Tools that built America. And we’ve been watching on the History Channel Machines, Food, Snacks, Drinks etc that built America. Loved your content Barry on this channel. Love your other channel too. This is so relaxing and educational. Thank you for all that you putting these videos together. Much enjoy ❤️🇺🇸👍🏼
Excellent video Barry. Watching this was so relaxing and enjoyable, especially after having the work week from hell. It also reminds me of sitting in the garage watching my dad work on stuff with tools just like this. It warms my heart that you understand and respect their history. Your channel logo is awesome by the way. :) . Be well and stay safe. Until next time. Cheers! :)
Utterly super enjoyable watching this project from start to finish! I Love vintage, antique items! Love rescuing them…love watching your beautiful filming! ❤🎉❤
OMG I feel ancient now and I am only 53 🤣🤣 We used to use these in woodwork class in the comprehensive school I went to. I wasn't very good at it sadly but I did love it. Wish I had found channels like yours when I could use my hands properly. Instead i will just appreciate watching you do it on this channel and your awesome furniture channel where I came from originally. It came up in my suggestions for some totally unknown reason 😃 i watch mostly Doctor Who stuff so this blindsided me and I thought what the heck going to take a look at this. Never looked back 😁
Excellent work, Barry. I find it interesting how hand tools are built. And again you saved a tool from rotting. In addition, the video has something meditative about it. It reminds me of my grandfather.He visited garbage dumps and brought home old tools, bicycles, which he then brought back to life. Be good to yourself. Bye for now. ;)
Beautiful job. My Grampy was a woodworker and had a drill similar to that. Some of my fondest memories was him letting us kids play with some of his tools. This was one I always gravitated to cause I loved the sound it made as I tried to get it to go as fast as possible. Then I got old enough that he would put a drill bit in it and hand me a piece of wood. So much better entertainment then the TV!
When is was new, it was a small, low-end tool that sold for a modest price. But it was well made, from quality materials, and it displayed the proudest words ever stamped on any tool: MADE IN USA Great job restroring it, and keep up the good work !
My Grandfather and then my father used this tool, as did my next door neighbour - an inventor - and they taught me to use it too. I think my 95yr old mother still has it!
Barry, as I mentioned before, I have a number of old tools that I have fixed up and use in my shop. I have a Miller Falls No. 2 egg beater drill that gets regular use. You did an outstanding job getting this drill back in working order. Keep it up! Thank you for sharing. -Phil
I'm so pleased to find your tool restoration channel! I have some old tools inherited from my father-in-law who was an engineer for IBM from the 1930s to the 1970s (my best estimates). I'd like to one day restore some of them. Thanks for your help !
I am obsessed with these videos. I refinish furniture and watch a lot of videos which is how I came across your other page & for some reason I just decided to see what the tool restoration was about (if you had asked me before that I would have absolutely said I had zero interest in any such thing). It is the most zen experience watching these tools being brought back to life. Now I totally want to try to do a few myself and make a display in my work area just because looking at these makes me feel so happy. Is restoring these as relaxing & oddly soothing as watching someone else do it haha? Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us!
Hi Tasha. I think the way you said this shows that you understand why I do this! I hope you find a tool that you can work on improving. I know you can do this and can't wait to hear about how you will display special items like this. Barry
This was fantastic! My maternal grandfather was a cabinet maker and this was a tool he had. I played with that for years as a small child. I will have to see if any of his tools are still in his old tool box in storage. If I still have them, consider them yours. How do you manage to invoke such amazing memories Barry? Incredible and thanks!
I subscribed to your other channel the other day and now have subscribed to this one. I watch a ton of restoration videos and have a long list of tools, products, and notes for ideas. I want to do restorations someday. Actually, I restored an old lamp last year. My dad passed away and my mom gave it to me. I thought it was my grandpa's since it was obviously hand made and saw it at my grandparents house by their recliner. Once I restored it I sent a picture to my mom. She said that my dad had made it in high school woodshop for my grandma. He signed his name on the bottom. It now holds place of pride in my living room. It is amazing to think of the history behind old things and it is wonderful to see new life put back in them for future generations to enjoy. Keep up the great work!!!
I remember using such a (or similar) hand drill as a youngster. It makes me feel ancient to see it now described as "antique". In spite of this, a most enjoyable video. Thanks.
I remember using a hand drill like this too (as a kid) We had a shed with all kinds of old tools in it. I got a great education using those before I learned power tools. I prefer the later.
My Dad had this tool and used it for years before he bought a power drill. I even used it on a few projects as a boy. I forgot that the bits were kept in the handle!.He's passed away, but it's still in my Mom's garage. I was visiting her a few months ago and needed a drill and tried to use it but it was in sad shape. After watching your restoration, I think I will give it a try. Thanks!
