Wow!! I just discovered and watched two of your tutorials, and they are both so crystal clear in detail and instructions. Keep up the excellent work!👍👍👍👍

Exactly what I was looking for! Perfect video!

Great video. It's always nice to see old fashioned hand tools being refurbished and put to good use. Thanks again.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great video. I'll have to show it to my grandson. He's been enjoying watching your work. We recently restored an old Stanley No.5 that belonged to his great grandfather. It came nice. We used a vinegar bath to de-rust it.Keep the videos coming and we'll keep watching.

I like that little corner notch on your shave horse jaw

Great video man! Just bought a couple of these timber framing augers today and plan to restore them as well, really helpful to see your process first. Thanks and keep up the good work!

@tcc187620

2 жыл бұрын

This kid knows some st00f, don't he ? :D Lol!

Fun to watch a handtool come back to Life. Great video.

Great video! I like how you restored an old hand tool using "old" methods. Nicely done!

If I can not bind the connection with a lashing of some sort,( even 16 ga. rebar tying wire and a pair of linesmen plyers works well ) and return to secure the framing with a wood auger and dowel pinning, I'm not even wasting my time on it. Screws snap, nails pull out, and in my opinion, nothing beats a big hole plugged with a big chunk of wood wedged in it to hold it tight for a few hundred years or so... EXCELLENT INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO . I rate it 5 out of 5 stars based on the knowledge shared, narration / explanations along the way, and video quality all combined. Great job kid. I've only watched this one video so far, but I'm looking into the others as well. Videos like this deserve subscribing to, and I've already clicked those buttons Bro, so keep 'em coming ! With all due respect, Mr. Cross / aka: 12 Block Tokie Detroit, Michigan

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Very well done. Enjoyed watching and listening to you. Don't find too many left that do the things you do. You are a real talent. From An eighty year old guy.

wonderful job, amazing craftmanship! SUBSCRIBED!

Nice job, I just recently found a James Swan company T handle for an auger that had a broken bolt that I replaced. The 5/16 bolt and wing nut had a nickel plating. I soaked the bolt and wing nut in apple cider vinegar for a couple hours and all the plating was removed and now it looks as old as the rest of the metal. I sure enjoy your Chanel.

love this, I am learning that a person is never to old to learn ---thanks so much

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+Brent Miller Good deal

I have been looking for a good set. Thank you for the video. helps with ideas to look and making me a new and my own handle.

Great project. I just acquires a bunch of those bits as well as several braces and am going to restore them. Thanks for the encouragement and ideas. I have some duplicates that I just might put that style handle on. Thanks and God bless!

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Eric Day Good deal, I don't use my brace and bit much, but I do pull it out every once in a while when I drill odd angles or in big stuff that's too tricky to get on the drill press. Good luck

Excellent skills. Thank you for sharing

nice work Al

Watched a video on an Swedish fire torch stove and a similar design boring a hole in the top and one side with an auger, and calling it a rocket stove. Your tool would be perfect for the task. Thanks for the video.

your channel is just awesome. many thanks

Very awesome. Glad to see younger folks hanging on to old ways. May come in handy some day.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

I don't use them all the time, but I do use these types of hand tools on occasion. For example, I made a spinning wheel and drilled the holes for the legs with a brace and bit using scribed sighting lines to keep the angles I needed. It was easier to figure out than using the drill press. Thanks for watching.

Nice job it looks great.

i really like watching you and learn a lot ...your a great teacher .......if i lived close to you would love to be your apprentice just to learn

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+Charless Hunt Thanks

Great work man...

That was an absolute pleasure to watch; thank you : )

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

btblou Thank you

Thanks for showing us this.

very well done!

Great video!

Great work!

Nice job restoring a good tool. Quite a bit of work just to do what you did. Imagine all that originally went into the fabrication of the tool. Thanks for the video.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

The auger bits are really interesting, it's basically forged out and twisted into the spiral, most are made with some sort of machine of sorts, but some of the old old ones where forged and shaped by hand. Thanks for watching.

