshEP7KlT1VR6LPFVXhrUyMtvgVOkgCfZ79YqFlb_8VZZumGiO3tc9W3u/w300-h400/20230930_163744-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><blockquote>Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent. - <a href="https://www.rockwellgroup.com/bios/david-rockwell" target="_blank">David Rockwell</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.rockwellgroup.com/bios/david-rockwell" target="_blank"></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>And There We Are! </h3><div>And with that - the bathroom has been updated and looks good! Now we're getting older so let's hope we have time to have to do it again --- someday! But for the decade or so, the bathroom at 173 looks good again!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtvN0E1HfJl6xZ-YORB8Nnr-yGyCVNdrMJtB39OzmatA3NzPF0FwU13K22-43Wa-6UyKeiPRFVowHYtQd2AgNL5DLKpOHRv6yZaRbvRKRHW_1TkPdsDoZ8qGGHwszjO3ps2wrnYfVrmg5Avc3SuWMZTDnFa78o5tM1IqUqNHZZcB_Y_QF1Uvnl5QnCiIx/s4523/20231007_130603-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4523" data-original-width="3393" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtvN0E1HfJl6xZ-YORB8Nnr-yGyCVNdrMJtB39OzmatA3NzPF0FwU13K22-43Wa-6UyKeiPRFVowHYtQd2AgNL5DLKpOHRv6yZaRbvRKRHW_1TkPdsDoZ8qGGHwszjO3ps2wrnYfVrmg5Avc3SuWMZTDnFa78o5tM1IqUqNHZZcB_Y_QF1Uvnl5QnCiIx/w300-h400/20231007_130603-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Hey - thanks for stopping by and see you next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-15937652495142029602023-09-30T19:59:00.004-04:002023-11-08T21:23:54.714-05:00Bathroom Update 2023 - Part 5<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-weight: normal;">Details</span></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Working Through The Punch List</span></h3><div>This is one of my favorite parts of a project. The heavy work is done and all that's left is the myriad of details. At this point we're finishing off the restoration of accessories, getting the right wall plates, and so on. Let's get into it!</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NqhxNkySGdAxI9d_UyhBcrrTiUoxPytkdYzBnJ3F_LhQE61dijSFHDytg_s4vIfqxJb9_r3k7BgQ531FpYYuMEobJ6ajteB9vuL90Y3CNgOEja0jmMEYXA9BwK3JHlPhlnceu-wlpJNe1szENj8xMPmtwESknk1s1nmrgGQxw5G92wg8qxJkGxZfZwcF/s4580/20230928_195014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4580" data-original-width="3435" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NqhxNkySGdAxI9d_UyhBcrrTiUoxPytkdYzBnJ3F_LhQE61dijSFHDytg_s4vIfqxJb9_r3k7BgQ531FpYYuMEobJ6ajteB9vuL90Y3CNgOEja0jmMEYXA9BwK3JHlPhlnceu-wlpJNe1szENj8xMPmtwESknk1s1nmrgGQxw5G92wg8qxJkGxZfZwcF/w300-h400/20230928_195014.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Papering Done </h3><div>The wallpaper is finally up. Hanging the paper didn't actually take that long, and probably could have been done in a day. But old backs and tired minds spread the papering out over a couple hours on a couple weekends. Nonetheless, the paper is up and the bathroom is already looking fantastic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyBLwhxDU6l4CdiawtKBJCUjt1_dCy-Kow8FZBw8vHjL8H-s0pkRmcv0SzARm8X0-8O-ggFGQfVKCm8UFN40iOLmfWD7tAF9HObJ7DkuBk8OPe9b0gf9QKjvr-TjhZuyiJrnB4h42Qu43EaVdUkX9XVK2S5HfkYAcL-2hsoECvcQSKD2VF1Ms6SSVEps/s4624/20230924_143654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyBLwhxDU6l4CdiawtKBJCUjt1_dCy-Kow8FZBw8vHjL8H-s0pkRmcv0SzARm8X0-8O-ggFGQfVKCm8UFN40iOLmfWD7tAF9HObJ7DkuBk8OPe9b0gf9QKjvr-TjhZuyiJrnB4h42Qu43EaVdUkX9XVK2S5HfkYAcL-2hsoECvcQSKD2VF1Ms6SSVEps/w300-h400/20230924_143654.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, and I should point out that, much like <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/08/the-untold-story-of-remodeling-with.html" target="_blank">Bruegger's company</a></span> during the wiring of the third floor, Linus has been a constant presence throughout this project! Such a good pup, that fella. <br /><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shower Curtain Rod </h3><div>The bathroom here at 173 has one of those <span>old style L-shaped curtain rods. I've never seen a need to change it, although when we pulled it apart for the wallpapering last week it was clear the long straight bar was really showing its age. I tried polishing it, but it was just too far gone. So I ordered a new one on Amazon. Let me be honest - I ordered FIVE of them. Probably enough for the next hundred years! I ordered five because they came in a pack of five for, now get this - $10! Why not? We'll find other used for them I'm sure.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqhchAEtnUDNvvjf7gMjI0Ncp4WqGbGKL8aiyoomQFwk6EYWoCcl2eIhLX0jAjT1h5aPUkcclD5Ttd16rn0v6w8gqhd6Oc3-jmoE4M3zxkGMPnYCsB-0xy-Ujb8vzothZK-okSn5CzjkQaEeELXNPIKF1TDIbyD9kb5DvvWVq5Gm2NZUzoOATkzc745H7/s1846/20230926_194643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqhchAEtnUDNvvjf7gMjI0Ncp4WqGbGKL8aiyoomQFwk6EYWoCcl2eIhLX0jAjT1h5aPUkcclD5Ttd16rn0v6w8gqhd6Oc3-jmoE4M3zxkGMPnYCsB-0xy-Ujb8vzothZK-okSn5CzjkQaEeELXNPIKF1TDIbyD9kb5DvvWVq5Gm2NZUzoOATkzc745H7/w300-h400/20230926_194643.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You may have noticed in the picture above that there's a chain hanging from the ceiling. Way back in the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2017/11/legacy-project-bathroom-2002_19.html" target="_blank">2002 bathroom update</a> I noticed that the shower curtain rod was sagging at the turn in the "L". Typically, you'll see a solid support bar affixed to the ceiling used for rod support, but in 2002 - I didn't know they existed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBRI-DmjiDiiW0KIHrbjBjzM_pqkKIkaPeAy01czujBoP8XSZOeIjDvI0cknUL3jq8ElaZxOiwCU6756OwDF3CgcsFfz3TQmJ7lwxljKuZFDPNYrrwBa5fQ7qeriq18M3MA_euFXfJNGwmk02Iw0IPRjiJlo1R_vlq0ehG9pfBYf9yAliMau41sYDk48/s700/Byretech-Curved-Corner-Rod-L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBRI-DmjiDiiW0KIHrbjBjzM_pqkKIkaPeAy01czujBoP8XSZOeIjDvI0cknUL3jq8ElaZxOiwCU6756OwDF3CgcsFfz3TQmJ7lwxljKuZFDPNYrrwBa5fQ7qeriq18M3MA_euFXfJNGwmk02Iw0IPRjiJlo1R_vlq0ehG9pfBYf9yAliMau41sYDk48/w314-h320/Byretech-Curved-Corner-Rod-L.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back then I just improvised and got one of those hooks people use to hanging plant from, and used some wire to support the rod. It worked all these years. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoyamqKVQaZoL9ZwNFlIGPx5fCnh_Hvl6j2bPEvfDdznZqpIfWmE1YKfsEJwvv28RZOycJet0yCCtZVrIt322bWz0eKLjPwMAYa8s5Od98oXYXMq23dj_dxiSDSqakYSnlgEYymQBG5RWZLTyLGLhiE_g70qnIARd_4X8w1_Mt0ZCulELP8hq4I24I1VZ/s1259/20230928_181138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoyamqKVQaZoL9ZwNFlIGPx5fCnh_Hvl6j2bPEvfDdznZqpIfWmE1YKfsEJwvv28RZOycJet0yCCtZVrIt322bWz0eKLjPwMAYa8s5Od98oXYXMq23dj_dxiSDSqakYSnlgEYymQBG5RWZLTyLGLhiE_g70qnIARd_4X8w1_Mt0ZCulELP8hq4I24I1VZ/w300-h400/20230928_181138.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But this time, instead of the wire, I used some thin, light chain, plenty strong enough to support the rod. In the previous version, I secured the wire to the rod using a washer and a self-tapping screw. This time, I used an eye hook that passed all the way through the rod, and secured it with 2 nuts. Not that it ever has, but this shower rod isn't going anywhere!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK8KIxTqKujcWQrSPDEFZCXSVw2V3-2cPTf6bdKCuMxE3wbeXqE2URcPvd-r4XsdQqELZqnRI4OmBFM0jdJuS_isB3pxM_AJE8tSjBRcJtkroeQPoJh25E0uZYFqGNcGXTMCD-jJtWGyNH2ElrFkL_ACeL0Zqd5vVhFDjIQxxzJRHQ0Km23bcEOAPQTMO/s1830/20230928_181140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK8KIxTqKujcWQrSPDEFZCXSVw2V3-2cPTf6bdKCuMxE3wbeXqE2URcPvd-r4XsdQqELZqnRI4OmBFM0jdJuS_isB3pxM_AJE8tSjBRcJtkroeQPoJh25E0uZYFqGNcGXTMCD-jJtWGyNH2ElrFkL_ACeL0Zqd5vVhFDjIQxxzJRHQ0Km23bcEOAPQTMO/w300-h400/20230928_181140.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Covers </h3><div>There was absolutely nothing wrong with the covers that came on the new GFCI outlets and switches. But the three-switch plate had to be replaced. I made a quick run to the store and noticed some cover plates that reminded me of some of the nice metal plates we installed in the dining room and the hallways.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCqejuOmYM7WiQA07RjRYc0a0XPc3LDILg5AWbSjKIR1DYdosxQF6n3ulBOSyJcC00PpKm1vzcOsGv4Wc6eyeiaAiOJf3YEMrPILndXYJk3D9AiULW59_OTGQuJJI3HPiJcNYmobNLMuPo9WBqnM0iFvX9RpwmYx9eFQ80a9h2h1w8_M_TGx9WoeqXB7i/s2048/CM_Photogrid_1696118053631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCqejuOmYM7WiQA07RjRYc0a0XPc3LDILg5AWbSjKIR1DYdosxQF6n3ulBOSyJcC00PpKm1vzcOsGv4Wc6eyeiaAiOJf3YEMrPILndXYJk3D9AiULW59_OTGQuJJI3HPiJcNYmobNLMuPo9WBqnM0iFvX9RpwmYx9eFQ80a9h2h1w8_M_TGx9WoeqXB7i/w400-h400/CM_Photogrid_1696118053631.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So I picked up a set that had some nice lines...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg6TFyB_ScpfdcmtuRow6s5ulouaWgeC1FfLBxpaTe0iw4y9YXlrMB4Fxn6g_nh6JSPPuo7HbRttzMzBpN-aiKXAb2lRFzlkDzwd506hd9NNyKjsoTgXN8t64UAqrCsCz2DXxU5ceDB7MexzshstqxbfzJQ_CBossxcL3wjRKDBTEaBmV8b-rSPrYWfHM/s2278/20230929_220539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="1708" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg6TFyB_ScpfdcmtuRow6s5ulouaWgeC1FfLBxpaTe0iw4y9YXlrMB4Fxn6g_nh6JSPPuo7HbRttzMzBpN-aiKXAb2lRFzlkDzwd506hd9NNyKjsoTgXN8t64UAqrCsCz2DXxU5ceDB7MexzshstqxbfzJQ_CBossxcL3wjRKDBTEaBmV8b-rSPrYWfHM/w300-h400/20230929_220539.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They just kinda lifted the look of the bathroom just a bit!</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>There is something about a bathroom that feels like a fortress. A closed bathroom door may only be about two inches of plywood, but it feels like an iron bar. - Ursula Vernon, <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780803741294" target="_blank">Castle Hangnail</a></span></blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780803741294" target="_blank"></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Accessories </h3><div>In the 2002 update, we picked up a robe hook and a few shelves for the bathroom. They're chrome and white plastic, reminiscent of the pieces found in bathrooms beginning in the early 1900s, and they fit well with the bathroom style here at 173.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IRci3hli6TOgTL0nzdyGLYegNI38STJbaZzWHSEMWqy7SJLPBrQnqsDRhyphenhyphenCVlEDOsMlmYhWklzvRTdzYbyauqFIW7feXScwJJmek-t1DopPd1IzkFqkv9d3V8DZ7DS7bQ5yw4nAQXCb9RL2ip_0HUNFMFpI_05pRR7i2l60Ru18spd1gzsoYo9iKAm3C/s4624/20230928_181231-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IRci3hli6TOgTL0nzdyGLYegNI38STJbaZzWHSEMWqy7SJLPBrQnqsDRhyphenhyphenCVlEDOsMlmYhWklzvRTdzYbyauqFIW7feXScwJJmek-t1DopPd1IzkFqkv9d3V8DZ7DS7bQ5yw4nAQXCb9RL2ip_0HUNFMFpI_05pRR7i2l60Ru18spd1gzsoYo9iKAm3C/w300-h400/20230928_181231-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>A few projects that used Krylon paint (FYI - not a sponsor)</font></b><br />∙ The great <a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/09/snow-sled-rebuild-finished_29.html" target="_blank">snow sled rebuild</a> of 2019.<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/09/the-old-estate-sale-stool.html" target="_blank">An old stool</a> picked up at an estate sale.<br />∙ Restoration of a <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/11/1918-sargent-plane-restoration.html" target="_blank">1918 Sargent</a> hand plane.<br />∙ Maybe the first project at 173, a <a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/03/made-at-173-simple-shelf-for-kitchen_28.html" target="_blank">kitchen shelf</a>.<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />And one for Rust-Oleum - <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/01/my-very-first-anvil.html" target="_blank">my Anvil</a>.</font></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The only problem is, the white plastic parts had dulled and one had yellowed. After a quick search, it became abundantly clear the same set was no longer available. As I described in <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/09/bathroom-update-2023-part-3.html" target="_blank">Part 3 of this series</a>, I decided to restore the old ones. I de-glossed the plastic with acetone... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_1sPeZNvLm3ZjBXzz9E1SO5EinYpM5ihjvyUGR3OJrZnS8dd89ZyIY74qRfGb_vgpq9zoJnZthIoZP8YzA_wDPJhP7G-KYmrS2gc1C9LOnzPoGwcCZYIjCya_r69fOjsEaG2K4BmhphvbwWBS5pEq-Cn_greNWBQuHpOaQn6rZT8JcFWnSSxEZKoo1qu/s3712/20230914_184545-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_1sPeZNvLm3ZjBXzz9E1SO5EinYpM5ihjvyUGR3OJrZnS8dd89ZyIY74qRfGb_vgpq9zoJnZthIoZP8YzA_wDPJhP7G-KYmrS2gc1C9LOnzPoGwcCZYIjCya_r69fOjsEaG2K4BmhphvbwWBS5pEq-Cn_greNWBQuHpOaQn6rZT8JcFWnSSxEZKoo1qu/w300-h400/20230914_184545-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And simply spray painted them with some Krylon gloss white...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh8Wsl3iqX0Pva521NSGotv3HxA01M5mLVwQIW6YP-PLPBXaVkGwHE5qYfdNZQ8TrSUREMsmCSHFaDoFztajXEmef-OgEbZfHlr-WvfcaStSlOaSe0OBcE7Cv1KD5cY_eP1AO_c_dzEYqJesgoN0rk2bThsenEykh_vZnnx4LGeEKaGY0ruv0FYy51IcI/s4624/20230915_181347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh8Wsl3iqX0Pva521NSGotv3HxA01M5mLVwQIW6YP-PLPBXaVkGwHE5qYfdNZQ8TrSUREMsmCSHFaDoFztajXEmef-OgEbZfHlr-WvfcaStSlOaSe0OBcE7Cv1KD5cY_eP1AO_c_dzEYqJesgoN0rk2bThsenEykh_vZnnx4LGeEKaGY0ruv0FYy51IcI/w300-h400/20230915_181347.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And - for the most part they essentially turned out like new. I took some Turtle Way to the chrome pieces, and all the accessories are back in good shape!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNs8U-C0MNWab5KGCD9XscnlmaoZrMJaW0M_KaT4kcmhMqCxIyFOWG579N89G4_0g8F3ulhNJlodaMNBzMyjxIzK27xteikjKuj9xuGybZJtQ7ofEdxl6xXO7lWJs9B1SqphYyHpZuy00kVGIIlWEXbjmbabsoALzSpycBmgCxD6Ij6ApKFDcLMZ1D2Yn/s4242/20230929_220617-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4242" data-original-width="3181" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNs8U-C0MNWab5KGCD9XscnlmaoZrMJaW0M_KaT4kcmhMqCxIyFOWG579N89G4_0g8F3ulhNJlodaMNBzMyjxIzK27xteikjKuj9xuGybZJtQ7ofEdxl6xXO7lWJs9B1SqphYyHpZuy00kVGIIlWEXbjmbabsoALzSpycBmgCxD6Ij6ApKFDcLMZ1D2Yn/w300-h400/20230929_220617-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And just like that - it's time to move back into the bathroom. It'll be nice to have everything back in its place, and when we meet again, we'll be wrapping up this project. 'Til then, thanks for stopping by!</div><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-75850799942612795692023-09-23T19:20:00.004-04:002023-09-23T20:18:53.791-04:00Bathroom Update 2023 - Part 4<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;">Installation<br /><br /></span></b></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wallpaper!</span></span></h2><div><br /></div><div>When we last we met, the bathroom had been completely prepped for wallpaper installation. Here's the thing, with as much wallpaper as we've hung here at 173, you'd think we'd have a system down and actually kind of enjoy wallpapering. But there's something a little stressful about wallpaper. I don't know if it's because wallpaper is so expensive or because one little error wastes a whole sheet. Or maybe it's because hanging paper is so tedious and time consuming. But whatever it is, and even though it's so satisfying, it's not the most enjoyable thing here at 173. Nonetheless, there's been progress - let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MdMgwg3-r8st3DNAdaKbrF_b5HXE530mWkXcZBJM1CDtJ7Grsdo3G8igj2MRFdDOvo2y4L5JjLlO5pObt-xzWkDKQbRaaDE3IE8V3mI4U2BxzoDwVZ7PqUdJTbnOelwxDVoyfML4ehvgRMt_-F7sStsC9Pa03O_tDdW4O5X64iB-Gb6XSqV2n54myaKw/s4279/20230916_124134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4279" data-original-width="3209" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MdMgwg3-r8st3DNAdaKbrF_b5HXE530mWkXcZBJM1CDtJ7Grsdo3G8igj2MRFdDOvo2y4L5JjLlO5pObt-xzWkDKQbRaaDE3IE8V3mI4U2BxzoDwVZ7PqUdJTbnOelwxDVoyfML4ehvgRMt_-F7sStsC9Pa03O_tDdW4O5X64iB-Gb6XSqV2n54myaKw/w300-h400/20230916_124134.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Product</h3><div>After visiting a couple stores and signing out a few wallpaper sampling books, patience dwindled quickly and the hunt was on via the web. It still took several hours over a few days, but we eventually found an attractive pattern called linen. From there it was a matter of choosing the color. We ordered a few swatches so we could see them live and in place. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT-MLJ4Q5xY25eYJEl1dF7nnQZtr00ivmV_wvHJv6poXwcH9fPb7tX5aNCHzYYp6ZVei-eykna2cTByEOjT98e3uxMEyEkdHY_c5UC1mbLs-FEG4w10K_Y80W474kF8Ipx9RKt4NQos50pR9wvzi-hNf7HF6z_DNLYsHnYPlAg4pRejk9HWkAJpEVUs-l/s4624/20230923_182651.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT-MLJ4Q5xY25eYJEl1dF7nnQZtr00ivmV_wvHJv6poXwcH9fPb7tX5aNCHzYYp6ZVei-eykna2cTByEOjT98e3uxMEyEkdHY_c5UC1mbLs-FEG4w10K_Y80W474kF8Ipx9RKt4NQos50pR9wvzi-hNf7HF6z_DNLYsHnYPlAg4pRejk9HWkAJpEVUs-l/w300-h400/20230923_182651.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>The five finalists were:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Turquoise Silver</li><li>Pale Turquoise</li><li>Blue Gray</li><li>Light Blue</li><li>Pale Green</li></ul></div><div>While each of them were nice colors, some washed out in the various shades of light and dark in the bathroom, a couple were also so similar to what we just pulled down that it would have felt like there was no difference after all the work. But one color caught our eye through all levels of light and dark, and was different enough that it felt like a real change for 173. And the winner was... Caselio Linen <a href="https://www.caselio.com/en/catalog/product/view/id/9557/s/linen-uni-LINN68527869/" target="_blank">Wallpaper in Pale Green</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcgxbWhlDTLSXxX7xxAiuVlRJdN8ULEXMTTz2Est8yvbI44dAtU5fyLIpikFXIoh4FCuoqNtMJJN69oAfL1haHiRVqgB8zy_NacsrNVu9EiTrG9DUw7pBh2heJMorJDFveKo8xAdzG2-OXGtdfQ4U21746UP6ZuwlBS7Jc-LkPzIT8hf6t9NV238chKSM/s436/95581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcgxbWhlDTLSXxX7xxAiuVlRJdN8ULEXMTTz2Est8yvbI44dAtU5fyLIpikFXIoh4FCuoqNtMJJN69oAfL1haHiRVqgB8zy_NacsrNVu9EiTrG9DUw7pBh2heJMorJDFveKo8xAdzG2-OXGtdfQ4U21746UP6ZuwlBS7Jc-LkPzIT8hf6t9NV238chKSM/w363-h400/95581.