Loved this! You have a calm and gentle manner, which makes your videos lovely to watch. I have a very similar tool to this I inherited from Grandpop, I've used it a lot and always think of him when I do. Stay safe and thank you for sharing your hard work.
That turned out beautifully! I have a drill like this that was my dad’s; probably 80-85 years old. I’ve always enjoyed using it around the house for simple things. This restoration seems to be a simple enough project, although time consuming. I don’t have all the fancy tools you have, but I’m going to give it a try! (My fear is that I’ll take it apart and won’t remember how to put it back together!) 🤪 I really love that it was made in the USA 🇺🇸 I subscribed and I’m in Albuquerque, NM.
I really like the tool restoration videos as well because I haunt estate sales on the weekends, and I’ve bought buckets of screwdrivers for example for $5, made in USA tools, what a deal! I have always wanted to learn some of this to: 1. Figure what kind of tools would work for me in case I try restoring some items myself 2. I have my Grandma’s old standup wooden cabinet style radio, and I’d like to learn if I can get it working somehow again
Shelli, this is incredible. Thank you for sharing this, and I apologize for the delay in my response. Can I share parts of this on my main channel? I won't call you by name but the thoughts are so valuable. I will reference you as a viewer
@@madcityrestorations8293 of course you can mention me, I love to write, you are welcome to say my name, I am not embarrassed by anything I said here, I am proud of this work. Any way you want to share this is fine with me, I know you will respect my words and give them even more meaning in your own way 🤩🥳
Love the new channel my friend! Good to see these tool get a new life...I still use the hand drill that was my great grandpa's, and we use drills similar to these in cranial surgeries as well
Came over from your furniture channel! Really feeling the vibe of your work, and the pieces are always gorgeous after passing through your careful and dedicated hands!
Thanks again (from your other channel) for a great video! I just discovered you today and I find that I like your presentation and unassuming manner. It is nice to have someone who passes on knowledge and experience so well. I would guess you to be a high school teacher or college professor. Keep up the good work. Don't sell yourself short! Not everyone can do what you do. Thanks again!
Barry I wrote this today after ruminating about some things that happened in my life. I thought you might appreciate it with your love of old tools: Different things impress you at different stages in your life. For example what might impress you when you’re 25, picture Vegas, flashy cars and shiny men with fancy clothes in an ultra modern building. But then you go along in life, working hard at trying to accomplish things like paying your mortgage and being employed to be able to afford your mortgage. And it’s many many years of working hard, evolving to just make sure you can pay your mortgage, and then you change. You can’t help but change because there were many times you struggled, you had times where you couldn’t even buy soap because you were paying for cars, and a house, food and utilities. Along the way you saw things you really wanted but you simply could not afford them and over time you began to see that what you had in the beginning, when you had nothing was always enough. In fact you long to remove everything in your house until you go back to a few very simple beautiful things you started with. At a certain age range you lose some really important people in your life, no one tells you that in your 40s and 50s you will probably lose your parents. You know they are going to die, but you don’t know when. You will lose a friend that you pictured being your friend forever, and those losses will bring you to tears, for years. There will be times in your life when many people die, and it will be hard to float at the surface because sometimes it will happen consecutively and quickly one after another and no one prepared your brain for this, but you still need to cope and go to work, and do your laundry, and buy groceries. People that have been there where you are will say things like, “be good to yourself” and it sounds like good advice. So for days you take a break from grief wondering, “How do I be good to myself?” And you start asking people, “What kinds of things did you do, to be good to yourself?” They understand why you are struggling and they give you ideas. They tell you bubble baths, massages, pedicures and at first you think those things are very selfish cause someone died, why do I need new nail polish? But what you don’t realize or maybe you forgot, your brain actually needs a break. It hurts your brain to feel so much loss. Your brain can get mushy during grief and it feels like it has a memory leak like a computer and it’s not functioning correctly. Processes can get lost during a memory leak in a computer just like your brain when grieving. So you start to build your arsenal of things that might help you take care of yourself. It can be easy things like listening to music, reading a book, a massage, a short trip to somewhere new just for the weekend. Sometimes it’s being around people, sometimes you need solace and to be alone. And you may vacillate between being with people and not, and that’s definitely ok. And after you’ve been through all this bullshit, you survive, you come out maybe not fighting but simply existing. You learn to be kind to yourself, and to be kind to others who may be going through a loss at any time you interact with them. You start to feel moments of laughter and times when you are happy. Over time a little by