I make a new handle for this Screwdriver - Can I revive it?

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you everyone for all the tips on safety. Keep the comments coming, I’m learning a lot.

[@MovieCharactersTop]

great job :)

[@tamirerez2547]

Excellent job with the handel. After only two times you use the lathe, you made a beautiful handel. Well done!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@markjeffels3327]

I just love your bench grinder!!

[@flippinheck68]

Thank you! A restoration channel with great results that allows me to think " I could do that" rather than thinking I'd need a budget of thousands just to buy the equipment!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. A lot can be done with minimal equipment.

[@dwarfsbaneironfist2527]

This is a London Turnscrew from approximately the 1940's. Nice restoration, they are great looking and a joy to use.

[@21mph12]

I was looking for a turnscrew comment. That's what I've always heard these called. I have a couple, but this one is far larger than any I own.

[@thomasthompson6799]

Blade cleaned up nicely and I like the new oak handle but would have preferred saving the old one. Nice work.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for watching

[@mauricioorantes9809]

I’m old, so I would have kept the old handle for nostalgia. A piece of history. On the positive side it’s impressive he can whip one up if needed.

[@neilkenwright8248]

I picked up an old woodcock screwdriver 1902 the other day battered to death with a split handle but decided to glue it up as it's just going to be a wall hanger. Very nice job on the handle especially as it's your second go - well done!

[@rtisom]

Extremely well done, man. A most magnificent screwdriver!

[@garymucher9590]

Very nice refurbishing project. Should be many many decades of usable life left in that now. Thumbs Up.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks you.

[@rogerbergstrom550]

Nice job, and extra plus for no music. thanks

[@michaellindsay8934]

Beautiful restoration

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Awesome restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GT_Racer347]

That thing is badass! I want one!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@grayukuk]

Excellent job!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@georgeh9967]

had one just like it flat blade ,handle and brass ferrule. picked it up about 50 years ago in the same condition as yours, used it until it was destroyed, wish i still had it it was a good screwdriver, lots of torque

[@dallaswoiken7533]

Great job ,I also was hoping that you would leave the original handle but you did an awesome job on the new one and brought back a tool from the grave, keep up the great work 👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I deliberately bought this to make a handle. Initially I was going to carve it. However I managed to stumble across a cheap lathe.

[@reubenrodriguez6219]

Good job. Well done 👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@liviostocco1745]

great job, even on the lathe

[@paulorth2251]

Nicely done and obviously a positive addition to your collection of old screwdrivers. Love the new handle.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@patjohnson3100]

Great restoration. Most people would have consigned that screwdriver to the scrap bin when they saw the rust and split handle. Looks like the flat handle allows the user to use greater torque. Thank you for giving that screwdriver decades of new life. Regards from USA

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. The handle sure does have a good grip.

[@orrozeta2183]

A beautiful job. My best compliments, and still look at your safety. Bravo. Ciao from Rome, Italy

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@DanielJohnson-vr9mw]

Nice work!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@1962mrbruce]

Very nice work. Think that handle was savable though

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

I wanted to make a new one. Only reason I bought the screwdriver

[@butthedd0233]

Great job. Restoring old tools to that level must be a HOOT.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@mikayle3028]

Good Job 😊 .

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@christianalbrecht303]

Well done, for the second time use the machine great job👍👏

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@rlm98253]

Well done, sir.

[@elfowl6873]

What was old, is brand new again. Great job, MTW!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@noncompliant209cali]

Great job. Never would have guessed you only used lathe once before

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. My lack of safety is a tell tell sign of my lack of experience. Glad you liked it

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Congratulations on the "new toy"....you did an excellent job, as always. The safety tips cannot be understated regarding a face mask, eye protection, no long sleeves, ear protection, and a ventilation system in addition to your breathing mask. We want the tiny workshop to be with us for a very long time. Best to you and stay healthy,

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I always wear a mask and eye protection. I need to pay attention to the other dangers.

[@Dalesworkshop]

Very well done, the handle was the best part. I was a little concerned with the turning of it but I learned something, I subbed. looking forward to your next video.

[@davidfinn3771]

Excellent restoration, love the handle

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@brunomatos4857]

Nice job! Beaut process, care and results!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@ramiruhig5558]

brilliant restoration , you make it look simple to do but I am sure it is not so , well done and well presented

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@tonyday7233]

Another good one.

[@briansworkshop01]

Fantastic job looks and works fine thanks for sharing your time and skill and remember#stay safe and make thanks again 🍺🍺👍👍😷

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@ingmarfris8175]

Great restoration!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@ronniesolomon5235]

Beautiful

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@williamlee8098]

Nice job

[@vernabink2865]

Very nice.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@barthanes1]

The copper pin was a nice touch.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@andrewturnbull5897]

30+ years on the lathe for me and I will summarize some ideas for you: no long sleeves as others have said, turn at the highest speed you can for better cuts. Learn to sharpen your gouges ASAP! There are many good videos on that! Good work and quite brave for a novice! Be pleased with your outcome!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much. I’ll continue learning.

