William Lutes

William Lutes

Watch me tell the story of how things I make come to life by using a video camera. Whenever possible, and my favorite, I like to use materials that are found, scraps, leftovers, or saved from a dumpster to build with. Hope you enjoy and thanks for checking it out :-}

3 string slide Skitar

3 string slide Skitar

Pallet Wood Art/Arches/Walls

Pallet Wood Art/Arches/Walls

DIY Scarf Joint Jig

DIY Scarf Joint Jig

DIY 6 Guitar Stand How To

DIY 6 Guitar Stand How To

King size Platform Bed

King size Platform Bed

Sheep Shears Shifter Knob

Sheep Shears Shifter Knob

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  • @BennettPatten
    @BennettPatten24 күн бұрын

    Bubba usually lives in California. More confidence than brains.

  • @BennettPatten
    @BennettPatten24 күн бұрын

    This guy's name is Bubba !

  • @BennettPatten
    @BennettPatten24 күн бұрын

    He is going to screw it up is what he is going to do.

  • @noexcuses6727
    @noexcuses67272 ай бұрын

    05-26-2024 Memorial Day weekend here in Savannah GA. I have a 1953 year model 94 that I have been working on for a few months. Was in really poor condition but I have been able to re-do the ood and it has come out beautiful. Had to order replacement parts and had two made from scratch but she is working well now. Waiting on the last coat of Tung Oil to cure so I can re-assemble and check it out. These things are really cool and well worth the effort to bring back to life. They don't make them like this anymore. Thanks for the video.

  • @ghostface1737
    @ghostface17372 ай бұрын

    Well done brother

  • @mogulrider
    @mogulrider3 ай бұрын

    Too many comments here are about money. This is the horror of today's world. None of you heard him. It's a family heirloom to use. These grifters today make me angry. Nice work sir. May your family enjoy this beauty for what it is. Part of you and yours

  • @2nd66tube2
    @2nd66tube24 ай бұрын

    I have basically the same '94 with the saddle ring from my dad , whilst you technically may have done a good job seems to me you lost all the originality and now it just a sum of parts that hold no nostalgia

  • @pdizzle_1776
    @pdizzle_17764 ай бұрын

    Yeah I would have kept it original seeing as it's a pre-64 model and they hold a ton of value.

  • @cdcd4502
    @cdcd45025 ай бұрын

    The hardest part of this is to get the piece to screw in the handle hole. Where to get that??

  • @RoswellNative
    @RoswellNative5 ай бұрын

    It’s not original anymore

  • @bbanditrat
    @bbanditrat6 ай бұрын

    Great video, you got lots of fancy tools and techniques to beef up a cheap work bench. Love your new bench!!

  • @Jim-dp6tr
    @Jim-dp6tr6 ай бұрын

    Awesome first guitar project. I learned from your mistakes as well. I have built quite a few CBGs but have no experience with a solid body. I have always wanted to do a solid body but I am still studying KZread first. ha ha ha! I am a graduate of KZread University with several majors. Let's just say I am still a student. You didn't fail on your solid body unless you quit trying. Play around with cigar box guitars then it's cheaper to learn from your mistakes. I love what you had going on in your first build.

  • @Minidino1132
    @Minidino11326 ай бұрын

    I have one from 1916 and was once used by LAPD in California with a lot number 117 on the buttstock.

  • @xxvodanhxx
    @xxvodanhxx7 ай бұрын

    If you don't have a bench grinder this is a great idea. Not sure what disc grit is good for sharpening i'm mainly interested in sharpening drill bits.

  • @marcelocaetano635
    @marcelocaetano6357 ай бұрын

    very good, I'm Caetano from Brazil - I a lover of Winchesters, we have many here, I've even repaired several of them - the big difficulty is parts - but I'm an engineer so I end up making the parts...

