Christmas Mosh! Milk Containers and Screwdriver Restoration

[@stuartkynoch7289]

What a great Christmas gift, Scoutcrafter on a Christmas Monday! Merry Christmas!

[@AndyM.]

What he said!!!

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Me too, what they said!

[@rollerbald]

Merry Christmas John! I remember when the milkman would come and leave fresh milk on the porch and pick up the empty bottles (child in the '50s). Sometimes he would give the kids a piece of ice from his truck! Yes, I am that old! 😊Regards, Bill.

[@davedoughty1213]

Great video John!!!! I remember the glass Sealtest milk bottles… We had an aluminum Sealtest box that the milkman would use to put the bottles in and take the empties out. Sometime in the early 1960’s Sealtest announced that they were no longer delivering milk to the homes. We really missed that tradition. We used the aluminum Sealtest container as a mailbox for the next 45 years!!! I also enjoyed your screwdriver restoration. I use a vibratory tumbler at work to gently clean them and it does a great job. Thanks for sharing your videos with us.

[@OldSneelock]

Born in 1951 in the little town of Coldwater. The Olmstead Dairy delivered milk in town. When we moved to Crippen St. Mr. Bradley delivered milk in the neighborhood in a horse drawn milk delivery wagon. The milk was kept cool with ice and on hot summer days since we were at the end of the route he would give out ice chips to the kids on the route. The horse knew the route and had a schedule of his own. If Mr. Bradley talked too long the horse would walk down to the next house and Mr. Bradley had to catch up. I went to school with Kim Bradley. Mr. Bradley's son. We still have some milk bottles from the dairy by Union City where we lived from 1990 to 2011.

[@wyattoneable]

I get it. I have pet peeve about manufactures putting black letters on a black background such as "on and off" switches, volume, etc. Who can see those? I pay attention to details so yes, I like that container. I'm waiting for my brother so we can start our Christmas dinner so I had some time to kill. :)

[@jamesmclaughlin5610]

Merry Christmas…. Now you’ve done it… how will I find Apple butter on Christmas Day… major memory from my childhood in Delaware… thanks for posting today…… James

[@ScoutCrafter]

ShopRite! 😃👍

[@edwardmartin3069]

Since I am a bit older than you, I do remember having milk delivered to the door in glass bottles. And Yes, I think the milk tasted better back them. So many of today's plastic containers are so flimsy they are almost icky to hold. Sunlight quickly degrades them, which is probably by design. Water bottles are the worst...

[@bobuncle6962]

You will be happy to hear that milk in glass bottles still tastes better than waxed or plastic containers. We still have local dairies and have glass. Have to get them at the grocery store but glass! Merry Christmas and thanks for the video.

[@stanellis7805]

Merry Christmas Scout! I’ve thought the same thing about those creamer containers. They also designed the labels well. They come off easy in one piece and I label and use them for denatured alcohol, mineral spirits and acetone (yes, with no problem). And they last! Thanks. We really appreciate everything you do! 🇺🇸

[@Mystereed0]

Merry Christmas Ebenezer Screwdriver

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

I just found a milk carton with a “missing child” picture of the Lindbergh baby on it. I need to clean out my fridge more often.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I remember those missing children containers.

[@leonardburlile9623]

Glad you’re feeling better John & had a Merry Christmas!!! I remember buying milk in glass, returnable half gallon & gallon containers from Sun-Ray Dairy in Nampa, Idaho (where I was raised). You’re latest video “Triggered” some forgotten memories. Thanks & keep the restoration videos coming!

[@carldelawter8900]

We Had glass milk jugs In Indiana until late 60's. Had returnable glass 1/2 gal OJ bottles until 1990. I agree most bottles today are yucky. G-pa had a Bighandled wooden screwdriver That was real short. Musta been ground down way TOO much. What NO pictures of your blow figures in your yard? Anyway, have a great day.

[@herrbela84]

We have milk here in those cardboard boxes with the platic cap on the top. The cheapies have no plastic caps. Inside there's an aluminum foil lining, mostly. Back then we had milk in plastic bags. How about that? :) I gotta do something with my screwdrivers whose tips are broken off. YOur videos are quite inspiring for these jobs. Merry Christmas to You.