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a fascinating color, and as you will note throughout this post it looks anywhere from light green to a blue - all of the shades looking great!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV3-zNJOhgHYAJgp3LvO8y0HEdm0aFVH2IDtdF59EkD20-7oe60e8b2zG7uNsZOABFpN2xnlY6-P8CMEorGXH5DQBOli2kvJ5zR8T9DBJv75TD2FBwus4TGI56aQRrjgjW7KbFy396CoYKIJV2IjbgKPXhgTWNsmqTBOgqpLzh1pU0pHetsnRcNTJ4UxY/s4624/20230923_171139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV3-zNJOhgHYAJgp3LvO8y0HEdm0aFVH2IDtdF59EkD20-7oe60e8b2zG7uNsZOABFpN2xnlY6-P8CMEorGXH5DQBOli2kvJ5zR8T9DBJv75TD2FBwus4TGI56aQRrjgjW7KbFy396CoYKIJV2IjbgKPXhgTWNsmqTBOgqpLzh1pU0pHetsnRcNTJ4UxY/w300-h400/20230923_171139.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the wallpaper arrived - it was time to start getting it on the walls!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/08/a-new-potting-bench.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzFQ5AR-YKZDVGX5zy9EMkG78p2Dxd58MpRRtTd2a72wDl5cbhNfX1-MbqqVX3wXjG468Qx1OwZZIMzN3Ev1wtScWOKhLjrWL36wLqB1WQVROukVQmWpaal709-P-Pdm6PAqXvcPZXj3AGJ54dLoamMl65Yout2mdnFI0lO-guJuMdLX41Egm-ywGAWEp/w309-h400/png_20220704_194530_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Staging Area </h3><div>Among the keys to success in wallpapering is having a place to prepare each sheet to measure, cut and (usually) paste. I say "usually" because this is the first wallpaper project where the glue is spread directly to wall rather than onto the paper. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpKxdZ3LQiOrhodH2Oj3y4C2nUWeIVm2Y6juQ-7chNjxIDs0lO3xUWt1vRwDQ8w0GLlVaZA9foHr2nqUJ6GRwqzroflPoOKMj6iEa1ASiD6sFOxHqSN2kOY-nBBVR0m2B4EcXBpq2Hf_gg5upxGW0BIOys9vu60nPMz9TWOf9fExBtM7wYA3jvK41B5g/s320/20180421_104333-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpKxdZ3LQiOrhodH2Oj3y4C2nUWeIVm2Y6juQ-7chNjxIDs0lO3xUWt1vRwDQ8w0GLlVaZA9foHr2nqUJ6GRwqzroflPoOKMj6iEa1ASiD6sFOxHqSN2kOY-nBBVR0m2B4EcXBpq2Hf_gg5upxGW0BIOys9vu60nPMz9TWOf9fExBtM7wYA3jvK41B5g/w300-h400/20180421_104333-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>One of the great advantages of this is that by applying it to the wall and then the wallpaper to the glue. They reduces the amount of shrinkage of the wallpaper. Which oftentimes leaves those little tiny gaps at the scenes overtime period. In previous wallpaper jobs, we've used the front porch as our staging area or prep room. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote>My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go. - Oscar Wilde</blockquote><div><br /><div>Probably much because we are older and less willing to make a thousand trips up-and-down the stairs, we decided to use the study for the staging area...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT1uf9HdW6mIK3Lar3z4FAj1IyKY3kMCEzNTl-jtuAinyQAkUR-zzCqJIymt0TOpRjXVjK_ZWxtrY7xO5blqJdR8Y7w7QW1bPTdq_wYOJ2nqj8MQvmzneY94koKD1lX_7vvIxXI18nRAZ1ePuR797pRH9N4_HHP-_kDUCiiLmJ2iZYeq-MzAJMPyTmO_2/s4624/20230916_140212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT1uf9HdW6mIK3Lar3z4FAj1IyKY3kMCEzNTl-jtuAinyQAkUR-zzCqJIymt0TOpRjXVjK_ZWxtrY7xO5blqJdR8Y7w7QW1bPTdq_wYOJ2nqj8MQvmzneY94koKD1lX_7vvIxXI18nRAZ1ePuR797pRH9N4_HHP-_kDUCiiLmJ2iZYeq-MzAJMPyTmO_2/w300-h400/20230916_140212.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This worked out really well, especially because we didn't have the glue mess that usually accompanies the "paste on the paper" method! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Old School Resources </h3><div>Now the prep work is complete, it's time to start hanging wallpaper. I mentioned back in the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/06/the-hallway-makeover-megapost.html" target="_blank">Hallway and Stairwell Wallpapering project</a> that I had referenced the 1973 <a href="https://www.renovatedlearning.com/2016/01/25/an-ode-to-the-complete-do-it-yourself-manual/" target="_blank">Reader's Digest <i>Complete Do-it-yourself Manual</i></a> a number of times since buying 173, and I referenced it again for this project.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwqratsQoaQ3XcuwCRKlN7u2gdXQZH6cWu70kyDeyQgxawqXs8T7GhZ8f_kqLE0t2eSaD2g-CK_kijyo8QyvekT5CJ6LHln6ukp5PAg7pMDe2HWcjyv7jscx4DwxN8iyWAarGabvfnSRbYAwV4LPgvBDSE0CK-vSBkQON2OOrmanc-RfZ1C2uZFsztg4/s3531/20180422_154741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="3531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwqratsQoaQ3XcuwCRKlN7u2gdXQZH6cWu70kyDeyQgxawqXs8T7GhZ8f_kqLE0t2eSaD2g-CK_kijyo8QyvekT5CJ6LHln6ukp5PAg7pMDe2HWcjyv7jscx4DwxN8iyWAarGabvfnSRbYAwV4LPgvBDSE0CK-vSBkQON2OOrmanc-RfZ1C2uZFsztg4/w400-h320/20180422_154741.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This book has a lotta stuff in it covering everything from abrasives to zoning regulations, and I've referred to it for any number of projects. Every time wallpaper is the <i>proyecto del día</i>, I refer to this page in particular to get a sense of the best place to hang the first length of paper, etc.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8JqYcpWkxBzj-cTsglHACqmywDC97DnHzWUvHOgLy1drWRHuOhhH3z1BPjWQTMX3_Sf9H8RbBMQ6FS41JhyTj4bi1z41QjRm4XSopbZSOIVI_cseJZea3eyw_JloukArRHt91GhRCh0d9gJGcn59zEHTiZgzsL4YChaS59hddgVZo51hN2EX3d0zALc/s3602/20180422_154730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="3602" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8JqYcpWkxBzj-cTsglHACqmywDC97DnHzWUvHOgLy1drWRHuOhhH3z1BPjWQTMX3_Sf9H8RbBMQ6FS41JhyTj4bi1z41QjRm4XSopbZSOIVI_cseJZea3eyw_JloukArRHt91GhRCh0d9gJGcn59zEHTiZgzsL4YChaS59hddgVZo51hN2EX3d0zALc/w400-h243/20180422_154730.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while I could and do look things like this up on the internet, sometimes it's just nice to crack open an old book, and here's another bit from that page...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62A3Q6xDLTJqNkVSmtDAMYcXuMsFdY-llzThy-IsGJTaSR0uVHtYhahco3Jb7jW-G8nEBzXuA4-7iRqKE_hfAKqDs3EuoG0qFDAb_2SLLrF6tldr7zk9kZzh8vJBi4gimLDek4nxaFT50gzS2Miszk0sNj_zTFT9LVDID_8OaF8z5isp1d4gcyahvp7A/s2048/20230923_100316-01-picsay.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1704" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62A3Q6xDLTJqNkVSmtDAMYcXuMsFdY-llzThy-IsGJTaSR0uVHtYhahco3Jb7jW-G8nEBzXuA4-7iRqKE_hfAKqDs3EuoG0qFDAb_2SLLrF6tldr7zk9kZzh8vJBi4gimLDek4nxaFT50gzS2Miszk0sNj_zTFT9LVDID_8OaF8z5isp1d4gcyahvp7A/w333-h400/20230923_100316-01-picsay.jpeg" width="333" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Finally! The First Strip!</h3></div><div>After all the prep work, and waiting out the humidity of the summer (that'sright - papering was on hold for a few weeks!), it was finally time to get the first strip of paper up! And here it is!...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsVnXrNEy2xgesseAv5_S-7gk4no0We4ik7xZtKt7xjaMlndZdcrbRd2qkd2eqwOyVjAClpdv9eHpz_f72Y0NmoWRgw4rLXgkhabTXh117btMsHhVvy8zBJTPxV-wFYOy3-McZNrieam9rA7wjbYq35iR-XSWoEln-ofexjkQNoju65r-YoS6jcTKBag-/s4279/20230916_124134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4279" data-original-width="3209" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsVnXrNEy2xgesseAv5_S-7gk4no0We4ik7xZtKt7xjaMlndZdcrbRd2qkd2eqwOyVjAClpdv9eHpz_f72Y0NmoWRgw4rLXgkhabTXh117btMsHhVvy8zBJTPxV-wFYOy3-McZNrieam9rA7wjbYq35iR-XSWoEln-ofexjkQNoju65r-YoS6jcTKBag-/w300-h400/20230916_124134.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told you - in some light it looks blue!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Then More Went Up!</h3><div><div>It didn't take too awfully long to het that first wall done. A couple hours over the weekend...</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh__ftXEZtGuY8L5hfnABS1A3JT6n0u_IN-WM-L2OLJ4mEQ-9M5r_2qlBMT71sR8Rf-hLLLOJGRcE9f9roMWppIdD9ZnLd4Ad4o_HXo2nrqTLiB2EtjsNiYGLicdiAlgfGo9OSRV__fmMmjofC-T8RKHuSPd1MV07et_J5CMDFh-7cxR0n_8Kh5gLDeD1/s4624/20230916_143120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh__ftXEZtGuY8L5hfnABS1A3JT6n0u_IN-WM-L2OLJ4mEQ-9M5r_2qlBMT71sR8Rf-hLLLOJGRcE9f9roMWppIdD9ZnLd4Ad4o_HXo2nrqTLiB2EtjsNiYGLicdiAlgfGo9OSRV__fmMmjofC-T8RKHuSPd1MV07et_J5CMDFh-7cxR0n_8Kh5gLDeD1/w300-h400/20230916_143120.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And as the natural light faded in the window, the color changed once again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbpmJkmUfl6c_mA0MXC0PWqxs84Lcl0rTSOeZ8WkwVSc7PxxUxAEtrHpaSYnHEBZfgWKZ0cesEp6ayjSUdbfPaFN4oeTnymUEf8bVfsNWYcT0wC0Zm75kuRFwUZ97hUBuuzGAQtPN2bEf8IZtAmCQ8hUuSZHG2I_cfw619CsesO549caAR3gwZpea_e2P/s640/95577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbpmJkmUfl6c_mA0MXC0PWqxs84Lcl0rTSOeZ8WkwVSc7PxxUxAEtrHpaSYnHEBZfgWKZ0cesEp6ayjSUdbfPaFN4oeTnymUEf8bVfsNWYcT0wC0Zm75kuRFwUZ97hUBuuzGAQtPN2bEf8IZtAmCQ8hUuSZHG2I_cfw619CsesO549caAR3gwZpea_e2P/w300-h400/95577.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And you may have noticed the new medicine cabinet/mirror. This time around we wanted to go with the recessed style of cabinet as opposed to the surface mounter put in with the last remodel. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjLFUubkL3ZTaONzjvnLlZBNrEWSveg3pu1luk5zDgU2e9ASpqW3Ol-1Sjnxzh2RKvzYJKz0JHtjYIJ6s8m7sxIdmFIYaH9em3OxKwRQsv_PiqX_dWcKB9AbHpkjOLIQ7ikYDktQdo1hhBW2RSJsN5x12HS1FoVGzSPjsoRzOUOq5LzQbEZ40qieBPZ0V/s4624/20230916_172254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjLFUubkL3ZTaONzjvnLlZBNrEWSveg3pu1luk5zDgU2e9ASpqW3Ol-1Sjnxzh2RKvzYJKz0JHtjYIJ6s8m7sxIdmFIYaH9em3OxKwRQsv_PiqX_dWcKB9AbHpkjOLIQ7ikYDktQdo1hhBW2RSJsN5x12HS1FoVGzSPjsoRzOUOq5LzQbEZ40qieBPZ0V/w300-h400/20230916_172254.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only is this one larger, it also has mirrors inside, making it feel even larger and much brighter!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF_m6U6tAmlcX3wv0luC4cQhCQjIIFTWxfJOwuosrj9ibWG9Xx6s8llVeaCTrlj-PrrTpQ1eByAWBIduoMm1-zqEdnnF_iTq5X3IqmuTlfOUu-If4JLBZQ2UFMVafvAfxbHKzmbuvzkR1oXsHpvoO-M7ZfjcFsGgMPjzTRIpTKJOd-nJkF8bUtnH9NDqo/s4624/20230923_185846.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF_m6U6tAmlcX3wv0luC4cQhCQjIIFTWxfJOwuosrj9ibWG9Xx6s8llVeaCTrlj-PrrTpQ1eByAWBIduoMm1-zqEdnnF_iTq5X3IqmuTlfOUu-If4JLBZQ2UFMVafvAfxbHKzmbuvzkR1oXsHpvoO-M7ZfjcFsGgMPjzTRIpTKJOd-nJkF8bUtnH9NDqo/w300-h400/20230923_185846.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we've done a little more papering since...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUaXbNORRMqmFqN3fuLDP3RjuwnqP5eBnRkvkCS9HW_0mVNqnvDxP0QRn2oSI7FygHkQvrx-01HYvbp41n-ew0yAZ9dwx3N_NeNZCMvmp6WRou6oslznbssyAcJ6A7cnKDvJ-f-9VxGK83erHqIrwzVzBRKh7TP2E2jW2_uafUlqRJ2hrvgdceoEPhw7/s4000/20230917_104211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUaXbNORRMqmFqN3fuLDP3RjuwnqP5eBnRkvkCS9HW_0mVNqnvDxP0QRn2oSI7FygHkQvrx-01HYvbp41n-ew0yAZ9dwx3N_NeNZCMvmp6WRou6oslznbssyAcJ6A7cnKDvJ-f-9VxGK83erHqIrwzVzBRKh7TP2E2jW2_uafUlqRJ2hrvgdceoEPhw7/w300-h400/20230917_104211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we'll get more into that with the next post. For now, I leave you with a look back...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX2uLOJPJhLrFg86QOf-pJDIeCiSaTPyltoTt9PDubkI8VnqO6lA95dqCKeea8jnwPin6qhKMh-AysUc1mEUNYi4MkIQbY5yJINTj-XJ7WpbIXy1CWga25317ElPsNCn8seN_jrb2nBTu9-CeLcVt19f2lLbmp1XSZQi4dk7d1Ufs6qUgKbodMKd0YqF_/s4032/20171119_211826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX2uLOJPJhLrFg86QOf-pJDIeCiSaTPyltoTt9PDubkI8VnqO6lA95dqCKeea8jnwPin6qhKMh-AysUc1mEUNYi4MkIQbY5yJINTj-XJ7WpbIXy1CWga25317ElPsNCn8seN_jrb2nBTu9-CeLcVt19f2lLbmp1XSZQi4dk7d1Ufs6qUgKbodMKd0YqF_/w300-h400/20171119_211826.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And looking forward to the next steps toward a completed project. Thanks for seeing through to the end of this post and - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-8384248735972208342023-09-17T20:08:00.000-04:002023-09-17T20:08:39.198-04:00Bathroom Update 2023 - Part 3<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Prep Work</span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Corners, Stanchions & Sizing</span></h2><div>I'm a little tardy writing this post. As a matter of fact, the tasks covered in this post were actually completed back in May or June. But it's finally time to get started back into the bathroom now that the humidity has finally subsided. I really want this project done so... let's get at it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8GigbFcC7afuj1euqhEZLGYap00hsE_iQjxgqKvQok_ef5SDl0D3NMW_SnKjkowP5QQ5EiG-LLYiz_Bu7FPhE6N8KICRb-KtF7jEz6tpKBy-fa18MD80ibsP8hxBeYs0in6DOTHdKPOTei089NpH_C1wnWvDE3B-gZDRZbb5_snj0ARMEKOP-LZpJkfX/s4624/20230915_165640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8GigbFcC7afuj1euqhEZLGYap00hsE_iQjxgqKvQok_ef5SDl0D3NMW_SnKjkowP5QQ5EiG-LLYiz_Bu7FPhE6N8KICRb-KtF7jEz6tpKBy-fa18MD80ibsP8hxBeYs0in6DOTHdKPOTei089NpH_C1wnWvDE3B-gZDRZbb5_snj0ARMEKOP-LZpJkfX/w300-h400/20230915_165640.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Catching Up On The Corners</h3><div style="text-align: left;">So one of the annoyingly endearing features here at 173 is that the house was built right on the cusp of the great depression and the stories go that much of the house was built by day-workers who may or may not have been carpenters or tradesmen. And that's kind of easy to believe because I don't think there's a single square corner or plumb wall in the entire house. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><blockquote>Houses, like people, are apt to become rather eccentric if left too much on their own; this house was the architectural equivalent of an old gentleman in a worn dressing-gown and torn slippers, who got up and went to bed at odd times of day, and who kept up a continual conversation with friends no one else could see. - Susanna Clarke, <i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/books/review/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell39-hogwarts-for-grownups.html" target="_blank">Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/books/review/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell39-hogwarts-for-grownups.html" target="_blank"></a></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As a matter of fact, some of the door frames are at such odd angles that they're actually noticeable. The weird thing about me though is that I like this kind of eccentricity in the house so I've made very little effort over the years to correct those things.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj325xI8HFjHVMQGXu1lc3-sLG0N0lSIFweHOzn3w4eq0BPqgitep34biHIvfKhd39Oet7UaKAQ1THtj36jHpJtufvMh4h-d0Pqia9mnQ0npatNEeOyqdM0w6mUT6vGdFFbgBmbd9lr3jjVpO48NfSiPx8fsC-423aimsltfCUHs_fLkEo02UGIXfc8IMC3/s4624/20230430_161622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj325xI8HFjHVMQGXu1lc3-sLG0N0lSIFweHOzn3w4eq0BPqgitep34biHIvfKhd39Oet7UaKAQ1THtj36jHpJtufvMh4h-d0Pqia9mnQ0npatNEeOyqdM0w6mUT6vGdFFbgBmbd9lr3jjVpO48NfSiPx8fsC-423aimsltfCUHs_fLkEo02UGIXfc8IMC3/w300-h400/20230430_161622.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The problem with all that though is that when you want to do something like wallpaper and you need crisp corners, it's very difficult to do because there's again - nothing, plumb, nothing level, and nothing square in the house. A nd so, it's always been a struggle to do sheet rock mud, plaster, or any other kind of product in corners here at 173. However, I did find this product that has a combination of metal strips with sheet rock tape. It's flexible enough to be able to fit into whatever corner even if it's not 90° and sturdy enough to really give it some vertical consistency in the corner.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrMP4QbCOrIzmLhG4F_EmthS19GeeNYHK5QLdzJ7vYOgaLarJEQaVBjSXXBFyRX1Mlew_XDfVjkDvOIzMY8egjOnQEEuWJjYH7MyHifhTa3GtMY2GWXqTCUIpm-Mc7G-ftpIWH-Qq-Iv2YVqA-spD8mm3ZVf517eQIo-6EUAvLpIUcmEzbagOOHASPj6v/s4624/20230430_161321-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrMP4QbCOrIzmLhG4F_EmthS19GeeNYHK5QLdzJ7vYOgaLarJEQaVBjSXXBFyRX1Mlew_XDfVjkDvOIzMY8egjOnQEEuWJjYH7MyHifhTa3GtMY2GWXqTCUIpm-Mc7G-ftpIWH-Qq-Iv2YVqA-spD8mm3ZVf517eQIo-6EUAvLpIUcmEzbagOOHASPj6v/w300-h400/20230430_161321-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span>It wasn't hard to install it, and even the worst of the corners in the bathroom actually came out pretty good! Now, that task is done, and it's time to move on to the next stage.</span><div><span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote>The bathroom is the one room in which we are able to finally switch off from all that is going on around us and simply be alone with our thoughts, and reflect on the day. A chance to relax and wash life's little stresses, and above all, where inspiration strikes. It's an experience! - <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.tissino.co.uk/meet-the-team&ved=2ahUKEwi265Oq1rCBAxX-K1kFHXKrBgsQFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw19pqvEEhwtaLIj2byoWb0z" target="_blank">Edward Lewis</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.tissino.co.uk/meet-the-team&ved=2ahUKEwi265Oq1rCBAxX-K1kFHXKrBgsQFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw19pqvEEhwtaLIj2byoWb0z" target="_blank"></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Stanchions </h3><div>With the bathroom remodel of 2002 we put in some glass shelves, towel racks and the like. They really fit in with the spirit and the feel of the original bathroom with white tile and chrome like you see with the sink faucet.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7AsVX57HS48ulVbCaDit7Xwsc207cgMbRSovtUut3B8coYX0Up4mnUiJit4VwENZPBIewuXdMosMtr43YKoMufsDWTmz2CgO5xeAoGEtbgDQX9dHid5CmkW1YEUfk3zkKtldxxN_b0C9aJ6fmGt9CcIYKNCB9l5zLfJdr22RHDdaKAi_NKgbsbMglAtY/s2718/20230507_131604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="2046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7AsVX57HS48ulVbCaDit7Xwsc207cgMbRSovtUut3B8coYX0Up4mnUiJit4VwENZPBIewuXdMosMtr43YKoMufsDWTmz2CgO5xeAoGEtbgDQX9dHid5CmkW1YEUfk3zkKtldxxN_b0C9aJ6fmGt9CcIYKNCB9l5zLfJdr22RHDdaKAi_NKgbsbMglAtY/w301-h400/20230507_131604.