Broken Rusty HawkBill Railroad Wrench 150 Years Old!

I'm restoring a 150 year old railroad wrench.
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  • @brucefreedman3655
    @brucefreedman3655 Жыл бұрын

    After all the beatings that wrench has been through, you did an excellent job restoring this piece!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @tonyspike4492
    @tonyspike4492 Жыл бұрын

    Love how you don’t use fancy machines to do the work

  • @Dctctx

    @Dctctx

    10 ай бұрын

    Sandblaster and welder don’t count as fancy machines huh

  • @PerfectRestore
    @PerfectRestore Жыл бұрын

    Restoration videos are capable of evoking feelings of nostalgia. They remind us of the craftsmanship and attention to detail in the past 👍👍👍

  • @jimsmitn7569
    @jimsmitn756911 ай бұрын

    You rock! BEST restorer on KZread so far! And I’ve watched a million of ‘em.

  • @stevewood3635
    @stevewood3635 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work, I really appreciate the detailed hand filing that you are able to accomplish without machine tools.

  • @nordicson2835
    @nordicson2835 Жыл бұрын

    My son loved the magic vice , he asked if there was ever a live bug in something. Top marks , this was an awesome restoration. And an education.

  • @icyape
    @icyape Жыл бұрын

    To me this was one of your best restorations! Done by hand, building missing parts, and thanks for not mirror-polishing. It looks great and is functional!

  • @davidkfreeman6107

    @davidkfreeman6107

    Жыл бұрын

    I second the thanks for not mirror polishing it.

  • @michellemcknight4185
    @michellemcknight418511 ай бұрын

    What you do just by hand is far more impessive than all those machine, It's a pleasure to watch, well done!👋👋👋

  • @mskayla7747
    @mskayla7747 Жыл бұрын

    That was impressive. Amazing what can be accomplished with a little determination and a lot of elbow grease. Nice result. 👍

  • @bobjoncas2814
    @bobjoncas2814 Жыл бұрын

    LOOKIN' GOOD, TIME TO PUY IT BACK TO WORK.....LOL..KEEP WELL...

  • @moshebron2105
    @moshebron2105 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see good old skill and muscle get the job done. Beautiful job

  • @NeedsMoreBirds
    @NeedsMoreBirds11 ай бұрын

    I like watching parts turned on a mill, but there’s something very satisfying about the texture of a part that’s been shaped by hand tools instead. It has a lot more character that way.

  • @PlasmaPhi
    @PlasmaPhi Жыл бұрын

    Jag + Eureka Effect equals this!

  • @kingpentheartist
    @kingpentheartist Жыл бұрын

    I got the most satisfaction watching your content. Thank you

  • @glentucker4250
    @glentucker4250 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Very unique tool. Great job restoring it!!

  • @firstname1661
    @firstname1661 Жыл бұрын

    Job well done sir.. a fine beauty.. you don't need lathe machine sir for you are the truly craftmaster.. a magnificent blacksmith and a faboulous carpenter.. thank you sir.. keep doing what you did..

  • @CL-we8tn
    @CL-we8tn Жыл бұрын

    Nicely done

  • @robertfranklin5523
    @robertfranklin5523 Жыл бұрын

    You might not have all the toys but you do nice work. The handle was very nice.

  • @Kirt-Davis
    @Kirt-Davis Жыл бұрын

    I've never heard these called a "hawk's bill". Interesting. Impressed with the jaw for the pipe side. Very nice!

  • @PandaBeXar71
    @PandaBeXar71 Жыл бұрын

    That wrench came out looking great!

  • @rubenbernal9244
    @rubenbernal9244 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, man!!! Nice, nice, nice utensil and great restoration. Warm regards from Mexico.

  • @brianwood5220
    @brianwood5220 Жыл бұрын

    What a lovely job you made of that. You know, I once saw somebody make themselves a small lathe with an old drill. Very clever it was too. Thanks for sharing.

  • @justmeva
    @justmeva Жыл бұрын

    Great work!! Especially given the hell that the wrench has been through; not to mention the age of it.

  • @suejenkins6005
    @suejenkins6005 Жыл бұрын

    This video really cheered me up sat in hospital after a total knee replacement surgery , just absolutely love your work god bless you love and best wishes sue j xxxxx♥️♥️♥️👵🏻🥰🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @dougadams9419
    @dougadams9419 Жыл бұрын

    10:38 If you have drill press, you have a vertical lathe for wood. At least for small things like the handle.

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 Жыл бұрын

    Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored well done

  • @tonyday7233
    @tonyday72339 ай бұрын

    Lovely wrench, great work.

  • @suitov
    @suitov Жыл бұрын

    You took her out to see a friend at the end! That was very cute.

