A Broom Some Padlocks and a Pick!

[@357magdad]

I dig the "pit and polish" finish on the pick!

[@randymacsgarage]

Scout here in Las Vegas a pick is the only tool you can leave in the back of your truck and no one will steal it.

[@l.thomasestes5396]

I thoroughly enjoy watching you restore your tools. You not only do a super job of restoring them but provide excellent commentary on your process and detailed history on the tools and manufacturers. It's very easy to see that you enjoy what you do. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Keep up the great work!

[@ravendark2422]

You’d be better moving into that house, save you carting all the stuff back 😜

[@E-Glide]

Around here that is called a corn broom...maybe because they're made from broom corn...lol

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Nice job on the pick John. Be very careful when using a pick! Every time the 3 Stooges used one they hit a water pipe!! LOL. 😁🤣👍🇺🇸Roger

[@saxon1376]

Those people selling locks put the tool guys to shame , How neat and tidy were there displays 😮

[@andrewricht]

I was thinking the same...no buckets full of filthy wrenches to sort through. Must be nice.

[@toolrestoration]

Another great mix as always John . When you get out in the sticks in Portugal you still see that style broom as the norm ! With you on the bad news , makes the good news better , and takes your mind off the bad news . . Haven't seen Terry's channel , off to watch it now !!

[@davidcoats1037]

“Hello Police Department. I’m moving into my new house over here on Elm Street and somebody keeps taking all my stuff. Last night they even took my new broom!” 😂. The pick axe turned out amazing John. Interesting locks too. Take care.

[@garyjones2582]

Nice video S.C.. The pick turned out beautiful.. I would love to find a lock and 🗝️ from the 16-1700's.. I watch videos of people who buy castle's in France and restore them.. At closing they get the keys to the castle.. you should see these keys, some are 6-8 inches long.. S.C. Thx for bringing us along on another adventure..

[@jpsimon206]

I don't know anything about brooms and I never gave it a great deal of thought until now, but one observation that has come through regardless, that husk broom that you are demoing, no other broom or other tool can improve upon it for demossing an asphalt roof. Roofs are touchy, it's important to keep them clean but stiff brooms knock all the pebbles off and age the roof prematurely. Those old fashioned husk rooms have just the exact amount of pressure to dislodge the Moss without too many pebbles. And when you get the release stubborn sections of moss in the slots, turning the broom 90° gives you a much stiffer narrow brush to dislodge that Moss. I'm guessing roof moss is a much bigger issue for those of us in the Pacific Northwest, but that has proven itself to be the go-to tool

[@BencoVintageMachineWorks]

John, I can't thank you enough for your kind words and the beautiful message you sent me. It has meant a lot to us. As an avid animal lover yourself, I know you felt our pain when we lost one of our cats. My wife remembers you as the man with all the mice...lol. You really do have the best viewers and they have been reaching out to us to offer support. We are moving forward on buying a place and hopefully I will be working on videos again soon.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Terry- It won’t be long before the lord sends another cat your way. We both know it’s almost impossible to have just one. 😃. The best part of looking for a new place is finding one with a nice SHOP! 😂👍 And a sewing room for your Wife.

[@jackcollins2344]

Terry, I sub your channel, I will enjoying you videos. I vacation on Sanibel Island and my condo lost its roof. good luck as you rebuild..

[@BencoVintageMachineWorks]

@@jackcollins2344 I am sorry to hear about your damage. Hopefully the causeway will be open in a couple weeks. Best of luck as you rebuild.

[@jackcollins2344]

Things will work out for all of us as time goes by.. thank you Terry

[@wingnutsworkshop]

I still have my Dad's pick and mattock that I used to dig many holes in our South Florida limestone to plant plants when I was growing. Guess I should restore them now. I take the heads off to hang on the wall next to their handles. Takes up less wall space that way.

