Broke the handle out of my Dad's hammer. I bought a new handle but it had to be fitted to the head. Seems new handles never fit older tools. Sanded the cheap shinny factory finish and rubbed in several coats of oil. Probably not worth all the effort $ wise, but the tool makes me think of him when I use it.
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That looks functionally beautiful, JD. I'm a fan of hickoy, oak, and ash.
I read somewhere - I don't dream these things - that some new handles have a shiny coat of varnish on them. It makes them look new and shiny in the store, and slippery in your hand. The article suggested to scrape off that coating with the edge of a broken piece of window pane. It didn't suggest a source of that widow pane; I had to figure that out for myself.
Boy! That neighbor was cranky!
I read somewhere - I don't dream these things - that some new handles have a shiny coat of varnish on them. It makes them look new and shiny in the store, and slippery in your hand. The article suggested to scrape off that coating with the edge of a broken piece of window pane. It didn't suggest a source of that widow pane; I had to figure that out for myself.
Boy! That neighbor was cranky!
One day when I was about 4 or 5. i was chunking rocks at a row of glass bottles. Dad watched, and tben told me that when I broke glass, I had to pick it up.
"Sure, Dad" I said as I picked up the three or four largest pieces, and turned towards the junk barrel.
"No, ALL of them."
Well, now didn't THAT just take all of the fun right out of it!
"Sure, Dad" I said as I picked up the three or four largest pieces, and turned towards the junk barrel.
"No, ALL of them."
Well, now didn't THAT just take all of the fun right out of it!
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Hard to work on the pirogue with the rain and cold. Rescued some old tools. Cleaned, sanded, and oiled two picks and the awl. Made new hickory handles and sharpened two old chisels. The wide one was my Grandfathers so I'm glade to put it back in service.
I see the empty box, and I’m waiting for the wabbit to appear.
“Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I’m hunting WABbits!”
“Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I’m hunting WABbits!”
"Chunking rocks."
My late wife just couldn't stand it when I used the word "chunk". Like in chunking rocks, or chunking cow pies. She said it wasn't a word and I forgave her by thinking Yankees just didn't know proper words.
Thanks Jack, I feel validated!
Mike
Watch out, Mikey - I may chunk a rock in your direction. ;-)
It may be a sprout from the term “chuck”? As in chucking rocks. A good thrower throws his rocks. Throw: as in at or near maximum velocity. When chunking or chucking, that is only a bit above the velocity produced by a mere toss. So, to rate them:
Toss = I’m getting rid of the rock, against my will, and it’s going out there just far enough to not fall on my foot.
Chunking or chucking = it’s too hot to really get serious about this
Throw = (May require a wind-up maneuver.) I’m serious about this! Stand back and give me room!
in the meantime -where’s the WABbit???!!!
It may be a sprout from the term “chuck”? As in chucking rocks. A good thrower throws his rocks. Throw: as in at or near maximum velocity. When chunking or chucking, that is only a bit above the velocity produced by a mere toss. So, to rate them:
Toss = I’m getting rid of the rock, against my will, and it’s going out there just far enough to not fall on my foot.
Chunking or chucking = it’s too hot to really get serious about this
Throw = (May require a wind-up maneuver.) I’m serious about this! Stand back and give me room!
in the meantime -where’s the WABbit???!!!
When I was a kid back in Delaware,"when it was still a great place to live", we use to chunk dirt clods all the time at each other and other things. Got whipped for it too sometimes. Dave.
Thanks for posting this, took me a while to look up the scripture(knew there must be one). I may have to make something similar for my grandkids someday.
Andy
Andy
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