Great video. I just bought a 2" ;t handle auger and will be restoring it when I get a chance. The old handle has a clenched nail on either side of the hole to reinforce it. Maybe this was added later. I was wondering about burning the bit in like I do on my file handles. But maybe you want it easy to remove for storage?

Pretty cool, I do like hand tool also, and my house was built in 1897. I found a five foot 1 1/2 inch auger in the basement. No handle, but a neat find. Thanks

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

That's a cool auger you've got, A simple handle would be fairly easy to make if you wanted too.

What an inspiration

Хорошая рукоятка получилась!

Very nice,, love seeing two dollar finds cleaned up and put back to work. I have a nice old two piece handle I picked up for just a couple dollars that allows me to change bits. Do not use it much since I got the pacemaker, a little too much work sometimes, LOL. Great stuff, I also really like that long handled round mallet. I will be making one like it soon :)

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

woodturningjohn For this tool, I don't use it really, but just like fixing them back up, I'm sure in the future it will be put to use. When I need to drill holes by hand I use my brace and bit, otherwise I'm in the shop and use my drill press or hand drill.

A very "Plane" t-shirt you have there....I like it. Glad to have found your vids, many thanks for sharing.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

hasdrubal121 Ha, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoying the videos.

@hasdrubal121

9 жыл бұрын

I've found my Grandfather's old Auger and will use the techniques you demonstrated to get it back online, next project after that is a shave horse using the auger, thank you for sharing the vids.

Excellent

Love the Tshirt!

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Kuhn Thanks, I'm planning on offering them for sale soon.

Nice to see a Fray brace (I think) in action drilling the first hole in the handle.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+Toolrific Yes it is, a while ago, I got an entire woodshop of tools and this was one of the many tools I got. I just cleaned it up on a biffing wheel. I've used it on a bunch of projects, set of stools, spinning wheel, shaving horse and other projects where your drilling holes on angles where I didn't want to bother with setting up the drill press. These types of braces are the best in my opinion over the more standard chucks you see, they are much more simple, don't slip, less in your line of site and don't weigh as much. When I got all the tools, I got 3 or 4 braces and a ton of bits.

Nice vid. I have one of these from my Dad, and his family before him. Mine doesn’t have a wing nut tho. The end is bent over and is permanent. Thanks

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

6 ай бұрын

That’s the way this one was as well i think but i tapped the end to fit the 1/4 - 20 wing nut for easy disassembly. It would allow you to have one handle for multiple bits of the tapers match.

Very rewarding making something yourself rather than buying it in a store. Good job. Is that you playing the guitar in the background? Very relaxing.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, not me on the guitar, just something offline. Not a musical person but I would like to be able to do my own music.

That's a great video man

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Adrien Borovina Thanks you.

To remove the zinc plating you might have an easier time using acid - even vinegar will do a quick job of it. It is also less dangerous, zinc fumes are notoriously poisonous. On the handle - I've seen some T auger bits (even smaler than yours) with a steel plate on the bottom side, to reinforce the handle.

Great man

I really appreciate how you restored and old favored tool with old school crastsmanship. Came out great and looks like it cut through nicely! If I may ask, what are the two side holes in the handle for? Came across a couple old planes that I need to find blades for. Was told they were used in a wood furniture shop here in NC back in the 30's or 40's. Don't do Facebook so can't send you pictures. Thanks for sharing.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

The "two holes" are not holes, they are two small knots. The only hole is the the one that the tapered tang of the bit goes through. I drilled halfway with a 1/2 bit and the rest with a smaller bit. Then tapered it with a chisel. Thanks for watching.

Great find and nice work on the handle. I imagine most of the tools you used to make it (froe, draw knife, bit and brace) were all past flea market finds as well? Thanks for sharing!