[@ROD59]

John, everytime you do a tool it comes out so beautiful that no one can use it to work anymore because it will be a sin. Awesome locks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jorge- I look at that pick and wonder about all the jobs it performed over time and how it always was there waiting and ready. The landfill was no place for such loyalty. 😃👍

[@corymcgrath5652]

When you talk padlocks, Rodger Miller's sing-song King of the road comes to mind. Terrific job with the pick, and best wishes for Florida.

[@janderson8401]

Don’t forget the two hours with a broom to pay for his room.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I worked with a Broom, alright. He was a fellow truck driver and his 1st name was Kenny and a loon and 1/2. 10/4 on the locks and NICE pick and ones like that will get the job DONE! Happy week and Be BLESSED John CS!

[@57WillysCJ]

Good selection of old locks. Picks = hard work. My son brought home several thrown out by electricians. Haven't gotten to them because of my less than enjoying them. It's like a post hole digger. They are great until the memory of digging fence post holes in clay around 650 acres. I wish I was that fit again.

[@ddblairco]

My boss called that type of broom a "corn broom". HEY, grab that corn broom and sweep the sidewalk!

[@billmccabe9601]

Great episode as usual. Something to also note, sometimes I have seen that binding on the corn broom is nylon, so I carefully and tediously remove it. A good soak in very hot water, and I suspend it under slight weight...almost all the kinks go away, and I have several yards of nylon line for use.

[@lotsabirds]

That broom brought back memories. I learned Pride of ownership from my Grandma Karolak! Three times a day, she was outside, wearing a flowered housedress and a babushka, sweeping the dirt off the sidewalk! That broom was 25 years old and worn back almost to the strings! She kept the place immaculate! Those brooms were great for cleaning out the cracks in the sidewalk.

[@tonylenge424]

Good news about Terry. Have to go visit his site. The pick axe looks great.

[@michelecrown2426]

I always chuckle when you show us something and say you collect it. Is there anything you don't collect 🤣🤣😂😂

[@ScoutCrafter]

Beanie babies! 😂👍

[@michelecrown2426]

@@ScoutCrafter I have one someone gave me. I keep waiting for it to be one of the valuable ones but I think I’m SOL on that 😅

[@nicknicoletti9778]

When you revealed the pick, I said “ what a nice walk hanger!!” And it is. The locks are fun. I have a couple of real old ones my uncle gave me. I display them with my other odds and ends. My daughter calls my home a museum. Lol.

[@milesh.1125]

Talking about pickaxes, I have a book that about some pioneers/their descendants from my area, and one of the stories is that they had a pickaxe that they wore down to a stub, and because their were no stores around, they forge welded a new tip on it. It just goes to show you can fix anything, and you don’t always have to buy a brand new thing when one wears out.

[@bigpete4227]

I’m with you on the brooms scout. I can’t let even the cheap ones die. Mixing heads with different handles and brackets to hold them together to get a few more uses out of them. Don’t think I’ve ever bought one though, got my own version of the poor man’s flea market, skips always have broken brooms in them. Disposable jack saws too. Bought a sawset and regularly rescue them from skips, got 12 now and they’re all usable.

[@Sawtooth70]

Back in the early 80’s, starting when I was 12, I worked at our family distribution company after school. We had a 100,00 sq ft warehouse and one of the many jobs my older brother and I had to do was sweep it, using push brooms. If my dad every came out and saw us standing around he would say “I want to see you on the south-end of a northbound broom.” I think of him saying that every time I pick up a broom. I always makes me smile.

[@GuntersGarage]

Wow that pick axe really turned out nice. The patina on the head is irreplaceable.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Bob the funny thing is as I was doing this Pick I thought to myself that You would really like this project! Right up your alley! 😃👍

[@GuntersGarage]

@@ScoutCrafter yessir, it is. The two pointed ends were interesting. Ive only seen the mattox or the pick with the small flat end before. That one has some age on it.

[@lordcelticfrost8686]

Here we got a weekend full of water...water everywhere...Julia tropical storm kick us here since the Friday with lots of rain around the weekend...happy week to everyone...