[@jimmyc7803]

merry Christmas john. wonderful show. few years ago my son called me at work needing a screw driver to work on his car. I have 200 screwdrivers hanging on the wall in my shop. Did he choose from those ? Nope, he took my very expensive gunsmithing drivers instead. Guess it’s obvious how well that turned out. After I finished crying, went to the Midway website bought a whole new set. 73’s. jimmy.

[@6atlantis]

“Extra extra” is the order for an iced or hot coffee with EXTRA sugar and EXTRA cream, here in New England at least. I figure that’s why it’s in the supermarket now.

[@martinblouin3639]

you're a kind man John, thank you for the entertainment, knowledge and fun you bring! i'm glad you got better, have merry Christmas and a happy new year!

[@nescobaraloplop9468]

Merry Christmas! I got the OEM emerald screwdriver in my stocking. I love it but what do I do with the extra bit?😜😜

[@elliottsmith3632]

Merry Christmas John. I have the same ceramic tree too. The screwdrivers I like to use are gunsmith screwdrivers. They fit better and you have less of a chance of twisting out of the slot. Another driver I found is an electrician's driver for outlets and other electrical parts. They look like a Phillips tip but are different. They can really torque down the connections.

[@alwayslooking550]

Made me laugh when you were talking about opening milk boxes on the wrong side 😂😂, it’s like sitting with your best mate and putting the world to rights , thanks Jon 👍

[@itsjustme.2331]

Mr J, I think you have a much bigger family than you know, I can only hope you have a great Christmas and a great new year. On a side not PLEASE stop showing me new tools, my shop is much like yours past full but as you know I need that new type of tool so I'm off to get one, by the way those fiber wheels work great, thanks.

[@mikeobrien2582]

For Christmas I got a set of basting covers for my griddle. When I opened the package for the handles a screwdriver fell out. It was an absolute piece of junk. Probably a 0 Philips and the screws were #2. I asked my kids who does not have at least a screwdriver or two to do simple tasks like putting on a handle?

[@19Bmiller]

Just a couple of thoughts, first I love apple butter. Sorry to say to say but the 5 ShopRite’s near us have closed and left the area. Popsicle sticks are great. For cleaning, spreading glue or with the rounded ends cut off they become planks for my train set.

[@janderson8401]

When we lived with my grandparents our milk was delivered to the house in glass half gallon bottles. Our milkman was named Frank and he worked for Stew Leonard until he saved up enough to go into business for himself. I don’t often buy bottled water but lately when I do I’m afraid the bottle will crush before the cap twists off.

[@OldTooldude]

History is very entertaining. The milk bottles to cartons to plastic. Here in calif they charge us for the plastic bags when we buy groceries. Almost everything you buy today is contained in plastic. After the first there will be more crv s on all bottles if I understood the new fee. I commented on how many screwdrivers I have. When a tool breaks you keep it until you have a new use for it. Your grinds on the screwdrivers look perfect. Our family moto was to make it as good as new or better. You live up to it. Thank You

[@loulunetta425]

Merry Christmas. Bottom row, 2nd from the left was my milk man's shape - pre foil cap. I grew up with the cardboard cap. And yes - it tasted better and the cream always rose to the top.

[@mitchjohnson4970]

My neighbor had an apple orchard. They would make apple butter and apple pie moonshine. I miss my old neighbors

[@elainehiggins7544]

Merry Christmas, John. That previously restored screwdriver with the clear yellow handle was gorgeous. I did all the church services and family events yesterday for Christmas Eve, so today, I was at home on my own. I puttered a bit in the shop and took some time to relax and count my blessings. Thank you for the video to round out the day.

[@jimjohnston7688]

About the milk containers. I worked for a company that made the catalyst used to make the plastic that was made into the milk containers. If for any reason the catalyst had any oversized particles it would cause minuscule pinholes in the milk containers and the milk would leak out 😮.