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

I get stuff from all over. The brace was given to me along with a lot of other tools, the draw knife came from an antique store I used to work at and the froe was bought for a couple dollars from an old man. But just yesterday I went to the flea market again and got another little batch of tools. Good finds and good prices, they will make appearances eventually. Thanks for watching.

@LitoGeorge

Жыл бұрын

Old, home cobbled froes here in Canada go for 45. You guys in America are fortunate to have such low prices 👍

Nice Job! What kind of wood did you use?

a great idea I've seen people use when chopping wood is to wrap a few bungie chords around it, or place it in a tire. You can keep chopping without having to bend over to pick up the pieces.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Stephen Brockhoff I've seen people do the tire trick, it's a good idea. I use a electric log splitter, so I have not tried it myself, I'm just pushing a button! Splitting by axe is sometimes a lot faster, but it wears you out fast. Thanks for watching.

Great video! What wears out on my drills is the starting screw. I weld the screw and then refile the threads. Takes some time. Any better ideas?

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Steve Larsen Not sure, I can't imagine using one of these enough to wear out the screw. You could cut it off and weld on a new one, but that's just as slow probably. My guess is you doing it because you want to not because your counting on it, so probably just stick with your method and enjoy yourself. You could also just find some more in better condition if they are more work than they are worth.

Very cool, but I would like to see some more about how one puts a 1 1/2" hole through wood to advantage? ;)

Good 👍

Well done - reminds me of Dick Proenneke in "Alone in the Wilderness" - I really need to see if I can find a good flea market around here. Have you tried using 'Evap-o-Rust' on any of your restoration projects? I've used it on a few Disston saws I've nearly finished restoring. Fairly good results -- but it does seem to make etchings harder to see.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Alan T Yes, I've used evapo rust. I like it a lot. I've used it with a bunch of stuff, the biggest being restoring an old delta unisaw. Good luck with the flea markets.

How's the handle holding up now, 8 years later? Also, what made this tapered bit a timber frame but, as opposed to a regular bit? They look the same to me from here.

thanks for your wideo .god jobb thanks

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+Nikola Mocan thanks

I recently purchased auger T with quick release wing nuts. What the first quick release drill? But I have sharpen it.

What was that L shaped tool you used splitting wood twords the beginning with called? Great video dude.

@simontew1970

5 жыл бұрын

It's called a froe. Also used for making shingles.

I would be helpful if you would explain your thought processes. For instance, how did you decide the best piece to cut out of the wood in the beginning? What were you looking for?

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

10 жыл бұрын

Jean OConnor Hi Jean, for a handle like this, while it may look like it's under a lot of pressure, it's not really under much stress, so the piece of wood you make it out of and it's properties are not super important. Any hardwood without any major defects will work. Pine would work fine to I'm sure. So if I was looking for anything in particular, I would pick a straight grained piece of wood so that it splits nicely. If I was not filming, I could make this handle in less than 10 min, so remaking it is not an issue if something ever happened to it (which it won't) but in the case of making something like an axe handle, it is undergoing a lot more stress and shock. So grain orientation, wood type and handle shape make much more difference. For this tool, it's perfectly fine to just do as I did, pick of some fire wood and knock it out. I hope this is the thoughts you where looking for. I very the style of my videos which include length and level of detail. Some are shorter with less talking and others are longer with a lot of talking. If you have not already, watch a few more on topics your interested in to see what I mean. It's long, but the longer version, of "how to make a log peavey" has a lot of details I also make a shorter version of the video that is about 2-3 min long. Thank you for your comment. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5qKu8SOqNqunJc.html

@jeanoconnor3163

10 жыл бұрын

The Homestead Craftsman Thank you for your reply. I guess the explanation that it is not under much stress and therefore not as important as an axe handle would have been enough for what I meant. I didn't realize that you make more than one version of your how to videos. Sorry. I'm new to your channel.

