This axe head was well used, heavily pitted & corroded. I used an angle grinder to make more decorative pots and wire brushes to clean off the remainder. It is hung on a fractal burned hickory handle finished with linseed oil. #Woodworking #FractalArt #ToolRestoration

Around mid 2018, I came across this 12" parks planer in friend's basement among all of his vintage tools. he hadn't been using it and wanted space. so I took it off his hands for a decent price ( combination of money+beer+promis of help is hauling old iron around ). when I got it, it had significant problems so it took me almost a month to tear it down and rebuild it slowly. but after that it served me well for until I had to move back to canada. at that stage, I had to take hard decisions about some of my tools due to lack of space. I sold the planer after coming back to canada and opted to go with one of the lunckbox planers as a practical choice.

Here is video of it in action planing it's first ever board after rebuild. at this stage, infeed & outfeed rollers still needed adjusting. which is why board is not moving thru the planer smoothly. Fair warning.. video contains loud powertool noises. This printer kicks up a racket when it is operating even after filling gear box with grease.

https://video.infosec.exchange/w/8uDhrtw7o2HgM1g6JyVLH4

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Over the years, I have had number of vintage tools entrust themselves to my care. some I nursed back to health and sent off on to their new owners, some I kept. I find that I enjoy restoring vitage tools as much as I enjoy using them.

One such toos was my delta Unisaw. baesed on serial number, it was built in 1951. a woodworker in denver area who specialized in restoring wood windows on old houses was moving and I picked it up from him. It had a laguna sliding table mounted on one side and newer 50" fence. but I got original fence as well as original left side extension wing along with it as well. I completly cleaned and lubed it, aligned it and used it for 3 years. But unfortunately had to sell it when I moved back home to Canada as there was no way I was going to be able to accomodate 2 cabinet saws in current garage. so newish 3hp cabinet saw won over 1hp unisaw. Based on serial number, it was built in 1951 in Delta/Crescent Milwaukee factory.

Incidently in the background of second photo is my 1970s Beaver 3401 gap bed lathe on which I first learnt to turn small items.

PS: No idea why I am feeling nostalgic lately but some more of my old tools may make appearence in future posts.

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