I’m Punchy for Punches!

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Good to see your feeling better John. Merry Christmas and have healthy 2024! 🎅⛄

[@upsidedowndog1256]

If I include brass drifts I have about 250 punches between the at work toolbox, home toolbox, and my firearm tool kit. You can never have too many! Hammers? About 75. Merry Christmas, John!

[@EVILDR235]

Merry Christmas John. Stay warm and safe. In a few days the poor man's flea market's pickens are gonna be great,

[@wyattoneable]

I enjoyed this video. I always learn while watching.

[@watchfast1]

I am very glad you recovered so quickly. Don’t take good health for granted. You wear the big red S, but there are illnesses that can take you down. With all of those punches, I did not see the Hawaiian Punch! Or the fruit punch. Do the ball tips open the spring pin ends and make it bind in the hole? Merry Christmas! Happy New Tool!

[@rawbacon]

Very few punches, I have 7 that I know of, one is the first Metal Lathe Project I ever did in Junior High, a Center Punch that I got an "A" on. I later used that Punch when I was in the Structural Steel Business, after smacking it about a 100,000x I decided to retire it before I ruined it. Today it sits right up front in my tool rack on the wall and I see it every time I'm down in the shop.

[@ScoutCrafter]

A home-made tool that you took pride in making becomes extremely valuable over time- More than any punch you could purchase. 😃👍

[@ricksolari9570]

Same to you, John. Glad you're well.

[@georgehourdakis2758]

Like the song , you don’t know what you got till gone . Glad your back buddy

[@choppermike3329]

I agree, Prayers are better than modern medicine.🙏🦌🎄🎅

[@357magdad]

Glad you are feeling better! Merry Christmas!

[@east_coast_vintage_tools]

Glad your back! - Well over 200 hundred punches in my shop!

[@madamecampsalot6384]

So glad you're feeling better. Keep up the resting until 100%. I have a good sized pile of punches. My step father and his father were tool makers at Pexto. I was fortunate to have a whole mess of tools handed down. Some haven't even been completed. I just love digging through the boxes to see what I can find!

[@brianlittle3452]

Glad you're back. 67 punches. I have slowly been adding Starrett sets as time goes one - the sets cost more but are higher quality. The center punches are much harder than my 70s Craftsman punches - the Starretts make a better divot. Merry Christmas

[@ihrescue]

I cringe if my punch rolls off the bench and hits the concrete floor. Wish they had a non-roll facet.Great video and glad you are feeling better. Merry Christmas.

[@ScoutCrafter]

They always land tip first! 🫣😂👍

[@KaiserVon]

The Glass washboards are great to play in a Hillbilly Band, and rare, a lot of them didn't survive. Have a Merry Christmas!!!

[@roberttonkin8994]

Glad to see you back. I have 94 punches. Have a Merry Christmas.

[@BencoVintageMachineWorks]

Merry Christmas John (and to your girlfriend too). Glad to see you are feeling better!

[@johnanderson-bq6kv]

Thank you for teaching us!

[@johnanderson-bq6kv]

I pray my baby boy will see your videos when he comes into this world

[@wallyarent6548]

Merry Christmas John I have @100 punches Since discovering Brownells Magnatip screw driver set 40 some years ago,I rarely use or buy regular grind screw drivers Always buy hollow grind I still have 50 60 regular,but rarely use them I was a machinery repairman/machinist for 40 years,and enjoy your channel Nothing better than bringing something back to usefulness,and good appearance

[@ScoutCrafter]

That’s a fantastic set! Gunsmithing screwdrivers are a step above all others! 😃👍

[@davidhelmuth6654]

Glad you are feeling better. I do a little work on my own guns. So punches are a big part of that. I made my own brass head hammer out of brass stock and steel rod with some air hose as a handle. Something like that would be a great project. 🤔

[@PappiGoodyear]

I have a zillion Alan wrenches.

[@jackthompson2132]

Happy you are feeling better 😃 Great show today John. I must have around 30 punches and maybe about the same amount of chisels. Inherited most of them from my dad. They sure come in handy. Thank You for sharing! You don’t even know how happy I am you are back !!! Merry Christmas

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

I must have a couple hundred punches at least. Between leatherwork, metalwork, bladework, woodwork, mechanic work (shadetree) tinkering and hobbyist machine work, yeah, I accumulated a lot in the last 30 years or so. When I finished out bronze art professionally there was no telling what odd shape we'd need so we bought letter punches by the block and would grind them to whatever shape we needed. There's still a lot of those floating around in my shop as well as a lot of the ones you showed.

