Nice work! The pinless handel looks awesome. I caught so much flack from people when i epoxied the handles on my perfect handle. All these experts said the wood would fall off in days....its been 9 months and it is rock solid. Great stuff cheers
Hi Joe! Remember the old saying... "Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one and most of them stink" LOL One thing I have found is all the experts have no content on their channel... We have a great circle of creators and viewers now... It's really like a great big family!!! Thanks Joe!!!!!!!
You did a fantastic job on that handle, John. Really nice. I also can't believe the results you got on the Crescent with just water and that scouring pad. Great work.
Excellent job ScoutCrafter! I have a "thing" for those perfect handle screwdrivers. I like ones like this with the shorter shank and the hex collar. Someday I'll find one in bad enough shape to warrant replacing the wood.
This must be my lucky day. Two scoutcrafter video's in a row and one about some of my very favorite tool, wood and steel. Maybe not practical but it looks to good. You did an outstanding job on that wooden handle, I really hope to find a Ryan like that some day. Thank you so much!
I am happy with this restoration 😄, I really like all your work, but screwdriver restorations are my weakness. Thank you very much and greetings from Gandia Valencia Spain.
Hi Lou! LOL Hopefully another one on Friday! I love Spring! This Winter hasn't been super cold so I'm not experiencing cabin fever! =) Thanks Lou!!!!!!
Wow, great result. You're right - you might as well do whatever you want to the worst of the worst, because it can't get any worse. You gave it a new life, that's for sure.
Thanks so much Frank!!! Wood and Steel aren't the best mix, they expand and contract at different rates and cause a lot of problems... Tool makers learned that and looked for other materials that were better! Thanks!
I knew when I saw that poor little beat up screwdriver you were gonna take pity on it and bring it back to beautiful condition. And you did! Great job.
My old Crescent stuff is still going after 50 years because I was a young guy and my Dad went with me to get my 1st set. MERCY how time WHIZZES by and as far as the Ryand screwdriver, it's like an old fellow told me a long time ago too, 'It's just junk to the untrained eye'. And like my 5 year old daughter tole me later on, 'Well, you don't have my eye trained yet, Dad'! Out of the mouths of babes! Thanks again, Crafty Scout! Fire feels good so come on down!
If your 5 year old daughter said that she is way ahead of the game!!!!! Buying tools with your father... What a great time that was... Back when Men taught boys to be Men... Leadership by example... I hope things don't get bad because the youngsters of today will have a hard time coping... Thanks Lewie!!!!!!!!!
@@ScoutCrafter She was my girl all right. We were looking for a place to buy to put a house on and this place had a shed on it and they were commenting on how junky it looked and that's when I said what I said and she said what she said. Now she is the fixit girl. My buddy the Saw Surgeon that fixes small engine stuff for a living made her up a tool box. She still fixes stuff and grease, dirt and oil don't faze her. My son can but she usually beats him to the draw. They're all out in Montana now and coping right well. I hope they learned something from me. At last they know they've got to work or they'll starve! God be with them and Thanks, Crafty Scout! You get A-PLUS too!
Very nice video. The screwdrivers came out great. I wonder, have you ever tried hardening the tip of an old screwdriver so it wont get crushed or bent?
Hello Manolis! Yes! You can easily re-temper the tip but you have to do it with the handle scales off because after you harden the tip it should go in the oven at 400 degrees to temper it! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Hi Ben! It's the small details that really make the tool have interest... If it didn't take so long I'm sure they would have done it at the factory! Thanks!!!!!!
Great job... You make it look so easy... Getting the angles right at either end of the handle can be a challenge. You may want to do a video on this some time. You are an inspiration. Michael from Canada
Hello Michael Challenge? More like pain in the a$$! LOL I wish I knew how they did it at the factory because it takes too much time to be profitable!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Wow that Crescent came out nice looking ...pretty close to looking fresh off the shelf the store as well as the Ryan. I love a screw driver particularly with a double shot of vodka. Oh sorry wrong kind of screwdriver ;-)~~~
You keep hitting these restores out of the park. Love the transparent crescent handle, love the Ryan's logo with the red highlights. What a great little episode you did here SC, or what huh?