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as you can see in this next picture, these accessories had white ceramic-looking stanchions with chrome parts, and they really look great in the bathroom. The problem is that over the years since the original remodel, they've kind of gotten discolored a little bit and lost their shine and looked more plastic than they did ceramic, so it was really time to do something about that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGnnsCgPb9f5vZlRWFqYJ2fJY2RMmw2MnR5lvpCJ-yt1LfJMrhasdBA3Ih8t-ik_mIt-YrFGuQ1LlVGjSF8ZgITxLEMJFmyvwFkUZjEAz5OgXu2XvF-UZBdzOJN-giUDYnru48omqYspJhLLeyXYSHZDZmC2Mi38lUSTZlEvEhXC4BGJXA_wvRNYum8iE/s1494/20171119_211826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGnnsCgPb9f5vZlRWFqYJ2fJY2RMmw2MnR5lvpCJ-yt1LfJMrhasdBA3Ih8t-ik_mIt-YrFGuQ1LlVGjSF8ZgITxLEMJFmyvwFkUZjEAz5OgXu2XvF-UZBdzOJN-giUDYnru48omqYspJhLLeyXYSHZDZmC2Mi38lUSTZlEvEhXC4BGJXA_wvRNYum8iE/w300-h400/20171119_211826.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I put a little thought into how to address the stanchions and came to the idea of just cleaning them with some acetone to take the gloss off and then spray painting them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzwLeiJWQQ3G4p_E8WrV6uKpxdbqAkRQX33KTORDlkYa2lMHPWL9HFUGsw9UlRe-yz0aKrJ7Hco5U8SxotAzrDYbq4zQ5f-HYQRe_1oa2ogt8ydWQxd6W1dG5LFLPb9f_UpiP8JvfpDvM_tI8I9PIXqCOAAnc9GMSTtTFRyYUYXdriqA9fj3P5a-E3zWO/s3712/20230914_184545-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzwLeiJWQQ3G4p_E8WrV6uKpxdbqAkRQX33KTORDlkYa2lMHPWL9HFUGsw9UlRe-yz0aKrJ7Hco5U8SxotAzrDYbq4zQ5f-HYQRe_1oa2ogt8ydWQxd6W1dG5LFLPb9f_UpiP8JvfpDvM_tI8I9PIXqCOAAnc9GMSTtTFRyYUYXdriqA9fj3P5a-E3zWO/w300-h400/20230914_184545-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I just took the shelves apart and the towel racks apart and removed the metal parts from the stanchions. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dkp5V1rk6rtNJEWBb9ZWNahX5dNvlF4RoxSlUTxm3e0rc1cllo3jpKfrP8bHQZEHaNJqUQaaIsYmd6Eo4hg-aFJ4Qjo9Il7R2BeGEe3oi2ggt_jMsRxaZ3Rl43pcgaybMYKjoGhZG6SDAoRk1f3PzyxRQKHSmZ2Tmcw-6RZrISfQSdG5pvKbxJH4MjV_/s4624/20230915_180918-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dkp5V1rk6rtNJEWBb9ZWNahX5dNvlF4RoxSlUTxm3e0rc1cllo3jpKfrP8bHQZEHaNJqUQaaIsYmd6Eo4hg-aFJ4Qjo9Il7R2BeGEe3oi2ggt_jMsRxaZ3Rl43pcgaybMYKjoGhZG6SDAoRk1f3PzyxRQKHSmZ2Tmcw-6RZrISfQSdG5pvKbxJH4MjV_/w300-h400/20230915_180918-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I just used my painter's points to hold them up and with a little bit of Krylon <i>Gloss White</i> and spray painted them in just a couple minutes time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF959iSCnIGj7eLYZWidIkxdfAOzknSejfnGIKN7eSLRpzj7zIDZNic8A1aMm9GDq4Og5foxzI6OfrpfYm0vKr3NsdpPu09_cxMnH7ohjlyzTmvJXhunaEnQGnLr2Q-OdInTTULNRVlPqUjKVCSX3EPPxBRmX-9J3Zn_XZdzAxbKARaymMlOYc9gUxQ62/s4624/20230915_180934-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF959iSCnIGj7eLYZWidIkxdfAOzknSejfnGIKN7eSLRpzj7zIDZNic8A1aMm9GDq4Og5foxzI6OfrpfYm0vKr3NsdpPu09_cxMnH7ohjlyzTmvJXhunaEnQGnLr2Q-OdInTTULNRVlPqUjKVCSX3EPPxBRmX-9J3Zn_XZdzAxbKARaymMlOYc9gUxQ62/w300-h400/20230915_180934-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They came out pretty good and when we finish the wallpapering and all the other parts fixes, and we start reinstalling the shelves and towel racks you'll really get a good look at how they turned out. For now, here's a little picture of how they look except the lighting is pretty bad found in that part of basement, so the red and brown paint is reflecting off the drop cloth. The bright white will show better in better lighting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGm_HhAUcdR-EeeLwCS5--08fWxzuEg50tcPCydsqAVQ4JVDWL4EuKsG8embQKZzYydD4gddDUtrNJ6whPoTBs3E0H1HxnwQaBUA5E6f_b-wnDaReDuvL7MaSs0hGutihJvBSkVAHobnXrVY4SULCKqx5lGPJBqQS7q972ocBR-91J78zWVXNFrOo5lXX/s4624/20230915_181347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGm_HhAUcdR-EeeLwCS5--08fWxzuEg50tcPCydsqAVQ4JVDWL4EuKsG8embQKZzYydD4gddDUtrNJ6whPoTBs3E0H1HxnwQaBUA5E6f_b-wnDaReDuvL7MaSs0hGutihJvBSkVAHobnXrVY4SULCKqx5lGPJBqQS7q972ocBR-91J78zWVXNFrOo5lXX/w300-h400/20230915_181347.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Sizing </h3><div>Finally, the walls were painted with what is called wallpaper sizing. In this case, sizing is not the act of measuring a wall, rather, it’s a method to prepare walls for wallpaper.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ACGb-4_77vR0Q7fY4rHJqlr5aBzLKGpvDzUkh4W2PJ9JAxjasLz1ly1CiK7wfx0zyOxq3FZtF3ovZhIObzwKIiz84U24vNLBtOLjVqLgQvDDsLxyDGgulNXQE0Pa1iV-XmlJXGa0bpeXGjOr26cxrrSOx5OBswpywoRxi8G6lo_9sOP0BcZ-gJYj6Cp/s4624/20230915_165610-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ACGb-4_77vR0Q7fY4rHJqlr5aBzLKGpvDzUkh4W2PJ9JAxjasLz1ly1CiK7wfx0zyOxq3FZtF3ovZhIObzwKIiz84U24vNLBtOLjVqLgQvDDsLxyDGgulNXQE0Pa1iV-XmlJXGa0bpeXGjOr26cxrrSOx5OBswpywoRxi8G6lo_9sOP0BcZ-gJYj6Cp/w300-h400/20230915_165610-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Most commonly, wall sizing is diluted wallpaper adhesive applied to the wall before installations, although there are commercially prepared sizings, which is what we used. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECbBPLn_BRb4nw-ypA3e7RY3zTZJXWrU2MOI7tvup7LcR1FzT3yj3oBf_AWtF1xZqn-ZLWCHkTR8xC9oKeKYiZdkZXCmqv8aNNWBOfmW_-yloUey-KUlIm1DVbckL2NCqB5jCj1HALluYvo23k6XTZCRM-qAI21Gl9L88ZDGWtTMdbgorozhl8b9-L6YY/s2000/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20House%20173_20230915_193537_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECbBPLn_BRb4nw-ypA3e7RY3zTZJXWrU2MOI7tvup7LcR1FzT3yj3oBf_AWtF1xZqn-ZLWCHkTR8xC9oKeKYiZdkZXCmqv8aNNWBOfmW_-yloUey-KUlIm1DVbckL2NCqB5jCj1HALluYvo23k6XTZCRM-qAI21Gl9L88ZDGWtTMdbgorozhl8b9-L6YY/w309-h400/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20House%20173_20230915_193537_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sizing’s main purpose is to improve adhesion and to stop the wall from absorbing moisture out of the adhesive prematurely, allowing time to position the wallpaper before it dries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS53QqN_45Kjcz9j0QVdLs76SfpM8j3ii7ycSUEgpEiFWMWpRDYo7yFW7M7kb_74jLlFuWnkQRM8yO3mZFicnxhnSa6g53RCO5H9AtWG9l5B2KnakK8hKczcZV-HiOhclJzomtK2OAYrsdQjwHY3enqpZbkOjdzmQ60cwBgLtdUlwWY0OMyHrX8JJwFuZU/s4624/20230915_165625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS53QqN_45Kjcz9j0QVdLs76SfpM8j3ii7ycSUEgpEiFWMWpRDYo7yFW7M7kb_74jLlFuWnkQRM8yO3mZFicnxhnSa6g53RCO5H9AtWG9l5B2KnakK8hKczcZV-HiOhclJzomtK2OAYrsdQjwHY3enqpZbkOjdzmQ60cwBgLtdUlwWY0OMyHrX8JJwFuZU/w300-h400/20230915_165625.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Some tools restored using 173's signature red!</font></b><br />∙ The Bridgeport Tomahawk Jr. <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/01/bridgeport-tomahawk-jr-crate-tool.html" target="_blank">crate tool restoration</a> - January, 2023<br />∙ Miti-Mite base with lamp <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/11/miti-mite-base-with-lamp-restoration.html" target="_blank">restoration</a> - November, 2022<br />∙ The inherited <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/inherited-hand-drill-restoration.html" target="_blank">breast drill restoration</a> - October, 2022<br />∙ My hand-cranked bench <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/01/hand-cranked-bench-grinder-restoration.html" target="_blank">grinder restoration</a> - January, 2022<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Here's a bunch more signature <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Red" target="_blank">red projects</a>!</font></p></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>And That's Where We Leave Off </h3><div>So a number of prep tasks are done. Now - time to get onto the wallpapering! [Little Secret: I'm a little behind on posting and the wallpapering has already begun!]</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGwn0dKAHG-CiDEA4OOStPjS4z7sQukJaatEf4xfrlRyPP-SmlkvuGh9t3hnVepdlhoEP9WTe3__JXABfYy4aHWCg8gNFaOnobZhdzLYSYn4Dyb9clzTPg6GxOBAaf8hZxGaNceq0baZ99se500OswrrjAz9lK3jvHnqeApqUdovllIBghOv4k2gksnCe/s4624/20230915_165640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGwn0dKAHG-CiDEA4OOStPjS4z7sQukJaatEf4xfrlRyPP-SmlkvuGh9t3hnVepdlhoEP9WTe3__JXABfYy4aHWCg8gNFaOnobZhdzLYSYn4Dyb9clzTPg6GxOBAaf8hZxGaNceq0baZ99se500OswrrjAz9lK3jvHnqeApqUdovllIBghOv4k2gksnCe/w300-h400/20230915_165640.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to read about House 173! As always - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /><br /></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-81642113385666558642023-09-17T17:06:00.002-04:002023-09-19T22:45:35.965-04:00Wiss 18" Snips Restoration <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Tool Restoration<br /><br /></b></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: normal;">A Thoughtful Gift</span></h2><div><div>Over the last year or two I've restored <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Snips" target="_blank">a few pairs of tin snips</a>, and just so you know as you read this - sometimes I call them metal shears or just shears, I never could make up my mind. Anyway, I've restored these snips from various levels of rust and decay to a near-new condition. Unlike the others, this pair of snips have a bit of sentimental value. The tool itself doesn't have an inherent sentimental value, no - the sentimentality stems from the fact that they were given to me as a gift from my Uncle.</div></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH__iezKGsyytvjgGswNSGulz9FfkOzvYQ6x17drlbXYtPZSCk4xuRgdkWq2RxrhtX5g-Yyw_LIM3LRbZi9qMKn1GXQYg64YefvBJ_cE1aSMdqrSoERHwlJayThGSwCGLhLTzHPAtyQ3A79Z-0k6LewC5B-Y54GzXLspB9Z5U7rfu15J157RK_xsKulRlB/s1531/20230617_081315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1148" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH__iezKGsyytvjgGswNSGulz9FfkOzvYQ6x17drlbXYtPZSCk4xuRgdkWq2RxrhtX5g-Yyw_LIM3LRbZi9qMKn1GXQYg64YefvBJ_cE1aSMdqrSoERHwlJayThGSwCGLhLTzHPAtyQ3A79Z-0k6LewC5B-Y54GzXLspB9Z5U7rfu15J157RK_xsKulRlB/w300-h400/20230617_081315.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One day out of the blue, my uncle sent me a picture of a couple pairs of snips. I believe he asked which ones I liked or something like that, and as you can see in the picture below, I made my choice pretty obvious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OSPgMkBoc3VEyLvjPuQNYKeXmFXF1oQBunldk5_rsfkxsCrCiG5j0FXl0wSJJC3QYm7mSPgvn1svuuQhzwecWOI5JWuhwLMKWAxF-xcQxrHUA0bp_NvQQfhLSDhZucUhjqXQFJLohFXIamVi4Ks0xdeyL8dLF-6wk65JmVWSyiJCq-7QNKTuMQw2O1nE/s3000/87174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OSPgMkBoc3VEyLvjPuQNYKeXmFXF1oQBunldk5_rsfkxsCrCiG5j0FXl0wSJJC3QYm7mSPgvn1svuuQhzwecWOI5JWuhwLMKWAxF-xcQxrHUA0bp_NvQQfhLSDhZucUhjqXQFJLohFXIamVi4Ks0xdeyL8dLF-6wk65JmVWSyiJCq-7QNKTuMQw2O1nE/w300-h400/87174.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And of course my uncle, being one of those very giving and sharing type of people, picked them up for me. If you ever read this Mikey - thank you!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/09/made-at-173-colonial-pipe-box-to_21.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1Z8hO5pDmauLXU2qUBCv4qpc_Yry7mWFDHpthfImwiW7z0H8A57B9SPDfvUB9q5f2G3-n28waByx7ENzAL5k1bUzZUDjiFDDHLFnsaI-t0Vl__FtPfDXdqnAWg8_cqWFHEuXYzmvyDN3xru9HOhbBQ064WF8DN7U6_t9HBuU2b5UHZfSKjfMnqxVNqAG/w309-h400/png_20220607_234920_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Assessment</h3><div>So let's take a look at these guys. They're 18" Wiss brand and in pretty decent shape with some surface rust but not beat up at all.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Pd4dUQQKiZWn3PgzaCNsGzwdlwndhcqITKBX7qDfUqph2ibpWV61IjzCdFjArwHMU0ojOqma-lLmTHpwihYf6CmEXX_dIZUlNfqRRYnWn1IfOpD0IVNciCbJfz600U-1c_QeUWYZYn3RAJlHq7LMTKaqF0rJtimuPKuT-qhTjCrVmXAw3PRS7hvOMvL1/s4006/20230617_081301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4006" data-original-width="3005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Pd4dUQQKiZWn3PgzaCNsGzwdlwndhcqITKBX7qDfUqph2ibpWV61IjzCdFjArwHMU0ojOqma-lLmTHpwihYf6CmEXX_dIZUlNfqRRYnWn1IfOpD0IVNciCbJfz600U-1c_QeUWYZYn3RAJlHq7LMTKaqF0rJtimuPKuT-qhTjCrVmXAw3PRS7hvOMvL1/w300-h400/20230617_081301.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The first thing that had to be done was to remove the pivot bolt so I could separate the two halves of the shears. Who knows how long these shears had been together, and most likely they'd never been separated before, but the removal of the nut was a little bit of a challenge but not really difficult. Nothing that a little WD40 couldn't resolve in pretty short order.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcyLzsikEvEboOcT-usRJUwrp-EVJb2wKRWKD6Cyy94ei5AJkgRm0yszhftqepN8W_sQzThaw6hMj3E9Iknrt7ep13eubbeK045ukRLtOAbujQzzWoEXK4cq5BKjzh80z5s6VlWT_Zl7dARYcKzKWguDc35VS2EgWUSo6TbwBUT7zTrsZgLjKIDevsajQ/s4624/20230617_081509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcyLzsikEvEboOcT-usRJUwrp-EVJb2wKRWKD6Cyy94ei5AJkgRm0yszhftqepN8W_sQzThaw6hMj3E9Iknrt7ep13eubbeK045ukRLtOAbujQzzWoEXK4cq5BKjzh80z5s6VlWT_Zl7dARYcKzKWguDc35VS2EgWUSo6TbwBUT7zTrsZgLjKIDevsajQ/w300-h400/20230617_081509.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once they were apart, there didn't seem to be much of anything that needed any particular attention. It was just a matter to rust removal. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvlYe66xGjU2rFffQNmUPi_WVUlZyc1DLNIGtQRdZlsLTDFiFrhfmckC4VCy6CyfPblHrOTvpkKMyiMuQwGnELf6FN30s2GA9fnHvYOBmwGvyYqpqKyHgx9Z8Hhttj0F3iI7yZqL-jarTiDddG4HnnXbEmGp4cjVVxgi9wthrfKHmreL1dg-vwu_FUQHD/s4624/20230617_082130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvlYe66xGjU2rFffQNmUPi_WVUlZyc1DLNIGtQRdZlsLTDFiFrhfmckC4VCy6CyfPblHrOTvpkKMyiMuQwGnELf6FN30s2GA9fnHvYOBmwGvyYqpqKyHgx9Z8Hhttj0F3iI7yZqL-jarTiDddG4HnnXbEmGp4cjVVxgi9wthrfKHmreL1dg-vwu_FUQHD/w300-h400/20230617_082130.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rust Removal </h3><div>What I learned from some of my past projects is that rather than taking a rusty tool straight to the wire wheel on the bench grinder, it was worth the time investment to soak the tools in a rust remover. My rust remover of choice has been <i>Evaporust</i>. I have no interest in, nor am I sponsored by this product, but it's been the absolute best rust remover I've ever used. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOB8QdrNX8WhjM49Kz-PtYxSa8QT1QRG-dTxZimp4P5RRQCyaJyWuPoqLeA5eRu4VgfqJGxny9l3E9Ygwwx5z3RS3_CLgBgeiu1JY60BWK0D4ckXp471rQ-yc-igJiaBnMlFEaM8JPTAU9QPRQvrZ57735HStgJUzY6-CGW7UK_p1KKOQ4S1S3RAkd2nk/s3247/20230903_142855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3247" data-original-width="2435" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOB8QdrNX8WhjM49Kz-PtYxSa8QT1QRG-dTxZimp4P5RRQCyaJyWuPoqLeA5eRu4VgfqJGxny9l3E9Ygwwx5z3RS3_CLgBgeiu1JY60BWK0D4ckXp471rQ-yc-igJiaBnMlFEaM8JPTAU9QPRQvrZ57735HStgJUzY6-CGW7UK_p1KKOQ4S1S3RAkd2nk/w300-h400/20230903_142855.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>After soaking overnight, it was time to take them to the wire wheel. The wire wheel really cleaned them up. Because there was going to be a day or two before I'd get back to them, I put a think coat of lite oil on them to stave off flash rusting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5Cq3XyZ6p7gIpuT1CKCPw2U4rDKmOm1hw541tw_oeWXH0HlOcuz4eCJYUDdHYwjAmecS-je0mIzwA4nQUr9U3f43-kTdjqO6L9xEpc_Me-hn5mYT02bDBeeo9067-oIqcJGOy0B6IX08L2dxaPlf10SxXx4_bzrIWLZdZ9_9HnlK8Am2KTwsDtk7iOGB/s2423/20230904_092403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="1818" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5Cq3XyZ6p7gIpuT1CKCPw2U4rDKmOm1hw541tw_oeWXH0HlOcuz4eCJYUDdHYwjAmecS-je0mIzwA4nQUr9U3f43-kTdjqO6L9xEpc_Me-hn5mYT02bDBeeo9067-oIqcJGOy0B6IX08L2dxaPlf10SxXx4_bzrIWLZdZ9_9HnlK8Am2KTwsDtk7iOGB/w300-h400/20230904_092403.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Once I came back to them, a closer look, at the shears I noted thatin addition to the normal micro scratched left by the wire wheel...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy1hTKphs32SpXDFZPO97RlleLLv-G2bVV_q9hbUEFKeW1FClzguW1C9Wotn1K5liNrFZ5MeH6xb_TYihzpEGFQMj5fNEyE8JeS5pudjO7rszOUQ6058jGBdINKsSMlPVGPYCdKtaRi2nXCi_lHQUzhVAa53b737RgZJoQf-56Uq1hh8e66oUtwOvGKqK/s3310/20230904_092502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="2482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy1hTKphs32SpXDFZPO97RlleLLv-G2bVV_q9hbUEFKeW1FClzguW1C9Wotn1K5liNrFZ5MeH6xb_TYihzpEGFQMj5fNEyE8JeS5pudjO7rszOUQ6058jGBdINKsSMlPVGPYCdKtaRi2nXCi_lHQUzhVAa53b737RgZJoQf-56Uq1hh8e66oUtwOvGKqK/w300-h400/20230904_092502.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h3>Removing the Pitting </h3><div>After removing the rust and running the parts through the wire wheel it really became clear that the rust had done some damage to the steel. There was a bit of pitting in a few spots, but the shears weren't terribly damages. Nonetheless, the pitting needed to be addressed. After all, these were a gift so I wanted to do 'em right!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyQGIc3zYv4nep8kAMecyujaRwRjs5FjVy0KQFmB8zDqIN6rmqZ3JBpJx6s8aNT0bVPU7dmVhi4umnTz5ohoheuDJ43Z3kN9v0OiHVWe23enQyj9UKF6hj1wv7b8PnsVXWCccgxA_eiWjEgnwZ8kPonVode4j4LSiOTBHEcE8joDtWJZcwMLHGTqnywpU/s963/20230909_093828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyQGIc3zYv4nep8kAMecyujaRwRjs5FjVy0KQFmB8zDqIN6rmqZ3JBpJx6s8aNT0bVPU7dmVhi4umnTz5ohoheuDJ43Z3kN9v0OiHVWe23enQyj9UKF6hj1wv7b8PnsVXWCccgxA_eiWjEgnwZ8kPonVode4j4LSiOTBHEcE8joDtWJZcwMLHGTqnywpU/w300-h400/20230909_093828.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>It was a beautiful day so I decided to take the shears outside to grind out the pitting. I was going to use my Black and Decker Workmate, of which I have two! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvexYk1DCRI3bdv2kb8aG8LgzyawFdRxv17rA6FHTROWRZmMQkRXC830_clw8W0XIdYA40vG8pXoPpNVMUE5S9XJKsMu1eXCfWRiJQfUa-OsDCn0sc2vRA7C-V5EhBAprZ-lsQa6Pi7tegzOGYCRBzKboNFTsG2H-1wiBOOaXFqAmjI7gzb6iJqVr-gwg/s4032/20200303_121554-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvexYk1DCRI3bdv2kb8aG8LgzyawFdRxv17rA6FHTROWRZmMQkRXC830_clw8W0XIdYA40vG8pXoPpNVMUE5S9XJKsMu1eXCfWRiJQfUa-OsDCn0sc2vRA7C-V5EhBAprZ-lsQa6Pi7tegzOGYCRBzKboNFTsG2H-1wiBOOaXFqAmjI7gzb6iJqVr-gwg/w300-h400/20200303_121554-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>But I decided to clamp the each side of the shears to the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/08/garden-bench-restoration-2022.html">garden bench</a>. Call it a moment of laziness, but I liked this idea...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWbtHzeAJD6jLvdRX-aDFGjgJQMB8CutMSNF06vneXLNnpQmxzH_uv4zE4XH8A41CWwnsmfzzcEvo5jmVNzcbEvujJqhsGdOv95PSGxVkMCjGeK2ZeeErP2UA7lyFN-xAp6qNHFTk_cwhXxgK-Uytu2BHg8BalbDfKeu6-z6CAV3q465VYzj27Jbgswg1/s2056/20230909_113834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="1542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWbtHzeAJD6jLvdRX-aDFGjgJQMB8CutMSNF06vneXLNnpQmxzH_uv4zE4XH8A41CWwnsmfzzcEvo5jmVNzcbEvujJqhsGdOv95PSGxVkMCjGeK2ZeeErP2UA7lyFN-xAp6qNHFTk_cwhXxgK-Uytu2BHg8BalbDfKeu6-z6CAV3q465VYzj27Jbgswg1/w300-h400/20230909_113834.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>And it worked out just fine. This was also another opportunity to use my father's angle grinder! Now, and angle grinder can remove some steel pretty quick, so I used a somewhat worn 40 grit flap disk. In just a few minutes the pitting was gone! </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DSl7g7QB5VPsfmhSAe1sqipijXJkIsdXg8dXHi2GH4HIhSpJqtewOn1xxjIMpMv3wat7YwNNOClHxQuIvm7esnbapV2Kz77NOjRu8v-irDwsgym0fNUFipe-iUJBEeJv2q8WeR57yGR-gyM3WSK8M9dyr5_it25bQvUkmuYJ7oXyDM37Jg9R7YsQetSv/s3336/20230909_114824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="2502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DSl7g7QB5VPsfmhSAe1sqipijXJkIsdXg8dXHi2GH4HIhSpJqtewOn1xxjIMpMv3wat7YwNNOClHxQuIvm7esnbapV2Kz77NOjRu8v-irDwsgym0fNUFipe-iUJBEeJv2q8WeR57yGR-gyM3WSK8M9dyr5_it25bQvUkmuYJ7oXyDM37Jg9R7YsQetSv/w300-h400/20230909_114824.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><blockquote>We all should give what we have decided in our hearts to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - 2 Corinthians 9:7</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Fixing Threads </h3><div>One evening after work I was tinkering in the shop and picked up the pivot bolt and the nut. Remember at the beginning of this post I mentioned the nut had a moment of stubbornness? Well, in removing it I boogered up the threads on the bolt a little bit. But maybe 15 minutes with dad's old Swiss Files,</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCcS-H5mwbYuMoOEInMuXYL6tr7ASgrFyvNDtfb922PcZmdG0ysTnw6TuIXususfW2-K9JJ1S-C640DqklPQcqbBwW12y-zhJ4uN-rAtt0kOtSAFmA7jszgBwih-pZ8SSjT2angDW3_8lmU1m7RISQg1e9sHIvf9TYkE4lNezrJgC3zvujAuzEVXhYgmc/s3603/20230909_093355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3603" data-original-width="2702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCcS-H5mwbYuMoOEInMuXYL6tr7ASgrFyvNDtfb922PcZmdG0ysTnw6TuIXususfW2-K9JJ1S-C640DqklPQcqbBwW12y-zhJ4uN-rAtt0kOtSAFmA7jszgBwih-pZ8SSjT2angDW3_8lmU1m7RISQg1e9sHIvf9TYkE4lNezrJgC3zvujAuzEVXhYgmc/w300-h400/20230909_093355.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And maybe another 5 or 10 more minutes with some lapping compound, and the nut and bolt fit like new!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBAqCK6uP9VW2MRSbbk5cHWm7q7bZMg1oZfiVeoRcGcpQqZMrDT6hjh0STtjm-nvB-Sd0H3mZx7uf3Lqrd0vGBKr069g5oG4e_92n6QM-O6D6icmkCVG3fQWkKgHo0-JaN5qfTE4j1nonUgKe8Df3VzV9zpErXcnzzK6vz9VakrejrZQo7e6QUl9z44IP/s3677/20230909_091819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="2757" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBAqCK6uP9VW2MRSbbk5cHWm7q7bZMg1oZfiVeoRcGcpQqZMrDT6hjh0STtjm-nvB-Sd0H3mZx7uf3Lqrd0vGBKr069g5oG4e_92n6QM-O6D6icmkCVG3fQWkKgHo0-JaN5qfTE4j1nonUgKe8Df3VzV9zpErXcnzzK6vz9VakrejrZQo7e6QUl9z44IP/w300-h400/20230909_091819.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote>J. Wiss & Sons Company was founded in 1848 by Jacob Wiss, a thirty-one year old immigrant from Switzerland who was an experienced cutler and gunsmith. The company was based in Newark, NJ and relocated three times between 1848 and 1887, when they moved to Littleton Avenue , where they remained until they were bought out and the factory closed in the late 1970’s. - <i><a href="https://newarksattic.blog/2017/09/21/j-wiss-sons-1848-1976/" target="_blank">Newark's Attic</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://newarksattic.blog/2017/09/21/j-wiss-sons-1848-1976/" target="_blank"></a></i></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Polishing, Priming, Painting </h3><div><div>The next step was to polish the business end of the shears. I worked my way up from 220 grit to 1,000 grit sandpaper by hand, which really shined them up!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp0AMZ15CcdmGCellcYNVOfvYqdsnFABLXy7eueBGMibkuHs7rPvIDbwGCGqavf7hFjlDbt13tyfrCmbbCYnRxZt-CZcUV2YAF_aeaFFYZNYAT5tdygN7IrJC3zXb54tSG5aeorb2iTtB2I0JhOLjVPKb53i3GmOZTkoJV5OTykjj3O1UGlxyf5ncEOUN/s4624/20230909_192604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp0AMZ15CcdmGCellcYNVOfvYqdsnFABLXy7eueBGMibkuHs7rPvIDbwGCGqavf7hFjlDbt13tyfrCmbbCYnRxZt-CZcUV2YAF_aeaFFYZNYAT5tdygN7IrJC3zXb54tSG5aeorb2iTtB2I0JhOLjVPKb53i3GmOZTkoJV5OTykjj3O1UGlxyf5ncEOUN/w300-h400/20230909_192604.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Suddenly it was time to paint. Because shears like this take a bit of a beating, I decided to start out with some Rust oleum primer. Then is was 173's <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Red" target="_blank">signature color</a> - Krylon's <i>Cherry Red</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmknU-7j6uGqId8Qw8ZHFgC4fn2_S4tdAE4GpqY5xUt7vBvEZLicFYtCxkG2Gf-pAUfzXuTiTEV0c0r8V9Etnh_WYUzqglw2IvCI0qnKScXE0EOhIewNOjb5egudaYPThArSrQ9p732rNH4Nno5wLJ47p2zbIyKgqN8BDlKHigMLrfudWk8BX2gg_GTZID/s2048/CM_Photogrid_1694955701522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmknU-7j6uGqId8Qw8ZHFgC4fn2_S4tdAE4GpqY5xUt7vBvEZLicFYtCxkG2Gf-pAUfzXuTiTEV0c0r8V9Etnh_WYUzqglw2IvCI0qnKScXE0EOhIewNOjb5egudaYPThArSrQ9p732rNH4Nno5wLJ47p2zbIyKgqN8BDlKHigMLrfudWk8BX2gg_GTZID/w400-h400/CM_Photogrid_1694955701522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Done!</h3><div><div>And <i>et voila</i>! 173 has some 18" metal shears courtesy of my Uncle Mike. I think they turned out quite nice and complete(?) the set of 173 Signature Red metal shears and snips!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgsUIKqYk4Vc5edvbrf5lTaQKKJF2lSR1md3EyhMAQ7q2DmtOSAbCTSJ_E2Nzp8Xlu_xlpuuSp6C89TsM_Bq42Uq4ulcmQkf-iCLDjhzdg94pP_1qTtKgQ5SqWQSGYS1buVXSVRoMKIfahDxGlSmaMcHmEBbT-83mH-zuSYHVzz6AQtonWDzUNYT2JsFc/s2057/20230913_184058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgsUIKqYk4Vc5edvbrf5lTaQKKJF2lSR1md3EyhMAQ7q2DmtOSAbCTSJ_E2Nzp8Xlu_xlpuuSp6C89TsM_Bq42Uq4ulcmQkf-iCLDjhzdg94pP_1qTtKgQ5SqWQSGYS1buVXSVRoMKIfahDxGlSmaMcHmEBbT-83mH-zuSYHVzz6AQtonWDzUNYT2JsFc/w300-h400/20230913_184058.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the contrast between the red and the shiny bare steel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ6_bs_4XRj7prFSfktk0lVEnVctGA2h3o7rC8fnfcUZJ5IFPyqJtBkbwOytKqiZ1mPqpHqif0mfV_muxvouKk7Gomt1YtGbGrqwAnaB9nXqIGszgVOzXClNEeBGQS7MrWQN5yi-Uf4gUWnPGmsaSSfYv9vbcTXTB5kCaQQXit_DoqNYdCWRchjL-9z0/s2048/CM_Photogrid_1694955396178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ6_bs_4XRj7prFSfktk0lVEnVctGA2h3o7rC8fnfcUZJ5IFPyqJtBkbwOytKqiZ1mPqpHqif0mfV_muxvouKk7Gomt1YtGbGrqwAnaB9nXqIGszgVOzXClNEeBGQS7MrWQN5yi-Uf4gUWnPGmsaSSfYv9vbcTXTB5kCaQQXit_DoqNYdCWRchjL-9z0/w400-h400/CM_Photogrid_1694955396178.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a quick look at the before and after!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWEDWbBofBlcFcWGGyycGOhsAaZu3QxphdClfk23Ux5JXnvBUz_0h3JAtK9-KbOcPsM23rOP7amT1yoIbXGJCXSClxhO15ZtsB0xIZfTJ99oEVXalhMFiEdbLeanCEeiEk_npFojXfeknqqAkYk972l4vh8NEJ28ct2Kdbd7LHLmEZ2ksYmBizwYWTeZk/s1990/CM_Photogrid_1694646175599-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="1947" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWEDWbBofBlcFcWGGyycGOhsAaZu3QxphdClfk23Ux5JXnvBUz_0h3JAtK9-KbOcPsM23rOP7amT1yoIbXGJCXSClxhO15ZtsB0xIZfTJ99oEVXalhMFiEdbLeanCEeiEk_npFojXfeknqqAkYk972l4vh8NEJ28ct2Kdbd7LHLmEZ2ksYmBizwYWTeZk/w391-h400/CM_Photogrid_1694646175599-01.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div>And that settles that! Thanks so much for stopping by and, as always - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-83911193443652893812023-09-10T18:39:00.000-04:002023-09-10T18:39:36.962-04:00A New Snow Blower for 173!<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times;">Equipment</span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: normal;">The Troy-Bilt 2600</span></h2><div>With summer wrapping up and Halloween stuff having been in the stores for a few weeks already, I got to thinking, maybe I should consider prepping the snow blower before the first snowfall for a change. Then it dawned on me - I never cataloged last year's purchase of a new snow blower for 173. No time like the present so - let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9Au17YFUS7e3HeC9b4bll6emBr7r9l2jVFrTFGobRYC0diwEMmoU4-OH_hlDKd1nX9UaoU55B2o8mWSQOfPLBa7t-FyfKMX7Qrgrkur1Pe8FLRUzpJ3c8Hf_E3AOnijrpNd9li8Be15lZHYONsGfwle-UohFRC7MqkVwTbOVYFCb3PjW4bQxwtn95JIS/s1563/20221119_150148-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1173" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9Au17YFUS7e3HeC9b4bll6emBr7r9l2jVFrTFGobRYC0diwEMmoU4-OH_hlDKd1nX9UaoU55B2o8mWSQOfPLBa7t-FyfKMX7Qrgrkur1Pe8FLRUzpJ3c8Hf_E3AOnijrpNd9li8Be15lZHYONsGfwle-UohFRC7MqkVwTbOVYFCb3PjW4bQxwtn95JIS/w300-h400/20221119_150148-01.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why a New Blower? Reason #1</h3><div>There were a couple reasons for getting a new snow blower last year. The first was that the old one had really aged and I just couldn't get it to start. One of our neighbors is a mechanic and had done some tuning up and repairs a few times over the previous couple years, but he moved to Florida and only returned north for about 6 to 8 weeks in the summer. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDWgMlaM1ses5iFilULBUOj-EdMNkSUC-V-N8ofrbnqLo4xljKsQF1O2q-R-WkaFsdjPvzB4XX5JCgksUtTSIX8Ioh8-Ppw6gobxo9jChj-5b_27-FK-zAsy6LOr6sXPzramPvUX4Do_ETBt9RCcQWWAcRSj2ns-Y5Fe7yoNKk_NWnRLAtv55WH-BubSY/s1536/SAM_0269_compress20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1536" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDWgMlaM1ses5iFilULBUOj-EdMNkSUC-V-N8ofrbnqLo4xljKsQF1O2q-R-WkaFsdjPvzB4XX5JCgksUtTSIX8Ioh8-Ppw6gobxo9jChj-5b_27-FK-zAsy6LOr6sXPzramPvUX4Do_ETBt9RCcQWWAcRSj2ns-Y5Fe7yoNKk_NWnRLAtv55WH-BubSY/w400-h225/SAM_0269_compress20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The old snow blower, which I got from my dad maybe ten years ago or so, just wouldn't start, and nothing I did fixed that, so we had no snow blower for the winters of 2020 and 2021. I know, but I hate buying something when there's a possibility of fixing the old thing. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBSvzvH5UhoBfbhI9ggml46M2KE1CPxkP6Vr8K8XMKCWU9ekejtbX_ZUpvFCA7dvJoeE-un_r7oj7Hb5Yu2KfWTi9dMWnD3A3D7NObRGPVD2-G16x69v4EQEZVZVX-xvCWszVrNTX_ZD_aytUsutpuX1JLPOzrBolDVx7CHcBUQ1UaBVvPFGY_4of1vWS/s1280/SAM_1110-picsay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBSvzvH5UhoBfbhI9ggml46M2KE1CPxkP6Vr8K8XMKCWU9ekejtbX_ZUpvFCA7dvJoeE-un_r7oj7Hb5Yu2KfWTi9dMWnD3A3D7NObRGPVD2-G16x69v4EQEZVZVX-xvCWszVrNTX_ZD_aytUsutpuX1JLPOzrBolDVx7CHcBUQ1UaBVvPFGY_4of1vWS/w360-h640/SAM_1110-picsay.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why a New Blower? Reason #2</h3><div>The second reason for a new snow blower was, quite frankly, I'm not the young man I once was. There was a day I loved grabbing the shovel and toiling away at mounds of snow after an overnight storm.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IRx4rlsZYb_knSmubBVJxDJajKK3QAx8JEiIeGsfJa1qxaiDwwHVz2GVLmKj1YLuQY_tzotOREPckBQYOm7cZwt3usrKZC10Wl1RsT_2Z1ce1rMPOpGlLjVPdYA8yXouXyzrbHmYrHBJW26dXW68lVpWIwZeLXOC5TPj2oSkTI3SWZcWOOKInBxY1EuT/s3481/20180522_193906~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="2452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IRx4rlsZYb_knSmubBVJxDJajKK3QAx8JEiIeGsfJa1qxaiDwwHVz2GVLmKj1YLuQY_tzotOREPckBQYOm7cZwt3usrKZC10Wl1RsT_2Z1ce1rMPOpGlLjVPdYA8yXouXyzrbHmYrHBJW26dXW68lVpWIwZeLXOC5TPj2oSkTI3SWZcWOOKInBxY1EuT/w281-h400/20180522_193906~2.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div>Eventually it became more and more difficult to shovel after the big storms. Oh sure we could still do it, but it took much longer - as did recovery time. The year before we got the original blower from dad, I even borrowed a neighbor's blower once. What a gut-punch to the ego!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx6ZOGqLzMlDU0dxH1MdSOKNQ-P6roKii3t5YWwd8FNR6m1ZnPxeHBuUPI5Hg7sTgofZWF9CGrrd-SyAwTGjgMI5ct9RWWfXKG1A7ym30m6A78vhvtHlJQPsTL-r8r947LSnq9mWe05p2zG5a0J1A-ujl0ItYDes-Ns3d_iLBE8cyI1IPmI7I7VIGosOu/s335/DSC00337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx6ZOGqLzMlDU0dxH1MdSOKNQ-P6roKii3t5YWwd8FNR6m1ZnPxeHBuUPI5Hg7sTgofZWF9CGrrd-SyAwTGjgMI5ct9RWWfXKG1A7ym30m6A78vhvtHlJQPsTL-r8r947LSnq9mWe05p2zG5a0J1A-ujl0ItYDes-Ns3d_iLBE8cyI1IPmI7I7VIGosOu/w298-h400/DSC00337.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div>And that was at least ten or eleven years ago! Now - my back and neck are worse, so it really was time to just get a new snow blower. The time had come!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/04/legacy-project-shoe-rack-for-back-porch_13.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6E6Wyp8GJVW2SeuAbXHiMkebyNdvDABnsU8lLvUe4ggF9jeqSsXbjWKBXlPxZ2qVvxULLSyL7z7IozS5hhydCl3g3FbKr_aOEHylnDI_d72HCSrKO3cLwjz1H4y0lcjZd2ziZRGpJkF_OAAhZGmMtn-KjV1I-rqAmZlTFp2khF7CtGC4YeqnH-MWo8fE/w309-h400/20220607_234511_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Minimum Requirements</h3><div>So there we were, shopping for our first brand new snow blower. It was a blank slate - just pick what we wanted and go! You'd think the list would include a few key elements, but really it was quite simple. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaHJsIdFWKopzBqpCr35ySVG4jvnyL9u6mhRcJ7x05oVbz4fhw2y2CYWu2FXtk3KrdEACGvosRMnHJH2qp6BkKZHcfHEcmP5E1rpcvV12gVTXirR815O1M2yRi3e3g8IZ7ae0nR2m_WHA-_sWuS6KDYRo0Qgct0i7ZEfhSJHFEofqxMzlvT__nwjJ4krm/s2560/IMG_20170314_124452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaHJsIdFWKopzBqpCr35ySVG4jvnyL9u6mhRcJ7x05oVbz4fhw2y2CYWu2FXtk3KrdEACGvosRMnHJH2qp6BkKZHcfHEcmP5E1rpcvV12gVTXirR815O1M2yRi3e3g8IZ7ae0nR2m_WHA-_sWuS6KDYRo0Qgct0i7ZEfhSJHFEofqxMzlvT__nwjJ4krm/w300-h400/IMG_20170314_124452.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously it would need to be well-rated and from a reputable company, and the only other real requirement? It <i>absolutely must</i> have an electric starter! All that said - the Troy-Bilt Storm 2600 was the winner!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtJFOpCPmDqTN1Tduu-nXJuC_AlcLv-YBUUVXJGgMCd4A4_g1T_-4aiY8dQlG612NyqrvrtUeiPN-RvL3ggPfbEgWu0WCuhbeWbaXv4pCMwlFFAiM--4jECVYiCfNQy-zWOhJQkv1KnqOSvDK-d0BbzfaGm8YV1h7yZ6Qa-vQMRI2dqt8KITfzTt4Vqa6/s4624/20221112_081046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtJFOpCPmDqTN1Tduu-nXJuC_AlcLv-YBUUVXJGgMCd4A4_g1T_-4aiY8dQlG612NyqrvrtUeiPN-RvL3ggPfbEgWu0WCuhbeWbaXv4pCMwlFFAiM--4jECVYiCfNQy-zWOhJQkv1KnqOSvDK-d0BbzfaGm8YV1h7yZ6Qa-vQMRI2dqt8KITfzTt4Vqa6/w300-h400/20221112_081046.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Being the biggest and most important requirement, the Storm 2600 definitely has an electric starter!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk9Xd7YCNUU8Why9CxTC5HAYiNA1A0xe1Nl1QzAgYy03ItcyCNnYYyoHQ1Bwu0eyfnLTtMpqcZdYJZZ-7ZhQ4UU8we1ryqxTnaTbOanAgiaEkBxLeEDi6V3BgCYT1SnRDXBzI2OEdhBxTfNE_8aavQDsBRotLa8SZBV1QaGBV26DuTEJGDuCgHBAJAKBW/s450/SB3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="337" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk9Xd7YCNUU8Why9CxTC5HAYiNA1A0xe1Nl1QzAgYy03ItcyCNnYYyoHQ1Bwu0eyfnLTtMpqcZdYJZZ-7ZhQ4UU8we1ryqxTnaTbOanAgiaEkBxLeEDi6V3BgCYT1SnRDXBzI2OEdhBxTfNE_8aavQDsBRotLa8SZBV1QaGBV26DuTEJGDuCgHBAJAKBW/w300-h400/SB3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><blockquote>Clear large areas quickly with the 26 in. clearing width of the Storm™ 2600. The 208cc Troy-Bilt engine with electric start capability, and a self-propelled drive system help make the job easy. Just One Hand™ operation allows adjustment of the chute controls without disengaging the drive, including a quick change to the snow discharge height from the dashboard with the remote pitch control lever. The rugged, 12 in. serrated steel augers are designed to quickly handle up to 12 in. of snow. - <i><a href="https://www.troybilt.com/en_US/two-stage-snow-blowers/storm-2600-snow-blower/31AS6KM3B23.html" target="_blank">Troybilt.com</a></i></blockquote><i><a href="https://www.troybilt.com/en_US/two-stage-snow-blowers/storm-2600-snow-blower/31AS6KM3B23.html" target="_blank"></a></i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Security and Cleanliness</h3><div>Because the snow blower stays at the upper end of the carport during the winter (you'll read a little more about that in a few minutes) I've always secured it to one of the carport posts with a chain and padlock. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ATEOCqKMUsdFs8trDLEXtKTuJlnyf45T96cE1Mk9rTc_MXxO76kuF4rnPtYyPg3DVK_OuA-KDfjL_UBjyvlPHJKbmmV_hA79N3Ny_cVj95skvzJRs5USKgjZqQOhlSUw8p5psp34NUFZIy6irvXhafTP-mErP0qWcS68AZV16xv6vUeVcq9h0qHfisby/s4624/20221119_150120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ATEOCqKMUsdFs8trDLEXtKTuJlnyf45T96cE1Mk9rTc_MXxO76kuF4rnPtYyPg3DVK_OuA-KDfjL_UBjyvlPHJKbmmV_hA79N3Ny_cVj95skvzJRs5USKgjZqQOhlSUw8p5psp34NUFZIy6irvXhafTP-mErP0qWcS68AZV16xv6vUeVcq9h0qHfisby/w300-h400/20221119_150120.