[@lloydhoeper2961]

Glad to here you are feeling better, my thoughts and prayers were with you as well. I told my wife Kristin that we are so similar it’s funny I was sick at the same time. Also feeling better now. I wish you wonderful holidays and I love the videos on different assortments of tools, I will be going to Home Depot to pick up punch bins soon. Thank you again for your wonderful videos I look forward to them!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Lloyd! 😃👍

[@57WillysCJ]

Another one of those things I don't know how many I have. I do know I have three spring center punches. Not long ago I got a pack of three nails sets, new old stock and I put them in the drawer in the package and I doubt I will remove them. I have several a foot long or longer. I have an old file cabinet where I store extra files, chisels as well as punches. If I had to guess 75 or more.

[@mishmoshshop1929]

glad to have you back John. one day at a time, believe it or not, when i saw your video on punches years ago. my eyes are always on the look out when at flea markets, its growing and i enjoy clening them up. thanks for bring us into your world

[@philparker1666]

Scoutcrafter, so glad you're on the mend. I have more punches than screwdrivers!!! I came from working on rail cranes and was once complimented by a car mechanic on having more, 'tools for hitting things' than he'd ever seen...... I was so proud. I. Have dressed so many punches and chisels for people over the years as the safety aspect was drilled into me. My favourite item on you video tonight was that beautiful Wizard punch. Keep getting better my friend and have a fantastic Christmas 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧✌️

[@ScoutCrafter]

Phil- Once you become a fan of punches they quickly multiply in the shop and become indispensable. 😃👍

[@jamesmclaughlin5610]

Welcome back, seems like a normal day,i wish you a very happy holiday,best new year wishes. Thanks James

[@almacli8360]

Hey John glad to see your doin better from the last video- I have about 120 plus punches and you know that because we talked about it over (75lbs) half is yours kido

[@805ROADKING]

Good to have ya back Mate!! Happy Holidays!!☻

[@tomdale1313]

"Snoop" abides, more than forty punches...thxs for sharing...

[@OldTooldude]

John, my favorite work when my family built cabinets was setting the nails. My favorite of all my punches is a World War Two armor piercing bullet. My back door neighbor gave it to me in 1974 when I was building my 1923 T. I know I have 60-70 punches of different kinds. I’m happy you are feeling better with the holidays so ne’er. I feel like we are family with so much in common. Merry Christmas and have a prosperous new year. Thank You

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is awesome! 😃👍

[@rawbacon]

Oh BTW Dad was over for a couple days about a week ago and we were working on something and I pulled out the Oil Can with the Mineral Oil & Petroleum Jelly Mix and he was impressed with it so I sent him the ingredients so he can make his own.

[@ScoutCrafter]

That mix is such a great combo for so many things. The best part for me is I don’t worry about toxicity on my skin. I can rub down a tool bare handed! A wonderful feeling. 😃👍

[@robertlevine2152]

ScoutCrafter, I'd say around a couple of dozen. Nail sets, pin punches, metal punches, spring-loaded punches. In with the punches are a few cold chisels. Bob

[@HickSquatch]

Punches are fun. I have a few: a roll set with about a dozen sizes, a few nail sets, a big steel drift, a few steel metal punches and two auto-punches. One is an antique that was in my grandfather’s toolbox, and a lightweight modern one that we all carried in the pocket of our fire jacket on my last department: we used them as glass breakers.

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Glad to see ya feeling better Mr. John! I am going to have to step up my punch game. I might have 30 so I have room to grow.😊 Merry Christmas!

[@toolscouter]

I have no idea how many punches I have. Sometimes I pick them up at garage sales or flea markets in whole bundles. They are a wonderful too and I love the feel of that kind of steel in my hands. Thanks so much for sharing and merry Christmas.

[@mikewatson4644]

Back in the 1970's when OSHA became a law, some of the old mechanics that I worked with absolutely refused to grind down the mushroomed heads on their punches and chisels. They were just being contrary and had the attitude that nobody was going to tell them anything. Several of them had pieces break off but there were no serious injuries. Eventually they all ground down the heads when they thought nobody was listening to them whine about being abused by OSHA trying to protect them from themselves. I am sure that your sister will appreciate the new washing machine. Thanks for the video. Have a Merry Christmas

[@andys4378]

John is back. It's a Christmas miracle. Glad you're feeling better.

[@RobertSiwik1968]

So glad to see you are feeling better. I have wuite a few punches but not nearly as many as you. I have never seen a hollow punch except for the ones I have for leather working. Starret punches are amazing in my opinion. I have a few of those Klein punches like the blue one in the pic. I have a bunch of old craftsman punches and chisels given to me by retired coworkers and my dad.