I couldn't imagine feeling that cold. To compare where I am in South Australia it is expected to go over 46 degrees celcius (115 fahrenheit) today. Other parts of the state are expected to reach 49 (120 fahrenheit).
5 degrees and you are standing outside. From an Australian's perspective that is when you should be tucked up in your workshop with a heater going. Spare a thought for me, I want to get into my workshop today, but because it is galvanised iron with no lining I don't know how hot it would be, I am not going to find out until later this evening. It is around 116F in the shade today. Love those wooden handled screwdrivers.
Some Craftsman and Xcelite older acetate handles weren't mixed properly and will "cure" forever... Fogging up and off gassing giving off a pungent odor! =) Thanks!!!
Love the job you did on the screwdrivers. I will have to try the hidden pin trick sometime. You lucky dog having a heatwave there, going to be -25 tomorrow night. Still waiting on the adjuster to come on Friday and survey the shop damage. Hope they dress warmly.
Hello Michael! It's great when it's cold because the adjuster is more generous and just wants to get someplace warm! You will see this is a blessing in disguise! Thanks!
Great job on those screwdrivers ScoutCrafter!! 👍 The Crescent came out crystal clear and the Ryan's is truly the perfect handle. What did you use for the pins in the handle? That's a great idea btw.
They came out great! I wonder if the powdery effect on the crescents handle is the equivalent to metal rusting? There is something that happens to rubber handled items that is similar, where it gets very tacky feeling and you can’t really make it go away.
Hi Andrew! My GF lives in Newtown and I am amazed at how much stuff was produced in Ct. years ago... I'm sure the same unfriendly business tax rate drove them all away just like today!! Politicians! Thanks!!!!
Yep. I did a perfect handle with Corby rivets a couple years ago. They look great. I think the next time I'll probably just use solid rod though. Like you said, with the epoxy they're not going anywhere. If someone does decide to go Corby do yourself a favor and drop $20 for the rivet drill over at Jantz.
The Crescent tools were very good tools and the handles we comfortable in the hand. They were very popular with the TV/Radio repair industry. Now they are very collectible. LOL, down here in the South we think we are dieing at 20 degrees above freezing. I can't even imagine 20 below.
You really made those two like nice Scout.👏 That Ryan's red highlights really make it an eye catcher now. I think you should engrave your name into the wooden handles you put on it as a special touch.
Nice work there. You do any knife work? They are fun to put new scales on and make great gifts. At least here they do. Male or female are happy to get one. We have bitter cold coming in tomorrow night. 3 nights of double digit below zero and the 4th single digit below zero. 2 of the days won't pull above zero. I will be watching a lot of youtube videos.
Hello 57W! You know, like everyone else I went thru a knife making phase and made some nice stuff, however my favorite stuff was customizing older fixed knives with new scales! Enjoyed that! Thanks P!!!
Nice work as usual John. The Achilles heal of epoxy glue is heat. With a handle like the one you made I would break or chisel out as much of the wood as possible and then apply enough heat to break down the epoxy but not enough to ruin the steel. It amazes me how strong some glues are these days. Here’s some trivia for you. Years ago the original manufacturer of Araldite used to make a high strength version that came in black and white and went light grey when mixed together. When I couldn’t find any i rang the company branch here in Australia a lovely lady told me it’s no longer available since Shelly’s bought it and apparently this affected pool repairers as it was about the only glue at the time they could use to replace tiles while the pool was full because it would set under water. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- You are so right about the glue strength of today's adhesives. With epoxy the longer the cure time the stronger the bond... I never had epoxy fail on me.
Those were the days of true engineering. They had superior assembly engineering skills. Their gigs, tools, assembly lines, machines, presses, metals and workers were much more enthused and higher grade than we have now. That's why it did not take them long at all. Today we pay top dollar for inferior quality made in China and everywhere else. It's a shame but true. Look at the modern lathes... the one-hundred year old ones still out last the newer ones being built today.