  • @rosshall641
    @rosshall6417 ай бұрын

    I wish you were a neighbor and you could restore mine😊😊

  • @rosshall641
    @rosshall6417 ай бұрын

    Your yellow yellow butane torch is actually the best to use because usually you only want the metal to go to a yellow color before it goes to purple or black that way you don't lose your temper in the metal and oil quenching is a great idea but I still think the oil should have been warmed up the oil first to actually slow down that process it makes everything better I basically got the same 30/30 and I have to restoration on it too thank you very much for your input I've been soaking mine for about 2 years now to get rid of the rust it is shotable but I'm like you I want to look like a pretty gun again just like my Browning s yes Johnny Browning design them 😊😊

  • @sherlock1895
    @sherlock18957 ай бұрын

    Looks nice. Well done. Cheers!

  • @atlasgunther8947
    @atlasgunther89477 ай бұрын

    Just clamp the handle of the angle grinder to the bench vice no?

  • @user-wi9rf1zx5b
    @user-wi9rf1zx5b7 ай бұрын

    you never restore a gun like that, lost value. Overall cleaning was the right thing to do, but again it's you gun

  • @Simon-talks
    @Simon-talks7 ай бұрын

    exactly

  • @Saintlawrence100
    @Saintlawrence1006 ай бұрын

    Agreed…this was tough for me to watch…value depreciated 30 to 50%…but he did a good job…he has a fun shooter now..

  • @pdizzle_1776
    @pdizzle_17764 ай бұрын

    It was hard to watch him smack the barrel band off with a steel punch and then it just continued to get progressively worse...

  • @williamray3101
    @williamray31018 ай бұрын

    Would not clean up that gun.only oil.😊😊😊

  • @christopherball7937
    @christopherball79378 ай бұрын

    Dude" the speaker goes inside the box

  • @tomconner5067
    @tomconner50678 ай бұрын

    Cleaning and touching up hardware and areas where they are prone to scuffing and abrasion with chemical ”cold” bluing and the use of CLP was routine maintenance, over the years after the first 1894 was issued, then sold at auction after the wars to be made available to the US sporting market, the original finish was most likely touched up everywhere on the metal surfaces, a few times by 1994, and it’s 130th birthday sometime after New Year’s Eve 01/01/2024, since excessive heating of the firearm wasn’t necessary to achieve a uniform finish, neither was it necessary to re-blue the entire rifle, because the touch-up matched so well and the gun finish wasn’t stripped, but rather had another layer of protective surface treatment done to it, it still has its original layer of bluing beneath. Technically speaking, (No 1,000°f + Heated Salt Bath to strip and draw out the etch bound chemically transitioned substrate, which would be a bad bad bad no no!

  • @JeffRiley-tc6cy
    @JeffRiley-tc6cy8 ай бұрын

    california. says alot about your choice to screw up your gun could have steamed and carded it. bluewould have come back

  • @bobp3738
    @bobp37389 ай бұрын

    I screwed two of these HF benches together back to back, added diagonal cross braces to prevent racking and ended up with a decent sized, functional workbench for minimal cost.

  • @brevs8387
    @brevs838710 ай бұрын

    Holy cow... chucking a round file in a drill!? Why have I never thought of this, or seen anyone else doing this?! Genius!

  • @rossilake3430
    @rossilake343010 ай бұрын

    Bill, Two things: Watch some of the Comp shooters clean their rifles with chemicals and a Dewey rod with Parker Hale style jag. Go from the breech ( you had everything apart) to the muzzle, unscrew the jag, take off and gently pull the rod back out. Never Never! Run the rod back and forth across the muzzle. Use Wilson combat rifle lube on ALL internal parts, moving or not. Wipe off excess. I would have cleaned and reblued everything. I’m a car guy, would your Lady rather ride in a beautifully restored and painted car or one where her dress rubs on rusty metal and gets spots? Most Men are body/paint guys or Mechanics, rarely both. My 2 Pennies.

  • @burtreynolds3143
    @burtreynolds314311 ай бұрын

    Well, Hey. Fits in the garage well

  • @sot11cat
    @sot11cat Жыл бұрын

    You destroyed it

  • @nathangrimes9877
    @nathangrimes9877 Жыл бұрын

    Don’t restore old firearms, makes them worth less than what they would be. Happens a lot though. That rifle was gorgeous as it was!