[@richardgreen3068]

Glad you're doing better, John. I have a couple of dozen. Not as many as I'd like.

[@BudBush]

Glad to see you're back in front of your camera and feeling better. Nothing worse than when you feel bad and can't get to the shop. I really enjoyed your punch show. I too find them things of beauty. Between the center and prick punches, drift punches and nail sets I have about thirty five in my collection. Those boxes from Harbor Freight would be a handy storage container for them.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Good to see you on the mend Scout! I think there is a theory of relativity as to the correct ratio of punches/chisels to screwdrivers. Without counting, I think I have well over 100 punches/chisels as compared to over 200 for screwdrivers, so I think I'm probably at a good number there. 😂 A friend gave me a 5 gal. bucket about half full of old punches/chisels/files. I'll be going through that over the holidays to see what kind of treasures might be in there to clean up and add to the collection. Great video and Merry Christmas Scout!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow! What a gift! 😃👍

[@wvrockcrusher]

That's what I said! They're old and crusty, but I'll probably just clean them up and give them away to my friends that can use them. Better than going to scrap!@@ScoutCrafter

[@tango-bravo]

On the recycled file punches, if you can manage to heat up the struck end with a torch till it’s taken on a deep blue tone, and then put the whole thing in hot sand to cool slowly, it will likely soften it up decently for regular punch tasks. However, it might be better to temper the whole thing back, as a fully hardened file is about as brittle as can be. I agree that it’s probably best to use them as detail picks or for woodworking.

[@1lupus]

I have a large drawer full of assorted punches approx. 50ish I guess, plus dedicated sets of nail punches and pin punches. Now thanks to you I need a set of transfer punches. Your videos are a shot in the arm for the hardware shops.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Those transfer punches are really great. Even if you just need different size pins or shims. 😃👍

[@johnhannon]

I have over 175 if you count the punches in a watchmaker's staking set. I find having a transfer punch set and automatic punch very useful in general. I am glad you are feeling better. Happy Holidays!

[@nescobaraloplop9468]

I think I just have a couple of nail sets, a punch I made in shop and a couple of pin punches. I'm slacking! Merry Christmas to you and all the gang.

[@EsKo72]

Great to see you back in business. I got 20-30 punches, 6 metal working, 6-8 woodworking and some nail and spring loaded ones.

[@christianzazzali2720]

Glad to see you back on your feet. Merry Christmas to you and your girl friend.. Had me me worried there for a brief moment

[@terryrogers1025]

Good to see you back in decent health sir. Punches, I have 50+ individual punches from garage sales, flea markets, and auctions where you bid and get a pail full of “STUFF”, but I also have numerous sets of punch sets in boxes, tool rolls, and canisters. I have made punches from round files and being somewhat careful not to possibly shatter the head end from hitting with a hammer I started using shrink wrap on the ends of those punches, I just cut a piece as close to the diameter I need about 1” long, install about 2/3rds of its length,shrink it, cut off the excess flush to the top, seems to work well for me. Thanks for the video, Merry Christmas young man.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Terry- Great tip! I think as we get older we tend to know the breaking point of certain materials. When I was young I would stress everything but now I am very gentle on my tools. 😃👍

[@wayneo7307]

Hi Scout , Glad You're Feeling Better. Good Job 👍 on The Punches . I Have Around 20. I'm Going to Get A Set Of Larger Ones. I Have Some Homemade Ones From Rattail Files Myself. And Yes Longer Pin Punches Do Bend and Break. Have A Great Weekend !

[@josephwatts925]

I hope you're feeling better, ScoutCrafter. Of course you stepped up to the plate to offer holiday greetings to your viewers. Good on you and thank you. I hope your Christmas and New Year are the best for you. Now I gotta count my punches! Well, I figure I got about fifty in the places I looked but I didn't get into two tool boxes but who's counting. Love the things. Please don't mention hammers..... I'll be all day looking for them. I think I have two washboards too. I'll have to check them out. Great show. Merry Christmas!

[@setdown2]

Absolute surprise to see you back so soon...was prepared for a much longer absence...glad that's over with and your feeling better...have a grand holiday crafterman...🖖

[@ko2fjb]

Merry Christmas John, happy to see you back in the shop. I looked, only 19 punches, I must be slipping.