[@colinfblair]

Thanks for a Christmas Day video, great any day but brilliant on Christmas Day

[@johnfix1]

I know you are feeling better because you had a bit of a rant going. What maniac doesn't appreciate a rant? I agree about the great design of the cream container. The milk we had delivered by the milk man was in glass bottles with a paper tab top recessed in the bottle top. We put the empty bottles on the porch so milk man would know what to leave next time. Glass bottles keep the beverage inside at the perfect temperature. Nothing today is as good.

[@petediamond7263]

You are correct many don't have anyone any longer and look forward to your videos ! Merry Christmas.

[@mraamohamed]

Hehe ok John, spending a lot of time on containers, but I do have to agree things are cheaper in today's era. I re-use the water bottles and I just found out that there is a re-use maximium use of them. Over time I have noticed that they get less rigid and then I did some checking and found out that they are not meant to be re-used like I do. Just wanted to share.

[@the_viking82]

Merry Christmas John. Got my 20 month old that light board you recommend a few videos ago. He absolutely loves it. Keep up the videos brother.

[@larryflynn9359]

You are right milk is 100 times better in a glass bottle. We are upstate and get the best milk from Battenkill Creamery in a glass bottle

[@BudBush]

What a great Xmas mosh! A real treat in the stocking on Christmas day. I liked the milk container part. When I was a little guy in the late forties we picked up our milk at the one grocery nearby in quart glass bottles, later on we got a drive-thru dairy and my mom bought four gallons at a time in glass jugs in a wire basket. We always had nonfat which my grandfather called "blue john". With three boys my family went through a lot of milk. Your retro on that screwdriver was great. You sure get those tips perfect. Thanks again for the gift mosh. Happy holidays!

[@lotharfunke8749]

My wife still pours her half & half into an old time glass milk bottle, stays fresher longer and I swear it tastes better.

[@Knifeaddictdillon]

Yoo hoo still comes in glass i believe even though its chocolate water and not milk i guess thats why it costs more😅 i love a hollow grind on a knife so i can see the appeal on a screwdriver

[@louoldschool7047]

we're having liquid snow on Christmas down here in Florida

[@ChickenLips412]

3:14 i'm visiting family just 2 miles as the crow flies from Turners Dairy in Penn Hills PA. Actually, we'll be picking some heavy whipping cream tomorrow for the wife's coffee. Merry Christmas to all.

[@ScoutCrafter]

They make a light cream that’s between half & half and heavy cream. It’s really good in coffee. 😃👍

[@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246]

Merry Christmas, John. My father worked as a Milkman after WWII and he delieverd the milk bottles and big cans (20-50 Liters) with a horse-drawn carriage up to the early 1950. The he bought a Opel-Blitz truck to deliever his stuff. I remember that I worked during the holidays with him and I've still got the smell of fresh milk in my nose running out of these big hoses into the cans. That was really great and I liked it very much.Hope. you'll doing well. Happy new year

[@ScoutCrafter]

What a wonderful memory! 😃👍

[@anferlifalcon5885]

Hi Scoutcrafter, I'm a 15 years old teenager, I have a project, is a old 3lbs Collins axe head that belongs to my grandfather, I don't really know more information about it, looks like a Hudson pattern but with the back round, it seems like a hand made axe, the problem is, I don't have any electrical tools to make a handle, I have some hand planes, a Stanley 216 block plane, a Bailey 4 plane and pretty much is. I want some help to make a handle, some ideas or any type of advice, I was trying to get a spokeshave or even a draw knife but here in Puerto Rico (or the small town I live ) is very difficult to get old tools, I also want to know what type of wood I should use for the handle, I will appreciate any suggestions and advice. Happy Christmas and I hope you enjoy your day. Sorry for my english, is not my first language.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Your English is great! That’s a nice axe! The best handle material is Hickory however it can be hard to find- Also Ash, Maple or Birch is good. The best way to make a handle is to trace a good handle on a board that is about an inch thick by 6 inches wide and cut out the shape. A draw knife is really handy after that for smoothing out the handle. Sometimes it pays to buy a axe handle at the hardware store! That’s usually what I do- Even then they require a lot of careful fitting. 😃👍