Nicht mit der Feile schärfen, nur mit einem feinen Stein und Wasser oder Öl. Der Bohrer schneidet dann sauberer. Gruss aus Thüringen

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Hartmuth Vogler Es brauchte zu viel Gestaltung, um eine feine Stein verwenden, aber nach oben mit einem Stein würde gut funktionieren. Sich für einen guten Winkel scheint der wichtigste Aspekt sein. Danke fürs Zuschauen.

Very Good, porem a madeira nao é dura, com madeira que temos aqui no Brazil, nao faria um furo com tanta facilidade assim, só para ter uma ideia temos o pau ferro, jatobá, sucupira, pau d'arco, pau brasil e tantas outras madeira nobres, mais te dou um very good!

Hi, what wood species did you use to make the handle?

It has no cutting edges left on it. And it's a square tang bit for a brace.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

5 жыл бұрын

It works well, the shape at the top is common, you would not put this in a brace. They have a portion at the top that is threaded for handles like I show. I re tapped the threads.

I had 2 t augers- were can i get other

respect! 8-)

can you show how to use a racheting barn auger?

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

7 жыл бұрын

I don't have one.

May I ask why the wingnut and washer were heat treated?

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

5 жыл бұрын

I just did it to turn them black.

I like on the bottom of the handle to make a flat plate with a square hole and the edges bent over.

@Thelonelyscavenger

9 жыл бұрын

Rl Badger I just made one with a metal insert to make it stronger.

@rlbadger1698

9 жыл бұрын

janken919 Cool!

@Thelonelyscavenger

9 жыл бұрын

Rl Badger Probably upload a video tomorrow on that and a take down saw that I made.

@rlbadger1698

9 жыл бұрын

I think I'm 1201, just subscribed.

@Thelonelyscavenger

9 жыл бұрын

Rl Badger Thank you sir! Just about to upload!

What is the name of the tool that is being used starting at 3m 27 secs? What is the tool and size that is being used starting at 3 m 45 secs. Thinks for the reply.

@gonetoheck

5 ай бұрын

He's using a wood chisel to create the square sides into the round hole the drill created. I did the same project a couple days ago before watching this video...funny to see others doing the same project and using the same tools !! Often times, wood chisels are sold in a variety packet that has different sizes.

i might be wring but aren't you supposed to sharpen the inside edge as well as the wings

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Dixon Not sure exactly what your referring too but it worked pretty good in the end, thanks.

@patrickdixon9897

9 жыл бұрын

The Homestead Craftsman if you sharpen the bottom of the cutting edge you may not think so but over time you can end up changing the geometry of the bit, it works in the long run but in future always sharpen the side not in contact with the wood.

Great vídeo. How do you recognize if the drill is made for a "T" or it's supposed to be used in a manual driller? Sorry for my English

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

6 жыл бұрын

The shape of the top, they will vary but the ones with T handles are distinct, either a flat tapered tang or a 4 sided taper with threads at the top. Also, these are larger than the bits you use in a brace......but there are larger manual drills for timber framing, used in making mortises.

@horaciobotta612

6 жыл бұрын

The Homestead Craftsman Thank you very much for your answer. I got a relatively small one, I guess it is for a manual driller but I was thinking about making a T one with it

( 5:49 )....name of that tool?

@ 7:01 you don't want to sharpen that side it messes planing action of the blade.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

7 жыл бұрын

It had a lot of pitting and needed to be smoothed out, it may have looked like I was taking a lot off but I did not. Sometimes you have to do what you are "not supposed to do" to make things work. It was part of restoring the auger, not part of regular sharpening.

@CTscan15

7 жыл бұрын

i see, sorry then.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

7 жыл бұрын

No sorry necessary , normally you don't do that in sharpening. Thanks for watching.

I'm getting so jealous when people buy tools for only a fracture of their true value. I paid 22 on eBay for smaller diameter.

@thehomesteadcraftsman8975

8 жыл бұрын

+SerJahPhoto Value on this stuff is kind of made up.....think about it. Think about the value of anything for that matter, it's a mind bender.

I sent you money for your big table I have not received my blueprints