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I know it's kind of an honest-man's lock but we do have a nice neighborhood here. Nonetheless, to (kinda) celebrate a new blower, I decided to clean and lube the padlock.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhuv0vXNPhGcvfq9fOVDrlpsaIjM4toWTOokyA00xajHXs1pCuogmgYv8U8SEm0bnUJkJJhHU5fx16iaQcAECKqbLXEt9rrh5eWqa0732AvzLUiFGWNv9dLWiaBupV6qCc4JeRvEHCeBrwtllvvmgCs81q7D9oddeyLPTn6wZtQZNdtqMunVxUphS0-5B/s2576/20221113_085814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhuv0vXNPhGcvfq9fOVDrlpsaIjM4toWTOokyA00xajHXs1pCuogmgYv8U8SEm0bnUJkJJhHU5fx16iaQcAECKqbLXEt9rrh5eWqa0732AvzLUiFGWNv9dLWiaBupV6qCc4JeRvEHCeBrwtllvvmgCs81q7D9oddeyLPTn6wZtQZNdtqMunVxUphS0-5B/w300-h400/20221113_085814.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It really wasn't much of a task, 15 minutes maybe, but there's just something satisfying about cleaning things to a near new condition. And honestly - the lock needed lubing! I gotta get better at keeping up on <i>all </i>the locks here at 173.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote>Slaymaker lock company was founded in 1888 by Samuel R Slaymaker originally based in North Water Street, Lancaster City, Pennsylvania. Slaymaker got his interest in locks from working for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a civil engineer. In 1975 the Ecko Housewares Division of American Home Products purchased the Slaymaker lock company and made it one of its divisions. In the 1980’s, the company began to struggle after the lock market was flooded with cheap padlocks. In 1986 the company decided to cash out and closed its doors. - Mark Ward QML, Owner of Anglia Locksmiths, Peterborough, England</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its Natural Habitat</h3><div><div><div>In the interest of extending the lifespans of the barbecue grill and the snow blower, they alternate between their<a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank"> natural habitats</a> and the shed. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Winter</b>: In winter, the snow blower is locked to the carport, which keeps it quickly accessible. It also has a nice cover over it all winter - you know, protecting the investment!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgHh5Wv7WpjLjQVuGz_i_ajbbkgmDoIH7ufPz5DjaKuhb5MqbuAV1oF1rSzjU5or2a0-V6m1uWe4FjBoEgVo8LsKQb6_nErITcBdckoImf_2xBEtIrCV_8Td-qq95jj9W2v9f_wbqLYWE2OsPz94bHPx7PIIhXKCHycS1plRjpmL4LETb-mwSoDi-wVpw/s3515/20221119_150148-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="2636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgHh5Wv7WpjLjQVuGz_i_ajbbkgmDoIH7ufPz5DjaKuhb5MqbuAV1oF1rSzjU5or2a0-V6m1uWe4FjBoEgVo8LsKQb6_nErITcBdckoImf_2xBEtIrCV_8Td-qq95jj9W2v9f_wbqLYWE2OsPz94bHPx7PIIhXKCHycS1plRjpmL4LETb-mwSoDi-wVpw/w300-h400/20221119_150148-01.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the same time, the grill is housed in the shed during the winter. Oddly, with as many pictures as I take, I have no shots of the grill in the shed for the winter. But I guess it's probably not too difficult to imagine! </div><div><br /></div></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>Some Megaposts I bet you'd enjoy...</font></b><br />∙ From a misguided tree planting to a complete makeover - the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/06/the-shed-remodel-megapost.html" target="_blank">Shed Megapost</a><br />∙ The <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/08/the-kitchen-megapost.html" target="_blank">kitchen remodel megapost</a> - updating after 14 years with an incredibly outdated kitchen!<br />∙ From cosmetic changes to a complete rebuild - the front stoop story <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/08/evolution-of-front-stoop.html" target="_blank">in one Megapost</a>!<br />∙ A Megapost for the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/06/the-front-porch-interior-megapost.html" target="_blank">slow, almost unintentional evolution</a> of the front porch interior.<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />You might also enjoy some posts about projects <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Scrap%20Wood" target="_blank">made from scrap wood</a>!</font></p></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Summer</b>: Conversely, the shed is home to the blower during the summer...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzqFqFNXthnwVYeGXgI7tBjU_daep_fIxonUAv_0XT_FKHWt8iBgdiQ1yTZpKr-d1VO8qCXNuJ00r0nK4_kXD7JPIfGzO5kLzmg8F9zbkObKmGh6f5FCyE-i0wa-RWNmHSJetR2cdTzli_0fu11hgVhSnuZywGmTdXztbx8fftfry0UUR5kw2ZtOHlwy2/s4000/20230909_121227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzqFqFNXthnwVYeGXgI7tBjU_daep_fIxonUAv_0XT_FKHWt8iBgdiQ1yTZpKr-d1VO8qCXNuJ00r0nK4_kXD7JPIfGzO5kLzmg8F9zbkObKmGh6f5FCyE-i0wa-RWNmHSJetR2cdTzli_0fu11hgVhSnuZywGmTdXztbx8fftfry0UUR5kw2ZtOHlwy2/w300-h400/20230909_121227.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the grill hangs out on it's dedicated space all summer, easily accessed for those delicious grilled meals!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHqeayi-Pc2gFjStIE-89vN16JeJ-ApflX7EcvwaUkUXnMTXGqzbH7yLEfvGNAkY3b8FjSc1G6wkXDIyU_dUgnWrRXBl8q_6QWpSsp-7dSVmqNGLV3xzu8qFICi8fTqMOHft34_DkeaYRKBrbN997pPdcKgEX-h9_P7r4pNt8iMFP6DwpA3fYKX_DyQc4/s480/85522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHqeayi-Pc2gFjStIE-89vN16JeJ-ApflX7EcvwaUkUXnMTXGqzbH7yLEfvGNAkY3b8FjSc1G6wkXDIyU_dUgnWrRXBl8q_6QWpSsp-7dSVmqNGLV3xzu8qFICi8fTqMOHft34_DkeaYRKBrbN997pPdcKgEX-h9_P7r4pNt8iMFP6DwpA3fYKX_DyQc4/w300-h400/85522.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Thanks a million for stopping by and taking the time to read this little story! See ya' next time...</div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" />Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-32831647212348293512023-09-06T19:41:00.001-04:002023-09-06T19:51:13.439-04:00Enlarged Plane Rack<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-weight: normal;">Primary Category</span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: normal;">The Way Things Happen</span></h2><div>This is another one of those projects that sat in my "Drafts" folder for some time...since March of 2022 to be exact! But I have endeavored to clear that folder out and I've been semi-successful in the past few weeks. This one is about, you guessed it - when I made a larger rack for my planes. Let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9G2Py_Omjvo4uVO4bk_BAepU3QQc1ezXjRfZGFTURnNa5y5KUbwyQ_js34aabaTW7a-lAaVUHVjhdo5OLDoyYD9a-nVc3q7_hNZ9GT4FiZlhFvz4Sq2U0aAZkWg4gb-dGEszKM2qa9Ed7fkTUBuDwqKpL5HtUFpKyfQ-kTFAFfNs1SkyMhHSIwfrPGqY/s2271/20220331_173434~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="1703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9G2Py_Omjvo4uVO4bk_BAepU3QQc1ezXjRfZGFTURnNa5y5KUbwyQ_js34aabaTW7a-lAaVUHVjhdo5OLDoyYD9a-nVc3q7_hNZ9GT4FiZlhFvz4Sq2U0aAZkWg4gb-dGEszKM2qa9Ed7fkTUBuDwqKpL5HtUFpKyfQ-kTFAFfNs1SkyMhHSIwfrPGqY/w300-h400/20220331_173434~2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Original</h3><div>On March 4, 2020 I posted about <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/03/made-at-173-hand-plane-rack.html" target="_blank">the original plane rack here at 173</a>. Looking back wasn't This the biggest understatement of all time?:</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>This is one of those times when we're living history, and it's also one of those times we know we're living it. Corona virus has hit our shores and there's a huge outbreak down in New Rochelle. I presume my colleagues and I will be deployed there soon.</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>The very next day we were deployed and our lives were drastically changed for the next nearly two years! Anyway, back then I had a couple planes lying about, then I saw this picture and realized I needed a plane rack:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpiHyG9BjwSQuq3A4I_kb8v7GbzR5XZKS-Jr-8ucRtcQb3Gqeqfvo4bXRm-7VD5aC0yFIvhpc-1GzODcBhVKPTVIWDeFHoy1cc-kF5F7lXiugidaq8cc9OEU5CuKFjNkMIkx090l6w_0/s1600/c2b94ba883f89a585fa65a8804b2111a-01.jpeg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; clear: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpiHyG9BjwSQuq3A4I_kb8v7GbzR5XZKS-Jr-8ucRtcQb3Gqeqfvo4bXRm-7VD5aC0yFIvhpc-1GzODcBhVKPTVIWDeFHoy1cc-kF5F7lXiugidaq8cc9OEU5CuKFjNkMIkx090l6w_0/w302-h400/c2b94ba883f89a585fa65a8804b2111a-01.jpeg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All of which led me to build a rack big enough to hold my two Stanley #4s and two block planes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sMo8TM2dquoRxAiM7KzcXT9dkmXtTZ-c1GrXnRMOHyMy5zQ3sQl3SxWmqqlfhrVyvvoG-7ppqGuyYtSz58Eu6sCNdZx_QRMaFF5kNaBpEZmdSbo0xJA8y2Htu9xGb3IbgDJZIVRs-91glySUdlmqIbEJVSE97XvYAQKfPxkXJPXhyT3tn3KqPEMfFyE/s3051/20200304_182739~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="2462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sMo8TM2dquoRxAiM7KzcXT9dkmXtTZ-c1GrXnRMOHyMy5zQ3sQl3SxWmqqlfhrVyvvoG-7ppqGuyYtSz58Eu6sCNdZx_QRMaFF5kNaBpEZmdSbo0xJA8y2Htu9xGb3IbgDJZIVRs-91glySUdlmqIbEJVSE97XvYAQKfPxkXJPXhyT3tn3KqPEMfFyE/w323-h400/20200304_182739~2.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Small Collection</h3></div><div><div>It's interesting how you really don't notice something until you start noticing them. Until the day I drove off the lot with my Jeep Patriot nearly 10 years ago, I hadn't really noticed them. But from that very moment I started seeing them everywhere! Well, same thing with hand planes. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/06/tunnels-and-trails-at-173.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiXKgCyTgO_eBv2v9eR54M69lIcz3i6zpN7oNkRJbImCYOwNreEGoIrkIZ-D4hNAy9OkTkr4hu3ORDLrDqx8WbMuW6_fdroJDYweaWq382fvh3K8qtKLz6yV0QQjzv_A0vpXx7Hq6iLmgmZKqhXuiaLmRU4I3Kc-rMX6qDnvAPZ59bO2wVZ1-yIUyQvHT/w309-h400/20220630_182450_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div>There I was, happily living my life with my Dad's Stanley #4 and a cheap (but surprisingly effective) Stanley #4 off Amazon. Then I build a plane rack and next thing you know I have a small collection of planes. It's amazing how quickly it can happen! Here's an incomplete list of my small hand plane collection...</div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/02/refurbishing-dads-plane.html">Dad's Stanley #4 Restoration </a>- Feb 2021</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/05/plane-sharpening-and-just-plain-rambling.html">My inexpensive Stanley #4</a> - May 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/11/1918-sargent-plane-restoration.html">1918 Sargent Type 3 #408</a> - Nov 2022</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/vintage-bailey-no-5-plane-restoration.html">1918 Stanley Bailey #5</a> - Oct 2022</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/12/stanley-defiance-plane-restoration.html">Stanley Defiance C73 </a>- Dec 2021</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/02/1874-stanley-7-plane-restoration.html">My 1884 Stanley Type 4 #7</a>- Feb 2023</li><li><a href="https://www.house173.com/2023/03/a-block-plane-cleanup.html">Buck Brothers Block Plane</a>- Mar 2023</li></ul><div><h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Time For A Bigger Rack </div></h3><div>Obviously it was time to make a bigger storage rack, so back to the drawing board. I found the space on the workshop shelf that was the perfect size so it was back to the drawing board!</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwbRKleHNQIvvaLEe9GYZG2JlE7a6zIh6Hv_e0hzG14ix-GYWmghFa9HJCGwBKndsNbn9Vc8FWRrXGfK97Kk087EYd_7MH8M4ObI_oDdIt4Nd3EWquAnCRBZkjpz3H4qXN6uiIIgvVfrYlATAqkOa8xeymwHlDx2zf26d9GZtHSPmQgDH2ODYgMG9nT0/s4624/20220330_151549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwbRKleHNQIvvaLEe9GYZG2JlE7a6zIh6Hv_e0hzG14ix-GYWmghFa9HJCGwBKndsNbn9Vc8FWRrXGfK97Kk087EYd_7MH8M4ObI_oDdIt4Nd3EWquAnCRBZkjpz3H4qXN6uiIIgvVfrYlATAqkOa8xeymwHlDx2zf26d9GZtHSPmQgDH2ODYgMG9nT0/w300-h400/20220330_151549.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started by dry fitting a new piece of plywood..</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPyqhQheNk-ZubGc0wgXrPuFjSf5VGIserdO1r_TncsGV8RLqPELKm1J-JWhzLQphoYj22a_dFBtmR4y4TYvVqkyiEj9R9lV0rFb6OUepiHxB5DuvtwX92bUA30NwaT_IpQz9cpA7DQqx9IOSAaS0kkCdOYp1vArco1fIaWf1ivfcV3AUhYzYALdkT5k/s4624/20220329_200156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPyqhQheNk-ZubGc0wgXrPuFjSf5VGIserdO1r_TncsGV8RLqPELKm1J-JWhzLQphoYj22a_dFBtmR4y4TYvVqkyiEj9R9lV0rFb6OUepiHxB5DuvtwX92bUA30NwaT_IpQz9cpA7DQqx9IOSAaS0kkCdOYp1vArco1fIaWf1ivfcV3AUhYzYALdkT5k/w300-h400/20220329_200156.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I laid out and cut the felt backing from the roll I still have from the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/02/gerstner-sons-tool-chest-refurb.html" target="_blank">Gerstner Tool Chest restoration</a> back in February of 2020. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqL_Us-A9Z71GAccuzohfr9xHT11heWVQVGX6ty40g2mH-zjILp6lEcSokfybK_z6a_yiSe-VWhcmY7TYJZbcJ2s19bg99lSawKesOdLQ0lAv_uFtXOVJWHu5BmgUVCdktBzxuSF_hCTehcO5ZwNsr_hTr7OaWCg7eMhofutoVB9pu9PCW_DFOKBmytw/s4624/20220330_130921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqL_Us-A9Z71GAccuzohfr9xHT11heWVQVGX6ty40g2mH-zjILp6lEcSokfybK_z6a_yiSe-VWhcmY7TYJZbcJ2s19bg99lSawKesOdLQ0lAv_uFtXOVJWHu5BmgUVCdktBzxuSF_hCTehcO5ZwNsr_hTr7OaWCg7eMhofutoVB9pu9PCW_DFOKBmytw/w300-h400/20220330_130921.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I made the original rack, I painted and saved any lengths of the dividers I had remaining, which worked out well I'd say! I did need to cut and paint a couple additional lengths, but I still had some of the wood, which was just some <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Scrap%20Wood" target="_blank">scraps from ripping boards</a> for some long forgotten project.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXnkLOTu7yN8eVsc4EVbdL7wjCR10W6fth96tKKJJRT96Df5I44rgyjy0Is0xVr5NjlEjuTD08v1AJ7hYjXMPh-um9pNleqMtgMxWAhbhX37rzVE1S5IIKLKlXfqN7RcP2CT0XEh7FyT-rOqT0asXM76vRup-5X2yP2VP2kgi_V3y1FPt_qDB_JkHgeE/s3409/20220330_183452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3409" data-original-width="2556" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXnkLOTu7yN8eVsc4EVbdL7wjCR10W6fth96tKKJJRT96Df5I44rgyjy0Is0xVr5NjlEjuTD08v1AJ7hYjXMPh-um9pNleqMtgMxWAhbhX37rzVE1S5IIKLKlXfqN7RcP2CT0XEh7FyT-rOqT0asXM76vRup-5X2yP2VP2kgi_V3y1FPt_qDB_JkHgeE/w300-h400/20220330_183452.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time to add the dividers. Interestingly, I have no idea what I was doing with the clamps in this next shot, or why I took a picture of it!...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkIZTGr4o3_RzaVMq8x-jsg7dMQY1peCV8qRejgUY_OVIdhgV5HWnVqFhFDAmwbwyrlbp-URMif1WM7MGEPXSBRXsJ15vL6hxjeB20-xLad0-Sd2ywMDm6mRoJ2UNz5j1TKQpg47_SnFnIpK35wFaTfnsjkImA2tno8mZTP_lwJz9QBlUgOzrBlpvMmo/s1280/IMG_0301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkIZTGr4o3_RzaVMq8x-jsg7dMQY1peCV8qRejgUY_OVIdhgV5HWnVqFhFDAmwbwyrlbp-URMif1WM7MGEPXSBRXsJ15vL6hxjeB20-xLad0-Sd2ywMDm6mRoJ2UNz5j1TKQpg47_SnFnIpK35wFaTfnsjkImA2tno8mZTP_lwJz9QBlUgOzrBlpvMmo/w300-h400/IMG_0301.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The grid I originally laid out didn't come to fruition, although I don't recall why. However, it turned out to be a stroke of luck as the upper portion turned out to be the perfect size for my <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/vintage-bailey-no-5-plane-restoration.html">1918 Stanley Bailey #5</a> which I didn't have when I built this version.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9RjIahMq15DTIobHTN57-zmb_G7_OVIGLGvFVM3nF6Wcyee8DnJMdyADXFl3pIEIq6WMlOsnXtlKFx6venW59zvlrsWezm-pJIkgXC61IK2K_Gu2iKhgRsjl0ll9hT3PLfn2PM9VSZrepAXIS-ROgS06WmseOjz8xjDHihT92yucV0Vihb8T-M9Cjmo/s1280/IMG_0302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9RjIahMq15DTIobHTN57-zmb_G7_OVIGLGvFVM3nF6Wcyee8DnJMdyADXFl3pIEIq6WMlOsnXtlKFx6venW59zvlrsWezm-pJIkgXC61IK2K_Gu2iKhgRsjl0ll9hT3PLfn2PM9VSZrepAXIS-ROgS06WmseOjz8xjDHihT92yucV0Vihb8T-M9Cjmo/w300-h400/IMG_0302.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I built this rack I salvaged the sides from the old one, so all-in-all I think this rack took about an hour and a half to build. After all, there really isn't much to it! But it really worked out well. I suppose if I end up with another plane or two I'd just build another to use in addition to this one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljysenhPwxzXQcuNaUnaA9A1WPC7GFh-Jm6mMws9xQZPz26U0RRgw9a5diX3PjPaGRQHyHzlaP3ZUF-ekhpCVPuOx2n3Zdv9YI_u7ajU0MHLBlEBOQJcNTcaFpco_QcJdjEaeJpY9AAv23s3TZqpU9_7f_19o0JaQDS2nmNbmarJVu4gvilBRTnFBmlA1/s3002/20221023_130201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="2527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljysenhPwxzXQcuNaUnaA9A1WPC7GFh-Jm6mMws9xQZPz26U0RRgw9a5diX3PjPaGRQHyHzlaP3ZUF-ekhpCVPuOx2n3Zdv9YI_u7ajU0MHLBlEBOQJcNTcaFpco_QcJdjEaeJpY9AAv23s3TZqpU9_7f_19o0JaQDS2nmNbmarJVu4gvilBRTnFBmlA1/s320/20221023_130201.jpg" width="269" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Its Natural Habitat</h3><div style="text-align: left;">And just like - the rack was in its natural habitat. This next picture shows the rack before I picked up that <a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/10/vintage-bailey-no-5-plane-restoration.html">1918 Stanley Bailey #5</a>. I like the way it turned out, much like the original, only bigger!</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zpwDCZn1pDvnRCznFQ9kzn9hWGt2w_eTS7jakBJX_PXtBGBqMvwO3zwf2jJmgENHIULqlxeqwut8TS8A-xtifwLZ3i1ShuLM2JBac40u8-lY33RazElDr4Q4f9TxfIUw1HJvBt0GvaYRRtKlDHmGSuQe6HQWXLW5umsGKvIt2GSBTwBtZqb1kTSrMu0/s4347/20220331_173434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4347" data-original-width="3260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zpwDCZn1pDvnRCznFQ9kzn9hWGt2w_eTS7jakBJX_PXtBGBqMvwO3zwf2jJmgENHIULqlxeqwut8TS8A-xtifwLZ3i1ShuLM2JBac40u8-lY33RazElDr4Q4f9TxfIUw1HJvBt0GvaYRRtKlDHmGSuQe6HQWXLW5umsGKvIt2GSBTwBtZqb1kTSrMu0/w300-h400/20220331_173434.