[@michaellindsay8934]

What a great show we got our milk delivered in a glass bottle on the porch in a insulated box. My wife watched the video on the OEM screwdrivers ( Emerald Green ) 💚 and got me both stubby and long for Christmas. The hollow grind on a screwdriver is the best like gunsmith screwdrivers. Thank you for your videos always a pleasure.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Your wife is awesome! What a great gift. 😃👍

[@jackthompson2132]

Great show John. Missed seeing it yesterday 😩 but enjoyed it today 😃. I remember the glass milk container that they delivered to the homes but I don’t remember the type of caps you showed. I remember a cardboard bottle cap. Also, it funny how they could leave it on your porch with no refrigeration, not knowing how long it would sit there and today the grocery stores have to maintain a certain temperature and if it doesn’t maintain it they have to dump it. 🤔 Thanks for the tip on the screwdrivers. They turned out great !!! I hope you had a great Christmas Thanks for Sharing

[@ScoutCrafter]

It probably came early and people put it right in the icebox! 😂👍

[@melkc345]

John, it is so great to know you are feeling better than last week. Continue on your road to recovery. And yes, you do overthink some things sometimes but your insights are at the least, entertaining. Don't change anything. Wouldn't it be great if gallon milk containers were made like that creamer container? Hope you had a great Christmas. Jim

[@josemiguellopes]

Feliz Natal! Merry Christmas from Portugal!

[@RJA181]

Society is moving backwards rather than forwards. Glass is much more recyclable than plastic, and it is cleaner. I used to have milk delivered, it came in glass. The milk was better and lasted longer. The bottles were returned, washed, and reused. I think recycling was better 50 years ago than it is today.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Absolutely true.

[@stuartcozort3650]

Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for your Christmas gift to all of us. Merry Christmas

[@budddyrda]

Merry Christmas John! Thanks for providing us all with joy throughout the year!

[@binnsbrian]

I'm from Ontario Canada our milk comes in a plastic bad. you would hate it.🤬

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes- I believe plastic bags to be the absolute rock bottom of beverage packaging. Unless you need an IV. 😂👍

[@dane.1847]

Merry Christmas ScoutCrafter.

[@patjohnson3100]

Wow. You really make the restoration of screwdriver tips look easy. Fun to watch. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

[@saigaking]

Merry Christmas John I hope you have a wonderful day God bless you and your family thank you so very much for All you do for us all year we always look forward to your videos And positive attitude take care and god bless you 🪖🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿🦅🗽🌟FJB /47 all the way

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Hi Scout, thanks for another great video. For me, I always find your videos “grounding”. I see all the crazy stuff going on in the world and then you put out a video and I can feel myself relax. I love your rants because me, and probably everyone else watching, are sitting there smiling and nodding. Even though I live in Australia our lives, interests, and values are so similar. You’re right about the plastic cream bottle, whoever designed that must have spent hundreds of hours, and who knows how many prototypes, to get it right, just for it to be thrown away after one use. I did notice though it has that very thin plastic outer shell that can be easily removed so that makes the bottle easy to repurpose. Remember when some manufacturers that produced jams and spreads used to shape the jar so that it could be reused as a drinking glass? I loved those but I don’t seem to see them anymore. Merry Christmas John from a hot Australia, Stuart and Lea (Leanne).

[@357magdad]

I remember struggling to open the tiny paper milk cartons in grade school!

[@andyc972]

And a Merry Christmas also to you John ! My kids always knew not to throw their lolly sticks away but to bring them home wash them and place them on the window sill to dry ! I've just bought a batch of the larger "Tongue depressor" sticks which are also very useful for all sorts of applications including shims/spacers. We've made all sorts of fruit "butters" and "cheeses" (similar but thicker or even semi-solid) over the years Apple, Pear, Plum and Greengage great with some fresh bread and traditional (dairy) cheeses ! I need a lot more practice on my screwdriver re-grinds, getting better and keep picking up useful tips from you so thanks. I recently bought a set of those sanding pads on your recommendation ready to deploy on some of my milky, slightly stinky old acetate handles !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Andy- Screwdriver regrinding looks so easy! Then it’s like chasing your tail! 🫣😂👍