I wouldn't have chosen the blonde wood, and I would have been wrong. That thing is gorgeous. Nothing wrong with putting your own spin on a tool that you own and you saved. Scout, what was the wood you used? And keep on #throwawaythethrowawayculture
Hi Will, I used regular Sugar pine, it's a slightly harder version of Pine but clear grained. The shellac also puts a durable finish on the outside. I have a smaller screwdriver that I am going to put Acetate scales on! That should be fun! Thanks Will!!!!!!
That crescent looks like a Xcelite kinda well the font of the Crescent logo anyway gives me that vibe. I believe they are now owned by the same company.
Hello Danoh! I think the military uses that! Called 100 MPH tape! They used to run a strip of it on the leading edge of the helicopter blades in the middle east as the sand would abrade the unprotected blades leading edge! Thanks!!!!!!!
Great Job!! The wood working was EXCELLENT!! What kind of wood?? It looks like ash, but I cant be sure! It looks FANTASTIC!! The plastic handled Crescent also came out GREAT!
Hello Bill, Originally I used a nice piece of Maple I had but it was super hard and was taking forever! So I dropped down to Pine! LOL I know it's not considered a hard wood but this won't be in a toolbox anymore and the shellac "case" hardens the outside... =) Thanks Bill!!!!
Rehandling stuff like that screwdriver demands exotic wood in my shop. Somewhere in the garage I have some NICE curly maple and some dye for it. I'm planning on using it when I get around to redoing a baby Coes style wrench I have in the bag of projects.
I thought I was going to watch a video about how to make a Screwdriver (i.e. the drink) - not ACTUAL screwdrivers -- Nonetheless I watched the video and enjoyed it...just wish I had a screwdriver while watching.
Real nice. I've been looking for Perfect Handles. I am going to do a video on a set of wrenches I found. Maybe you could watch and give me some history on them. I found a little info on a few but there are others that are a total mystery to me.
Awesome will do! I subscribed so I will see it as soon as you post it!!!! Thanks!!!
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Plastic or wood handles? Wood hardens the skin and feels warm, plastic longer lasting but not as human friendly as wood. The Ryan screwdriver looks handsome.
Yes Nice job indeed,personally I would have replaced the pins on the Ryan one,but as you say modern epoxy is very good..the Crescent one cleaned up nicely,very similar design to the Satanley one we had down here..
Hi Bob, They never had epoxy back then... The whole wood and pins idea was never a good one... That's why so many of these screwdrivers are in such poor condition today. Thanks!
Hello Mohamed- There are perfect handle style phillips screwdrivers but I don't know if Ryan or H.D. Smith made any... Most are later as the Phillips screw didn't really take off until after WW2... Thanks!!!!!!!!
Oils are good but get dirty and look bad after a few uses... Shellac resists dirt, grime and looks great years later... That's why manufacturers coated their products with shellac and varnish. =) Thanks!
planejet42 I shellac most of my handles, but my axes. Linseed oil gives them the best feel and they’re less likely to give blisters. They do darken with use and tung and linseed oil take at least a day longer to fully dry than shellacs.
Nice restoration I always wonder how to restore the plastic handle screwdriver I wet sand then clear coat need try your way do you have other ways to restore plastic handle screwdriver do a video if you can
Hello my friend scout Crafter!!! Nice screw drivers,, the crescent is similar to a one xcellite screw driver that I have at home in color and aparience. A question my friend what kind of epoxy you use for the Ryan screw driver, thanks in advance!!!!
Hello Vladimir! I usually use either 5 minute or 30 minute Devcon epoxy, however this one was 3 hour slow cure epoxy... Either one would have worked because there isn't a lot of pulling force on these scales but the 3 hour cure makes a very strong bond! Thanks so much!
Hello CPTK! I use my iPhone! LOL It works great and iMovie makes it so easy to edit! Just try to keep the early videos as short as possible (5 min or so) You will really enjoy it! Thanks!!!!!!!
Hello TD! Acetate is a two part affair like epoxy, if the batch isn't mixed just right it will "cure" for life off gassing and fogging up... Xcelite tools were known for this, along with some early Craftsman.. I had one Craftsman that would re-fog every two months... It's in the auto-tool box now! LOL Thanks TD!
Very good point about collector tools that's very true. These turned out great love the outcome stay warm scout 😃👍😃 have you seen my mechanics stuff if not check out the screwdriver he did. 😃