[@ScoutCrafter]

Sometimes Tropical storms and Nor’easters are worse then hurricanes! Best of luck!

[@Resto-Rob]

Lol - I just picked up a pick head. No handle.

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Hi Mr. John! I like the way you did the pick! it looks great with the hammered look it has and the shiny tips! I bet that little broom I sent ya ain't worth anything but looking at..lol.. but I like the one u found! I love those type brooms and I must be the type person that sweeps the same way as mine all swoop one way..lol.. the pancake locks are interesting thanks for sharing!! good stuff sir!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Vic- I’ll be covering that stuff very soon!!! Thanks my brother!!! 😃👍

[@bigvicsworkshop]

@@ScoutCrafter Mr. John, don't worry yourself over that...I'm not thank ya!

[@kevinbrassil9836]

Thanks ScoutCrafter. That pick came out great. It could be a trophy for best picker!!

[@mikebashford8198]

In the UK, the traditional pick handle is American Hickory, but nowadays we can get Carbon Fibre handles - they transmit a lot less vibration to the hands.

[@vincentwesolowski459]

You’re right John, that pick axe is a wall hanger, it is toooooooo beautiful to use and get dirty.

[@rayleder3705]

"Bob's your uncle" when the head of the pick popped free 😁

[@gigaphonicon]

I may live in a city but a pick and a pitch fork are yard work heroes not enough people realize. I have "hard pan" soil with a high clay content to it and a pick is essential if your digging holes without a fight.

[@OldSneelock]

You hit three of my favorites today. Early on I was introduced to the pickaxe. Dad would get a job to install a yard light at least once per summer. Farmers seem to want a yard light set in where the old barn drive was. The drive was filled with rocks from the stone pile and packed solid with the iron wheeled equipment. The pickaxe was able to pry the rocks free. Have you ever heard of a thing called a dornic? It can be a rock small enough to throw, or a large piece of rock. When you have both versions in the ground they interlock and form a formidable mass. My job was to dig a trench wide enough for a direct burial cable to be set a minimum of 18" below the surface. To do that I had to either go around the big rocks tucking the wire between them or move the rocks. Inevitably the trench ended up two or more feet wide and more than 18 inches deep. The Nighswander weight training plan. Brooms were an everyday implement. Vacuums were expensive. Brooms were not. Beating throw rugs and sweeping up the floor was something I could do for Mom that was really appreciated. A good broom made all the difference. When I got into my first shop class in 7th grade Mr. Reeg was old school and taught us the proper use of every tool in the shop. Including the broom. The floor was clean!!! every day. I learned to call the broom you have a warehouse broom. I have one of them hanging in the shop. Nice for small shops. Padlocks have been a part of my work life since the 60's. I changed out every lock on every plant that I was facilitiesI manager. I put in a Master Key system so I only had to carry one key instead of the huge ring that I was given the first time I became a manager. Over the 40 years of management I gathered a bucket full of keys and padlocks. I wish I had brought it with me from the old house. When Hensley's went out of business Sharon Boley, the daughter of John Soncrant the owner, sold off all the equipment and storeroom stock in a big sale. Lydia and I were friends with Gabe and Sharon and Ryan went to school with their sons and daughter. Hensley's was the main store in Union City for quite a while. They sold everything. I bought as much as I could from the sale and among the gleanings was a hand drive key cutter. It is still in my store room and I should get it out again. Thanks for a evening of good memories John. 😁😎

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dave- The older I get the more I appreciate all the things I took for granted when I was younger. Sometimes I feel like a newborn child as I look with amazement at the implements of the past and the genius of the people who designed them. Unsung heroes for sure. Thanks!

[@greghomestead8366]

How funny would it be if the old house your getting your treasures from had a KZbin channel staring "picker John" and all the stuff you've getting. As always enjoyed the show Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@13thworker45]

John I really like the old Locks. I remember my customer who was the historian for Folsom prison. His father was an original guard when it opened. His dad brought some locks home when they upgraded. It’s very interesting. I wore out a lot of brooms like the one you found. My mother even broke a couple of them on me. Now that was the good old days. You made that pick to pretty to use. I too have a lot of rock on this property. A good pick is very useful. Thank You for sharing.