[@andyc972]

@@ScoutCrafter Like Stan Laurel shortening the chair legs ! 😂

[@salgiordano9937]

Merry Christmas! I bought one of those Pittsburgh 2-in-1's when you showed them a while back and I love it. The shape of the handle is great, it feels nice in the hand and I love the long shaft instead of the bits in other multi-screwdrivers. The last time I was at Harbor Freight, they were clearancing them out. It looks like they're going the way of the Dodo! I hope other manufacturers pick up on the 2-in-1 design. I like it way better than the 4-in-1's everyone else makes. Anyway, thanks for another year of great content! Stay well and Happy New Year!

[@Brian-Burke]

John, are you trying to upset me? haha. You aren't kidding at how cheap products have gotten. I don't call them water bottles anymore, they're water BAGS. I guess it was inevitable that companies calculated how much they can save on raw materials if they make things x thinner. More and more I spend more money on things that are well made. I just ordered a coffee maker for $350. I know that sounds insane but it's handmade in the Netherlands. In other words, the last coffee maker I'll need to buy. Merry Christmas, John!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Technivorm! 😃👍

[@Brian-Burke]

Bingo! Thanks for the laugh!

[@lv_woodturner3899]

The screwdriver looks terrific. Very nice job on the tips. I love the little Xmas tree at the end. I was not expecting a milk container discussion today. I recall glass bottles of milk. When I was at school I used to deliver milk back around 1970. The glass did add a lot of weight to the milk. Dave.

[@bobbyw9046]

SC, MERRY CHRISTMAS! One of the most useful "multi-purpose tools" in the shop are Chopsticks! Free from our local Chinese take out and can be easily pointed at one end in a pencil sharpener. The other end can be sharpened like a chisel and both are incredibly useful! Standard Chopsticks are great for mixing, poking, etc. and can be constantly reshaped until too short or until they break. Hollow Ground Brownell's brand screwdrivers are IMHO the best in the world - WAY BETTER than Snap-on's, Klien's, etc. While I have a plethora of craftsman USA made screwdrivers, if using for long periods of time the handle is not comfortable and kills the skin on my palms! BTW, please do a video on making one of your flat shank screwdrivers like you said you prefer - with the blade on the same plane. Makes sense for prying as you said in the video. Have a Happy New Year!!

[@frankg3072]

Thanks f putting out a video on Christmas. Back in the 50s we had Milk delivered to the house in glass bottles by Borden milk man. Before I moved I used to buy milk in glass bottles from Cedar Lane on 14th Avenue and 150th street. That was in the 70s and 80s. I agree with you about the plastic bottles. They are so chinsey now! Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Loudog212]

Long time watcher, first time commentator. I consider myself a “friend of the show” Merry Christmas John. Thanks for the great videos. I appreciate you and the content you put out.

[@57WillysCJ]

The screwdrivers came out nice. I do not like plastic bottles unless I can find a second use like cutting the bottoms out of 2l bottles to cover new garden plants in the spring. I can start seeds in the bottoms of the bottles. Apple butter is really just spiced apple sauce. Old timers would say you don't know sh*** from apple butter. You know there is a video on here about the concious decision to start using plastic for pop. They didn't want to pay for recycling the glass bottles any more. This way the consumer pays for it. I think the letter they read is from Coke. Those Talenti container are good multi purpose plastic jars. I can't have it any more so no influx of those in the summer.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Philip- Remember Shinola? 😂👍

[@57WillysCJ]

Yep @@ScoutCrafter

[@tomdale1313]

we couldn't afford milk when I was growing up with my eight siblings, but on occasion a gallon would show up but was soon empty, anyway in my hometown later when I was moved out I would buy my milk in glass half gallon jugs @ the local dairy that made their own chocolate milk too, this was before the 2% and all that...this was chocolate milk made using whole milk it was to die for

[@ScoutCrafter]