  • @milwaukeeroadjim9253
    @milwaukeeroadjim925310 ай бұрын

    Very good restoration on that wrench.

  • @johnbradford9235
    @johnbradford9235 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent manual work dude 👏👏👏. Great results 👉👉👉. 😎

  • @Sjels17
    @Sjels17 Жыл бұрын

    I really admire the dedication and craftmanship❤

  • @dannyhenson3141
    @dannyhenson3141 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice. You sure put a lot of work and dedication into it.

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding workmanship.😉😉

  • @1954JDR
    @1954JDR Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful restoration; as always.👍👍👏👏👏

  • @ady5041
    @ady5041 Жыл бұрын

    Well done finishing, i like it.

  • @joelboutier1736
    @joelboutier173611 ай бұрын

    Good work! I just had to alter my rear wheel of my bike to fit a different sprocket last weekend. I had to grind and file by hand. It reminded me of it. It took a long time but the final product was good.

  • @Yig_al_Gaib4242
    @Yig_al_Gaib4242 Жыл бұрын

    Even tools can be art pieces, and you prove it with everything you restore.

  • @sultanalvi9029
    @sultanalvi9029 Жыл бұрын

    Good work 💯❤

  • @tnxstaff
    @tnxstaff Жыл бұрын

    MASTERPIECE!

  • @pedromonroyvarela7383
    @pedromonroyvarela7383 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job again..... Congrats

  • @lawrenceforman6999
    @lawrenceforman6999 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations!!!! You have over 100,000 friends on KZread!!! You’re best toolmaker 🧰🛠️🔧🔨⚒️⚙️🔩🪚 You did great job! Wrench is one of best tool that I’ve ever had seen!!! I’m sure Engineers want to meet you for best Railroad 🚂 wrench 🔧 See ya next best project!! 😊

  • @andreacadman4587
    @andreacadman4587 Жыл бұрын

    I legit wish I had even a fifth of your shop. Just being able to do what you do is talent

  • @mftmachining
    @mftmachining Жыл бұрын

    Excellent job.

  • @restorecreate
    @restorecreate Жыл бұрын

    Very nice job,well done again !

  • @pfadiva
    @pfadiva Жыл бұрын

    The original multi-tool: wrench, hammer, and pry bar. You did a wonderful job.

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler64 Жыл бұрын

    Impressive restoration,very nice,just keep doing what your doing and carry on.kudos 😎😎😎👍👍👍

  • @drummergirl14216
    @drummergirl14216 Жыл бұрын

    I actually prefer watching your channel because you do it all by hand. Makes it seem more natural of a restoration. You did a great job getting this all smoothed out and straight lol monkey wrench

  • @yavrielsechelle7431
    @yavrielsechelle7431 Жыл бұрын

    Good job, sir.

  • @woodybeck8966
    @woodybeck8966 Жыл бұрын

    Really nice work!

  • @warlenmaldonado9978
    @warlenmaldonado99783 ай бұрын

    Extremamente habilidoso e detalhista, dá gosto de ver seus vídeos... já vi quase todos... parabéns!

  • @wm.j.roscioli2976
    @wm.j.roscioli297611 ай бұрын

    Yes do beautiful work

  • @Stubear22374
    @Stubear22374 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful restoration and all by hand I’m glad you don’t have a lathe as that hand made difference gives it a much better look what skill

  • @strokerace5468
    @strokerace5468 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. Very nice job

  • @DeathMetalRob
    @DeathMetalRob11 ай бұрын

    The amount of patience needed to hand shape all that is insane. I couldn't do it! lol

  • @bigboy9706
    @bigboy9706 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job

  • @Jako-fh8zg
    @Jako-fh8zg Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant 👍👍👍

  • @triverparaguay2026
    @triverparaguay2026 Жыл бұрын

    Great job!...

  • @garagedad103
    @garagedad103 Жыл бұрын

    OMG 😱 Awesome!!!!

  • @michaelkiere3311
    @michaelkiere3311 Жыл бұрын

    Great job, especially with your limited tools.

  • @tombarlow6176
    @tombarlow6176 Жыл бұрын

    Your work of restoration is outstanding ❤

  • @aarondwyer3746
    @aarondwyer3746 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty neat job

  • @stanleycarlock5624
    @stanleycarlock5624 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent and brilliant restoration!

  • @baxojayz
    @baxojayz Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding work!

  • @roststab
    @roststab10 ай бұрын

    Without a metal lathe? Well done!

  • @Gordon19982
    @Gordon19982 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice My man revived almost everything

  • @clifbradley
    @clifbradley Жыл бұрын

    Turned out awesome. Great work. With no fancy equipment either lol

  • @guataco
    @guataco Жыл бұрын

    Respect! Nice job

  • @wasnik888
    @wasnik888 Жыл бұрын

    Замечательное видео и работа👍👍👍

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme Жыл бұрын

    Excellent looking restoration and you did an amazing job restoring it!!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @theoneandonlyowl3764
    @theoneandonlyowl3764 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work. Lovely job.