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂 One day you’ll be at a flea market or garage sale and you’ll see a coffee can full of punches for $5- instant collection! 😂👍

[@patjohnson3100]

Glad you're well along the road to recovery. This is a good tutorial on punch info. I never knew or thought about those specialized roll pin punches. I think I have about 30 punches of all types. Recently I picked up a group of five Stanley punches and nail sets someone wrapped thoroughly in Scotch tape. Merry Christmas to you, and thanks for the educational entertainment throughout 2024.

[@mikeedwards6162]

🎅The first thing I do when entering my workshop is to put on a pair of safety glasses, I was using a steel punch a few years ago and a small piece broke off the top and imbedded itself into my arm, and I had to dig it out, it could have been much worse, Thanks for all the videos this year, they have all without exception been fascinating to watch.🎄

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mike- I’ve been wearing glasses now for many years but every time I see people in the shop with no eye protection I get very nervous! It’s so easy to damage an eye. 😃👍

[@negotiableaffections]

Seasons Greetings John, Merry Christmas. And may you never be; 'as thirsty as a washboard foot'!

[@billmccabe9601]

Welcome back. I have a pouch full of punches, chisels...and as the old guys that taught me, a nail can work in a pinch... Merry Christmas!

[@beerdrinker6452]

Glad, very glad, you are back at it. You are such a great teacher. I did not know that sometimes a punch can be used to start a nail hole. I have 3 or 4 nail punches laying around, but I use them usually as pokey things. I probably have 30 concrete chisels (right word?). 15 pointy and 15 flat face. I got them at the flea market cheap and cleaned and painted them because I am that kind of maniac. Glad you are feeling better. Merry Christmas! Thank you for the oil lesson. My wife has bottles and bottles of furniture oil. I will have to appropriate some for my tools.

[@johnkelley9877]

I am glad to see you back again and feeling better. I have about 10 punches from nail sets to center punches. This was a great tutorial and have a Merry Christmas.

[@Dardrum]

I am happy that you are feeling better and Merry Christmas to you also. I probably have close to 100 punches.

[@HickSquatch]

The self centering punch is way cool. I used a similar style drill bit for pilot holes for hinges and hardware in the cabinet shops. Excellent tools

[@lotsabirds]

I'm happy to see you back! Have a Great weekend and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@alexstools]

All I know now, I haven't got nearly enough punches! I might have a good hand full. I struggle finding them used over here. This is the first I've seen of hinge punches and I want those now.. Glad to see you back on top, have a great Christmas weekend!

[@troyb1733]

John, Glad you are feeling better. Merry Christmas to you.

[@robe-bi2bz]

Nice to see you back. I only have about two dozen punches at the moment but a new set of 10 will be ready for me Christmas Day when Santa has been. Merry Christmas, and thank you for all the enjoyment you generate with your channel.

[@michaellindsay8934]

I'm glad to see your feeling better. Great show as always. I always used a 3/8-16 tap for a center punch not the correct thing to use but I've done it for 50 years never had to sharpen it and I could get a better placement. Merry Christmas thank you for sharing your expertise

[@andyc972]

Great to see you back John, I don't like to think of anyone being ill over Christmas and of course we miss your regular content ! Interesting overview on the punches, I've not come across those roll pin punches before. I started with 3 Stanley punches a flat and a hollow nail punch and a centre punch, and have added a few speciality punches over the years, I've also inherited and saved many more, but only around 30 or so I guess. They're a fun quick little restoration project that you can often do with hand tools only whilst sitting on a bench on a sunny evening ! Nice washboard, I thought you were going to give us a tune ! 😉 A very Merry Christmas to you and yours this festive season, and many thanks for all your great content this year, I look forward to every Mon/Wed/Friday evening !

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Merry Christmas, John. Wishing you health, happiness, and peace!🎅🏼🇺🇸🎄🎁🎄🌿

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

So glad to see you back on your feet Scout, Lea and I were worried about you. We’ve just about shrugged off our colds too so everyone is feeling better. I have lots of punches, but like you, I have a couple of favourites. My absolute go to punch is a small one that is just about 4” long so it’s a bit taller than my fingers when holding it. I don’t know what it’s made of but it’s kept a very good point for years. Cheers mate, Stuart & Leanne 🇦🇺

[@ScoutCrafter]

Getting that perfect punch is a wonderful feeling, size, weight and performance all just right. 😃👍

[@kennetherikson1522]

Merry Christmas John. I was wonder all week how long you'd be out of commission, glad you're doing better. I have a few punches that are my favorites and almost always the ones I reach for; a BluePoint that kind of looks homemade and a no-name. I think I'll spend some time this weekend cleaning up the collection. 🙂

[@frankg3072]

Glad to see that you’re feeling better! Great video on the explanation of different punches. I only have a few punches that were my father’s. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄

[@dbl6gun45]

Merry Christmas John, so glad you're feeling better.

