Funny thing: I just made new handles for my wheelbarrow last week. Used a nice piece of hickory, spokeshaves, a coarse file and a curved card scraper. I didn't have any help from Wrangler clothing or a toddler, but they came out pretty good anyway.
Nice quick project! If anyone else is going try this you could leave the handle stock a foot long and cut it off if the handle shaping goes wrong. If it works out then you can just trim the other end.
Awesome man! I came across your video because I'm also restoring a wheelbarrow. I'm an electrician and a customer of mine was throwing one away just because the one handle had broken off. One mans garbage is another mans gold! Thanks for sharing this video, especially for sharing how you shaped the handles.
Funny how certain things bring back awesome memories. I remember when my grandfather use to give me rides in the blue wheelbarrow and then I inherited it and gave my daughter rides and it's still going strong. Thank you Matt for that, I know you boys will remember the wheelbarrow rides
LOVE IT! 15k worth of equipment to make a $35 set of handles. Seriously, love you had work on the handles. VERY COOL! Please don't shame me when I buy a $35 pair to replace on my Jackson.
Matt you should go to your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowe's and get you another wheelbarrow tire and put it with the one you have,making it a two wheel wheelbarrow, this will help you balance your slabs of heavy wood. It would be easier to maneuver the heavy slab without having to worry about your wheelbarrow tipping over.
You haven't even tapped into the versatility of the wheelbarrow. If you're hosting a party of 20 or more people, you can use it for holding dip or fondue. I've made stew out of mine. Turn it upside down for a quick shelter from the rain or snow (I've lived in one for up to 3 months, I probably could have gone longer) and it also makes a great amphibious assault vehicle as the bucket floats in water nicely and the wooden handles act as pontoons to keep it from tipping.
Matt, Only you could make museum-quality wheelbarrow handles. Amazing job! I replaced the handles on my identical wheelbarrow last year, but, silly me, I paid full price for a new set at the Big Orange store. One other thought . . I equipped my wheelbarrow with a dual set of wheels I found on Amazon. FAR more stable under heavy loads, on slopes, and mushy ground. Loved the video, and your helper.
I am so glad JR was there to help you finish! It might have gone into a 2 part video if it wasn't for him handing you everything! LOL. Nice handles BTW.
Matt, using a drawing knife is incredibly satisfying. I used one for similar purposes a while back on some maple logs and a mallet head. Loads of fun, and they can be reasonable precise with practice.
lmao Have you ever taken a nap in a wheel barrel? I have number of times, it's comfortable! put your back to the slop side legs on the handles. I even use it as a chair, i guess can even use it as a boat
Nice video. Been looking at my wheelbarrow the past month about replacing the handles. Not broken just getting old. On mine, I think I'll do some painting while I have it apart. Good time to do it.
Nice video, I just made some handles yesterday for my wheelbarrow. I used some rough-sawn cherry that I had because the thickness was correct and it was on top of my pile, lol. I also used some old finish up too. It was tung oil. I got the wheelbarrow off of Marketplace for ten bucks and it was only a couple years old, so I got a nice wheelbarrow with cool-looking cherry handles.
Great job Matt. Loved seeing your son helping you too. (Man, he is getting big!) Nice job using that draw knife and the handles looked pretty similar to me. That wheelbarrow looks good for a long time now.
Milled and build wheelbarrow handles today. Got so pumped up spending time in the shop that I had to see how others are doing it. Searched: Building a wheelbarrow. Found a deep cut Cremona.
Nice work. I am about to make some handles using my home made draw knife & looking for some tips. The longer handle is a good tip. Your little helper did very well. Stay safe, Joe Z
I did the same thing last spring after I broke the handle on my barrow moving river rock. I used red oak it is very pleasing not having to spend money on replacements. Great looking Matt
Hey Matt, one thing you could have done was reduce the angle of the wedges. With the longer handles you will have to lift it higher to not drag the legs. Other than that it looks sweet. I might go brake the handles on mine so I have an excuse to make new ones.
OMG there is a little boy playing outside getting dirty and he has no shoes on! Where are the safety police? Oh the horror. 😉 It’s great to see sons and fathers doing projects together no matter the age. Nice project too.
Hi I noticed that you used the jig saw a lot of times to break down the lumber. I would like to know what kind of blades are you using. Why not a circular saw? I always enjoy the videos you make, thanks for the help.