[@dejavu666wampas9]

There is a very good instructor for all things turning at Turn a Wood Bowl site on KZbin. I learn so much every time I watch on of his videos.

[@wireworks616]

Great job. The handle turned out beautiful

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@theropesofrenovation]

I just love you and your workshop!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much. The workshop is a work in progress. You don’t want to know what it was like 3 months ago.

[@phbrinsden]

Over the years of antique tool collecting and restoring I have built a full set of those pattern screwdrivers. Hardly ever use them in day to day stuff as I rarely use slotted screws except in restored furniture that calls for slotted screws. But they do look nice on the tool rack! Except for cleaning up the dull tips I haven’t needed to do any work except oil the handles. I kept all the patina just as they were.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for watching

[@restorecreate]

Nice work my friend,and many many projects on your new toy !!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@Jimmiburn]

Man your just too good that's ready for another fifty years of work 👌

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much.

[@woodbutcher6719]

Nice job I have never seen a screwdriver with that shape of a handle. Good price on the lathe, Good Luck...

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks, best purchase by far

[@CrustyRestorations]

Amazing job, keep it up 👍😀

[@tomowens2720]

Excellent!

[@jimmyj9838]

Nice video

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@andymiller5611]

Ready for many more years service! Great video and looking forward to more lathe work! Well done, dude! 🤘

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@johnduff6436]

Very cool!

[@carlottafolli452]

great job on the handle , i have a few of these screwdrivers and they are fantastic to use in the workshop , i find that you can get more torque from these than most modern ones. Congrats on the lathe, its one handy tool you won't regret buying.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. You are so right. This is why iv started using them. The torque is so much better.

[@toolrestoration]

What a great finish, and what a fantastic piece of metal that is.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@abdo-hr9jr]

Lovely job 👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@jrand2631]

Great job, and you did good on the lathe considering it was only your second time on it. 👍👍👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. Luckily I didn’t need to use my backup piece of oak.

[@HandsonRestoring]

Turn out really nice !! All your restorations are superb ! Congrats !

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much.

[@nickh2519]

Really impressed with how that turned out, and I like the lathe! Keep them coming

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@kenbjones2006]

great job, prof! liked everything about it!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@josephhenson8843]

One of these days those sleeves are going to get caught in the chuck

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for the warning

[@oneshotme]

I don't think I've ever seen one of those. It looks great! Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@vasilismanatos8288]

Great job!Maybe you should burn the wood to looks like japan style.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks. That’s a good idea

[@CoolRestorations]

Thats Huge Screw Driver!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

My largest screwdriver is the length of my arm.

[@RandomRestore]

Great job.. I love your new toy! I want one now. 😊👍 I would make a new handle to ✌️it look Awesome mate

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I never realise how fun it would be to have a lathe. If you have the opportunity definitely get one.

[@woodybeck8966]

Loved what you did with the blade and your skill at making a new handle but wish you had tried to salvage the original handle and it’s patina. From the video it looked restorable.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks. There is always a way to restore the old. This one was split in half and held together with a bolt. I purposely bought it just to make a handle.

[@woodybeck8966]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 thanks for the clarification.

[@chazzcombs]

Nice work, man! I've never used a lathe before and I'm sure it would take me 10 or 100 tries to get that handle right. Bravo!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks. I was so confused at first. But eventually a handle came out of the wood.

[@pghgeo816]

Great resto! After such care was taken in the polishing of the blade. Plus the screw driver has such a nice form with the polished brass I would have like to seen a more interesting wood used for the handle like persimmon, rose wood or Hop hornbeam

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks. Iv only heard of rosewood in that list. Still new to all this wood stuff.

[@pghgeo816]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 persimmon is the wood they used to make golf driver heads from. Hop hornbean is also called iron wood it is a smaller tree pretty common and super super hard. I still love the screw driver

[@shaunmullings4153]

I thought you did a fantastic job matey. 👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@sang-daeyoun7182]

Very Goooooooood~~!!!!!

[@bronxcheer031]

Very nicely done old son. Nice new toy too, I'm jealous. I'm sure you'll get the hang of which way to turn the chuck key before too long. :D

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Yep. I’ll eventually learn

[@churlepatakha]

Awesome!

[@markneo1]

Ótimo trabalho. Parabéns pelo novo brinquedo.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks

[@clarklindquist8137]

Stunning job. Absolutely beautiful. Would love to find myself a couple of these. Might make one out of an old file. If you normalize the steel, bet it would be a cool project

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Good idea. I have loads of worn out files.

