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This is the base and will sit as it stands on the table. The part I would need a hole through would be the 6 foot pole if I dont make it easy on myself and use copper pipe. I think I might have just enough 1 inch to do the job. I just looked I have about 8 feet of solid 1 inch copper pipe plus some 3/4 and 1/2 plus fittings. If I did use copper I would polish it and color it with a torch. All of the cracks I will fill with colored risen. Electric blue I think. Maybe gold brass powder, I can make that. I just now realized I have spent about 3 or 4 hours on the thing outside with a big grinder/sander. Worth Last edited by Worth1; October 9, 2015 at 05:56 PM. |
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October 9, 2015 | #47 |
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Can't wait to see what you end up with, Worth.
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October 9, 2015 | #48 |
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Colouring copper with a torch is a lot of fun. Good times, Worth!
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October 14, 2015 | #49 |
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Cutting board, is my vote.
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January 21, 2016 | #51 |
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We dont have a lot of Hickory trees in my area but I have ran across a few here and there.
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January 21, 2016 | #52 |
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Looks nice!
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January 24, 2016 | #53 |
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Hellmanns who makes your axe and hatchet heads?
You as well as I know the ones they sell now are junk for one reason or another. Some of the steel is so hard it will ruin a file. Others are just ground wrong. I am in the process of reshaping a hatchet right now to better suit my needs. I also dont want to pay 200 dollars for an axe. I was also looking at axe handles and none of them were worth a darn. Sort of like the gun stocks they have now with the grain running the wrong way at the grip. I wish I still had my old Plumb hatchet I had when I was a kid. Worth |
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I love the old Plumbs, and own several. My favorite Plumb pattern is the "cedar pattern", I have several of these in various weights. Here is Plumb boyscout hatchet in the cedar pattern. I just made the handle for it a few months ago. Here is another cedar pattern Plumb from around the 1920's or 30's. The pattern was actually invented in Kerrville, Texas in the 20's to eradicate cedar. |
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January 24, 2016 | #55 |
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I loved it and by the time I was 12 years old I could put a razor sharp edge on just about anything. This is the reason I left the Scouts. I found it to be more suited for city kids. When it came time for the wood chopping and rope contest's everyone wanted me on their team. I'm going to start looking around for some of this old stuff before it is gone forever. Worth |
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January 24, 2016 | #57 |
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I have came to the conclusion if it is new enough to say "Wear Safety Goggles" it isn't worth a hoot.
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January 24, 2016 | #58 |
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You're right, it went down hill with those 3 words! I'm thinking they came about in the late 70's.
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You cannot believe how fast I took that stupid saw guard off of my table saw. What a worthless piece of junk. On a job site doing landscaping they jumped out me and this other old farmer for drinking out of the same water cup. OSHA requirements they said. Worth |
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