Hey Matt! I cannot begin to tell you how helpful this video was. I was given an old warehouse dolly that I was going to repurpose. However, recently one of the wooden handles broke due to dry rot. Now I can apply some of the same principles that you showed in manufacturing new handles for it. How do you like your Grizzly bandsaw? Thanks!!
good job. Normally the bolts are rusted and a real bugger to get off. I would have used a 4" angle grinder with a sanding disk, much faster. You did a good job, very patient. I see you got help too.
I was taught that to get matching shapes on handles like these is to have a pattern that you can draw on the end of the raw stock. Then spoke shave to the pattern. Even so not every handle turned out exactly the same.
Aha! As I was watching you finish attaching the handles I was thinking to myself, "He's got to give the youngun a ride in the wheel barrow!" You faked me out!
love the draw knife work . I would have attempted to us a router with a round-over bit and belt sander . your way looked better though . thanks for sharing Matt .
I'm guessing the added length didn't affect the width between so much that you couldn't work with it. Missed the spoke shave you mentioned but know you enjoyed a simpler project where you could use some hand tools. Could I ask you to please do the last half of the video again because I was more interested in watching your two apprentices, JR and Max.
Great looking handles! This is one of those projects you can knock out and feel like you finished something! lol Plus, it is obviously useful, and important for many tasks, but mostly kid rides! A question: I'm sure you've covered this somewhere, but I am approaching the issue now and wonder how you handle it. You've reached a point where you are managing quite a bit of slab material and I would like to know your method of managing and labeling your slabs for dry time. I see that you slab up, and then basically restack the log in its same orientation, so all the pieces would be from the same tree, and be the same age. What method do you use to mark a date or other info?
Thanks William! I do that all mentally although I do have some help with that since it's all documented in my videos. But really, I'm not stacking for a fixed period of time. I'm checking them with the moisture meter and tracking their drying progress that way.
I have an old wheel barrow that has a flat tire, bent rim, and one leg is bent. Don't ask me how all that happened, I'm not the original owner. I'm going to add a pair of wheels and make a yard utility trailer out of it.
Thought you might have to change the degree of the angle pieces but I guess 6" longer handles won't make that much difference. Make them 2 feet longer and they will angle/extend up to your shoulders.
Did the extra length on the handles make much difference to how high you are holding the handles while you wheel the barrow, is it still a comfortable height to wheel (I am short)? lol
Bust a shovel and a rake and you could have a whole series! I enjoyed it. I remember when Norm built his wheelbarrow, he used an 1 1/2" roundover bit to round the handles. I was kinda expecting the same....but a spokeshave is good too.
Funny thing: I just made new handles for my wheelbarrow last week. Used a nice piece of hickory, spokeshaves, a coarse file and a curved card scraper. I didn't have any help from Wrangler clothing or a toddler, but they came out pretty good anyway.
hahahahahaha!!
I enjoyed the project, but I loved watching you with your son as your helper. Made me smile!
They both do enjoy helping out :)
Both of those little guys need baby sized work boots.
JR had a pair but he outgrew them. Max will be wearing them soon though.
Nice quick project! If anyone else is going try this you could leave the handle stock a foot long and cut it off if the handle shaping goes wrong. If it works out then you can just trim the other end.
Good to see your boy helping out, even at his age. He'll remember the good times he spent with you making stuff.
Awesome man! I came across your video because I'm also restoring a wheelbarrow. I'm an electrician and a customer of mine was throwing one away just because the one handle had broken off. One mans garbage is another mans gold! Thanks for sharing this video, especially for sharing how you shaped the handles.
That's awesome!!
What a fool! That's like throwing shoes away just because the shoelace broke!
Your little guys make me smile. Nice one-off project. Thx.
Good to hear :) Thanks Ian!
Funny how certain things bring back awesome memories. I remember when my grandfather use to give me rides in the blue wheelbarrow and then I inherited it and gave my daughter rides and it's still going strong. Thank you Matt for that, I know you boys will remember the wheelbarrow rides
Nicely done, Matt! Won't be long before JR will be pushing the wheelbarrow around
Thanks Matt! Hopefully I'll be the one riding in it
Little guy is a big help.
Not all wheelbarrows have a mag wheel. Sweet!