little you learn to appreciate your parents, your friends, and your life with a whole new outlook. You hold tighter to the people that are kind to you, and you begin to realize the kinds of people you should surround yourself with. Because the people you surround yourself with are your way, of being good to yourself. The people that are closest to you are like “gold nuggets”. You will drop anything to help them, and you will drop anything to go out and laugh with them. You need your gold nuggets more than you need a flashy car or house. You need your gold nuggets more than anything you could buy. After all that stuff happens, you see the flashy Vegas, or modern things like “glitter grout” as things that are temporary, their appeal is fleeting. You hear young people being mean to their parents and you literally shiver or feel sick at the thought of being so callous. You find a tool marked “Made in the USA” at an estate sale and it feels like the Holy Grail, as in Monty Python. And you wonder to yourself, “Why do I value this so much?” You value it because it still exists, it never broke, it still works and is fully functional. It may be dinged up, it may have scratches or dents but it still works! You marvel at this tool because someone made it that was an uncle or a mother and they made things to last. That tool had a life, and still does, and you feel sickened by planned obsolescence and how modern things fall apart. Now you may be thinking if you got this far, “is this about tools?” Yes and no, it’s about how we survive the death of our parents and loved ones, and why flashy modern things sometimes simply do not impress you anymore. Age has taught you a few things about appreciating the importance of things but most importantly valuing the gold nugget people. Everything gets old, and hopefully everybody gets old. If you get along well with your parents and they are still alive, appreciate them and what they have done for you. When they have died, you can’t tell them those things or show them what they mean to you. Tell your friends why they mean a lot to you, and tell them often why you like them, or what you value about their contribution in your life. Everyone gets lonely, try to ease people’s loneliness. If you aren’t sure how to do that, bring cheese!
In just 3 short videos it appears your detail work has gotten even better. The little touches on the flat head screw polishing, and sanding the interior surfaces of the gears was a great touch. I also noticed you switched to narration in this video. I like your little goes a long way approach to the voice overs.
I have two of those egg beater drills. I use them for fine control I can’t get with any power drill. Watching your video makes me want to clean mine up as well.
W O W!! This is a beautiful restoration, Barry! Amazing job, especially considering what you started with! My husband has his great grandfather’s tools (not one of these unfortunately) and the wooden toolbox, which was all found in his barn. It sat on my mother-in-law’s garage for yrs and then ours. I completely redid the toolbox last yr, it had a ton of damage and built out of a bunch of different pieces of scrap wood. But the handle was this beautiful piece of very grainy walnut, so while I painted the box (had to hide all the repairs), I stained the handle in espresso. After watching this, I’m inspired to surprise him and restore the tools for him.
I love messages like this. You completely understand that there is so much joy in doing the best you can, even if you've never done it. I'm learning as I go and appreciate you sharing your experiences. Barry
@@madcityrestorations8293 aww, thank you. And you’re doing great and so appreciate the videos you put out. Plz stay safe. I worry about you nurses/HCW (my daughter is a NICU and Careflight nurse and….she’s pretty sick with Covid). Ashley💜
I don't have a hand drill! I'm just going through my old tools now. Lots of small oily old bits of metal (tool parts) and some things I can't identify. It'll be fun finding out a bit more about them.
@@madcityrestorations8293 no I am the Lu part, Lucretia. Todd is my husband…. But you can call me Toddy…LOL. I am also healthcare. I have been a nurse almost 30 years. Todd is a retired firefighter.
I have one of those, fascinating to see it taken apart and restored, now I want to dig it out and check the base of the handle to see if it has a bit holder. Thank you for the detail!!
Hello Barry! I love the care you use to restore these old tools. I also watch your furniture restoration channel. You put a lot of time and effort into restoring your projects, and it shows in the finished projects.
I've never seen this tool before, but once you started using it, I could see how the gears work to make a hand-crank drill. The background sounds of plinks and drips of liquid are just perfect. The narration comes in to "fill in the blanks" but you are so talented in letting the visuals tell the story. I got a big grin from Billy Joel, and of course the CD's placement was not random. Super cool touch. The combo box knife/pocket knife is fantastic, and I want one for cutting up Amazon boxes! Does WD40 dissolve rust, or does it just reduce friction such that less effort is needed to get things moving? Not much you can't do with WD40 and duct tape. (Nerd trivia tidbit: The inventors of WD40 were looking for a formula to lubricate but not dry out or get gummy. After many "recipes," their 40th try was the magic and so they named it. The WD stands for "water displacement", and thus an empire was born.) It's great to see your subscriber number soar on the other channel, and this one will, too. You've hit a real sweet spot with your tone and your work, and I look forward to watching many more! Cheers from windy Oklahoma!