[@clarklindquist8137]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 Would love to see a video on that if you decide to do it. Would be cool to do a set of them. Would be a proud addition to your workshop

[@chrismsmalley2626]

Hey . Just a safety tip . Don't hang your arm over the chuck while its spinning ? You'll get sucked under and it will happen so fast you won't know what to do as it strangulates your arm and breaks bones ...i see a bunch of people have said this too but of All safety tips , this is #1...

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you.

[@purpleom9649]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 Also please remove the rest before sanding, I couldn't watch lol

[@Kevin-gx8lc]

Beautiful work MTW! Very well done Sir! Those old wide-blade screwdrivers are esential when you're working on older tools as the newer screwdriver bits are never wide enough. There's a special name for that flat shape of handle... can't remember what it is though (gettin' old, see?) ... I think it's name of a London borough or something... keep up the geat work. Greetings from Southport.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I totally agree. Iv just started using these old screwdriver. I always struggle with the modern ones. I only work with old tools so it makes sense to have old screwdrivers. I have a lot of money invested into my whole set (£2).

[@dwarfsbaneironfist2527]

williammarplesandsons.com/turnscrews/

[@Mark-xl8gg]

London pattern

[@carlosescobar6973]

Magnificient 👌

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@АлекссейИванов-т1щ]

Хорошо получилось👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@faceironfrank]

I have one of these myself and I thought at first it was a screwdriver however, I have found it is a form of engineering scraper. It was used to scrape metal surfaces and bring them to a level of flatness as far as I know.

[@TopCat2021]

Nice job on the screwdriver and the handle "turned" out very well.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you.

[@fattyowl2630]

How much pressure do you use for your sandblaster

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Between 60-100

[@fattyowl2630]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 psi?

[@santanusinha7086]

Gr8 job bro. Wise of you to change the handle. But i waa disappointed when u used linseed oil. I prefer staining the wood, then shellac layer.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@Tishers]

Would there of been any advantage to heating and quench-hardening the tip of the blade?

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

I’m not experienced with the technique of hardening steel properly. If I get it wrong there is the chance of me making a brittle screwdriver therefore I decided to leave it original.

[@timcoombe7880]

Congratulations on your new ‘toy’.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@blainerueckwald]

Who else was going “leave it there” at 2:25

[@OW79]

That's a chonky screwdriver :D

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for watching

[@ganimurat]

There was a hole on the side of old handle. What was for it? Could it be better if you sand more and by high numbered sandpapers?

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

There was a bolt in that hole holding the 2 broken pieces together. I kept it there to help me replicate the shape

[@TheOnlyAardvark]

What was the purpose of the hole in the thick end of the original handle and why didn't you reproduce it in the restoration?

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

There was a bolt in the hole holding the 2 broken pieces together.

[@tooladdict7463]

That was a delightful job what a transformation well done mate :-)

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you very much.

[@frankcurley]

Good for another 60-80 years....

[@tomswindler64]

I personally never seen one,but I really like the design and handle on this ,great to bring something like this back to life.impressed 👍👍😎😎

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. These old screwdrivers are so much nicer to use than the modern ones. People basically throw these away at boot sales.

[@budmartin8297]

I enjoyed most of it except for the sandblaster. Just a pet peeve of mine I guess. I hate the finish left by them.

[@petersohns3489]

Perfect.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you

[@muraterdem42]

great job! but you have to be carefull when using lathe. watch out your sleeve! don't use with long saggy sleeve and avoid to put your arm, hand whatever avobe chuck when operating. see you next video :)

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

Another safety suggestion; don't change cutting direction in the middle of a pass, like you do numerous times starting at 5:00. That's how you end up with a gouge embedded in your arm (or worse). One way only per pass.

[@mealex303]

nice now just a small matter of making your racks hole a tiny bit bigger so the collar fits perfect and hangs better👍

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Everything is a work in progress. I just slapped this rack together to get the screwdrivers off the table.

[@jamieryall8341]

I used to have Marples tools. A short cramped screwdriver.

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks for watching

[@oneshotme]

I think it was easier with your new toy that on the drill press Come a long way!!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. The drill press has served me well. But it’s time for bigger and better things.

[@Blacklab99]

Lovely restoration but I’m now a nervous wreck watching your sleeve by that chuck. Roll it up, please.

[@jimiblue1277]

Duude! Up with your sleeves when working on the lathe! Don't get hurt!

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thanks. Iv learnt now,

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

Brilliant mate great restoration. How are you finding the lathe

[@mytinyworkshop1213]

Thank you. I absolutely love it. The only time iv used it was for a practice piece and now the handle. It has to be one of my best purchases.

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

@@mytinyworkshop1213 that'll be my next purchase iam currently using a home built one its ok but has restrictions