Rare PICKAXE Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- #goldrush #wroughtiron #restoration
Got this in a pile of auction tools, i need a pick for my trip so i decided to restore this one. Watch for the surprise!
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Glue fine great restoration have a day love from TEXAS
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Well that man ! Looks great! Glue no glue makes no difference in the end the iron survives on !
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That looks very nice 🛠👍😊
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Good work my friend!!👍👍
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Yes sir!
I think you've done a cracking job on it! I really like the fact that it is of wrought iron, with added hard tips at the 'business' ends of the pick head.
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Excellent work as always
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Lovely job.
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Well done.
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Great looking restoration, I really like the wedge that you put in it.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you John!
Good job mate and good find. What I'm doing differently is I always soak item in vinegar for 48 hours and then start using disc and sandpaper. It's much easier and less mess. Also if you're going to use it it wouldn't be bad idea to sharpen those tips . I wouldn't have a heart to use it because it's part of the history, better hang it on the wall😉 . Anyway I like your simplicity during restoration. Cheers
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Glue adds a bit of lubricant as well, so wedge seat's much better and easier. Maybe some leather on handle, looks a bit thin for grip. Overall, very well done.✌️😎
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I think it safer to put the glue, especially if little Miss Fixit will be using it ♡
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It looks amazing, great work 👏
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I like that look of that. Being an axe guy I would like to point out two things (and I am definitely not trying to be one of those know it alls that fill up the comment sections across RUclips). The wedge should always be cut to fill up the whole eye of the axe, not just to the width of the handle. I also it is not advisable to have the head sitting on a shelf on the handle. Both these things will always make for a tighter fit and holds longer.
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Excelente trabajó 👍. Te dió Guerra el mango pero quedó muy bien. Desde Venezuela ciudad Maracaibo
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Looks good !! And yes I would definitely cast iron !! Love those grains in it !!👍👍 !! Also good luck on your trip and have fun !!
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Great job restoring it but myself didn't like the grinding pattern but that's just me Even though t does look good on it ;)
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After I did it, wasn't too impressed either tbh lol !
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Glue is fine, but its best not to use water based as it swells the wedge while you are inserting it, the wedge then loosens slightly as it dries, I use nothing or epoxy.
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I’ve been to the Crater of Diamonds once when we were visiting family up in that area. It’s a very unique state park and we had a blast even though we didn’t find anything either.
As for the wedge, glue is definitely not necessary but it also don’t hurt anything to add it. I’ve never glued a wedge and I’ve never had one come loose either.
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texas?!? FINALLY! edit: from ellis county, what about you?
good work buddy
Thank you! Orange county here 😊
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one day we may meet each other
I'M SURE WEDGES WITH GLUE WILL WORK GREAT! I ESPECIALLY LIKE WHAT YOU DID ON THE SIDES OF THE PICK BY DIMPLING IT! THAT LOOKS ORIGINAL!
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nice job , that looks like hardened steel tips?? should outlast a few generations from your restoration. again nice job.
Yes they are, forge welded onto the wrought iron!
That is an amazing handle.
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Çok güzel oldu yanlız baltaya dönüştürseydin daha ilginç olabilirdi
Thank you, maybe i will start doing things like that when i get a forge and anvil !
Turned out beautiful, mate! I can tell you’ve lived in Texas for a while now because every once in a while there’s a drawl wanting to make itself known...I used to live in San Angelo. Love the hickory...mesquite would have been a great choice too.
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Nice job! I'd use glue, can't hurt! Accent takes me back - spent a lot of time in Norwich. Keep it up, best wishes from Norway!
Thank you! Good catch with the accent 😎
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Absolutely 😊
Using glue isn't bad, it's merely pointless. As for oiling your handle, once a day for a week, once a week for a month then once a year for oil applications to really get the timber to absorb it and be protected. I'd probably have gone to at least 220 grit paper for the handle if not finer if you plan to use it without gloves at any point. I would also recommend sealing your end grain for a bit of paint to prevent water absorbtion as it's a good way for your head to come loose. Metal wedges are fine. You generally go with the main wooden one and any smaller gaps on the other axis can be sorted with metal wedges.
and NEVER use epoxy/resin
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Goodwill 🤭
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Retired AR State Govt. Employee here
In Arkansas, the “Crater of Diamonds” is a State Park located in Nashville, AR. Digging there will be confined to dirt that’s a remnant of an ancient volcano.
Go just up the road - US 70 - to the Hot Springs area. Many places to dig for quartz crystals in semi-rocky soils. Note: these are all commercial operations, located on private land. Digging in other parks, or forest service lands is pretty much prohibited by law. Digging on property owned by timber companies is likewise prohibited by said corporations.
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Thanks for the info!
It's a coal miners pick, not a gold miners pick, gold miners used the curved standard double point....straight ones are for finer work, wild swinging with a pickaxe could cause sparks, all tools are made for a particular technique as well as purpose, eg see why a railway hammer or Spike maul, is shaped the way it is...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_maul.
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The way I was taught to do the wedge was to put linseed oil on the wedge.
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As for using or not using glue I think you should definitely ...
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No animals were harmed during the filming 😂😅😂
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Stonemasons use a simmilar pick as well as coal miners.
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@@FixitRestoreit Here is a picture of your pick with it's proper handle ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-AHB2010q39349&max=1000 the wrought iron head is small for a few reasons, though not specifically designed to chip Anthracite coal, which is tough but brittle where it shears, it is from before steam driven drills when a straight line was aimed at more, the miners worked on their back, and side to dig out a long section at ground level , using the long handle to give better leverage when tapping and chipping away at the rock from under, then black powder was packed and fused, then set off, which dropped that section of wall....the pick you have is good for cracking off pieces of quartz but best to waste a normal type of pick still sold in every hardware store rather than destroy that awesome 1840's coal pick with it's layered forge welded patina, a cheap pick axe with a point one end and a 1 or 2 inch chisel point or an adz on the other, perfect for digging along seams and cracking quartz vein, and a shovel to fling the overburden away, is ample tool kit., here is a priceless old vid showing how stonemasons used THEIR version of the same rock pick, and others...and how it was sharpened. ruclips.net/video/HtNLEYQnFRs/видео.html turn on subtitles and click auto generate, then change to English...(in case you may not know the drill) after you watch that, heres an old bloke working on his lonesome, with the short pick, ruclips.net/video/CM6oGFK58_k/видео.html he also works slow and steady, so as to last the day....that's enough for today...lol..cheers.
Wonder how much gold that piece of history has actually found
If only we could go back in time....
Lots of coal.
What do you think? Ask questions below 😎
Did you dig any gold with it?
Unfortunately , didn't find anything of interest!
I ask all RUclipsers this but where do you get things because I can't find any rusty tools
Auctions mainly, sometimes ebay
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Where is the axe here.. its double pick tool
GME stock
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Don't care if you use glue or not...
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Did you teach him how to use the Dremel? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