Restorations

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1 Wooden tool box

Acquired from Urban Ore: https://craftisian.com/entries/2230-wooden-tool-box I threw some Daddy Van’s on this box and it NEEDED it. It was a pain ...

2 Heller Bros 12” bent rasp

Some of my favorite things to restore are hard to find files and rasps. Sometimes it is very rewarding and only rarely is it disappointing. Occasi...

3 Lignum Vitae carver’s mallet

Before (paid $8.95 at salvage): [IMG_2908.jpeg][IMG_2909.jpeg][IMG_2910.jpeg][IMG_2911.jpeg][IMG_2912.jpeg][IMG_2915.jpeg] After sanding to 80, th...

4 Stinky screwdriver and cure for the mange

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 ...

5 Lazy Susan Tool Caddy

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...

6 Nicholson 10” X-F No. 0 File

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...

7 Twirlit Single Screw Hole Punch

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...

8 Edlund Commercial 5-lb Premier Scale

Found this at Urban Ore for $5 — I bought it because I needed a scale to weigh various wood working projects. For no other reason than to be able t...

9 Millers Falls No 98 T-bevel gauge

Purchased from eBay for $35.71 (broken down as $26.99 + tax & shipping), a 1950’s sliding bevel gauge (T-bevel) made by Millers Falls, tool No 98. ...

10 Eye carving riffler

I have decided that this stone carving riffler is for carving eyes. The two ends combined, one effectively cuts the upper eyelid shape and the othe...