Your comments are always the best. I read them more than once. Love that you caught Billy Joel. I have fun with the creativity. I always appreciate your detailed info. Barry
That egg beater drill came out great. I wished there was a way to take the chuck apart! I have a chuck which needs to be taken apart so i can put the springs back into the holes of the chuck wedge bits. Oh well.
Hey Barry. Just subscribed to this channel :) This is the video i was searching for.... I didn't pay attention on your other channel about this one :) I have several of this tool, I might try one to see how it goes. Now, to watch the video :)
The antique hand drill looks just like the one my dad had. Even had the red gear. (Born 1928). His stepfather was a woodworker. Don’t know if he got the hand drill from him or later.
I have three manual drills of this sort, all of which need some attention. I'll have to spend some time cleaning them up and now! Do you do anything to coat the unpainted metal parts to inhibit rust?
@@madcityrestorations8293 I've been using 3 in 1 brand "dry oil" which goes on wet and dries in minutes, leaving a protective film on my hand planes and chisels.
Tools that built America. And we’ve been watching on the History Channel Machines, Food, Snacks, Drinks etc that built America. Loved your content Barry on this channel. Love your other channel too. This is so relaxing and educational. Thank you for all that you putting these videos together. Much enjoy ❤️🇺🇸👍🏼
Excellent video Barry. Watching this was so relaxing and enjoyable, especially after having the work week from hell. It also reminds me of sitting in the garage watching my dad work on stuff with tools just like this. It warms my heart that you understand and respect their history. Your channel logo is awesome by the way. :) . Be well and stay safe. Until next time. Cheers! :)
This is so encouraging. I also have so many memories of watching my dad do this stuff. Thank you Sher
Just like brand new again! Bravo. Long shall it drill!❤️🦘
Utterly super enjoyable watching this project from start to finish! I Love vintage, antique items! Love rescuing them…love watching your beautiful filming! ❤🎉❤
Enjoyed the video
OMG I feel ancient now and I am only 53 🤣🤣
We used to use these in woodwork class in the comprehensive school I went to. I wasn't very good at it sadly but I did love it.
Wish I had found channels like yours when I could use my hands properly. Instead i will just appreciate watching you do it on this channel and your awesome furniture channel where I came from originally. It came up in my suggestions for some totally unknown reason 😃 i watch mostly Doctor Who stuff so this blindsided me and I thought what the heck going to take a look at this. Never looked back 😁
Thank you so much for sharing this
Excellent work, Barry. I find it interesting how hand tools are built. And again you saved a tool from rotting. In addition, the video has something meditative about it. It reminds me of my grandfather.He visited garbage dumps and brought home old tools, bicycles, which he then brought back to life. Be good to yourself. Bye for now. ;)
I always enjoy your comments Helena. Thank you. Barry
*Now, in the event of a breakdown and power failure, you can use this hand drill* 😁
*Beautifully renovated* 😉👍
MORE RESTORATIONS 🔥👍🔥
Trying to keep up with both channels : )
Beautiful job. My Grampy was a woodworker and had a drill similar to that. Some of my fondest memories was him letting us kids play with some of his tools. This was one I always gravitated to cause I loved the sound it made as I tried to get it to go as fast as possible. Then I got old enough that he would put a drill bit in it and hand me a piece of wood. So much better entertainment then the TV!
Love this! Thank you for sharing the memories
I love old tools and the careful restoration you performed. Thanks.
Thank you Albert
I have one of these! NEVER knew what it its. Thank you!!! Just for that alone, you got yourself a new subscriber.
I love this message. Thank you for subscribing!
Enjoyed watching you restore old tools!
Thank you again Debbie!
Aaah, it looks great 💕🌻❤️
Thank you Rochelle!
When is was new, it was a small, low-end tool that sold for a modest price.
But it was well made, from quality materials, and it displayed the proudest
words ever stamped on any tool: MADE IN USA Great job restroring it,
and keep up the good work !
I really appreciate this feedback. You helped add to the story of this project with those words, so thank you. Barry
My Grandfather and then my father used this tool, as did my next door neighbour - an inventor - and they taught me to use it too. I think my 95yr old mother still has it!
Love this comment!
Barry, as I mentioned before, I have a number of old tools that I have fixed up and use in my shop. I have a Miller Falls No. 2 egg beater drill that gets regular use. You did an outstanding job getting this drill back in working order. Keep it up! Thank you for sharing. -Phil
I love hearing about your projects. I've already learned from you
Wow! It's looking almost new! Fantastic work.
Oooh gorgeous!!
My dad has one sitting in the garage- same condition as the before shot😂
This was so fun to watch, thank you!
