Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[Paladin]

What a handsome crew!

Ray

[Colonel26]

Thanks Mr. Ray!

[treefarmer]

Good stuff, Wade! Make it last as long as you can, it’ll be over before you know it.
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

It appears that drills have replaced hammers

[TPK]

Great pictures Wade, great group of helpers!

[mrwatch]

Sunday and 52 degrees in West Michigan. Found two more tree stumps. many were on the sides.

[dnHF25]

DE safety razor handles.

L to R

61g Above The Tie (ATT) Atlas
50g Charcoal Goods
30g Gillette Heritage
73g Game Changer HD
88g Timeless H7 Barber pole
20g ATT bamboo
79g iKon OSS

not pictured: 59g Blackbird

[Colonel26]

It appears that drills have replaced hammers

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

[Mumbleypeg]

DE safety razor handles.

L to R

61g Above The Tie (ATT) Atlas
50g Charcoal Goods
30g Gillette Heritage
73g Game Changer HD
88g Timeless H7 Barber pole
20g ATT bamboo
79g iKon OSS

not pictured: 59g Blackbird

Some interesting designs there. Do you collect safety razors, or just the handles?

Ken

[doglegg]

It appears that drills have replaced hammers

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

Pitiful indeed Wade. As a kid, one of my most enjoyable activities was to drive some old nails in a 2X4, pull them out, straighten them and drive them back in. It was a little rougher on the thumb that todays video games.

[WillyCamaro]

It appears that drills have replaced hammers

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

Pitiful indeed Wade. As a kid, one of my most enjoyable activities was to drive some old nails in a 2X4, pull them out, straighten them and drive them back in. It was a little rougher on the thumb that todays video games.

Here here! So sad how much of my generation (not all by a long shot!), are so lazy today. Give me an hammer and pry bar any day, and I hate using an air nailer anyway, much prefer building with good ole hand tools.
Willy

[Steve Warden]

So, Willy, working smarter and not harder could be an indicator of laziness?

[doglegg]

For the sawhorses they did. Simon is holding an impact driver and Jackson the drill. But rest assured, they are well versed in hammers and nails too.

I heard about a local roofing company that was in the middle of a job when the air compressor went out. The foreman told them to get out their hammers and it was a mess. They had to quit for the day because none of the young guys in the crew could use a hammer worth a darn. Pitiful huh?

Pitiful indeed Wade. As a kid, one of my most enjoyable activities was to drive some old nails in a 2X4, pull them out, straighten them and drive them back in. It was a little rougher on the thumb that todays video games.

Here here! So sad how much of my generation (not all by a long shot!), are so lazy today. Give me an hammer and pry bar any day, and I hate using an air nailer anyway, much prefer building with good ole hand tools.
Willy

WillyC, I wasn't building anything, just driving nails. Actually usually bending nails. But it was fun. I've never had much building ability and am usually envious of folks like djknife or yourself who do.

[jerryd6818]

WillyC, I wasn't building anything, just driving nails. Actually usually bending nails. But it was fun. I've never had much building ability and am usually envious of folks like djknife or yourself who do.

Ahhh, now I get it. Your user name refers to the shape of the nails you drive.

[doglegg]

WillyC, I wasn't building anything, just driving nails. Actually usually bending nails. But it was fun. I've never had much building ability and am usually envious of folks like djknife or yourself who do.

Ahhh, now I get it. Your user name refers to the shape of the nails you drive.

Jerry you are a perceptive and correct individual.

[treefarmer]

Y'all talking about bent nails brought to mind how resourceful my old uncle was when I was a little feller. He had a chunk of steel, more like a cube, maybe 3 or 4 inches with several holes drilled in it. This cube of steel was used as a small anvil on a work bench but it was also used as a "nail straightener". Reclaiming lumber called for pulling the old nails. The old nails were put in a bucket, for obvious reasons. Then when needed a bent, used nail could be retrieved, placed in the appropriate hole and straightened enough to reuse. I remember straightening lots of nails for him as a little boy.
Times were hard, Unkie was resourceful and he has provided me with a world of great memories!
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

I would have liked you uncle Philip.

[WillyCamaro]

Ooooo' Steve, you kinda got me there, but not entirely .
I say work smarter and harder .

Willy

[Quick Steel]

First snow of the year that has stuck.

[doglegg]

Glad it is not here QS but it is pretty.

[Mumbleypeg]

Y'all talking about bent nails brought to mind how resourceful my old uncle was when I was a little feller. He had a chunk of steel, more like a cube, maybe 3 or 4 inches with several holes drilled in it. This cube of steel was used as a small anvil on a work bench but it was also used as a "nail straightener". Reclaiming lumber called for pulling the old nails. The old nails were put in a bucket, for obvious reasons. Then when needed a bent, used nail could be retrieved, placed in the appropriate hole and straightened enough to reuse. I remember straightening lots of nails for him as a little boy.
Times were hard, Unkie was resourceful and he has provided me with a world of great memories!
Treefarmer

Reminds me of straightening steel fence posts. Same principle, just a bigger scale. I straighten mine with the front end loader bucket on the tractor.

Ken

[jerryd6818]

First snow of the year that has stuck.

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Better thee than me.

[WillyCamaro]

First snow of the year that has stuck.

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Better thee than me.

Hey, quit yer planeing Jerry. Try living up here for a week or so...
And very nice picture Garry, I really like your country there .
Willy

[Quick Steel]

Thank you Willy. I like the low rolling hills in this area. And your shot captures the beauty of a truly serious winter landscape.

[Colonel26]

Thank you Willy. I like the low rolling hills in this area. And your shot captures the beauty of a truly serious winter landscape.

Yep, we got in on that one too!

Y'all talking about bent nails brought to mind how resourceful my old uncle was when I was a little feller. He had a chunk of steel, more like a cube, maybe 3 or 4 inches with several holes drilled in it. This cube of steel was used as a small anvil on a work bench but it was also used as a "nail straightener". Reclaiming lumber called for pulling the old nails. The old nails were put in a bucket, for obvious reasons. Then when needed a bent, used nail could be retrieved, placed in the appropriate hole and straightened enough to reuse. I remember straightening lots of nails for him as a little boy.
Times were hard, Unkie was resourceful and he has provided me with a world of great memories!
Treefarmer

TF, that sounds like my Pa. I’ve seen him straighten used nails many a times. He was born in ‘21 so he was old enough to know what the score was during the depression. He never had much, so what he did have he used until there wasn’t anything left to use.

The worse was gates. When the bottom of one pipe gate rotted off he’d cut off the bad and set it aside. When another one half rotted, he’d take the two halves, weave wood strips through them, and tie it all up with wire. Those things were so heavy and unwieldy they were just about impossible to use sorting cows. But waste not want not!