~Framboise Manor~: hand tool restoration

Sunday, March 3, 2013

hand tool restoration - part 3

jambaloney here with part 3 of the tool restoration....

here is a sky pic for you helga - i took this on another trip to sydney at the end of cannes point road - if you look carefully, you can see the lighthouse at the mouth of fourchu harbor:

back to the tools - here are 2 files and 2 ball peen hammers fresh out of the vinager bath...

i scrubbed the hammer heads with steel wool and wd-40, but i took wire brushed to the files first....

after brushing the rusty files, i wiped them then sprayed them with wd-40 and then wrapped them in paper towel to get as much rust out of the grooves as i could..

everything gets a nice coat of mineral oil... i wrapped the files in paper towel again so that the grooves would get a light coat of oil but not get gummed up...

next up, 3 more files - 2 of these are free rat-tail files - huzzah! more wire brushing..

more wd-40, i spared you another mineral oil pic ;-)

tin snips, chisels and pipe wrenches (and a weird hammer i have yet to determine the purpose of) ...

the tin snips are top-notch new jersey made..

stunning when cleaned - THAT is great steel!!!

tiny pipe wrench isn't too shabby either... a ye olde english tool!

before final clean-up...

during final clean-up...

and after - these are now ready to rock!

as are these!!!

i hope you enjoyed this part of the tool-fest... one more installment and i am done and on to something new!! in the meantime enjoy this pic of gabarus bay...

and a few fishing boats!!!

cheers all!!!

20 comments:

Jacked Up Glock MomMarch 3, 2013 at 3:30 PM
And when you are done with all these hand tools....my father in laws shed has a lot that could use a make over.. I am sure he would let you knock yourself out. : )

Good job on them, you would be surprised at the people out there that don't think of cleaning and taking care of simple hand tools...my dad is one of them.

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StephenMarch 3, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Ever tried citric acid...

I'll remember the vinegar tip. Nice job. Oh, the odd hammer - perhaps a cobbler's hammer????
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Mamma BearMarch 3, 2013 at 4:50 PM
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Mamma BearMarch 3, 2013 at 4:51 PM
I have too many windows open...Having a DVR set has nothing to do with your nice clean tools, does it?,,,bahahaha
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LL Cool JoeMarch 3, 2013 at 5:16 PM
I could doing with cleaning up my saws that look very rusty! Great photos, the last one is beautiful.
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LindaMarch 3, 2013 at 5:42 PM
All this tool cleaning is very inspirational. I know I have tools that need cleaning.
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Sandy LivesayMarch 3, 2013 at 6:57 PM
Jambaloney,

Great post on restoring tools. Looks like you have brand new tools to work with there my friend. Give Kymber a hug for me :-)

Don't work to hard!!!

Your Friend,
Sandy
P.S. Love the sky pictures.
P.S.S. Were you on any of those boats fishing?
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Warlock SundanceMarch 3, 2013 at 9:46 PM
The hammer is an auto body hammer. I have one that is similar
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JaneofVirginiaMarch 5, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Very nice job. You inspire me to do the things on my Things to Do list !
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New York State Of MindMarch 11, 2013 at 10:32 AM
You folks live a very great life. I just read your biography. I really like your house.

Marilyn
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jambaloneyMarch 15, 2013 at 2:21 PM
welcome marilyn!

what a nice thing to say! cheers to you and best wishes!
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)