The end result was like stepping back in time .. 💫
This was a fun one!
I AM AMAZED. I REMEMBER THIS TOOL WELL. WHEN IT SHOWED MADE IN THE USA I FELT PROUD TO SEE THAT REVEALED.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one
I like your goal and esthetics. I love old stuff.
Thank you!
Nice job. I like that it's back in working order. Fixing that Chuck was key. Thumbs up.
I was worried I wouldn't be able to fix the chuck and jaw. Glad it worked out. Thank you for watching Lorri
I'm so pleased to find your tool restoration channel! I have some old tools inherited from my father-in-law who was an engineer for IBM from the 1930s to the 1970s (my best estimates). I'd like to one day restore some of them. Thanks for your help !
Hi Gina! Thank you for sharing. Welcome to the second channel
I’m loving these tool restorations Barry thanks for sharing them
Love your support
I am obsessed with these videos. I refinish furniture and watch a lot of videos which is how I came across your other page & for some reason I just decided to see what the tool restoration was about (if you had asked me before that I would have absolutely said I had zero interest in any such thing). It is the most zen experience watching these tools being brought back to life. Now I totally want to try to do a few myself and make a display in my work area just because looking at these makes me feel so happy. Is restoring these as relaxing & oddly soothing as watching someone else do it haha? Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us!
Hi Tasha. I think the way you said this shows that you understand why I do this! I hope you find a tool that you can work on improving. I know you can do this and can't wait to hear about how you will display special items like this. Barry
This was fantastic! My maternal grandfather was a cabinet maker and this was a tool he had. I played with that for years as a small child. I will have to see if any of his tools are still in his old tool box in storage. If I still have them, consider them yours. How do you manage to invoke such amazing memories Barry? Incredible and thanks!
nice to see tools made of solid materials instead of plastic crap!!
Another relaxing evening with Barry. Thanks for sharing your talent and passions with us.
Always happy to see your comments
My dad had one of these. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this
Just got over to this channel. Glad I did, just as enjoyable as the furniture restoration channel.
Welcome to the channel!
Just watch this restoration and would like to say you are a very talented person. Hope to see more of the restorations Barry.
Welcome Cassandra! Thank you
My Daddy had one of those - awesome restoration!
Glad you enjoyed this Norman!
I subscribed to your other channel the other day and now have subscribed to this one. I watch a ton of restoration videos and have a long list of tools, products, and notes for ideas. I want to do restorations someday. Actually, I restored an old lamp last year. My dad passed away and my mom gave it to me. I thought it was my grandpa's since it was obviously hand made and saw it at my grandparents house by their recliner. Once I restored it I sent a picture to my mom. She said that my dad had made it in high school woodshop for my grandma. He signed his name on the bottom. It now holds place of pride in my living room. It is amazing to think of the history behind old things and it is wonderful to see new life put back in them for future generations to enjoy. Keep up the great work!!!
This is the exact reason for making videos like this, to share memories with others. This means so much. Thank you for sharing. Barry
I remember using such a (or similar) hand drill as a youngster. It makes me feel ancient to see it now described as "antique". In spite of this, a most enjoyable video. Thanks.
It probably should have been labeled vintage : ) thank you for watching this one. Barry
I remember using a hand drill like this too (as a kid) We had a shed with all kinds of old tools in it. I got a great education using those before I learned power tools. I prefer the later.
Still use mine - particularly portable, and very quiet in case there are only the late hours for repairs
Nice work. Love seeing old tools restored to a useful condition. One suggestion, any part that rides on a shaft, apply some grease.
I always appreciate the advice. Thank you for watching.
Barry
Wonderful! Looking forward to the next project.
Thank you, Michael. I am working on a couple of videos presently that are planned for this weekend.
Barry
The fact that the handle is also storage for drill bits is amazing. Another triumphant restoration Barry! 🙌🏼
Thank you. Your support means a lot to me.
Barry
Love these videos on this channel too. I also found them very relaxing 😃
Welcome to this channel Angela : )
My Dad had this tool and used it for years before he bought a power drill. I even used it on a few projects as a boy. I forgot that the bits were kept in the handle!.He's passed away, but it's still in my Mom's garage. I was visiting her a few months ago and needed a drill and tried to use it but it was in sad shape. After watching your restoration, I think I will give it a try. Thanks!
Só rusty and so shining now 🤩🌷🌷
Makes it fun
Very nice restore Barry! Have a good weekend!
Good to see you Vicki!
What a stunning tool restoration. Thank you
Welcome to the channel: )
So peaceful & enjoyable to watch Bud!!! You have a gift Bud!! Blessed to have found you Man. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you!