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey look - thanks for stopping by and - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" />GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-15896606122066372572023-09-04T14:47:00.005-04:002023-09-06T19:44:58.607-04:00Dad's Barcalo Linesman Pliers<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #cc0000;">My Tools</span></span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A Simple Restoration</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;">Over the years my dad gave me a number of tools, with his classic <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/02/refurbishing-dads-plane.html" target="_blank">Stanley plane</a>, and the <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/02/gerstner-sons-tool-chest-refurb.html" target="_blank">Gerstner tool chest</a> being the prizes. He's also given me some other hand tools - a pair of old Utica diagonal cutters, and his old Barcalo lineman pliers . Let's talk about the Barcalos!</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJIlVNT8L3cl3T6JnxHNFShyphenhyphenCb3UR6KR3tNYSr465Z3nPfjh3qrPRYMfl3ZaKJoVCuVvl47q9OpiQmzc6cv9rr15ozMpaYjkIa3htTFPT9wqM8HYSvY3hyBHVqen3YUoRMWJ3A58VpjoK/s1787/20210311_201914%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="1340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJIlVNT8L3cl3T6JnxHNFShyphenhyphenCb3UR6KR3tNYSr465Z3nPfjh3qrPRYMfl3ZaKJoVCuVvl47q9OpiQmzc6cv9rr15ozMpaYjkIa3htTFPT9wqM8HYSvY3hyBHVqen3YUoRMWJ3A58VpjoK/w300-h400/20210311_201914%257E2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Barcalo - An Interesting History</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Barcalo? What's a Barcalo you ask? Well, one of the fun things about restoring old tools is learning about the history of old tool companies, some I never heard of either. These days it seems hand tools are all just <i>Crescent</i>, <i>Klein</i>, or a small handful of others. But it turns out, once upon a time there were tool manufacturers all over the place. There was a somewhat famous company in Utica, and we'll get to them another time, and there was also a manufacturer in Buffalo - <i>Barcalo Tool Co.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJuJHbcWUuMdv2uMc37SPz9FJ9bU_2do4wAewi5McCxBUQgC0TEOwglyboagB0ZgE7rSEGrCks0c8cKdnVT-yLFwrtEWhey_T5NqSNnmOphEYFu6FK73DgQKqSlS8X9IPC2zX2nO4H1Qp/s401/Barcalo+Mfg+Co+Catalog+No+28_0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJuJHbcWUuMdv2uMc37SPz9FJ9bU_2do4wAewi5McCxBUQgC0TEOwglyboagB0ZgE7rSEGrCks0c8cKdnVT-yLFwrtEWhey_T5NqSNnmOphEYFu6FK73DgQKqSlS8X9IPC2zX2nO4H1Qp/w318-h400/Barcalo+Mfg+Co+Catalog+No+28_0000.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's not every day that a tool company is acquired by a furniture maker, but such was the case with Barcalo Manufacturing of Buffalo. Barcalo was a diversified maker of metal products including metal beds, tools, and later the Barcalounger line of reclining furniture. Eventually the fame of the Barcalounger chairs eclipsed the tool operations, and later Barcalo was purchased by a furniture maker in North Carolina. So, they're sadly no longer located in Buffalo.<br /><br /></div><div><p class="ny_times_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b>Some other tool restorations here at 173<br /></b>∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/07/inherited-old-oil-can.html" target="_blank">The Inherited Old Oil Can</a> - July, 2021<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/02/refurbishing-dads-plane.html" target="_blank">Dad's Stanley No. 4 Plane</a> - February 2021<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/03/paring-chisel-restoration.html" target="_blank">The Paring Chisel Restoration</a> - March 2021<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2021/04/vintage-tin-snips-restoration.html" target="_blank">The Red Devil Sheet Metal Shears</a> - April 2021<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Random post collection: <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Dining%20Room" target="_blank">The Dining Room</a></font></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dad's Barcalos</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have no idea where dad got these pliers. He may have picked them up at work, from a catalog, a yard sale - who knows? But what I do know is that he's had them almost all my life, and they've seen a lot of work. And you may have already noticed that they're "seconds" meaning they had some flaw or flaws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzRSfj25DTeLc2q5YvPrJzRxSV7IU6c-7lBj1qOMQ4Drmz75xtmQtxDq8WykIf83sT7YZbavobQZLb_EUqOCXAOzQYIF557jqqSNhnXckaz_wt63Zf6s97c3NiPfCmCOxM2EU_xVOCZAH/s4624/20210311_171445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzRSfj25DTeLc2q5YvPrJzRxSV7IU6c-7lBj1qOMQ4Drmz75xtmQtxDq8WykIf83sT7YZbavobQZLb_EUqOCXAOzQYIF557jqqSNhnXckaz_wt63Zf6s97c3NiPfCmCOxM2EU_xVOCZAH/w300-h400/20210311_171445.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And at a mere glance I can tell you the two flaws that probably resulted in the pliers being labeled "seconds." One - the cutters aren't aligned properly, probably the result of the forging. They still cut most wire beautifully, it's just when cutting thin, stranded wire that the flaw stands out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV77TvG3W4jQk1A6TmZ7YLX41mJKN6grBxlLXjdiPxNyj7tNHJfeLa8AcU_pB63jEKDqEZGIauMq3sf8WrpQiJrPRx6fBHT0r7nihQaC1cQ6ZvfIkqkvfDldugGcur3RZsA86JcbZoOfYTSCm2q_EbNqeipvkBpstZnWXU4POhtFilB0J3l2YWs_WHTSu/w309-h400/png_20230309_223221_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two - the nose is separated a little too far, probably because the cutters aren't aligned properly. I haven't come across an instance yet where either of these flaws made a difference. This picture is a little deceiving because they really do close all the way. You'll see that later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbHTXPcTufhN5t35GrGK9ciA76n9NpmRLRb5sa01GGQdmRjen6w5ZV4GxCYdfr1GhDbTPtwpRP2bTv3GPzvhDWvU837k38pskDKfzmiRrfPB0gBjWJHtpxtq-4JwnWU8D9opV3MrzkYwc/s3444/20210311_171458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="2583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbHTXPcTufhN5t35GrGK9ciA76n9NpmRLRb5sa01GGQdmRjen6w5ZV4GxCYdfr1GhDbTPtwpRP2bTv3GPzvhDWvU837k38pskDKfzmiRrfPB0gBjWJHtpxtq-4JwnWU8D9opV3MrzkYwc/w300-h400/20210311_171458.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><blockquote>At [the factory] you had to buy most of your own tools. They used to come around with with catalogs and you'd order your tools and the company took the cost out of your check. Because of that - you were always looking for a deal...buying from guys retiring, or less than perfect tools. But whatever you got, you paid for them so you took care of them. - <i>Paraphrase from a conversation with Dad</i></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Restoration</h3><div>Dad's Barcalo Linesman pliers were actually in pretty decent shape. Mostly they just needed a cleanup and a little rust removal. I read in Alloy Artifacts that the pliers were polished with blued handles. You can get a good sense of that in this picture: </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0k2qGFGzldABZafzGnPTsNXF-zU4GJwhue8L0SqXSYTGitO5IjAThywT4qO79p0D5NMZtRgqNnpS1y-tbRqIaFSNJSDa9eKX3fa9Qo_S0jDxqNReT1CVG3m3nZn-7RoGC1kpW9Q29Xhr/s4624/20210311_201914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0k2qGFGzldABZafzGnPTsNXF-zU4GJwhue8L0SqXSYTGitO5IjAThywT4qO79p0D5NMZtRgqNnpS1y-tbRqIaFSNJSDa9eKX3fa9Qo_S0jDxqNReT1CVG3m3nZn-7RoGC1kpW9Q29Xhr/w300-h400/20210311_201914.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote>Vintage books, old china, antiques; maybe I love old things so much because I feel impermanent myself. - <a href="https://joshlanyon.com/" target="_blank">Josh Lanyon</a></blockquote><a href="https://joshlanyon.com/" target="_blank"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I considered <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Cold%20Bluing" target="_blank">cold bluing</a> the handles after cleaning them up, but at the time that I restored them, which was in March of 2021 (no idea why I waited so long to post this) I was on a <i>Klein Koat Tenite</i> kick. Heck - maybe someday I'll take them off and cold blue after all! In the meantime, here's how they turned out...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tSjhvtABbqFBfmMMi_gXtabbuxHTT2Hb8qd6Uo0-Op9uFtliYQ4cIVMTOUuGcy_kEE81zwcqMWCANNIpHpwMWi2eVEfOayw76vbZxSnqGqkty_kqold-dphgldHjxt2JrL0brwsiIl1J0xclkf-GN5ZZjL6_F_jvuwGtw-Ctzp8PC1hVdmBHGJ4uu8RN/s3238/20210330_183157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2429" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tSjhvtABbqFBfmMMi_gXtabbuxHTT2Hb8qd6Uo0-Op9uFtliYQ4cIVMTOUuGcy_kEE81zwcqMWCANNIpHpwMWi2eVEfOayw76vbZxSnqGqkty_kqold-dphgldHjxt2JrL0brwsiIl1J0xclkf-GN5ZZjL6_F_jvuwGtw-Ctzp8PC1hVdmBHGJ4uu8RN/w300-h400/20210330_183157.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while these pliers may be "seconds" they'll always have a special place in my plier arsenal. They'll always make me think of my dad. I wonder what he'd think about having grips on the handles. I can almost hear him now, "why'd you do that?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafE253zwa2k2lxIJJA_JKlzB0dbuSzoORb5WN9hUJPkPzZ75O25dIrpDTO0dtzE7xmEF7tt3_p28lHPDT4v7ifmPcTF1R9XcCrfAZmbDBc9ss6e0scmoH2g7MdV2BeVLQ-oSnmUw0yen9iKCSGaxOW2y91NqLi4RZTArde4kClwf2Lk3TkSQTgv9ku7yl/s2576/20210330_183319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafE253zwa2k2lxIJJA_JKlzB0dbuSzoORb5WN9hUJPkPzZ75O25dIrpDTO0dtzE7xmEF7tt3_p28lHPDT4v7ifmPcTF1R9XcCrfAZmbDBc9ss6e0scmoH2g7MdV2BeVLQ-oSnmUw0yen9iKCSGaxOW2y91NqLi4RZTArde4kClwf2Lk3TkSQTgv9ku7yl/w300-h400/20210330_183319.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Natural Habitat</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, these pliers found the pliers rack on the tool board above the work bench to be their <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>. After all, where else would they go?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzAbdSNjmpMSMN4_gXDb-1Krl0n10t9Km7QOyzRfWkGWoEl596nxQCTG322kz_KUzMGjTxPc64zLFhKVmMmYpHj60GiHDUQyjalnTJOwFsfBBgzFqp_ne0THfJVPFk58SVxemP7G-2rXxnEszxNkeX8384DaR5QtrqtF7YQx9eV_MwOT7By4bLpwO8H3l/s4608/SAM_1714~3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzAbdSNjmpMSMN4_gXDb-1Krl0n10t9Km7QOyzRfWkGWoEl596nxQCTG322kz_KUzMGjTxPc64zLFhKVmMmYpHj60GiHDUQyjalnTJOwFsfBBgzFqp_ne0THfJVPFk58SVxemP7G-2rXxnEszxNkeX8384DaR5QtrqtF7YQx9eV_MwOT7By4bLpwO8H3l/w640-h360/SAM_1714~3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>With that, thanks for stopping by, and - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/w166-h97/George+Sig.jpg" width="166" /></div></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398897804759496475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-37766986925046453672023-09-03T21:20:00.002-04:002023-09-03T21:45:58.552-04:00Combination Square 45° Attachment<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Restoration</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Another Inherited Tool</i></span></h2><div>Letting you know from the start, this <i>should </i>be a pretty short post. As the title suggests, it's about the restoration (really just a cleanup) of what amounts to just a <i>part </i>of a tool - the center-finding/45 degree head for my combination square. This won't take long - let's get into it!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0PmU44EAX_LA7cJX4S0vjR4k598_q1CEIHcCWaFiakT12LHp_VAqImuxvm-M6dVavWO8azmyQUYdom02xz9QnOIa0uQqEl7XK3UJteErv1Pq4CC5GeaYm8WrNvST4hbq3tyZGMPNAZaaFaVmB2B_NxWC-BKHsOWpupN1WeJoNCpEiGCH35D9sA7mTAnu/s4233/20230903_175648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4233" data-original-width="3175" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0PmU44EAX_LA7cJX4S0vjR4k598_q1CEIHcCWaFiakT12LHp_VAqImuxvm-M6dVavWO8azmyQUYdom02xz9QnOIa0uQqEl7XK3UJteErv1Pq4CC5GeaYm8WrNvST4hbq3tyZGMPNAZaaFaVmB2B_NxWC-BKHsOWpupN1WeJoNCpEiGCH35D9sA7mTAnu/w300-h400/20230903_175648.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Inherited</h3><div>Much like a number of other <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Tool%20Restoration" target="_blank">tools I've restored</a>, this one was from my <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Kim%20G-Father%20Tools" target="_blank">former boss's grandfather</a>, and come in one of these two toolboxes that were chock full of tools!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlvd3wIxqxcVZCF-8DZRwpC0P7aYRTUSh8XQtB0eTzcFHjIz7NE9FD0RgzpnRDVvY3Y8-0n7RLTIpczC1IyyNpddHKFPCG_jruj_vmCE3MWOYqnp2yAQhECpW2DX9OgSG0AEQg9QxsrFvC-AwoYQOFgbK87QfjA1sd6sE9GnFfOMacCtFJwEUbWkqm7H5/s3724/20221004_174244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3724" data-original-width="2793" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlvd3wIxqxcVZCF-8DZRwpC0P7aYRTUSh8XQtB0eTzcFHjIz7NE9FD0RgzpnRDVvY3Y8-0n7RLTIpczC1IyyNpddHKFPCG_jruj_vmCE3MWOYqnp2yAQhECpW2DX9OgSG0AEQg9QxsrFvC-AwoYQOFgbK87QfjA1sd6sE9GnFfOMacCtFJwEUbWkqm7H5/w300-h400/20221004_174244.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><blockquote>Though some earlier 19th century tools were called combination squares, the modern combination square was invented in the late 1870s by American inventor Laroy S. Starrett, and patented in 1879. In 1880 he founded the L. S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, United States. The tool was originally designed for machinists, but over time became commonly used in other trades, such as woodworking. -<a href="https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/combination-squares/" target="_blank"> Robert W. Lang</a> in <i>Popular Woodworking</i></blockquote><i></i><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />My Combo Square</h3><div><div>I have no idea when I bought my combo square. If I had to estimate, I'd guess it was about '98 or '99, and I have absolutely no idea where I got it. But I've had it all these years and taken good care of it. It was made by <a href="https://www.empirelevel.com/combo-squares.php" target="_blank">Empire Level Co.</a>, which I never really heard of before. Nonetheless...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjrj-UReyUM8yG9XnpRg6qnnk5r30ifsrZ8Lu-Giwe5pE4l5lG__972oswfzTImhnAK5oueKR0Hft7nA9KNb0pZxyUSkcCYflXgmzfuSM4NMkU1TzkMQYu2TiaxlvAvcQUQvC3MOpJIhQLz0tY5RQs-9TEVpj5_TnorCW1HHzBGTyrbo05QBuolktAJaj/s2727/20230903_174738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="2046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjrj-UReyUM8yG9XnpRg6qnnk5r30ifsrZ8Lu-Giwe5pE4l5lG__972oswfzTImhnAK5oueKR0Hft7nA9KNb0pZxyUSkcCYflXgmzfuSM4NMkU1TzkMQYu2TiaxlvAvcQUQvC3MOpJIhQLz0tY5RQs-9TEVpj5_TnorCW1HHzBGTyrbo05QBuolktAJaj/w300-h400/20230903_174738.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And although there are several different attachments (aka heads) for combo squares, mine only had the standard head. It's the most basic of the attachments, but has a lot of versatility as described in Wikipedia, the standard head can be used as a:<div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Square, for marking and referencing 90° angles and checking if surfaces are flat and square to one another.</li><li>Miter square, for marking and referencing 45° angles, such as in woodworking for miter joints.</li><li>Spirit level, to check if a surface is level or similarly if a surface or edge is plumb (vertical).</li><li>Depth gauge or height gauge.</li><li>Form of marking gauge for marking lines parallel to an edge, by setting the head to a certain distance from the end of the rule.</li><li>Reference for directly transferring dimensions without needing to take a measurement, minimizing measurement errors and inaccuracies.</li></ul></div><div>Although I always wanted some of the other heads (mostly because they looked cool), I never really <i>needed </i>any of them, so I was never willing to part with the cash. But if one were given to me!</div><div><br /></div><div><h3>The Attachment</h3><div>Like I said, I inherited this attachment, and was quite excited when I found it in one of the tool boxes. The center-finder head can be used for:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Marking lines through the center of circular or square objects, such as dowels. Making multiple marks at different angles can be used to identify the point at the center of the circle.</li><li>Marking lines perpendicular to a curved edge (normal lines).</li><li>Bisecting square corners to mark a 45° angle.</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got it, the head was in pretty decent shape with just a bit of surface rust, and some minor pitting in a non-essential area. SO I soaked it in some rust remover, then sanded the appropriate surfaces to a nice shine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7u0vc-OhIY2TNGdh12VLMKKBJwpN45fa_Kkb3Hvp7azRJqJGKDXVdbfPg11dc7Q1EXZWG2IHCMdevRRCY8xZIQa-XAQI2YjIwrVXWzYWwHd0Nt124VCA2qkd6lWeo3wb7GO_o_Mu-oDX1Rwc0OM8lIfj6oRY0Zx9WwswuRNpWA979QzXKlXrNPaCAaat/s4624/20221017_172909~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7u0vc-OhIY2TNGdh12VLMKKBJwpN45fa_Kkb3Hvp7azRJqJGKDXVdbfPg11dc7Q1EXZWG2IHCMdevRRCY8xZIQa-XAQI2YjIwrVXWzYWwHd0Nt124VCA2qkd6lWeo3wb7GO_o_Mu-oDX1Rwc0OM8lIfj6oRY0Zx9WwswuRNpWA979QzXKlXrNPaCAaat/w300-h400/20221017_172909~3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that, I just used some Testor's enamel to paint the old black surfaces and give it an essentially brand new appearance!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2z37luM_iLctnALoxMzr31L4sN1IjsiT5DdU9G4pqsOWOT7AlNCkAA4ykVLVzK7Nduh4ihHB8XU_zL_iYks7MFVz4auQ_t03MJ1slFlTkWDe9vwQFOhgQKiyAwAUlz5r0V01WbZaWRRjRavpSPuD7gxaTPuVE1vtjQxPjPl1GSMqeG_lRUCkFq4JByZ2/s3187/20230903_141001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="2391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2z37luM_iLctnALoxMzr31L4sN1IjsiT5DdU9G4pqsOWOT7AlNCkAA4ykVLVzK7Nduh4ihHB8XU_zL_iYks7MFVz4auQ_t03MJ1slFlTkWDe9vwQFOhgQKiyAwAUlz5r0V01WbZaWRRjRavpSPuD7gxaTPuVE1vtjQxPjPl1GSMqeG_lRUCkFq4JByZ2/w300-h400/20230903_141001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">And et voilà - Done!