LOVE IT TV meet with Peter Macfadyen as he shows us the art of repairing old tools.
Tool handles break. In the Old World most people would have gone and bought a new tool and thrown the old one away. The new one be ludicrously cheap because it was mass produced with poor materials and exploited workers. In the New World in which people have had ‘corona-time’ to think about what’s valuable, putting a new handle on that old tool becomes empowering, cost effective and environmentally the right thing to do. This short video aims to encourage people to have a go, with as few tools as possible. Challenge gender stereotypes, challenge yourself: mend that handle. (P.S. I regret my choice of shoes – we started filming and I forgot to change to my strong garden boots – I am not recommending a callous attitude to safety).
Peter Macfadyen
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This is great! I didn't know how to do such a thing and I probably won't ever do it…. But if and when than now I know how to! Thanks!!
You do realise… that if you mention anything to do with fork handles, people will immediately think about The Two Ronnies.
I recommend not burning the handle you might likely ruin the temper of such lovely vintage English tools if you are not careful. I would also recommend to drill out the rivets with a power drill instead to do less minimal damage to the tool if you are removing the rivets the way he does with time you will remove more metal from the tool then you need to. with a power drill you will be more precise and remove only the rivets with minimal damage to the tool its self. I recommend this video instead https://youtu.be/OEbQFze3cdg
Woodglut plans are amazing!
Just go to the Woodglut website if you want to do it yourself.
Never use a grinder without eye protection!
I was gutted when using my Spear &J. digging fork to lever out a recalcitrant, tangled Euonymus shrub, the handle broke off.
Thank goodness for your video. Got my other half to watch it – ordered a new Ash handle for £6.40, and he has perfectly repaired my fork! Wonderful!
He made the Y/D part into a dibber by reshaping the end.
I bought a T-end handle as they are cheaper than the Y/D handles, and it works beautifully.
So many thanks.
Now can you sort out the mice that have nibbled the tops of my tomato seedings off!!?
Find all the information you need on the Woodprix website.
life saver, thanks mate
I was replacing a wooden handle on a edger for my Mum, I had no idea how to attach it. Your nail trick is excellent
It's that simple, just go to the Woodglut website and enter the world of woodworkers.
Thanks so much for sharing forgotten skills. If a picture is worth a thousand words; a video tutorial is worth a million.
Love the workshop, and I thought mine needed a resort!
The square end shovel is not just best for mixing. It's the best shovel for shoveling rocks, aggregate, sand, earth, snow, or coal from any FLAT surface, such as a driveway, coal bunker, factory floor, or even a lawn. It is also the best for shoveling out footings for any kind of construction. Try getting a flat square base for a footing using pointed shovel, then try doing it with a flat nosed shovel. No contest.
Essentially, a flat nosed shovel is a builder's/industrial tool. A pointed nose shovel is a "digging" shovel and is an agricultural tool.
Also, 12:34 the reason he's having such difficulty getting the old handle stump out, is because he's using a cold chisel. A cold chisel has a pointed end, so digs into the wood and acts as a wedge, pushing the wood hard tight against the metal. The harder you drive the chisel into the wood, harder it gets wedged against the handle. It will do this ALL the way out. That's why he has to keep banging it. Something with a flat end, such as a broom handle or steel rod…even a copper pipe would pop it out once it's moved the first 2mm.
A cold chisel is completely the wrong tool for that job.
Also, if you don't have a file or grinder…use a drill. In fact, just use a drill. It'll make very short work of the rivet head.