Three Unusual Tools Restored.

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[@Resto-Rob]

Holy Wow! That screwdriver is amazing! I knew you could give it that special spark! Thanks for the inspiration to clean up and restore the Utica Pliers. 👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Rob! I can’t tell you how happy I was to see you save those awesome pliers. 😃👍 Thanks again buddy!

[@Reggyontheroad]

I know exactly what you mean, John, no matter what you’re doing as long as you are enjoying yourself it doesn’t matter how it comes out as long as it comes out how you want it to be fantastic spending time in your shed I won’t be able to watch you for a few weeks But as soon as I can, I will be back watching you. I will let you know I am going off-line for a while but when I come back I will have some fantastic videos for you all to see

[@ScoutCrafter]

Reggy- We will all be going thru a little withdrawal until your return. 😃👍

[@805ROADKING]

When you were hacking off the back of the screwdriver, ya had me in a lil' bit of a quandary!! But as my Buddy ScoutCrafter would say "That looks FANTASTIC"!!☻

[@357magdad]

That screwdriver looks amazing!

[@gapadad2]

Dear ScoutCrafter, you have given me a new lease on life. I was depressed and spent a lot of time in bed. After watching your videos I've been getting up at 5 AM and going to the swap meet, looking for tools, on my scooter, that I can clean up or repair. I've gotten about 5 bench grinders and a good assortment of tools. I look forward to the weather cooling off so I can spend time in the garage. Thank You, KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING. PS....Maybe I'll start another you tube channel for doing this.........

[@patjohnson3100]

The screwdriver is an amazing transformation. As for the hammer, I envy the high school kid who made it. What a great learning experience it must have been. When I was in high school shop classes had been discontinued, as had the auto mechanics classes my older brother had been able to take. It was a mistake for high schools to eliminate these classes because they were an entry to the skilled trades. Now, we need more skilled tradespeople and they can make big money. We have oversold the value of a college education.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too- My school had no shop classes and I suffered. 😃👍

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

You Guy's are not wrong about overselling the collage route!

[@madamecampsalot6384]

I wanted so badly to take the shop classes in high school! Un fortunately, back then I had to take home ec. Yuck!

[@johnkelley9877]

The hammer restorations were great but the screwdriver was the best! I always enjoy seeing the lathe work and the clear red end cap looks really nice. Thanks to you and Resto-Rob for making this tutorial possible.

[@ironhead65]

“We don’t need the Dake for this” Process to use the Dake!! So great!

[@ironhead65]

Not process, proceeds

[@mrbenmall]

All three restorations are great. But that screwdriver is AWESOME!!!

[@LoStivale]

All 3 tools came great but that screwdriver took it to another level.

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

All nice but that screwdriver really is the best. Have a Blessed weekend everyone.

[@dane.1847]

Love the way that screwdriver turned out ScoutCrafter. Wish I had a whole set of them with that color handles. Also, what ever happened to that face or mask whatever it was that you had. I remember you put a wig or glasses on it. To me it kind of looked like Robert Blake. Haven’t seen it since.

[@ScoutCrafter]

He’s on the table-saw! 😃👍

[@alexstools]

That screwdriver looks amazing!! I'd loved to have seen you fix the tip, because I'm always struggling with that.. Enjoy your weekend buddy! It's going to be a warm here this weekend but it will probably be the last warm one of the year too I guess.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Can’t wait for cooler weather! 😃👍

[@OldSneelock]

The screwdriver is the best. Hands down. With the acrylic knob the feel is improved and it has a touch of Scoutcrafter Red. I use little hammers for straightening and shaping small items.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dave- Those little hammers really are surprisingly useful. 😃👍

[@mitchjohnson4970]

Acrylic cap on the screwdriver is perfect

[@williambozynski1176]

You did a super job on those tools Scout, especially the flat blade screwdriver. I bet those who will own these tools someday 'down the road' will appreciate the craftsmanship you used so many years earlier!

[@prestonjanney4711]

What a cool little hammer. I remember playing with one of those when I was a little boy. It was part of my Grandfather's gun smith set.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

WOW the ruby red screwdriver handle tip came out erotic looking nice Touch Mr ScoutCrafter

[@essentialhandyman]

You can tell that you enjoyed working on those. I think many viewers (I know I do) get enjoyment watching someone else’s enjoyment. Keep up the good work.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Ian! 😃👍

[@jackthompson2132]

Great show today! You are amazing John. Thank You for everything you do.

[@michaelowens7151]

Another in a series of outstanding restorations, it’s absolutely stunning to see a neglected tool returned and/ or reimagined into something special as well as useful. Many thanks!