  • @JazzStrat781
    @JazzStrat781 Жыл бұрын

    You did a fantastic job! 👍

  • @swampy1584
    @swampy1584 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job

  • @morganmeehan5991
    @morganmeehan5991 Жыл бұрын

    Great restoration and great video, very well done!

  • @S48Restoration
    @S48Restoration Жыл бұрын

    Good jop man🎉

  • @PGoodmanCOG
    @PGoodmanCOG Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this one came out real pretty, too.

  • @19Bmiller
    @19Bmiller Жыл бұрын

    You may not have a lathe but you great skill and a lot of followers.

  • @pedromach
    @pedromach Жыл бұрын

    Fantástico trabalho, você praticamente salvou a peça. Sou do Brasil e coleciono ferramentas antigas.

  • @falconatxpropertymanagemen3735
    @falconatxpropertymanagemen3735 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t have the know-how to do anything you did here, but you did fantastic work and your video is perfect too.

  • @unkjason
    @unkjason Жыл бұрын

    Wow watching you with the files! Lmao you sir are stubborn. Awesome loved it. New subscriber here

  • @PZLRESTORATION
    @PZLRESTORATION Жыл бұрын

    Parabéns pelo trabalho. Mais uma ferramenta voltando a vida. Perfeito 👏👏👏

  • @vuelvedios5501
    @vuelvedios55018 ай бұрын

    muy buen trabajo.

  • @Sonicgott
    @Sonicgott Жыл бұрын

    Kudos to the mountain of manual labor! Perhaps you’ll be able to afford a lathe in the future. ❤

  • @johnhensley7027
    @johnhensley7027 Жыл бұрын

    You know, I often say to myself, 'You can't make that piece, you don't have the right tools.' Then I watch you do most everything by hand.

  • @lostandrestored

    @lostandrestored

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It’s not easy, but it’s fun.

  • @carrestore
    @carrestore Жыл бұрын

    good job

  • @alexanderalbach468
    @alexanderalbach468 Жыл бұрын

    That was some filing ❤

  • @galinapatey9371
    @galinapatey9371 Жыл бұрын

    Класс 👏👏👏

  • @marklammas2465
    @marklammas2465 Жыл бұрын

    "Paddy will now come back from heaven To work upon the railway, the railway; To work upon the railway!"

  • @andreacamo
    @andreacamo Жыл бұрын

    Great job, even if I think restoring should bring back the funcionality of the tool without erasing the time marks.

  • @shreedharap
    @shreedharap11 ай бұрын

    Supper

  • @winkfinkerstien1957
    @winkfinkerstien195711 ай бұрын

    "Somebody beat the Dickens out of this thing." Poor Mr. Dickens... 😢

  • @Hockeyking86
    @Hockeyking86 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if this is called a railroad wrench because that was the main industry that used a multi tool like this back in the day? I’ve been with the railroad in multiple positions for almost a decade and can tell you this thing is definitely a relic lol.

  • @lightofthemoon5197
    @lightofthemoon5197 Жыл бұрын

    You welding with flux wire, right?

  • @Beohun
    @Beohun Жыл бұрын

    Couldn't help but notice with you drilling out the gaps and cracks to fill them in, you were kind of a dentist.

  • @KrispyBizcut
    @KrispyBizcut Жыл бұрын

    Pardon the French but amazing fucking job!!! All without fancy power tools!!! Awesome!!!

  • @user-sd9de3el6z
    @user-sd9de3el6z Жыл бұрын

    Работа отличная, понравилось как работаешь напильниками, прфессионально, не всегда такое видишь.

  • @pavloszimbrakos4410
    @pavloszimbrakos4410 Жыл бұрын

    You should eventually get a lathe it would help with wood and would’ve helped with the metal handle to make it round lol

  • @rosellabill
    @rosellabill Жыл бұрын

    It just occured to me as I saw you square up part of the wrench. Would you own a milling machine? I can only figure no because you would have used it. And when you weld. It is not as hard on the eyes as other people's videos. Have a nice Week.

  • @quocthanhtran5199
    @quocthanhtran519911 ай бұрын

    “It’s perfect”

  • @jimwilloughby
    @jimwilloughby Жыл бұрын

    Man, you have the patience of Job to do all that hand work, when a metal lathe could do it faster.

  • @NolaGal2601
    @NolaGal2601 Жыл бұрын

    Just so you know, I have seen just as many restorations without a lathe of any kind as I have with and the ones without always manage just as well.

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