[@stevenwitt4028]

Great video, I like what you did to that old pick⛏,leaving the wear was cool because it did give it a hammered look. Also those locks 🔐 I thought we’re really cool, especially how the keys 🔑 were made. This was a very interesting video, I really enjoyed it.👍 Thanks

[@terryrogers1025]

Your property looks great, good luck on the trees, they do need to be thinned out, but the woods do look nice. The hammer was, well, just looked awkward to use. Nice globe, you nailed it. Beautiful stream and of course our flag is always my favorite. Thanks for the video sir.

[@lordvengerx]

old brooms are the neatest especially in the fall time. that broom looks fantastic 🙂

[@junglejammer1]

About those brooms, I saw a woman wearing a T shirt the other day in Halloween colors with one of those brooms on the front and it said, "Why yes, I can drive a stick." Pretty neat.

[@ronaldwilliams4290]

Used a pick many times. They never looked like that after you redid. Great job.

[@michaelcampagna93]

I really appreciate this one, we always had to dig with those picks and how many holes, trenches I had to dig for work

[@jackthompson2132]

I really liked that pick axe! I have one my dad gave me with a flat end that I need to clean up. You have inspired me to get it done. Thank You for sharing John !

[@mrbenmall]

That pick looks fantastic. I have one with the pick on one side and a flat other side. I use it often. Thanks!

[@jimjohnston7688]

Another interesting and completely enjoyable episode. I wish my dad was still around to watch your shows. He really would have enjoyed them as much as I do. Hey a good broom can make the job much easier.

[@joeheilm]

That pic ax is a gem...wow! Excellent mosh. Cheers

[@John..18]

When I was a boy, I was always told,,, it'll never get better, if you pick it,,, 😀😀⛏️😉

[@griffm5]

good show today! locks are neat-o when they work!

[@tomdale1313]

"Snoop" I got schooled by a Marine on how to use a broom correctly, he was my boss and we worked in a whse...He called me, "His Little Hippie" I had a lot to learn about the basics, luckily my older brother had some pull else I wouldn't got in the door...tanks for sharing

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tom- I remember learning how to use a mop correctly... I was very proud to learn that skill... =D

[@tomdale1313]

@@ScoutCrafter Likewise, still have a lever handle bucket and a 100% cotton mop head

[@Maidrite1960]

I always wanted a key making machine, don't ask me why 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too! I finally bought one years back and made all my house keys. Sometimes the blanks cost as much as a cut key so you don’t save much. 😂👍

[@WeekendShedHead]

Hi Scout, best wishes to Terry, nice padlock purchases and the story’s they have. When I saw the pickaxe I realised I had one similar in storage! I never thought it would look that cool , especially mounted on a wall, cheers Rob

[@alexstools]

Great seeing you at the lock show again. I would've loved to have went and pick out a few Master lock goodies and meet you. Good topic on the brooms, brooming is actually a sort of hobby of mine, so relaxing and it takes a sort of skill. Thank you!

[@wireworks616]

The pick really turned out nice. Really like the locks you purchased. Wish I knew that lock show was going on, I would have gone to it. Lots of nice things.

[@lotsabirds]

I wonder if the lockpicking lawyer has one of those 4 ways? And that pick looks beautiful!

[@saigaking]

Great video scout love the pick and locks such a unusual hobby to have but some of those things go for good money fantastic stuff 🗽🦅🇳🇿🇺🇸🍺

[@terryrogers1025]

Young man, that pick came out fantastic. I have refurbished/ restored a couple of picks of my own and I do use them now and again, but they get touched up and the heads reoiled before I put them back on the hanging rack I have for them. Liked your explanation on the what to look for on certain locks. I wouldn’t mind setting through a video on your lock collection and also watch you go through a lock clean up, start to finish, if you could spare the time youngster. Great show today, thanks for the video sir.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Terry! The humble Pick is so often under-rated... =D

[@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246]

What is that? A Padlock-Show. That is great to see and unbelieveble for me. Never seen before here in Germany.