</h3><div><div>Like I said - this was going to be a short post! This little project didn't take much, but it was fun. On top of that - I now have another attachment for my square and - how cool is that?</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z67QrdV6qhIlRFQQyC9gkyl8WwIM9ArWJTBOJfO55sW8vPVGNA6xjWZXB8C0P_IUR4z90Vt62AHSH_0RoOw1JyTLpcd0RgqT8UWNjTn2REzC_0feK7NefGqP2tSiyqeCvBBIx4mM8D_QxW5HmyA8OdvHeSm4LNfrCcRLPUHdVMCl-DyygVggmpjnfl7u/s3939/20230903_175120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3939" data-original-width="2954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z67QrdV6qhIlRFQQyC9gkyl8WwIM9ArWJTBOJfO55sW8vPVGNA6xjWZXB8C0P_IUR4z90Vt62AHSH_0RoOw1JyTLpcd0RgqT8UWNjTn2REzC_0feK7NefGqP2tSiyqeCvBBIx4mM8D_QxW5HmyA8OdvHeSm4LNfrCcRLPUHdVMCl-DyygVggmpjnfl7u/w300-h400/20230903_175120.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's just a slightly closer look at the attachment!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv6WS5v7__Vhh-eXmSecUP_7j40qR5Q-Uv50O1bFsRoePzy-P3bcwJ8R5H3UfvN5nZFfn_viWie2saJ763SvrjONjKOIEpwUUlITAZj6j9uhfQLrPYzLgcmoWOWNOVtVOs5OqgL6khEJYj4UNg4JKm0Y1POZp4Cm4OoY1fhzatC_tJOOVKiuQLKIAspHQ/s3024/20230903_175219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv6WS5v7__Vhh-eXmSecUP_7j40qR5Q-Uv50O1bFsRoePzy-P3bcwJ8R5H3UfvN5nZFfn_viWie2saJ763SvrjONjKOIEpwUUlITAZj6j9uhfQLrPYzLgcmoWOWNOVtVOs5OqgL6khEJYj4UNg4JKm0Y1POZp4Cm4OoY1fhzatC_tJOOVKiuQLKIAspHQ/w300-h400/20230903_175219.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, here it is all together. In actuality, you probably wouldn't use both heads on the ruler at the same time, but it looks cool like this!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n-X6R0_MtCxvFz_0MP_Vd5fUyngmmpHIZ_SzsRk4jPMx1UCDJJlgs5B_m_eSqO9Obgf_jKU_wLAYIDD2fW-N2N9nvtMapmWkotf5-zIX6ngOwKkqr5g6RgMIF4J-vC99R8K1rcKtZKjjeXJ6bQEFns7mzHTTZozRcdS9uUXkT2Z85DJsvAOHqeE4vokC/s4624/20230903_175243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n-X6R0_MtCxvFz_0MP_Vd5fUyngmmpHIZ_SzsRk4jPMx1UCDJJlgs5B_m_eSqO9Obgf_jKU_wLAYIDD2fW-N2N9nvtMapmWkotf5-zIX6ngOwKkqr5g6RgMIF4J-vC99R8K1rcKtZKjjeXJ6bQEFns7mzHTTZozRcdS9uUXkT2Z85DJsvAOHqeE4vokC/w300-h400/20230903_175243.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Its Natural Habitat</h3></div><div>Now that I have the 45 degree combo square attachment, I needed to find a spot to keep it. I decided its new <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a> would be in the measuring tool drawer in <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/02/gerstner-sons-tool-chest-refurb.html" target="_blank">my restored Gerstner tool chest</a>!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdSc2snnDAKNslrty96rpVkEq17BVNbfmPC5zXlCVkdizwCktVyQuLz0YKPfJgAwr4Ql11MpZLR_dRdN5dU1goHR2P-K4L3BWPDVbB6bshxDEWqBflfaSUyBVyMXi5XNq1oUq6mYcuk64TM5HifHMkpSJdVxIdLn5wT6JQlZGQx7HNrzX2gcINEnGfKWu/s4624/20230903_175654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdSc2snnDAKNslrty96rpVkEq17BVNbfmPC5zXlCVkdizwCktVyQuLz0YKPfJgAwr4Ql11MpZLR_dRdN5dU1goHR2P-K4L3BWPDVbB6bshxDEWqBflfaSUyBVyMXi5XNq1oUq6mYcuk64TM5HifHMkpSJdVxIdLn5wT6JQlZGQx7HNrzX2gcINEnGfKWu/w300-h400/20230903_175654.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I know this was a short and simple post, and if you've made it to the end - thanks for stopping by.</div><div><br /></div><div>See ya' next time!<br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-11461755312536585032023-09-02T20:59:00.002-04:002023-12-04T23:13:24.731-05:00The Old Estate Sale Stool<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Repurposing</b></span></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>A Piece for Holding Planters</i></span></h2><div>This little project stems from a stool I picked up at an estate sale probably no less than ten years ago. I don't really remember much about the estate sale other than it was at a house on what is probably the nicest street in the city. I guess the only other kind of memorable thing about this estate sale was that when I grabbed this bench, the person taking the money made a snide comment about me taking the cheap five dollar stool. Not one to get embroiled in petty arguments, I just paid and walked away. </div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYLsZmlZP1nQoYOh80Mm1cZlDfvtIh5H3chMeGzt7maxMpeOJCQ_oBQgaqq0G4b-pNvDVC8YiVh1MKRbCR5t5mmIiR9ud-Ijg21mWk9Wu8pC8xnbNdqTbbrN6-Ao-tvskzw5BCMgZrem-D6y_gyG7UQ3c5hSkSJBKzzf8TJW5-Y8Yz2Wm6es2iArLvUei/s2230/20230831_215811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="1672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYLsZmlZP1nQoYOh80Mm1cZlDfvtIh5H3chMeGzt7maxMpeOJCQ_oBQgaqq0G4b-pNvDVC8YiVh1MKRbCR5t5mmIiR9ud-Ijg21mWk9Wu8pC8xnbNdqTbbrN6-Ao-tvskzw5BCMgZrem-D6y_gyG7UQ3c5hSkSJBKzzf8TJW5-Y8Yz2Wm6es2iArLvUei/w300-h400/20230831_215811.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">What Was The Point?</h3><div>Quite frankly, I don't even know why I bought this silly little stool. Likely, I was just thinking about having a stool for the workshop. Back in those days, my workshop was the only place I smoked in the house, so I was probably looking for a place to sit while having a smoke.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgn_s6kOxA9rAhPIq8TupToa5YNSM-J7Tc6B4UZpAv4hzrZ7jM_oACjsx1NT8uIWZJV7i30XhV736cKkUtKWpZ6ehVGo_KMcfIK9ZJcFi8xl7rZmWEtxgL--vYG-focYPgrBtkf6I5hsJyF0hrZkRvOR6rsyNSL_0FIVua_-FYDbBlSdPFeN8mOXAG4E4/s733/20191128_135457-picsay-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgn_s6kOxA9rAhPIq8TupToa5YNSM-J7Tc6B4UZpAv4hzrZ7jM_oACjsx1NT8uIWZJV7i30XhV736cKkUtKWpZ6ehVGo_KMcfIK9ZJcFi8xl7rZmWEtxgL--vYG-focYPgrBtkf6I5hsJyF0hrZkRvOR6rsyNSL_0FIVua_-FYDbBlSdPFeN8mOXAG4E4/w300-h400/20191128_135457-picsay-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, I quit smoking about three and a half years ago now, and one morning, I had the idea it was time to get a new stool for the workshop. Back in 2020 I thought about a barstool kind of thing, and thought maybe they had something at Lowes. I no sooner walked in the store and saw exactly what I was looking for! And a quick $69 later, <a href="https://www.house173.com/2020/06/new-seating-for-workshop.html" target="_blank">173 had an actual shop stool</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKomCo0eQTCkiuV0KGrgtnocnvP4tCwlMnh4bXYocZnFy9Ukq3oK4mUSBPRmxXXD9uh217dwV4oSHFM5C0SKkqtI2o55CdIVZDIwZTOV-QuKxcu6py70bEqjTa-KW4YaTuxl9Mvq9BkVXrBHQWkP56SiLLsWVt9coWCTMqE12SB35l0C59kGbjzPA_BZ2Q/s400/20200601_115054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKomCo0eQTCkiuV0KGrgtnocnvP4tCwlMnh4bXYocZnFy9Ukq3oK4mUSBPRmxXXD9uh217dwV4oSHFM5C0SKkqtI2o55CdIVZDIwZTOV-QuKxcu6py70bEqjTa-KW4YaTuxl9Mvq9BkVXrBHQWkP56SiLLsWVt9coWCTMqE12SB35l0C59kGbjzPA_BZ2Q/w300-h400/20200601_115054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Repurposing! </h3><div><div>So - no more smoking, and an actual shop stool meant there was no longer a need for the little estate sale stool. But, being the repurposing sort, that little stool hung around until a few weeks ago when it had finally come time to do something with the stool or get rid of it. We chose repurposing it into a piece for holding planters out in the back yard. But it needed painting first. Here's how it started out. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCIsUwCSrU0e0Uk3Hz4xH1rij72-AKJaHR1KtvfHY69kPDvuauHTdJFir5Q5K_TPVs2C2vrRfRCgC446dL6wgy5y-xb57qqatHZGATWDAEisRf1dpJpAA-wtv2x4cSf8J50mMLSNrP3wr9PWUZlbhRSSTLs_962HVU4irHpCHj-u1TPnggMYi8yXRLN__/s4032/20200601_102802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCIsUwCSrU0e0Uk3Hz4xH1rij72-AKJaHR1KtvfHY69kPDvuauHTdJFir5Q5K_TPVs2C2vrRfRCgC446dL6wgy5y-xb57qqatHZGATWDAEisRf1dpJpAA-wtv2x4cSf8J50mMLSNrP3wr9PWUZlbhRSSTLs_962HVU4irHpCHj-u1TPnggMYi8yXRLN__/w300-h400/20200601_102802.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><div><blockquote>The colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas. - <a href="https://www.edvardmunch.org/" target="_blank">Edvard Munch</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.edvardmunch.org/" target="_blank"></a></div></div><div><br />Well, when we first picked this stool up at the estate sale, the seat was painted. Apparently I removed the paint, and for who knows what reason, I abandoned the project. I think the original plan was to remove the paint and either re-paint or stain it. But - abandoned!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Oven" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2Zjn7Os_B6zksfdd0BmQbdhDg9mfv8xfqIm0C96JuaUQSJ9E6HiwjOVHuCZ2s95qhDo8LczvaGthPSk_xiyEa21FHyYnNf44zEuz4KmI_6P7d8OxcZoec8CUJ7Fend30or36iB3CoorFB8IKErjkUf8ZXZlRib8qribMz5OoihAOr8o6GtqgLymb_LfX/w309-h400/20220817_214754_0000.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Prepping! </h3><div>Finally, a couple weeks ago (and I don't know where the immediate motivation came from) I decided it was time to actually <i>do </i>something with this stool. So, up on the bench it went!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHPkzCvgwnPcDFGc_oQGjS3t2AjECtulFLzKh4hAYkRd-UX1bP8uDj_4iLVLEqJZ2M6Mv4oPAMki7HjRWcj43KSZHkwL9oiKrSBPoSyfQhD7PDwBsYcZcYPxNSjrjkR8ex_JDAvU8z2GfmUnz3mmZj53feqqG4OuCEE9lWnp6MYy74o3Jn-GWY-U2Wpi2/s4624/20230716_120326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHPkzCvgwnPcDFGc_oQGjS3t2AjECtulFLzKh4hAYkRd-UX1bP8uDj_4iLVLEqJZ2M6Mv4oPAMki7HjRWcj43KSZHkwL9oiKrSBPoSyfQhD7PDwBsYcZcYPxNSjrjkR8ex_JDAvU8z2GfmUnz3mmZj53feqqG4OuCEE9lWnp6MYy74o3Jn-GWY-U2Wpi2/w300-h400/20230716_120326.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I immediately started in with an arsenal of scrapers. The legs and rungs were round and decorative so I knew this was going to be a little work intensive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLokuyEL7_Dxyki7ZfBNyAkV6XpZLF_66Gp6bwIm8ykZRyj19odxJGzeF2nlw7Gs_ohW1yQ0RUBnjhe2_NJ_ZorBc2jMTcDXNXXlSgmDIQMZcEVi8Pd8Ey-Hg_2tpT7TJN6E92rmLz1I818JoZ3lQi5HB6pQpNCprpgZGnZ0FXd3cJtpE9-Hn8w3EuNiT/s4624/20230716_120655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLokuyEL7_Dxyki7ZfBNyAkV6XpZLF_66Gp6bwIm8ykZRyj19odxJGzeF2nlw7Gs_ohW1yQ0RUBnjhe2_NJ_ZorBc2jMTcDXNXXlSgmDIQMZcEVi8Pd8Ey-Hg_2tpT7TJN6E92rmLz1I818JoZ3lQi5HB6pQpNCprpgZGnZ0FXd3cJtpE9-Hn8w3EuNiT/w300-h400/20230716_120655.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buuut - after a lot less time than I care to admit, I opted for paint remover!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzdxg5lTdyRr9urqeGIwtOUP6UfHWf5m3lxFFYyQUDPsXlgeo2YSAtaO3_q6SAxQFjyR1230wawlkKd31CnXZO-7XSFON1jhMHcDH9UIcz_0hiqmSiS8zj_Ejm-WwsDXzdk-84GEb11v0OFdbcAexHb7T-or2fff46aT4lvLDuaih3VfSUHR7gv4SNWE4/s4624/20230716_135450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzdxg5lTdyRr9urqeGIwtOUP6UfHWf5m3lxFFYyQUDPsXlgeo2YSAtaO3_q6SAxQFjyR1230wawlkKd31CnXZO-7XSFON1jhMHcDH9UIcz_0hiqmSiS8zj_Ejm-WwsDXzdk-84GEb11v0OFdbcAexHb7T-or2fff46aT4lvLDuaih3VfSUHR7gv4SNWE4/w300-h400/20230716_135450.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which made the task so much easier!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAprxbgo6NMqk_4DyDhZXjyKBW1v2-bzbpcEeXPHNgUUO2Du2viAK6V6Wb65ACPlXIWS3GazzWvsbvtvs_3RSVdyKF0a20-07Qe5_rHYroPgBiT2-H54DzZSMU1y52DVgXHMH1TtRWjIH_vkryUfuZtl5CxKfsN6UbP5IhL1FWN4oCKGkQkvNgv1xZaS1/s3375/20230726_202514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="2532" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAprxbgo6NMqk_4DyDhZXjyKBW1v2-bzbpcEeXPHNgUUO2Du2viAK6V6Wb65ACPlXIWS3GazzWvsbvtvs_3RSVdyKF0a20-07Qe5_rHYroPgBiT2-H54DzZSMU1y52DVgXHMH1TtRWjIH_vkryUfuZtl5CxKfsN6UbP5IhL1FWN4oCKGkQkvNgv1xZaS1/w300-h400/20230726_202514.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After most of the paint was off, I decided to go outside and have at it with the sander. I really should start with the sander a little earlier when I'm doing a project that isn't detail dependent. After all, the stool will be outside all spring, summer and probably fall for as many years as it holds together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3MEsz0dPrrtMU5UYzfIZQBVCpNFGI6PWvGm44QJnV8vKQaKOIcDqfa04pCPyTRTC6JdbDeNmzJGRijEkol9W2a9MQiYNxc0En4HV5wtaEtMCp1FEiOkouEI6oDUQ7RUet2MDn5huXr2hzP1GWVZ4AYR3v3phjDNuB6-UPicwSPOW8e-e6sqKIn_3-QnG/s4359/20230820_115126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4359" data-original-width="3269" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3MEsz0dPrrtMU5UYzfIZQBVCpNFGI6PWvGm44QJnV8vKQaKOIcDqfa04pCPyTRTC6JdbDeNmzJGRijEkol9W2a9MQiYNxc0En4HV5wtaEtMCp1FEiOkouEI6oDUQ7RUet2MDn5huXr2hzP1GWVZ4AYR3v3phjDNuB6-UPicwSPOW8e-e6sqKIn_3-QnG/w300-h400/20230820_115126.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>A few of my favorite painted furniture posts:</font></b><br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/03/the-plant-stand_12.html" target="_blank">The Plant Stand</a> - March, 2016<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2019/04/legacy-project-shoe-rack-for-back-porch_13.html" target="_blank">Shoe Rack for the Back Porch</a> - April, 2019<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2013/06/made-at-173-rustic-bookcase_14.html" target="_blank">Rustic Book Case for the Front Porch</a> - 2013<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2011/09/retro-project-umbrella-stand_4.html" target="_blank">Umbrella Stand for the Back Porch</a> - 2011<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Here's a whole collection of <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Painted%20Furniture" target="_blank">Painted Furniture</a> Posts</font></p></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Painting! </h3><div><div>The original plan was to paint the stool yellow but we didn'y have enough yellow paint on hand to be sure the job could be done. What to do? Well, about a year ago I<a href="https://www.house173.com/2022/08/1929-rigid-pipe-wrench-restoration.html" target="_blank"> restored a 1929 Rigid pipe wrench</a>. Thinking it would match Rigid's orange (man was I wrong!) I used Krylon's Gloss Pumpkin Orange paint on the tool, which left probably 3/4 of a can in our collection of partially used spray paints. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33IKYoASNrP16eIc4xS8cfJNdryM1XQQ2eWAPcy5dwvSDmg-yG6xHnBwG_dmp3ovDhIGMOkjh7718bCjguALql0PMaIzIKEc5moJXF_KHhnKzak6zB8nfFSmtnWJ7olH2NN3g733QoNhFUaL-E4w1W2G5fSxuOSfwlTPOJ5hUTexN7mzRsXW7uI8QJPtb/s400/20220821_124044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33IKYoASNrP16eIc4xS8cfJNdryM1XQQ2eWAPcy5dwvSDmg-yG6xHnBwG_dmp3ovDhIGMOkjh7718bCjguALql0PMaIzIKEc5moJXF_KHhnKzak6zB8nfFSmtnWJ7olH2NN3g733QoNhFUaL-E4w1W2G5fSxuOSfwlTPOJ5hUTexN7mzRsXW7uI8QJPtb/w300-h400/20220821_124044.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>But after three coats, the paint just wasn't covering very well, although you can't really tell in this picture. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbI-u8yl1tEquG0YbANbLFBOZCJmNFMOcz84SRexXA6S5BD5La3QSBoOrK2OoUhnh4AWxExGg4rJ1cWfiIvZCsOyvUPtHh030kpQ9BI3zUPUU8J1RrRzLxtXTPaj0pMUULkv8H0-m0XJHaEzBpX9w0EY2lkD8A1V3ejRA2ZXQ29DSkzNSdqj0uwwbmKS7/s2150/20230820_145358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="1613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbI-u8yl1tEquG0YbANbLFBOZCJmNFMOcz84SRexXA6S5BD5La3QSBoOrK2OoUhnh4AWxExGg4rJ1cWfiIvZCsOyvUPtHh030kpQ9BI3zUPUU8J1RrRzLxtXTPaj0pMUULkv8H0-m0XJHaEzBpX9w0EY2lkD8A1V3ejRA2ZXQ29DSkzNSdqj0uwwbmKS7/w300-h400/20230820_145358.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>So I went to Lowe's, Walmart and Home Depot to get another can, but it seems the Pumpkin Orange may have been discontinued. So I picked up Krylon's Creamsicle Orange, which seemed to be the closest match. It worked out pretty good and was a close enough match that even if I did miss a spot you wouldn't be able to tell - unless you're<i> one of those</i> people! </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>I forgive nothing. If you stole my orange crayon in the fifth grade, you’re still on my hit list, buddy. ― <i>Jonathan Carroll</i></blockquote><i></i></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, I did the completely unconventional and put a couple coats of clear Flex Seal just to make the stool last a little longer in the weather. No idea if it'll work but there's nothing to lose. I think it turned out pretty nice!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlk3UOJosIL9JlS3zJ5Ota0JeqNeBo1DH7OO6-Sr3XtIzsD0R6h_RpL4yYggOnygxsWSFwlKBFgxWXNidXf6mCZG7nTYyly6lizf9wLz1dhSpTFE5u-kKm0IUI4sTP1li3N77fJyxmn9Du690GPjJXptgZhfjlMy-gfZdhovcLYFoSYSzsoR8ur33-BYB/s2230/20230831_215811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="1672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlk3UOJosIL9JlS3zJ5Ota0JeqNeBo1DH7OO6-Sr3XtIzsD0R6h_RpL4yYggOnygxsWSFwlKBFgxWXNidXf6mCZG7nTYyly6lizf9wLz1dhSpTFE5u-kKm0IUI4sTP1li3N77fJyxmn9Du690GPjJXptgZhfjlMy-gfZdhovcLYFoSYSzsoR8ur33-BYB/w300-h400/20230831_215811.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><div><h3><br />Its Natural Habitat - For Now </h3><div>It turned out that not having enough yellow paint was fortuitous indeed! The orange looks awesome in the yard, and here's the stool in its new <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat</a>!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxR34pC5bLCWwqLwpWjMODbwiW6QurFAqbnzJM-44taC4N8af_lgNWJgPng144vaJ_8n7LZJqodjrAD8h2WLawQQu6_KOwWaDC_ALuZI5MHnj-v61wM7kMVS5RL4FE74JWm3YwG_VpveVLgM4dNRdPuEbb-zjeMdhKdzDqGDxtpwK2inb15Q63cHz8qlM/s3823/20230831_165427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="2867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxR34pC5bLCWwqLwpWjMODbwiW6QurFAqbnzJM-44taC4N8af_lgNWJgPng144vaJ_8n7LZJqodjrAD8h2WLawQQu6_KOwWaDC_ALuZI5MHnj-v61wM7kMVS5RL4FE74JWm3YwG_VpveVLgM4dNRdPuEbb-zjeMdhKdzDqGDxtpwK2inb15Q63cHz8qlM/w300-h400/20230831_165427.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The orange stool really stands out nice with the green without being too intrusive...