  • @andybetz8820
    @andybetz8820 Жыл бұрын

    You missed one thing Old heirloom guns collect character and patina along their years of journey. You just took that all away. But it’s your gun your video and I have no problem with that. I personally would have never done that. Just a good cleaning up functions test that would’ve been it.

  • @stanleyshostak2737
    @stanleyshostak2737 Жыл бұрын

    Miss you man. I miss the podcast too! I hope your doing well.

  • @rcsontag
    @rcsontag Жыл бұрын

    Leaving the receiver and other parts in the white was probably not a good decision.

  • @rcsontag
    @rcsontag Жыл бұрын

    Using a torch above a basin of motor oil may not be a safe practice.

  • @bj5731
    @bj5731 Жыл бұрын

    Heirlooms are typically unrestored. It’s not just about turning dollars into nickels.

  • @tikeidonlo6979
    @tikeidonlo6979 Жыл бұрын

    This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzread.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

  • @murdermuseum8280
    @murdermuseum8280 Жыл бұрын

    Is the action on it high? Since the neck doesn't go thru the box.

  • @sparlin88
    @sparlin88 Жыл бұрын

    Great video ! I just picked up a 1950 Model 94 and need to restore the butt and forearm . What is the name of your steamer and where did you buy it . Thats so COOL !! Thanks

  • @jackaustin3576
    @jackaustin3576 Жыл бұрын

    My Dad bought his Winchester Model 73 in 38-40 in 1935....It had been shot and worn pretty badly during that 24 years since 1911....Since My Dad bought it it has been shot only about 15 times and we will keep it as it is....

  • @jackaustin3576
    @jackaustin3576 Жыл бұрын

    I have had my Winchester 94 in 30-30 for 63 years and it is in near perfect condition....I used to get it out in the off season and just smell the wood because it smelled like the Florida everglades....Have a blessed day....

  • @azrael1045
    @azrael1045 Жыл бұрын

    i was recently got the family 1894 saddle carbine 30-30 from 1907 (it's been in the family from original purchase date) still shoots true and is beautiful

  • @jasongodfrey3441
    @jasongodfrey3441 Жыл бұрын

    I got 2 94s andim here to say do whst you want too. Most importantly enjoy yourself. Im loving the show

  • @wonkachocolates6133
    @wonkachocolates6133 Жыл бұрын

    Part of me puked just watching you do that.

  • @crashoverride4881
    @crashoverride4881 Жыл бұрын

    Contrary to some people's comments, I think you did a nice job on it. I understand the originality of an antique. I have one that is 85 yrs old, and it shows wear, but that is history. It has taken down a lot of deer. Nice video and great job. 👍

  • @GeneD283
    @GeneD283 Жыл бұрын

    Clean & restore to working condition removing rust in a way that preserves the original finish, absolutely. But by striping the original finish away you have really destroyed the character & history of the rifle. Although you may be happy with the outcome your surviving family will most likely be saddened that you touched it.

  • @WilliamLutesMaker
    @WilliamLutesMaker Жыл бұрын

    Eugene, thats really a silly thing to say when you know nothing about my family. I get that some folks view this rifle differently than I do. However, there is no known history to it. And because I will never sell it, the value comes from what ever history I create with it.

  • @sonnyspawn4435
    @sonnyspawn4435 Жыл бұрын

    I like the old look myself,but that’s here nor there.. you seem like you enjoyed what you were doing and that’s all that counts..I like the personality as well..good luck

  • @dangerousfreedom4965
    @dangerousfreedom4965 Жыл бұрын

    Yep your going to ruin it

  • @drstrangelove4998
    @drstrangelove4998 Жыл бұрын

    It’s only original once 😬

  • @Harrowder22
    @Harrowder22 Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/lW1q2cmicamdm5c.html ;; Esquilado Ovejas a Tijera y Maquinilla en Exhibición

  • @fearjune
    @fearjune Жыл бұрын

    Great job 👍

  • @scotthaun8582
    @scotthaun8582 Жыл бұрын

    what did you mix for the finish? BLO and ....?

  • @scotthaun8582
    @scotthaun8582 Жыл бұрын

    it looked like a cough syrup bottle

  • @tracymcdougal6381
    @tracymcdougal6381 Жыл бұрын

    Nice