[@ScoutCrafter]

There aren’t many but they are fun! 😃👍

[@kadmaster]

Hey , I saw Waldo,sir...He's so sneaky...Lock show was awesome...

[@rawbacon]

I'm always grabbing the Brooms & Rakes for the Dowel. The last Corn Broom I grabbed was Worn to a Nub, somebody got their money's worth out of it..............A Beautiful Pickaxe should never head to the Landfill, it deserves a Place of Honor.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I felt the same way, tossing a good tool is just so wrong. 😃👍

[@Traderjoe]

Lock… Pick.. lock pick!!!

[@snapringchronicles3020]

Really liked those locks and their interesting designs 👍

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice locks, beautiful job on the pick, I have a few.

[@CarnivoreRonin]

It wouldn't be safe for me to go to the lock show, I'd come back wit too many and broke! I've loved locks since my sitter gave me one to play with in kindergarten. Then, in the 80s, I had a student teacher in shop class who taught me to make picks and tension tools etc. Now, I teach Cybersecurity at a university and teach the students who are interested locksport some too. Very cool video!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jason- The padlock is such an interesting concept and invention. There were countless designs and so many are beautiful examples of intellectual genius. I too have been a fan since my early days! Thanks!

[@Brian-Burke]

I LOVE what you did with the pick. You said you have more padlocks than tools, so I have to ask, how many padlocks would you estimate you have? I was shocked to hear you say that! haha

[@ScoutCrafter]

I meant to say any one tool.. I have a couple hundred pliers, a couple hundred Screwdrivers…. But I have triple that in padlocks. 🫣😂👍

[@Brian-Burke]

@@ScoutCrafter I love it! Thanks for answering.

[@rover1212]

Nice job on the pick axe John, and awesome locks!

[@enverhoxha4531]

I love the locks

[@jpsimon206]

Be very careful! I hope I'm wrong, but it looks like the eye of that pick has a hairline crack across it

[@kathieharine5982]

I have a railroad pick. It has one point and one flat. The flat Is much smaller than those on a pick/mattock.

[@not2fast4u2c]

Nice Pick I had a round solid brass Eagle padlock once wish I still had it I have never seen another one like it

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one, keep safe..

[@MartinPaulsen87]

A pick is such a nice tool. Heavy to swing, but once you get the hang of it you sure can get some work done. That looks like a very nice example! Thanks for sharing.

[@jill552]

Good mish mosh. ScoutCrafter red? Is that patented? More lock than tools! 🙄 John you need a museum.

[@ScoutCrafter]

The funny thing is locks are heavy! You don’t realize how heavy until you try to fill a box with them. 🫣😂👍

[@lotsatrains]

Great looking pick axe that could go right into a mining museum display it’s awesome 👏 and wow how wild some of those locks 🔒 are I never saw most of those before 👌

[@beerdrinker6452]

Always outstanding content. Thank you.

[@sebglayburg5163]

It seems those push keys would be a little easier to pick.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Great finds I like old locks and the old school broom and pick axe ate over the top it's amazing what people throw away

[@tonyholt90]

Oh my god I love the padlock collection 👍 You got to do more on this subject. You really have some neat locks over there

[@setdown2]

Brooms I tried to buy one and they have half of the bristles that they use to have…no way I’m buying one of those…🤬 That pic will take a boy to the starting line of manhood…been there-done that …was a laborer before I got into the carpenters Union…I got paid for working out…💪…🖖🏻

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Hi Scout, well I never thought there would be someone else that appreciates a good broom. I also happen to have the same double point style of pick sitting in my sand blaster waiting for me to get to it, what are the chances. The one you did came out beautifully. How about a show and tell of your padlock collection, I think everyone would be interested in that. Great show as always. Cheers Stuart & Lea 🇦🇺