That chocolate milk was like liquid heaven! 😃👍

[@tomdale1313]

Fresh Whole Milk and out of this world chocolate, the Dairy itself was one of a kind operation, two Brothers@@ScoutCrafter

[@stevef8993]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 John. Great job on those screwdriver tips. I remember opening up the milk carton and making a mess of things. They were always the small containers at school. As I was watching the review of the DD container, I was thinking, now what is John going to do with that container because after admiring its design so much he sure isn’t going to throw it away until it serves another purpose. 😂

[@EVILDR235]

That Clover / Stornetta milk carton at 17:27 is from a dairy in Sonoma California. It Started out as Stornetta's dairy. When I was a young child in the 1950's we went on a school field trip to the dairy. All the kids were given a Stornetta's Dairy milk carton that was a piggy bank. I believe the original Sturnetta's dairy farm burned to the ground during all those bad fires that swept thru the area a few years back. MERRY CHRISTMAS John.

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John. I'm with you on those plastic bottles. They stuck. MERRY CHRISTMAS. 👍👍❤.

[@cheekymonkey444]

Merry Christmas Scout! I too have a good supply of the wooden shaft Q-tips. I also just ordered a box (1000 count) tongue depressors, a must-have for mixing epoxy and silicone resins.

[@carldelawter8900]

Fun activity: Take a mug put in HOT water or milk. Stir In Hot COCOA mix. Lift mug from table. Take edge of spoon & tap slowly on edge of mug. Listen for awhile as you tap. You will experience what scientists call "The HOT COCOA EFFECT".

[@beachcomer007]

Merry Christmas!!! 🌲🌴🎄

[@toolrestoration]

We still get milk in glass bottles especially if delivered from the milkman ! Early mornings 40 years ago it'd just be the milkman , postman and myself out delivering milk,letters and newspapers , this time of year I loved breaking the clean snow up people's paths with my footprints ..... Thanks for the memory John . .

[@mikebashford8198]

Before about 1970, in the UK every schoolkid was given a free small bottle of milk, 1/3 of a pint, during the morning break.

[@bigpete4227]

I was a milk boy back in the 80’s, 2 hours on a Saturday and 2 on a a Sunday for £1 an hour. We’d deliver glass bottles of milk on an electric float. They’re all gone now and I have 3 x 4 pint jugs in my fridge made from garbage plastic. Not all progress is good.

[@greghomestead8366]

You should keep the cream container and fill it with 50/50. With that nice spout, you never have to worry about being stingy with the 50/ 50 Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@Uwannawatch]

Merry Christmas John!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Of course I remember the glass milk jugs. We had a milkman bring them to the house and leave them in the old galvanized insulated box on the front porch. Ever have one of those? Great show, screwdrivers look like candy!

[@matthewhopkins666]

When I was growing up it was commonplace for almost everyone to get milk delivered and it was always in the glass pint bottles with foil lids, the milkman would deliver every day of the week other than Sunday so you could have fresh milk every day. Some dairies would also deliver other basic stuff like butter, cream, eggs, juice etc, the guy would come round to the house every Monday evening to settle the previous weeks bill. They would drive around at between 4:30am and 6:30am in electric flatbed trucks to keep the noise down and leave your order on the doorstep ready for you when you got up in the morning. Once large supermarkets started popping up everywhere people started buying milk at the supermarket because they undercut the price of the local dairies. The pint and half pint milk sizes were originally in the cardboard cartons with larger sizes in HDPE jugs, later they phased out the cartons and sold all sizes in the jugs.

[@crr8297]

Merry Christmas. Wax cartons were nice, they made good fire starters, I still have a 1960s 1 quart carry holder for them, it works great. I don't like the 1 gallon milk cartons, I end up cutting them to pieces before I put them in the trash because without cutting them up they take up so much space in the trash can.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

We're home alone too. Mine are in Montana and ours are running all over the place doing their own thing. Toots is sewing and I'm watching the rain fall and being thankful for it. Have a fine time at home yourself or over visiting the GF and God Bless Yall!