Thank you Beverly
Great work Barry!!
Thank you!
Amazing restoration! So impressive! You done good!!
Thank you
Beautiful! I love old things getting appreciated and restored. Thank you!
Thank you Faith. Barry
I love both your channels...
Thank you Victoria
The billy joel! Great video and glad you have this other channel
Thank you! Good catch!
Keep the videos coming, great job.
Thank you Dan
She is a beauty!!👍🏻
Thank you Lynda
Loved this! You have a calm and gentle manner, which makes your videos lovely to watch. I have a very similar tool to this I inherited from Grandpop, I've used it a lot and always think of him when I do. Stay safe and thank you for sharing your hard work.
I enjoy feedback like this! Thank you for sharing. Barry
That turned out beautifully! I have a drill like this that was my dad’s; probably 80-85 years old. I’ve always enjoyed using it around the house for simple things. This restoration seems to be a simple enough project, although time consuming. I don’t have all the fancy tools you have, but I’m going to give it a try! (My fear is that I’ll take it apart and won’t remember how to put it back together!) 🤪 I really love that it was made in the USA 🇺🇸
I subscribed and I’m in Albuquerque, NM.
Thank you for the sub. Welcome to the channel. And thank you for sharing your memories. Barry
Great job!
Thank you
Awesome home as always! I love these videos 😬👍🏾
Thank you. Love your channel
Great video, thx! I hope to do the same with my grandpa's hand drill.
Please do. You can't screw it up
Very cool restoration.
Thank you!
I really like the tool restoration videos as well because I haunt estate sales on the weekends, and I’ve bought buckets of screwdrivers for example for $5, made in USA tools, what a deal! I have always wanted to learn some of this to:
1. Figure what kind of tools would work for me in case I try restoring some items myself
2. I have my Grandma’s old standup wooden cabinet style radio, and I’d like to learn if I can get it working somehow again
Shelli, this is incredible. Thank you for sharing this, and I apologize for the delay in my response. Can I share parts of this on my main channel? I won't call you by name but the thoughts are so valuable. I will reference you as a viewer
@@madcityrestorations8293 of course you can mention me, I love to write, you are welcome to say my name, I am not embarrassed by anything I said here, I am proud of this work. Any way you want to share this is fine with me, I know you will respect my words and give them even more meaning in your own way 🤩🥳
Amazing
Love the new channel my friend! Good to see these tool get a new life...I still use the hand drill that was my great grandpa's, and we use drills similar to these in cranial surgeries as well
So happy to see you on this channel as well. Thank you! Barry
Very cool.
I think a man cave is in order for myself, thanks Barry another great video
Can't wait to hear more!
Love your furniture restoration vids and just saw this. Love it! Well done!
Welcome to the channel Vicki! Barry
Wow looks amazing!
Thank you!
Came over from your furniture channel! Really feeling the vibe of your work, and the pieces are always gorgeous after passing through your careful and dedicated hands!
Welcome to the new channel! Thank you for the support. Barry
Beautiful. Nothing like the tools we grew up using. Thank you for taking the time to restore.
It is very enjoyable to do. Thank you for watching
Thanks again (from your other channel) for a great video! I just discovered you today and I find that I like your presentation and unassuming manner. It is nice to have someone who passes on knowledge and experience so well. I would guess you to be a high school teacher or college professor. Keep up the good work. Don't sell yourself short! Not everyone can do what you do. Thanks again!
Such a kind and thoughtful comment. Thank you for this
My grandpa had one like this
Me too
Very well. Nice
Thank you!
Nice job!!!
Thanks Jared! Barry
Barry I wrote this today after ruminating about some things that happened in my life. I thought you might appreciate it with your love of old tools:
Different things impress you at different stages in your life. For example what might impress you when you’re 25, picture Vegas, flashy cars and shiny men with fancy clothes in an ultra modern building.
But then you go along in life, working hard at trying to accomplish things like paying your mortgage and being employed to be able to afford your mortgage. And it’s many many years of working hard, evolving to just make sure you can pay your mortgage, and then you change. You can’t help but change because there were many times you struggled, you had times where you couldn’t even buy soap because you were paying for cars, and a house, food and utilities.
Along the way you saw things you really wanted but you simply could not afford them and over time you began to see that what you had in the beginning, when you had nothing was always enough. In fact you long to remove everything in your house until you go back to a few very simple beautiful things you started with.
At a certain age range you lose some really important people in your life, no one tells you that in your 40s and 50s you will probably lose your parents. You know they are going to die, but you don’t know when. You will lose a friend that you pictured being your friend forever, and those losses will bring you to tears, for years. There will be times in your life when many people die, and it will be hard to float at the surface because sometimes it will happen consecutively and quickly one after another and no one prepared your brain for this, but you still need to cope and go to work, and do your laundry, and buy groceries.