[@ScoutCrafter]

Stuart- I bought a rollaway toolbox just for my padlocks but it became too heavy! 🫣 I had to separate them because of how heavy they get! 😂👍

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

@@ScoutCrafter Ohh man, I’d love to see them 👍👍

[@MrDoeboy356]

I’m such a lock fanatic.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Cliff-Some of the Victorian ones were really ornate with secret openings! 😃👍

[@MrDoeboy356]

@@ScoutCrafter I really don’t have any. I’ve always been fascinated

[@alansmith4734]

17:56 Halloween Witch: I can drive a stick!

[@paulsworkshop4179]

That pick came out so great! It looks amazing.

[@krishoogstraat6866]

Pick looks awesome!

[@adude7050]

swung one of those for part of a summer digging trenches to run electrical lines.

[@leehunter1967]

Happy Thanksgiving ! 🇨🇦🦃

[@WyoWellTester]

My GMA has a glass pitcher like the one you showed hers is an amber color

[@ScoutCrafter]

I like amber and cobalt blue! 😃👍

[@theajthomas]

Meanwhile up here in Canada it is Thanksgiving.

[@tonysheerness2427]

The house that keeps giving, the glass and jug set was complete in a box, a shame they tossed it out.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tony I grabbed it after my GF yelled at me for not taking it! 😂😂😂👍

[@Maggiewaggiemoo12]

I picture you on your walk with a shopping cart for all your bounty 😂

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

If you left a broom resting on it’s bristles, Grandma (b.1909 in South Dakota) would take you by the ear and remind you that a broom is properly stored bristles up.

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂. Your right! I have it upside down in the hall! Probably the best way is to drill a hole at the top of the handle and hang it. 😃👍

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

Or those “broom snaps” that you can get at the hardware store. Screw 2 of them into the wall and push the handle into them. You know. You’ve seen them.

[@Reggyontheroad]

Got ya boom 👍👍🔩🔩🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@michaelstark9485]

I'm on holiday in Greece 😎👍🏻👍🏻

[@Reggyontheroad]

Lucky boy enjoy

[@Jim-ie6uf]

John, how about giving Lock Picking Lawyer a shot at the Cleveland lock?

[@ScoutCrafter]

I believe by today’s standards it isn’t a hard lock to pick, he wouldn’t have any problem at all! 😃👍

[@kgarba9253]

Are you gonna be in Jacktown this weekend? I missed the May show when you had the meetup, wondering if I should be on the lookout for the red backpack to say hi

[@Resto-Rob]

👍👍👍

[@jpsimon206]

I've always wondered about that. Almost everywhere in the world besides North America, one of the most common yard tools that everybody owns looks like a shovel with the head at 90° compared to a normal shovel, kind of like a very broad pick. I've never understood why we don't really have anything broader than the mattock, and even those are not terribly common. But the much lighter weight shovel/how used in most of the world is a fantastically useful tool. For really tough soil, it has the advantage of being able to use the length for a very powerfully leveraged swing compared to stepping on a shovel using your body weight, and then lifting the entire weight of the dirt and tossing it with a twisting motion; it could almost be designed to damage your back. But those lightweight shovel hoes are quite easy to work with all day long, they are enormously lighter. Do you have any idea why? Is our soil composition that different than elsewhere?

[@patcb829]

That young locksmiths table was a great idea and way to hopefully get them interested in the hobby.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Pat- You are so right, many times the hobbies I am involved in take time to try to interest the younger crowd in that hobby. 😃👍

[@kylekyleson373]

Another great episode. Hey John can you tell us where you were able to purchase the coiled oil filter wrench. Thanks again.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Kyle- I'm not sure if the link sold out from the last video but they do pop up on eBay- There are 2 sizes a large and small. Some places sell the set while others sell individual. Here is a link of what I mean- www.ebay.com/p/18017010896

[@Resto-Scraps]

And ur totally rt Abt the die grinder wire wheels lol. See you on the next!