This one took 3-4 days to restore but wow, what a restoration! Now, conventional wisdom on the YouTubes says to use a metal countersink to sharpen...
For $4, a rusty old cast iron screw hole punch. Thought this was pretty fancy pants, so figured I would give restoring it a go [IMG_7367.jpeg][IMG_...
Picked this up for $20. An interesting vise that clamps onto the corner of your bench. I suspect I will end up using this quite a bit. Time will te...
Extra fine, aka dead smooth, made in USA. There is something very satisfying about restoring a usable file that was destined for the trash. Got t...
A file without teeth? A blunt chisel? I say a metal scraper. Only cost me $2 — didn’t pick up anything else.  [IMG_7704.jpeg][IMG_7707.jpeg][IMG_77...
Found this. What luck, because I could use it. Got it for $8. It’s missing one of the 6 guide sizes, hope that doesn’t become a bother. Original b...
Purchased from Urban Ore for $4 [IMG_7634.jpeg] Here is the before: [IMG_6750.jpeg] Here is the after: I disassembled it, cleaned it, polish...
Picked this up for $4. Saw it on scoutcrafter’s channel a few days after it arrived at my local salvage. He’s on the East coast and nowhere near me...
The neighbor restores furniture and sells it at fairs. She picked up some ratty rattan chairs where the webbing was gone. I said I could make her ...
Saw this and knew it was worth the $25 they were asking. Sure enough, these go for $55 new on eBay. Here I snagged it for less than half with zero ...
I was at salvage right when they opened. I saw a new face. A tower of a man with a full head of fluffy white hair. Must have been over 7-feet tall ...
Found this for $9. You better believe I scoured the place top-to-bottom looking for the Kapex. Nowhere to be found. This is the first Festool thin...