People that have been there where you are will say things like, “be good to yourself” and it sounds like good advice. So for days you take a break from grief wondering, “How do I be good to myself?” And you start asking people, “What kinds of things did you do, to be good to yourself?” They understand why you are struggling and they give you ideas. They tell you bubble baths, massages, pedicures and at first you think those things are very selfish cause someone died, why do I need new nail polish?
But what you don’t realize or maybe you forgot, your brain actually needs a break. It hurts your brain to feel so much loss. Your brain can get mushy during grief and it feels like it has a memory leak like a computer and it’s not functioning correctly. Processes can get lost during a memory leak in a computer just like your brain when grieving.
So you start to build your arsenal of things that might help you take care of yourself. It can be easy things like listening to music, reading a book, a massage, a short trip to somewhere new just for the weekend. Sometimes it’s being around people, sometimes you need solace and to be alone. And you may vacillate between being with people and not, and that’s definitely ok.
And after you’ve been through all this bullshit, you survive, you come out maybe not fighting but simply existing. You learn to be kind to yourself, and to be kind to others who may be going through a loss at any time you interact with them. You start to feel moments of laughter and times when you are happy. Over time a little by little you learn to appreciate your parents, your friends, and your life with a whole new outlook. You hold tighter to the people that are kind to you, and you begin to realize the kinds of people you should surround yourself with. Because the people you surround yourself with are your way, of being good to yourself.
The people that are closest to you are like “gold nuggets”. You will drop anything to help them, and you will drop anything to go out and laugh with them. You need your gold nuggets more than you need a flashy car or house. You need your gold nuggets more than anything you could buy.
After all that stuff happens, you see the flashy Vegas, or modern things like “glitter grout” as things that are temporary, their appeal is fleeting. You hear young people being mean to their parents and you literally shiver or feel sick at the thought of being so callous.
You find a tool marked “Made in the USA” at an estate sale and it feels like the Holy Grail, as in Monty Python. And you wonder to yourself, “Why do I value this so much?” You value it because it still exists, it never broke, it still works and is fully functional. It may be dinged up, it may have scratches or dents but it still works! You marvel at this tool because someone made it that was an uncle or a mother and they made things to last. That tool had a life, and still does, and you feel sickened by planned obsolescence and how modern things fall apart.
Now you may be thinking if you got this far, “is this about tools?” Yes and no, it’s about how we survive the death of our parents and loved ones, and why flashy modern things sometimes simply do not impress you anymore.
Age has taught you a few things about appreciating the importance of things but most importantly valuing the gold nugget people. Everything gets old, and hopefully everybody gets old. If you get along well with your parents and they are still alive, appreciate them and what they have done for you. When they have died, you can’t tell them those things or show them what they mean to you. Tell your friends why they mean a lot to you, and tell them often why you like them, or what you value about their contribution in your life. Everyone gets lonely, try to ease people’s loneliness. If you aren’t sure how to do that, bring cheese!
I replied to this on your other comment
Billy Joel. Nice touch for a tinker.
You caught that : )
@@madcityrestorations8293 I'm sometimes observant, for an old guy. But 40+ years as a prof gives me a certain eye for things.
Waiting for a new tool restoration vid.... like these as well as your other channel.... MCM
I found a few more items today
In just 3 short videos it appears your detail work has gotten even better. The little touches on the flat head screw polishing, and sanding the interior surfaces of the gears was a great touch. I also noticed you switched to narration in this video. I like your little goes a long way approach to the voice overs.
I really appreciate this feedback. Hoping to add more content soon. Barry
Amazing, work of art. You definitely have a talent. Thanks for sharing. Phil
Thank you Phil! Barry
Hi Barry. Great new channel. Subscribed 🧡 I just wanted to let you know that you have a beautiful calming voice 🧡
Hi Deena! Thank you for the sub on this new channel. I look forward to comments from you in the future. Barry
I have two of those egg beater drills. I use them for fine control I can’t get with any power drill. Watching your video makes me want to clean mine up as well.
Thank you Clyde
W O W!! This is a beautiful restoration, Barry! Amazing job, especially considering what you started with! My husband has his great grandfather’s tools (not one of these unfortunately) and the wooden toolbox, which was all found in his barn. It sat on my mother-in-law’s garage for yrs and then ours. I completely redid the toolbox last yr, it had a ton of damage and built out of a bunch of different pieces of scrap wood. But the handle was this beautiful piece of very grainy walnut, so while I painted the box (had to hide all the repairs), I stained the handle in espresso. After watching this, I’m inspired to surprise him and restore the tools for him.