[@user-ox8dn2ns7v]

What a great video. Brought back memories of my days in shop classes in High School (wood, metal and electronics). One of our projects was to create an aluminum hammer. I made a meat tenderizer hammer and thought it was really swell. It had coarse threads where the shaft met the head. Of course the threaded receiver whole in the head was too shallow and the threads showed, the teeth on the face weren't equally spaced and the cross-hatching on the handle were too shallow. I gifted it to my Mom and of course she oohed and aahed over it and used it in her kitchen for decades. Our poor, long-suffering parents. Too bad a lot of schools no longer offer the industrial arts classes any longer.

[@ScoutCrafter]

What’s so great about those projects is how fast you improve with each one. After your firth or fifth project your skill level really takes off. 😃👍

[@mikebrunosgarage5338]

Those hammers are wonderful,but the screwdriver is out of this world! Great episode! Thanks again for all you do!😃

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John. Great job on those tools. You really amaze me how you make things look so amazing. You really have some great talent. Have a great weekend. 👍👍❤...

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Larry! 😃👍

[@chuckbechle3776]

You said everyone should have a center drill. Can you show why this is so important on one of your future shows?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Absolutely Chuck!

[@geoffpriestley7310]

The small hammer and screw driver look like the ones i made at school back in the 60s . After 55 years I still have the hammer in my tool box . The idea was you made a hammer. screwdriver and a wooden tool box to keep them in. The start of a tool collection . I'm in the UK 🇬🇧

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Vintage Style Scoutcrafter Friday! Nice! Have a great weekend, Mr. John!

[@ironhead65]

It’s always amazing to me to watch you freehand shapes on the lathe

[@larrydemaar409]

All great restorations, the 2 hammers and the screwdriver looks like brand new.

[@flashgordon6238]

I made one of those high school shop class hammers in 1978 and still use it today. My design is ball-peen but with a tapered shaft for balance and a hidden thread to attach the counter bored head. Knurled handle with a butt cap that unscrews and is a scribe or sheet metal punch. Running the taper attachment on the lathe was the best part of the project. We had around 10 South Bend lathes.

[@saigaking]

So nice to see a restoration again back to old school scoutcrafter I think we all made those small hammers in engineering class back At school great job on the little screwdriver to came out great God bless take care stay safe 🪖🇺🇸🙏🗽🇳🇿🦅🏛️45

[@michelecrown2426]

Nice clean up on the tools and modification on the screwdriver.

[@williamkroth9429]

Thanks for doing these every week. I never miss an episode!

[@13thworker45]

Well you saved them, some beauties. You brought back memories when I was in metal shop in high school. I was making a hammer. We had a family emergency and I was out of state for a week or so. When I came back the teacher had thrown my hammer away. I was ticked. I went to the office and changed myself from metal to wood shop. You did a great job on the screwdriver. You reconditioned it to new. Thank You

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jess- Some of those old shop teachers were short on patience! 😂👍

[@nelofernandez1459]

You took that screwdriver to a hole new level, i got the wow factor and got me laughing at the end. Great show. Thanks😅

[@ToolsandTime]

Those came out so nice. I was half expecting you to put a golf ball on the end of that screwdriver! The red acrylic was a nice touch.

[@toolrestoration]

Good old resto !!! No e too see good old fashioned restorations , came out brilliant John !

[@toolscouter]

Once again, a beautiful restoration. Thanks so much for sharing. It was great to visit your video. Have a great day.

[@ryannash9582]

Another great video, ScoutCrafter! 👍🏻 The tools all turned out great. I especially liked how you did the handle on the screwdriver. Very reminiscent of those golf ball handled screwdrivers you did a while back!

[@GuntersGarage]

They all came out great. I think the screw driver is best. Nice touch on the red end cap.

[@elainehiggins7544]

John, thanks for another great week of videos. In addition to the interesting and edifying content, I really appreciate watching your kind and humble personality.

[@ivanstiles7030]

They all cleaned up nice but the screwdriver is phenomenal

[@Bo0M360]

Super awesome the way that screw driver came out. Love the red.

[@lv_woodturner3899]

The tools cleaned up well. I love the screwdriver, you certainly improved the look and especially the feel. Very well done. A nice transformation into a real user. Dave.

[@ihrescue]

OH WHAT A UNIQUE AND NICE JOB ON THAT SCREW DRIVER.

[@stevenburton]

TGIF! I love the way that screwdriver turned out!

[@dano4700]

Tip, shaft and cocked. My wife was wondering what I was watching. 😁

[@DansRestorations]

Really good job on those restorations. Thank you again for helping me with the issue I was having with the ratchet earlier in the week. I am sending you a before and after picture of it. The restoration video will be out on Monday

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome Dan! 😃👍

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

That screwdriver looks great now, I thought you were going to add a golf ball to the end 🛠👍😊

[@terryrogers1025]

Thanks for the video sir, like the tool restoration, excellent job.

