ATTENTION: If anyone plans to visit Colonial Homestead, be aware that it is in the heart of Ohio's Amish and Mennonite country. Very little will be open on Sunday, and there will be horse drawn buggies and wagons and people on bicycles around especially on Saturdays. Many of the secondary roads in the area are hilly and twisty with many blind spots. You must drive as if there is a slow moving vehicle around every turn and over every hill. BE CAREFUL! If you are unfamiliar with areas like this, you are likely to have your attention on the sights and not on the road. Colonial Homestead could easily occupy a whole day if you want to carefully look at every section, but be aware there are many other tempting places to visit. If you make the trip, consider also visiting Lehman's Hardware in Kidron Ohio. It is a large and very interesting place to visit which caters to the Amish and tourists. You can mix and match new parts to build you own oil lamp, buy a brand new wood fired enameled cast iron stove, shop for hand operated kitchen tools, vintage style toys, and there is even a section for bells! There are lots of pics online for Lehman's. Check it out!
My country home is surrounded on 3 sides by Mennonite farms. Feel so fortunate. But totally agree with you on taking it easy passing them on the roads.
Not sure why exactly, but that is one of my favorite restorations, of yours. The polish and the drab green really go so nice together...as always, excellent work. Cheers
OMG...crafterman that guy found Heaven...at first I thought more dang wrenches but then I saw HEAVEN...how could anyone find so many tools just incredible...a week won't be long enough to go through it all...thanks Crafterman...stay safe...that’s a long way to go there from NJ...
I like to refer to it as Hand Tool Heaven! This place is in the heart of Ohio's Amish and Mennonite country. I think he gets these tools from the Amish and Mennonite folks who live in the area. Thanks for watching! Check out some of my other vids.
Really? 1st time Doughboy pulled those out to use in the sunshine or moonlight & light glinted off of them would be his last time! Think about it? No wonder they had such a cruddy finish on them.
Another great one. An FYI, in case you didn’t know, but I’m sure you do. The hand held grinder, flapper discs can get a second life (semi square, new edge). Use a thick, 3/8” or better, sacrificial piece of steel. Place disc perpendicular to steel with handle (in your config.) facing up and grinding surface to left. Gently ( until you get the feel) push up, and pull towards yourself. This will remove material from steel, at the same time squaring up flapper disc. Hopefully makes sense, and saves some people a couple bucks. Cheers. PS, watch your knuckles if your guard happened to have disappeared. Lol. PSS. Glad to see the finger pointer back in regular rotation👍🏻
Right On John! 👍 I really like those Kraeuter pliers! I think the olive drab green is the way to go! Looks fantastic!! Probably should be camouflage to get through those enemy lines!
@@ScoutCrafter Now lock the gate and turn off the lights and internet. As soon as their interns run their phone batteries down the world will be a better place.
I’ve been to a couple car shows at the Jacob Javits center, but nothing beats the ones I’ve been to out in Pennsylvania. Always on a beautiful day with the cars I’ll park on the grass in a field somewhere. That brought back some memories.
Beautiful restoration. Modifying the bolt into the rivet look is a great finishing touch. Never seen this kind of pliers in the west. The smaller pair of pliers looks really intriguing. It would be a very practical tool even now, 100 years later. Regards.
Some folks at the car shows call it a "molesto-mod". Usually by the those who are preservationist and fond of the memories that old cars can bring. It's the folks that are a little nostalgic and sentimental about their youth and like to see the cars they grew up in, treated respectfully in an adult manner. I sympathize but I also enjoy the genius in creativity that some of these guys display in their cars. I'll have to say, that is a respectable resto-mod on those Kraeuter's. The OD green is a good choice and makes sense. If a pair of pliers can be smart and handsome looking, that would be those. They are display quality.
Those old cars are very interesting. There are two old cars I'd love to have - restored but not restomod: 1956 or 1957 Continental Mark II and 1930 or 1931 Cadillac V-16.
I have a friend who's in his 70s and grew up in California where the weather is warm and hot rods are fun. I've seen a couple of his cars at shows. Beautiful!
John, this is my favorite project yet! I’m a sucker for green though. If you make the drive to Ohio let us know. I’d love to buy you a beer or coffee. Take care! J
I love the color. Great restoration! ---Recent subscriber here. Just completed watching everyone of your videos. Enjoyed them all! Went out and got a belt sander and bench buffer to start my new hobby. Thanks for the inspiration ScoutCrater!
OMG! Every one! WOW! You are going to love this hobby! Start off with something easy like an adjustable wrench or Pliers... It really is such a great way to enjoy working with your hands! Thanks so much for spending time with us!!!!!
Great job on the Kraeuters! I too like the olive drab for the looks and military nostalgia of the tool. HUGE THANKS FOR THE SHOUT OUT! The first time you put a link in your description of my tool caddy examples, I gained 100subs. This time I gained about 120 so far. Much appreciated! Having a substantial group of subs makes the videos feel more worth the time and effort.
You really hooked up a lot of people by letting us know about that place.. Some people have no idea where to find quality tools and no junk. That Wilton you scored was worth the trip alone! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Boy you’re certainly getting some use out of that angle grinder. They turned out fantastic mate. I agree with Joe, the drab olive and chrome like shine are my favourite.
My friend, you really are very good at what you do. Your explanations about what you are doing and why is what makes you standout from others. Stay safe my friend. It was 70. Degrees here last Thursday. It has been in the mid 60's the last 10 to 12 days.
Amazing Before and after on this one! :) I can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit here in Ohio so I can go back to my garage! I seriosly consider moving my small shop side of things in the basement for the next winter.
Beautiful restomod. I’ve been to that old tool shop. It’s in Amish country. It is an awesome store to browse, but as expected, they price things accordingly.
Hi there bud . I really enjoy your videos. I live in Saskatoon Sk Can. You got me restoring tools also , I really enjoy making old tools look new again . Tyvm for all you tips . Take care , keep up the good work !!
That is awesome! This is such a great hobby because it is inexpensive and tons of fun! Plus you get so much better in a short time of doing it! Thanks!
Great video scout love the look on the pliers I have a pair I have been Tossing up what colour to do them I think I have found the right one now God bless take care 👍🗽🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿⚒
Great resto John! The bolt now looks like it was supposed to look. Very cool.we had 70 degrees on saturday and today its 30F and ice and snow here in northeast Iowa. 🤔🇺🇸Roger
When my grandfather taught me how to drive it was in a 1955 Chevrolet. White over baby blue much like the photo. Shifter on the tree. No 350, though. I think it was a 6 cylinder. Nice car, nonetheless.
We had tornadoes Saturday and in the 40s Sunday haha. These really turned out top notch. If they could only talk. Oh yeah we need to boycott time change haha 🐱👍
@scoutcrafter better yet as to the bandfile Amazon &Ebay have angle grinder attachments if you rather go that route instead of getting an actual tool, I have both and the grinder attachment works well
If you do make the trip, slow down when you get to the Amish area. Especially if you are there on a Saturday as there will be lots of buggies and people on bicycles traveling around on hilly, curvy roads with poor visibility! Thanks for watching!
Nice job John. I have a suggestion, what about a video showing some beginners failures if you still have some that you didn't redo it. You make it look like a easy job to restore a tool, but that obviously is the consequence of years of practicing.