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John. Glad to see you are feeling well. Don't have many punches. Maybe 50 or so. Very informative video. Have great weekend. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. 👍👍❤..

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Wqal-mart has those containers in the fishing section. I bought my son those things since he was 5 or 6 and I have all my impact accessories in one. They work fine! Glad you're better. Sweating is the key but prayers are the best. Have a fine time with the GF and God Bless Yall! I have maybe 6 punches but mostly drifts.

[@stuartkynoch7289]

I played around with some DIY nickel plating and the first thing I went for were my punches and nailsets. Gives them a nice finish. Glad your back and feeling better.

[@2012JCC]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I AM GLAD YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. I MISSED YOUR SHOWS.

[@williamlee1429]

I'm glad you're back with the living Scoutcrafter. I counted my punches out in the garden shed. Looking forward to your next video. Merry Christmas!

[@jimjohnston7688]

Merry Christmas John, so glad to see you’re feeling better. Looking forward to Mondays show.

[@MartinPaulsen87]

I too love punches. They're oddly satisfying and I like restoring them. I think I have close to 100 punches of different kinds and sizes. Thanks for sharing yet another great episode!

[@lv_woodturner3899]

Glad to see you almost back to normal health. I do not have a lot of punches, perhaps 1 - 2 dozen. I may get some roll pin punches although I rarely need them. Happy Holidays. Dave.

[@JohnDaker_singer]

Glad you’re feeling better John. I was worried about you.

[@garyjones2582]

S.C. It's good to see you pretty much back to normal... I said a few prayers for you when I saw a 51 sec video... I never used many punches so i had a lot more screwdrivers.. S.C. hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Gary!!! 😃👍

[@stewartew]

Great to hear you are on the mend, a Big Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to you and your family, and your girl friend.

[@rickhammar1636]

Glad you're feeling better & Merry Christmas everyone.

[@blacksiddha]

Merry Christmas sir, Not so heavy on punches at about 20 but thank you for your hard work and superb content in 2023 and I look forward to a great 2024.

[@terrysanders2817]

Good teacher! Get weller!

[@patrickomalley7460]

Good to see you back at it again merry Christmas to you and all the tall community. I think I only have about 20 punches.

[@RobertBosworth]

So glad you’re feeling better. Thanks for another great video, too. Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@johnroberts7280]

So glad you’re feeling better John. Merry Christmas

[@ScoutCrafter]

😃👍

[@JimTurner-rd8jh]

Great to see you back in action. Very informative as always. Best wishes for the holiday season!

[@adiazcroce]

God bless you, Merry Christmas, greetings from Mexico!

[@williamkroth9429]

An excellent video that really gave me so much information on punches.....it answered many questions. Thank you.

[@Uwannawatch]

Good to hear you're feeling better! Nice collection of punches and those storage boxes are great. The washboard turned out nice I like those old glass style ones.

[@ScoutCrafter]

George- The made one with Cobalt Blue glass! 😍

[@Reggyontheroad]

Glad your better looking forward to your episode. Gotcha 😊

[@cjb1kcb1]

Glad you're feeling better! Still watching and enjoying every video! Great content! Keep up the good work! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@MrGoosePit]

Hope you continue to feel better each day. Have a wonderful Christmas John!

[@KaiserVon]

So glad you are back!!! I found your channel two weeks ago and you think I have seen most of your episodes. Great work very informative and entertaining too, Love your humor. I am an ex MTA worker too!

[@ScoutCrafter]

How great is it to be out of the MTA! 😂👍. The knuckleheads that ran my depot were horrible. 😃👍. Thanks!

[@KaiserVon]

@@ScoutCrafter like you where saying they're a bunch of Chowder Heads LOL

[@KaiserVon]

@@ScoutCrafter I was a light maintainer or in the real world an electrician. I left the MTA after 7 years I went to the City University at Queens College. Best decision I ever made

[@andrewtaylor7377]

The Christmas break is my time to tidy up my workshop. Every year I swear the place shrinks, less and less space to put everything. 😅 The biggest problem is finding space for multiple tools. Having a spare is fine. A spare of a spare is OK.. but when you get to 30 or 40 spares.. well you know. 😂

[@ScoutCrafter]

Spares are fine for small stuff but when you have spare machines it’s a big problem! 🫣😂👍

[@JDeWittDIY]

Punches..... about a hundred, give or take three score!