[@JESUS-POTENTATE]

I found a Proto 1428 body hammer for 2.50 today. I cleaned it up. It had tape around the handle which is a indication the wood is damaged. But it was perfect. 😊 I watched your video today and wanted to share. I tried to send a pic but I am unable to do so.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I always get a kick out of removing tape thinking the worst and finding no split or damage! 😂👍

[@sebglayburg5163]

Fantastic piece of work on that screwdriver, John! Have you thought about letting your audience purchase any of your pieces; maybe a fund raiser project, etc.?

[@larrykostopulos1332]

Your restores are always entertaining. Thanks a lot.

[@tango-bravo]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Screwdriver

[@michaellindsay8934]

That screwdriver is beautiful everybody's going to want a set of those

[@1962vid]

All the restorations came out great.

[@rawbacon]

Yup still got the Center Punch I made in Jr. High on the Lathe, I used it Professionally in the Steel Business and I think after about a 100,000 Whacks with a Hammer I decided to retire it before I beat it up too much. It hangs right in the tool rack in my shop and I see it almost everyday..........I could tell right away the way that handle flared out that it wasn't comfortable, much better now I'm sure but I feel like a blade that size really needs an overall larger handle............Looks Cool Though !!

[@Clarkson350]

Really enjoyed that restore video!

[@michaeld9731]

That was fun! Nice job. 👍

[@BenButler1]

Great show. Wish you would’ve fixed that hammer like you did the screwdriver. Wire handled hammer reminds me of a doctors reflex hammer.

[@andyc972]

Thanks to Resto Rob for the inspiration for this video, all three came out great, you did them proud ! Now I'll go and check out his video of the Uticas !

[@stevenwitt4028]

Great video 👍 Those tools you got from Resto-Rob are pretty cool. Like seeing the Dake in action. That bigger hammer head straighten up nicely with the Dake. Also the tiny hammer you straighten turned out great and cleaned up beautifully. You know that tiny little hammer reminds me of the hammer the doctor uses to test your reflexes 😂😂👍. That screwdriver 🪛 you redone turned out Fantastic. You really took that one over the top 👍. I like the red acrylic end you attached to the end of the screwdriver, it does look like it has a good fit in the hand ✋compared to the original version. I also like the Knurling you done, fantastic job! I have a couple of those Wiha screwdrivers 🪛 and they have a great feel in the hand 🤚, love using those screwdrivers for many of my projects. Old Glory 🇺🇸 looks fantastic flying in the breeze with that beautiful blue sky. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Monday. Have a great weekend. 😃👍👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Steven you are so right those Wiha screwdrivers are great! 😃👍

[@vinylvishrecords]

Bada- Bing Bada -BOOM ! That screwdriver popped

[@procaspar]

Wow, all 3 tools look great, but I really love what you did with the screwdriver. Top notch, and so satisfying.

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Great show. That little hammer looks like a little dental bone hammer, although I suppose it could be a toy hammer. I'll be watching Resto Rob's video as I have a big set of Klien linesman pliers to restore. The reason I never restored them is that I know that they are finger crushers (you know the thing where the pliers are prone to crush your fingers between the handles). Is there a solution to fixing finger crushing pliers? I did think about recurving the handles but wasn't sure if it is the right move.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Nothing worse than pinching pliers, most times they are ones that are adjustable where the handles get close. My Eifel pliers can pinch you and I swear every time! 🤬😂👍

[@shieldcracker]

I think that screwdriver handle came of an old pipe (not tube) cutter.

[@bobk.1428]

I think that smaller hammer is a surgical hammer, sometimes called a bone mallet.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Most surgical tools are stainless due to the germ and rust issue. They are very ornate too. 😃👍

[@ROD59]

The screwdriver is over the top #1 , then the hammer .

[@FountainCityVol]

Was that some Tupperware you glossed over there? Love me some Tupperware. Great screwdriver!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tupperware is some fantastic stuff. People have no idea because all the knockoffs out there. 😃👍

[@evilla410]

Hello John, what a great restoration!!👍

[@Rusty_ok]

I recently made a couple brass hammers with cherry handles. Handy little hammers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Brass has gone up in price quite a bit. 😃👍

[@lotsabirds]

Great woik as always! That screwdriver is a gem! That red end cap is genius! Have a great weekend!

[@tonylenge424]

The screwdriver is impressive. Nice work and thanks.

[@tomdale1313]

"Snoop" abides, txs for sharing...

[@billchiasson2019]

They all came out very nice!! Great job!!

[@brentfowler2317]

Man, I love how that screw driver turned out!!! Well done! Also idk if you have done a video about your metal lathe!! But I'd really enjoy seeing you do one! I want to pick one up.. but I don't know anything about a lathe! Anyhow great video as usual! Take care!