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJUy9o9a_Zl3X-jr6XpKesroNZoUaov6elfUvLn81C_heCKpR8mTigFfkJucmHdrOd_pdUuxDRK8leymO4D6WxAvlmAGOXOdTGTSBb9OVDrw5xfV9X4WWZEIa7FKGsGYHqhg9he4vK6N2oz9vjCZrLOz3kC9cxmD9xyLWsUAXdmetXq0blWWSWrvuuJuH/s2822/20230831_165452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2116" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJUy9o9a_Zl3X-jr6XpKesroNZoUaov6elfUvLn81C_heCKpR8mTigFfkJucmHdrOd_pdUuxDRK8leymO4D6WxAvlmAGOXOdTGTSBb9OVDrw5xfV9X4WWZEIa7FKGsGYHqhg9he4vK6N2oz9vjCZrLOz3kC9cxmD9xyLWsUAXdmetXq0blWWSWrvuuJuH/w300-h400/20230831_165452.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A last look - makes for a nice vignette...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKvS565oy1YJzjPln9pLz-pBkRYVJYTO8bQ8ffiyLFXdFQKprgnaR_VkYOjNfMt9BHRPGNrGXqkoe7pzLur4QALlg7xJka9-KQ1g8mAEm7zO3V3Hv4cUyRao6tgWBuF82WEOKX3CEkBjecsHnvGujPqIlCQPe3EaV6FDZEVzG96TCoJCPOAJsxEIxQne/s3926/20230831_165442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3926" data-original-width="2944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKvS565oy1YJzjPln9pLz-pBkRYVJYTO8bQ8ffiyLFXdFQKprgnaR_VkYOjNfMt9BHRPGNrGXqkoe7pzLur4QALlg7xJka9-KQ1g8mAEm7zO3V3Hv4cUyRao6tgWBuF82WEOKX3CEkBjecsHnvGujPqIlCQPe3EaV6FDZEVzG96TCoJCPOAJsxEIxQne/w300-h400/20230831_165442.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Hey - thanks for stopping by, see ya' next time!<br /></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846646480623308662.post-59356546124216169892023-08-23T16:26:00.006-04:002023-08-24T23:01:04.278-04:00Sidewalk Edger Restoration<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Restoration</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's something to be said about that recently-fashionable idiom, "I was today years old when I learned <i>(insert seemingly obvious or surprising piece of knowledge)</i>." About a week ago I was saying just that...I was today years old when I learned that a sidewalk edger wasn't some in-the-distant-past novelty tool. And while the one I want to talk about today may not be ancient, these edgers are readily available online - essentially unchanged from mine! Let's get into it...<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33Gnrq98BXsKoD2RfU3D6dN4P6JQ_SQ73bD1a9CIxGMiEd21yR67vXwJr3zFc3mexIBB_Ui3nb8nbLHdNzwhlhAiY8gzeCKAXPDpVaZwI8fc0OahgWpI9u6uLHc4cX8Cu5okNEFGki2LCoOyjvWj8pdjR8uIcDGugTX187vZL6oW7DC1TS1OX_OMDCHTE/s4624/20230818_170649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33Gnrq98BXsKoD2RfU3D6dN4P6JQ_SQ73bD1a9CIxGMiEd21yR67vXwJr3zFc3mexIBB_Ui3nb8nbLHdNzwhlhAiY8gzeCKAXPDpVaZwI8fc0OahgWpI9u6uLHc4cX8Cu5okNEFGki2LCoOyjvWj8pdjR8uIcDGugTX187vZL6oW7DC1TS1OX_OMDCHTE/w300-h400/20230818_170649.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><blockquote>While we’d all like to think that we’re generally knowledgeable, sometimes life throws a curveball at us. When you least expect it, you hear something that you can’t believe you didn’t know before, something you didn’t know until you were today years old. You know what they say—you learn something new every day!<br /><br />For example: “I was #todayyearsold when I learned…’this little piggy went to market’ does NOT mean he went grocery shopping. Floored.” —via twitter.com/u/@buzzbishop (<a href="https://www.rd.com/list/today-years-old/">Reader's Digest</a>)</blockquote><br /><h3>The Heck is an Edger? </h3><div>I'm glad you asked! This little rotary edger has an 18-pointed blade attached to a wheel. On the outside of the blade is a kind of baffle that constitutes a self-sharpener to keep the cutting edges, well you guessed it - sharp! All attached to what amounts to a hoe handle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9fnQMklfYrjPlsGcS96rorSuxUF_vDLeO7ZrX6sWD3uk5Gp517areLhOVBzz1vYa5R5TaHJIc21NoVHFq4zcvbGM9GC-P395G9xhXVz4PudNDE5ZKiCKszesaIRPhi1nx7pz1K8DXI0qcMXnelMO4CvESg--y1rMHyqVH24a9X5d5pkE8lpXOoduYlRV/s4624/20230818_170649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9fnQMklfYrjPlsGcS96rorSuxUF_vDLeO7ZrX6sWD3uk5Gp517areLhOVBzz1vYa5R5TaHJIc21NoVHFq4zcvbGM9GC-P395G9xhXVz4PudNDE5ZKiCKszesaIRPhi1nx7pz1K8DXI0qcMXnelMO4CvESg--y1rMHyqVH24a9X5d5pkE8lpXOoduYlRV/w300-h400/20230818_170649.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>This edger is good for trimming along the sidewalk and driveway. Basically you just put the wheel on the sidewalk with the blade hanging along the side of the sidewalk, then roll back and forth and it trims the grass at the edge of the sidewalk. I guess it's all in the name! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI4oxqonnqg_-LPwe45BZP-iAJptjaCFON4P3DuzSwfTZs8GuY_VPJSUQnqFGrWpWjHy73J7zoL7NNMroiEnuG85h4fVfvrsUXzIrV03xsKLRpar9ulqhPQA-ZUKtj331PrAH1PjDz-YHy9vagNbBlRbNyQ6HtToy50_ncl-j6lUSYXP46yEY2yTyQ8z5/s4624/20230818_170656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI4oxqonnqg_-LPwe45BZP-iAJptjaCFON4P3DuzSwfTZs8GuY_VPJSUQnqFGrWpWjHy73J7zoL7NNMroiEnuG85h4fVfvrsUXzIrV03xsKLRpar9ulqhPQA-ZUKtj331PrAH1PjDz-YHy9vagNbBlRbNyQ6HtToy50_ncl-j6lUSYXP46yEY2yTyQ8z5/w300-h400/20230818_170656.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Union Fork and Hoe Co. </h3><div><div>The Union Fork & Hoe Company started in 1907 after the United States Hoe & Tool Company and the Continental Tool Company merged. Its industry was lawn and garden tools and its headquarters remained in Columbus, Ohio. The company was acquired by the Vision Hardware Group in 1986, and the Union Fork & Hoe Company moniker went extinct in 1993.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcgk_7A8DJ5Gwkn5pPgAVeCqvgQ8Yjtpn2Ad402zgsYEF9D2ROIiz6tD16Wy1BRNc4wjJyIGwLPx3yuJlehGnUDIiqclSrCl0LM76L1B8Lh8gFVLeseRlcmrhQTaMF2Ruji8jSdD1JUCils1cfz1ZPJ4lvSW_MR2JS0Sjup-j8O6mki9yOxPzG8VuoH99/s483/1934-The-Union-Fork-Hoe-Co-Advertisement%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcgk_7A8DJ5Gwkn5pPgAVeCqvgQ8Yjtpn2Ad402zgsYEF9D2ROIiz6tD16Wy1BRNc4wjJyIGwLPx3yuJlehGnUDIiqclSrCl0LM76L1B8Lh8gFVLeseRlcmrhQTaMF2Ruji8jSdD1JUCils1cfz1ZPJ4lvSW_MR2JS0Sjup-j8O6mki9yOxPzG8VuoH99/w288-h320/1934-The-Union-Fork-Hoe-Co-Advertisement%20(1).jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div>A very close look at the handle of the edger revealed it had been made by the Union Fork and Hoe Company out of Columbus, Ohio.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC_PrxDnOtuVNueakjQpD84tvrvqR_xygE9n-IVhT_2a0RdyCfZRIxpW1PKbjzZiCmwvebt5iHGw14bTp-Y6tjGEdpZk2LgLZxqRHN-y4PbmqP94o7I70nAWyS5Nn4EZVej6_wvC3cAPYiZ6l4XoLm8af0ySDIM24ouFK5uGgL_5_KCSXf74t4seaTq5h/s1438/20230820_195556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC_PrxDnOtuVNueakjQpD84tvrvqR_xygE9n-IVhT_2a0RdyCfZRIxpW1PKbjzZiCmwvebt5iHGw14bTp-Y6tjGEdpZk2LgLZxqRHN-y4PbmqP94o7I70nAWyS5Nn4EZVej6_wvC3cAPYiZ6l4XoLm8af0ySDIM24ouFK5uGgL_5_KCSXf74t4seaTq5h/w300-h400/20230820_195556.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The logo on the handle looked like the "U" in this picture:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jnn7_Zs6kCHPbydP2IZwzcCCoGO8hDPBHPWLLnbimYbTe9tWjvF1vqHOrsQtBE6OylAaVreXYGmJKqXLQQOl7urVDXyPUzEmZusxWVQ4kG6Mzq23vkDBJCqT0f7CUdcgJXc5sPs_4peyfPymTXoZMQNuxDeLWYoY0d2mvudRZsWWgonXLpAo07Qgr6gg/s1975/Screenshot_20230820_200329_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jnn7_Zs6kCHPbydP2IZwzcCCoGO8hDPBHPWLLnbimYbTe9tWjvF1vqHOrsQtBE6OylAaVreXYGmJKqXLQQOl7urVDXyPUzEmZusxWVQ4kG6Mzq23vkDBJCqT0f7CUdcgJXc5sPs_4peyfPymTXoZMQNuxDeLWYoY0d2mvudRZsWWgonXLpAo07Qgr6gg/w219-h400/Screenshot_20230820_200329_Chrome.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which in turn helped to date this tool from somewhere between 1963 and 1993. Which means this tool isn't real old, but it's kinda <i>old school</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.house173.com/2018/10/ode-to-hemlock-at-173.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1094" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZGeDHVSU1g8Duydps59j940FGMughzJVVtXVoBytGZb1AQ7bzWqNvQFvXhUm9Djl8OgzlzU1fTthh3BIegHkakAyM88gHbgfwCgWBhjQBuoIWywkqqTLXMaSfj_Sy2cVD4CuZWR9lft28E2MstLj61xirxrM14GLk6FMxYr0cFEIytQOphFvhaGfMM0D/w320-h320/png_20220117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><h3>The Get and The Why </h3><div>This edger came into the hands of 173 in one of two ways:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It was here at the house when we got 'er and was left by <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Mosher" target="_blank">the Mosher's</a></li><li>One of the neighbors saw me on me knees edging the sidewalk with shears and clippers and "loaned" it to me a bunch of years ago</li></ul></div>Here's the clippers and shears I was using to edge the sidewalks back in the day. You know, the day back when I could crawl around on my knees, squeezing the shears for an hour or two and still get up! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L7iaj8w1rW96dcENX74eKZwYNjCPAOJ70P3vDhJqC4Mt7_U9XF-rapnXsD7mss3bUBIhsl7cavlW1l1TBebLLvDHTy66S-es0uedjD4X2_OSQk355_HlaThcV6cb-BLSe7uQDcVOUt-IxQ3W5S8Fi7n7k5NdpDRp-pZfsCd5Rd1bZd3ymjH2gW0nBNGm/s4624/20230823_151208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L7iaj8w1rW96dcENX74eKZwYNjCPAOJ70P3vDhJqC4Mt7_U9XF-rapnXsD7mss3bUBIhsl7cavlW1l1TBebLLvDHTy66S-es0uedjD4X2_OSQk355_HlaThcV6cb-BLSe7uQDcVOUt-IxQ3W5S8Fi7n7k5NdpDRp-pZfsCd5Rd1bZd3ymjH2gW0nBNGm/w300-h400/20230823_151208.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Like I said, one way or the other, there seems to be some debate on the subject. Nonetheless, this edger came to 173 and has stood in a corner of the basement for years. Well, a couple weeks ago I took a straight shovel to the edges and got them all cleaned up and looking crisp. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3Tzw1N9O1y8qhL-ylMmiZ0Ijo6PvcBk2HvkeXc-xFY7nXdbqiAB5y_iXNd9JMgv1wKib0fv7SthQgc_lMPKePXjfqJwRy739okInzUr4w0OBG3Eb9fo7RFh74UhPa__KaKSxloKdkImAKDiUwCMQLNNkCZuYr6jA_YUX52MDpL1J_KqtPGRPM5Kpf1jN/s4624/20230823_150956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3Tzw1N9O1y8qhL-ylMmiZ0Ijo6PvcBk2HvkeXc-xFY7nXdbqiAB5y_iXNd9JMgv1wKib0fv7SthQgc_lMPKePXjfqJwRy739okInzUr4w0OBG3Eb9fo7RFh74UhPa__KaKSxloKdkImAKDiUwCMQLNNkCZuYr6jA_YUX52MDpL1J_KqtPGRPM5Kpf1jN/w300-h400/20230823_150956.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>A few days later I noticed that the relentless march of nature had some blades of grass already reaching across the frontier and I got to thinking - what's the best way to maintain those edges? Obviously, at least to my knees, those hand clippers were rather out of the question. And the electric trimmer would run through a spool of string in no time. Then I remember the edger!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Quick Cleanup</h3><div>Like I said, this tool has sitting in a basement corner for years, and it wasn't in brand new shape back then. Here's a look at the cutting end of the edger, with a little surface rust and worn paint...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP31AyBjnSIMeyOCVk8-81uWwDsYWrD5AsbOy6jkzqviZGqlcKbkjXOBL1bnnoiXTeGLBEzcM96Sz6bYgKLRloIQhpz2WPlA9xY4pzX1aSkKCSJxobxsJvNEzpWFMMIS3UTqswDECmJa7jfBFHgaE0YzT56_c2QF4UaLpV2j9gVM9wscY34aV1MhG0vif5/s1724/20230818_171359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="1293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP31AyBjnSIMeyOCVk8-81uWwDsYWrD5AsbOy6jkzqviZGqlcKbkjXOBL1bnnoiXTeGLBEzcM96Sz6bYgKLRloIQhpz2WPlA9xY4pzX1aSkKCSJxobxsJvNEzpWFMMIS3UTqswDECmJa7jfBFHgaE0YzT56_c2QF4UaLpV2j9gVM9wscY34aV1MhG0vif5/w300-h400/20230818_171359.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><p class="ny_Times_full_box"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><font>A few selected posts about the yards here at 173:</font></b><br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2018/09/173-in-bloom-back-yard_1.html" target="_blank">173 in Bloom: The Back Yard</a> - Sep 2018<br />∙<a href="https://www.house173.com/2016/07/the-gardens-at-173-impressionist_24.html" target="_blank">The Gardens at 173: An Impressionist Retrospective</a> - July 2016<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2015/09/the-north-side-summer-long-project_7.html" target="_blank">The North Side: A Summer-Long Project</a> - Sep 2015<br />∙ <a href="https://www.house173.com/2012/04/spring-is-in-air_17.html" target="_blank">Spring is in the Air!</a> - Apr 2012<br />⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯<br />Posts about the <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Flowers" target="_blank">flowers here at 173</a></font></p></div><div>Clearly, this is a very simple tool. Eleven parts in all, six of them screws, a bolt and a handle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YLn4NNSveYJu2UWy3-Sv3XFxryRl6TpAale878tp0QEKfYUsO_4Z5T6PyLCwLjhd_dqyNojDzfX46766GjMkudKF9wetSW28LGeEOS9vSv7Bgz-SxMUxsGj-cj72SGaCIedQe17bwnVRU8KA_fCA2HwmzKuQXVn4kn29hNxW6A0j9jHZ2tRLH0V3R2gC/s1953/20230818_173030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="1464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YLn4NNSveYJu2UWy3-Sv3XFxryRl6TpAale878tp0QEKfYUsO_4Z5T6PyLCwLjhd_dqyNojDzfX46766GjMkudKF9wetSW28LGeEOS9vSv7Bgz-SxMUxsGj-cj72SGaCIedQe17bwnVRU8KA_fCA2HwmzKuQXVn4kn29hNxW6A0j9jHZ2tRLH0V3R2gC/w300-h400/20230818_173030.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After cleaning up that surface rust, I decided to paint the wheel hub.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GRe4ILJe2Ku_83wdkAIrbSqLCg2quPVoj2HElW1ZZaKrGOi2BFqjSGjawHhptZijv1Klt3VGrVabMeSrwLkmM1KX3PG5zBdyqXSyDdjBJTM7HqlPx5QLWB29-iPkVOsDMMmMCFmjGtPYaqSpUzW1YGubU4dwnJHblQiiS34U54HUWg9j8PxFwcaxIfGe/s4624/20230819_121410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GRe4ILJe2Ku_83wdkAIrbSqLCg2quPVoj2HElW1ZZaKrGOi2BFqjSGjawHhptZijv1Klt3VGrVabMeSrwLkmM1KX3PG5zBdyqXSyDdjBJTM7HqlPx5QLWB29-iPkVOsDMMmMCFmjGtPYaqSpUzW1YGubU4dwnJHblQiiS34U54HUWg9j8PxFwcaxIfGe/w300-h400/20230819_121410.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>After the paint dried, and the surface rust was removed from all the parts, well - this tool was done! Except for one thing - the handle.</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. —Alfred Austin</blockquote></div><div><br />The handle's a handle. This is true, but it's a beautiful handle. Some kind of hardwood in excellent shape, and was just a little dirty. With just a little elbow grease, the handle began to show its true character. Here you can see the handle in the midst of being cleaned...</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPSlBrsqQm1HGqJ1dHVyTf9o4qHr5TbWyJfsPakAAOSzuB-u2oXSE23zZzWZLvvEXstWnUg-Ecexb_pUE4SdWwlk367a7g6PHbVwLYDEJr7vQg86tX_DM0OY6zVQUOZf7uCJ6nrzuRcUYvZxQWyS5xPvrUoJFO7-_3BPUewzUCUi6MiSy2a3tOz1OcICh/s4624/20230820_191746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPSlBrsqQm1HGqJ1dHVyTf9o4qHr5TbWyJfsPakAAOSzuB-u2oXSE23zZzWZLvvEXstWnUg-Ecexb_pUE4SdWwlk367a7g6PHbVwLYDEJr7vQg86tX_DM0OY6zVQUOZf7uCJ6nrzuRcUYvZxQWyS5xPvrUoJFO7-_3BPUewzUCUi6MiSy2a3tOz1OcICh/w300-h400/20230820_191746.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And after just two coats of boiled linseed oil, just take a look at the color!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb0x9akdwLlreSYpd2BNK0StSCuuahdRgMJJODaRLvVhVqNii5queBbX_WFKxOjrwkohE34NBYJ2V94mxThQO6LCWQqADeO3Z2-d7W-IgHUjEpJLzJ56Ik2KbvQtaNlefCcGzCNooLDTRITJ7jLOfJoY7gvv7leBclN18IC0F439F2f13kesopMlemSM2/s4624/20230820_193820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb0x9akdwLlreSYpd2BNK0StSCuuahdRgMJJODaRLvVhVqNii5queBbX_WFKxOjrwkohE34NBYJ2V94mxThQO6LCWQqADeO3Z2-d7W-IgHUjEpJLzJ56Ik2KbvQtaNlefCcGzCNooLDTRITJ7jLOfJoY7gvv7leBclN18IC0F439F2f13kesopMlemSM2/w300-h400/20230820_193820.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a look with the edger reassembled - </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS7j-72c4DsfIVjwmAAWNLIiOsxdMnVxaBwjHNZh4pQYF1Z3a_-F5SWwWQmrUh5kVUwWfch-krjdl6FMwXq5TqySeGP-IjKTBa1WKi-v0wnw5jyRal9N4RGLd7gTwKjhL4zNcIbQdu6-YOWfG9V-pcR8xbuKIx83l2vQ-oXicx7ws9CycoDz4D_4V-JpE/s4624/20230821_134505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS7j-72c4DsfIVjwmAAWNLIiOsxdMnVxaBwjHNZh4pQYF1Z3a_-F5SWwWQmrUh5kVUwWfch-krjdl6FMwXq5TqySeGP-IjKTBa1WKi-v0wnw5jyRal9N4RGLd7gTwKjhL4zNcIbQdu6-YOWfG9V-pcR8xbuKIx83l2vQ-oXicx7ws9CycoDz4D_4V-JpE/w300-h400/20230821_134505.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Its Natural Habitat</h3><div>And just like that - the edger was done, and I ran it along a stretch of sidewalk. I love it! Smooth operation and gets the job done! And now, the edger has found its <a href="https://www.house173.com/search/label/Natural%20Habitat" target="_blank">natural habitat </a>in the tool corral in the shed!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG8r9r96BK6yqw_fPbYXrpt7Kzl-3w-VLLagxa5BjcnOi6oQTE7SJBfZUQal7lUPb-xObTJXqrtja-99NcQGSeZ5t2nKFGY5YEzH7liNiyVy1LUH5aFj9S0W7OMfg9Upie6S3EBtpWxM6ZqpBrjB4HHegl701Buxy4HVKWGJY1FrlGXxgEQFaWoP0Uijq/s4000/20230821_134712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG8r9r96BK6yqw_fPbYXrpt7Kzl-3w-VLLagxa5BjcnOi6oQTE7SJBfZUQal7lUPb-xObTJXqrtja-99NcQGSeZ5t2nKFGY5YEzH7liNiyVy1LUH5aFj9S0W7OMfg9Upie6S3EBtpWxM6ZqpBrjB4HHegl701Buxy4HVKWGJY1FrlGXxgEQFaWoP0Uijq/w300-h400/20230821_134712.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a final look!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbWuGY6oiGTKcDhsiFGDpGqRL9EO1WBwhsjeTvn-iY9qqiht6r9LNJT7On8vEUSModOjPbK30aAm2ryWVDnQc1bD4MmJyNg1IIY2_OYbFUdrJ1ndBU-NYYZlpUCM0GtDo-TGze5YrtNRQDykNgVa8Y7R6HDeFEE-J1D5Q0GsGxTNTDfUG-O2TGCTIjf_M/s2689/20230821_190932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="2016" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbWuGY6oiGTKcDhsiFGDpGqRL9EO1WBwhsjeTvn-iY9qqiht6r9LNJT7On8vEUSModOjPbK30aAm2ryWVDnQc1bD4MmJyNg1IIY2_OYbFUdrJ1ndBU-NYYZlpUCM0GtDo-TGze5YrtNRQDykNgVa8Y7R6HDeFEE-J1D5Q0GsGxTNTDfUG-O2TGCTIjf_M/w300-h400/20230821_190932.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Hey - thanks for stopping by - see ya' next time!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlz5PMKtQbvy1zpYV-bx4CeG_fifzdMNSFdA6VBz0JdXQPEmX113lY2VmoCOPl90D48I0heRkrN1bc_fbFFI4khzlNFTeXfm1pXv71vUDCco3moCCFB5hoHNXZB-RzjPzRM6jfec2EoM/d/George+Sig.jpg" /></div>GB Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248486602863219055noreply@blogger.com