I love messages like this. You completely understand that there is so much joy in doing the best you can, even if you've never done it. I'm learning as I go and appreciate you sharing your experiences. Barry
@@madcityrestorations8293 aww, thank you. And you’re doing great and so appreciate the videos you put out. Plz stay safe. I worry about you nurses/HCW (my daughter is a NICU and Careflight nurse and….she’s pretty sick with Covid).
Ashley💜
I don't have a hand drill! I'm just going through my old tools now. Lots of small oily old bits of metal (tool parts) and some things I can't identify. It'll be fun finding out a bit more about them.
I'm sure there is something that you can improve! Can't wait to hear about it
Was the Billy Joel 45 an Easter Egg? Clever.
Wow. Great catch! It certainly was
I really enjoy your videos on both channels-thank you for posting them. They inspire me, and I look forward to many more!
Thank you for the support Tim. Barry
Great video!
Thank you. Do you go by Todd?
@@madcityrestorations8293 no I am the Lu part, Lucretia. Todd is my husband…. But you can call me Toddy…LOL. I am also healthcare. I have been a nurse almost 30 years. Todd is a retired firefighter.
I have one of those, fascinating to see it taken apart and restored, now I want to dig it out and check the base of the handle to see if it has a bit holder. Thank you for the detail!!
Love your comments
It looks like a brand new piece.
Thank you for joining the premiere. Meant alot
@@madcityrestorations8293 I was in the carwash 😁, sorry I was late.
Hello Barry! I love the care you use to restore these old tools. I also watch your furniture restoration channel. You put a lot of time and effort into restoring your projects, and it shows in the finished projects.
Hi Melody! Thank you for the support on this channel. Barry
More please.
Very soon
I have one of these drills, it was my fathers.
I love them
I've never seen this tool before, but once you started using it, I could see how the gears work to make a hand-crank drill. The background sounds of plinks and drips of liquid are just perfect. The narration comes in to "fill in the blanks" but you are so talented in letting the visuals tell the story. I got a big grin from Billy Joel, and of course the CD's placement was not random. Super cool touch. The combo box knife/pocket knife is fantastic, and I want one for cutting up Amazon boxes! Does WD40 dissolve rust, or does it just reduce friction such that less effort is needed to get things moving? Not much you can't do with WD40 and duct tape. (Nerd trivia tidbit: The inventors of WD40 were looking for a formula to lubricate but not dry out or get gummy. After many "recipes," their 40th try was the magic and so they named it. The WD stands for "water displacement", and thus an empire was born.) It's great to see your subscriber number soar on the other channel, and this one will, too. You've hit a real sweet spot with your tone and your work, and I look forward to watching many more! Cheers from windy Oklahoma!
Your comments are always the best. I read them more than once. Love that you caught Billy Joel. I have fun with the creativity. I always appreciate your detailed info. Barry
Hello, Barry -- could you also show us how you use the tools, once they are restored? Thanks!
Great suggestion
cool
Thank you Janet
That egg beater drill came out great. I wished there was a way to take the chuck apart! I have a chuck which needs to be taken apart so i can put the springs back into the holes of the chuck wedge bits. Oh well.
Hey Barry. Just subscribed to this channel :) This is the video i was searching for.... I didn't pay attention on your other channel about this one :) I have several of this tool, I might try one to see how it goes. Now, to watch the video :)
Hey Sergio. I know you can do a project like this. Can't wait. Barry
I remember using one of those. I think it was my dad's. This was maybe forty or fifty years ago so it wasn't all that old at the time. 😯
Love this!
The antique hand drill looks just like the one my dad had. Even had the red gear. (Born 1928). His stepfather was a woodworker. Don’t know if he got the hand drill from him or later.
Thank you for sharing this memory Carol
Nice work! Thanks for showing it! Why do you have a Billy Joel 45 in your tool box? Won't it get all scratched up?
I have since put it in the collection : ) thank you for joining this channel Melody
Came out awesome! Barry, which laser machine you have. Ty.
I will be doing a laser video for this weekend.
Do you have a source for a chuck for a Goodall and Pratt hand drill?
hello, I sent you a postcard!
Thank you so much!
I have three manual drills of this sort, all of which need some attention. I'll have to spend some time cleaning them up and now! Do you do anything to coat the unpainted metal parts to inhibit rust?
Sometimes I use a lacquer but not usually
@@madcityrestorations8293 I've been using 3 in 1 brand "dry oil" which goes on wet and dries in minutes, leaving a protective film on my hand planes and chisels.