[@kifhurlbut]

Up until I moved from the Denver metro area in 2009 I had a weekly visit from the milk man. I would place the empty glass bottles in the cooler box along with a slip where I checked off what I wanted for the week. Milk, cream, butter, cheese, yogurt along with other things like orange juice were available. The products did seem to taste better from the thick glass bottles.

[@namleets57]

Merry Christmas I drank raw milk straight of the farm until I was 16 we had to furnish our own 1/2 gallon jars. About 1973 we had to buy milk from the store the farmer was too old run the dairy

[@josephwatts925]

Merry Christmas ScoutCrafter. Thanks for the show. I hope you are feeling better.

[@charliekingpin8568]

I know what you mean about milk bottles, I'v thought the same. Here in the UK our old glass milk bottles had cardboard tops. The only thing that's made to last is rubbish, they'll be digging it up for years to come

[@lotsabirds]

Merry Christmas! The next generation of those plastic containers, on some, have eliminated the threading and the whole cap kinda snaps on. If you try to pick up the container by the top, the whole top pops off. That allows the container to fall away from the cap! They shoulda left well enough zlone! I was happy with glassbottles from Dairy Barn!

[@mikebrunosgarage5338]

Merry Christmas John! Thank you so much for letting us visit on this special day. Brilliant work on the screwdrivers, thay look wonderful! See you on Wednesday.

[@rawbacon]

Aesthetically Pleasing & Ergonomic Design of simple things like Creamer make the World a Delight, if only everything had that much thought & effort put into it.

[@alexstools]

I miss the old milk kartons...I remember them so well.... I feel like what they sell as milk is more white water. Screwdriver tips are so hard! I hope I'll learn someday. Have a merry Christmas!

[@wkb373]

I came across a Borden's bottle a little different from that one. My mom (born 1930) told me that milk in school was given to the kids in those type of bottles..

[@MrJruta]

Merry Christmas SC 🇺🇸 Nice video to watch Christmas night

[@GMAN1965]

Merry Christmas

[@jeffreykindron7162]

My uncle urban Englert was our milkman when I was a kid. The milk came in glass bottles with Englerts dairy printed on them until the dairys switched to cartons. The metal crates the milk came in were a different size for the cartons, so he gave my grandfather hundreds of them to use at his nursery. They made great stands for temporary benches amongst many other uses. I still have a couple dozen of them.

[@paulsawczyc5019]

For a time, milk also came in 1 quart clear plastic bags - where you cut the top corner off with scissors, and poured it out of that cut. You put the bag of milk into a specially made decanter pouring jug.

[@HickSquatch]

I kinda dig the creamer bottle; very reusable for anything from a water bottle to laundry detergent or oil, whatever! I’m terrible with repurposing plastic containers. Interestingly the flimsy water bottles serve a purpose: makes them easier to crush down and put the cap back on and they stay squished and take up less space in the trash can.

[@HickSquatch]

I really enjoy Millers Falls tools! I live out west, and we never see those around here, but I do have several that were my Grandfather’s. He lived in New Jersey so the local New England brands were what he had. As I restore his old tools, I enjoy researching the companies that made them!

[@LittleRestorers]

Merry Christmas mate 🎄

[@adiazcroce]

Thank you, you are the best, Merry Christmas!

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Merry Christmas Mr. John! That creamer bottle is sweet...not sure i have seen one like that but will be in the look out foesure now. Alot cooler than the old milk bottles.. hope you have had a blessed day sir!

[@glengrossnickle4985]

My uncle used to deliver milk. Remember the bottles. My wife makes sure when she finishes with a plastic bottle she ask if i want it for the shop. If its a good one lm always thinking what i could use it for. Hate to throw them away. Thanks

[@1lupus]

I also have jars full of ice cream sticks. I bung them under my laser cutter, and repurpose them as plant identification sticks. I hate it when people write the plant name on stakes, and then it washes off by the time you forget what they were. The ones I use for plant propagation in my seed trays, last a few seasons before turning into mulch.

[@chriscapobianco9763]

Merry Christmas John I still bring milk to work in an aluminum bottle. I just can't see bringing old school bottles are the best!