In this video I gently restore a 50 year old wooden rule. The rule starts as a 6 inch rule and folds out to become 12 inch, 18 inch or 24 inch. The rule is made from boxwood and brass.
Another nice restoration, your attention not detail paid off in the excellent result ! I came here for the Kenwood Mixer repair ( I have a KM201 to service ) and stayed for the tool restorations ! Liked and subscribed !
I worried about the alcohol and acetone fading the markings on the wood but it looks like they're more durable than I thought. I have a dozen or more (mostly Stanleys) to clean up, hope they turn out as nice as yours.
Nice work. It turned out looking really nice. I’ve a couple of these I need to restore. Watching this has made me push them further up the ‘to do’ list! Subbed!
That turned out quite nice. Thanks for sharing. Just a sugestion.....I wrap a piece of tape around the wood just in case it gets hit with the buffer. Thanks again and have a happy day!
For anyone using anything particularly agressive (think coarse wire wheel, instant sayonara to masking tape), soda cans cut to shape and stuck down on double-sided painters tape works amazingly well.
@@DaftOldMan I have an almost identical one, I am not sure about mine either , but I always guessed it was from around 1900 to 1920's since it belonged to my grandfather and that would have been the time he was a homeowner and buying tools etc. Nice restoration btw. I am a bit leary to do too much with mine