[@JohnSmith-vc4yg]

Good work as usual, thanks

[@oldsailorsworkshop]

I just saw a hammer like that middle one. Glad to see that I should keep it..stay safe...captjack..

[@kitmaira]

Nice job, especially the screwdriver.

[@beerdrinker6452]

You are an artist. Great video.

[@tshusker]

Great job on the screwdriver!

[@tango-bravo]

Those three items turned out great. What type of wheel and paste are you using to get that level of finish on the metal?

[@pmags1331]

Man , You really went above and beyond with the screwdriver . Try hey all look great . Do you keep all the tools after your done ? Also I just start my first restoration in years yesterday’ . Well not a restoration but a transformation . Do the 199 Stanley .

[@ScoutCrafter]

I keep my finished projects upstairs. You are going to have so much fun with that 199! 😃👍

[@pmags1331]

@@ScoutCrafter Every time I write a reply on KZbin I get spell checked . Sorry about that .

[@timeflysintheshop]

Very cool! I knew you were going to thread the back and add something. I thought you might have added a golf ball, but the clear red is very cool! If the aluminum was cast over the shaft, that would explain why it was a little off kilter. For the bigger hammer, I can understand not wanting to change their design, but if you could have unscrewed the head from the handle, you could have turned the side with the upward angle into a ballpeen style head so it would not matter that its angle was off a bit.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I tried to get the head off but it was unmovable! 😂👍

[@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246]

That was a wonderful sendby box, right? I like all these tools.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

I like all 3 today

[@dennisgolden1337]

John, that screwdriver is probably my favorite restoration I have seen on your channel. And that is saying ALOT!

[@EVILDR235]

On the large hammer, could you have drilled out the hammer handle part you grip to better the balance ?

[@ScoutCrafter]

I couldn’t get the head to unscrew! 🫣😂👍

[@57WillysCJ]

Nice changes. Is it because of the video or is that machined hammer drilled a bit off center? Not knocking but that is where a teacher like Mr Pete would take the student aside and show how it should be done. I think a fixed mistake is more important than a perfect job. If you can fix a mistake you are at a high level of skill. Some day everyone makes mistakes. If you know how to handle it instead of throwing in the towel you are close to a Journeyman. Of course there are mistakes that just can't be fixed. I once did a job that took a whole month of work. Sent it for heat treat. It needed oil quench and the guy dunked it in water. Cracked it. I cut the remake time in half so I learned. Foreman was not happy.

[@ScoutCrafter]

You are spot on- Making a small hammer looks so easy but there are a multitude of challenges. Especially dealing with round stock! 🫣😂👍

[@6hu6r]

Nice job love them all

[@EVILDR235]

As always a great how to video. Did you see Mr. Pete has been sick with covid ?

[@ScoutCrafter]

I didn’t see that- A few friends of mine got it recently and said it was like a cold. 😃👍

[@EVILDR235]

My wife and I had it a year and a half ago and it was just like a mild cold. I had a friend that got it and was very sick for about two weeks. @@ScoutCrafter

[@davidfinn3771]

The screwdriver is a beauty 🎉

[@kathieharine5982]

Does the head of the hammer still unscrew after squaring it up with the Dake?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Kathie I couldn’t budge that head! It is either pinned or glued or something. I tried but decided to leave well enough alone. Trying to hold the knurled handle while turning the head is a recipe for disaster! 🫣😂👍

[@mraamohamed]

Great video as usual, I am almost done with getting my shop ready and hardly wait to start my resto fun thanks for the inspiration. Just one more thing to get but that will have to wait to a future, I want a wood/metal lathe. Anyways, my ide is can you show us how to make a Phillips screwdriver to match the one you just did with the red tip? Maybe that can be a challenge for another time.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Abdulah you are going to have such a great time in your new shop! So many new and exciting projects await you! 😃👍

[@jimdavis8391]

A hammer ought really to have a hardened head but not too hard and only the face!

[@TheKidFromYTown]

The tools look great! I Thought at first you would just round over the end of the metal screwdriver similar to the hammer but then, I thought that you would put another type end on. I envisioned it ending up more like the vessel type screwdriver though but at least I was still partially right. I really liked the part of the video with the metal lathe.

[@paulsworkshop4179]

That screwdriver is fantastic! Great job on all of those tools.

[@bobhart1155]

Beautiful transformation on all three, but especially the screwdriver. Amazing!

[@toxicgreen74]

I absolutely love the work on the screwdriver. Phenomenal job!

[@markfarris2630]

I was wondering about that screwdriver the whole time thinking no you idiot it's to short now and blunt that can't work. Acrylic was a sharp call.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Funny thing Mark it still looks better than it feels! 😂👍