One day we will watch you dolly out a new tub
Jim
LOVE IT! 15k worth of equipment to make a $35 set of handles. Seriously, love you had work on the handles. VERY COOL! Please don't shame me when I buy a $35 pair to replace on my Jackson.
If you haven't tried a dual wheel wheelbarrow, you should. A single wheel is still a good thing to have, but the dual wheel model is awesome.
Great video, thank you. Perfection is not a measure of hand made items, it is in fact variability that makes better!
I wish I would have thought about this while you were here! I have a wheelbarrow in the back yard that ain't gonna make new handles for itself!
I could have been doing that with Mateo while you were mowing the lawn. Instead I got to carry a bike around the block haha!
Full fledged assistant! Even gave his dad a chance to sit down!!
Great to see some more wood working projects on the channel.
I enjoy the sawmill, but my favourite content is the mini series.
Matt you should go to your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowe's and get you another wheelbarrow tire and put it with the one you have,making it a two wheel wheelbarrow, this will help you balance your slabs of heavy wood. It would be easier to maneuver the heavy slab without having to worry about your wheelbarrow tipping over.
You haven't even tapped into the versatility of the wheelbarrow. If you're hosting a party of 20 or more people, you can use it for holding dip or fondue. I've made stew out of mine. Turn it upside down for a quick shelter from the rain or snow (I've lived in one for up to 3 months, I probably could have gone longer) and it also makes a great amphibious assault vehicle as the bucket floats in water nicely and the wooden handles act as pontoons to keep it from tipping.
A nice update. That ash looks really good with the blue, on top of it being much more functional. Good idea to lengthen the handles.
Thanks Bruce!
Matt, Only you could make museum-quality wheelbarrow handles. Amazing job!
I replaced the handles on my identical wheelbarrow last year, but, silly me, I paid full price for a new set at the Big Orange store. One other thought . . I equipped my wheelbarrow with a dual set of wheels I found on Amazon. FAR more stable under heavy loads, on slopes, and mushy ground. Loved the video, and your helper.
I am so glad JR was there to help you finish! It might have gone into a 2 part video if it wasn't for him handing you everything! LOL. Nice handles BTW.
hahahaha so true! Thanks!!
The handles not matching are a sure sign that it was handmade. Very nicely done, Matt.
Very true. Thanks, Steve!
Thank goodness you have some professional help at last. Regards from England
haha thanks Ron!
Nicely done Matt and you got the best little helper in the world there.
I really do
Matt, using a drawing knife is incredibly satisfying. I used one for similar purposes a while back on some maple logs and a mallet head. Loads of fun, and they can be reasonable precise with practice.
lmao Have you ever taken a nap in a wheel barrel? I have number of times, it's comfortable! put your back to the slop side legs on the handles. I even use it as a chair, i guess can even use it as a boat
Nice video. Been looking at my wheelbarrow the past month about replacing the handles. Not broken just getting old. On mine, I think I'll do some painting while I have it apart. Good time to do it.
Nice video, I just made some handles yesterday for my wheelbarrow. I used some rough-sawn cherry that I had because the thickness was correct and it was on top of my pile, lol. I also used some old finish up too. It was tung oil. I got the wheelbarrow off of Marketplace for ten bucks and it was only a couple years old, so I got a nice wheelbarrow with cool-looking cherry handles.
Blinged out wheelbarrow!
You mentioned this project in an earlier video, so I was looking forward to it. They turned out nice. Like the finish. Thanks for sharing guys.
Great job Matt.
Loved seeing your son helping you too.
(Man, he is getting big!)
Nice job using that draw knife and the handles looked pretty similar to me.
That wheelbarrow looks good for a long time now.
Thanks Eric!
Matt you always amazed me... I'm fixing to do a similar repair to my wheelbarrow...
Thank you!
Milled and build wheelbarrow handles today. Got so pumped up spending time in the shop that I had to see how others are doing it.
Searched: Building a wheelbarrow.
Found a deep cut Cremona.
A classic
Time to give that child his sand castle equipment! A scoop and a small bucket for those hard to reach places!♥♥♥
Nice to see the little ones helping out.
Thanks awesome. I'm so glad we met...
Excellent video, great job and thumbs-up for the little boss taking care of you.
thank you!
Now you look like a real TV wood worker. Nice collared shirt tucked into some brand new jeans. Classic.
Love how your young boys are out there with you (when possible).
Nice work. I am about to make some handles using my home made draw knife & looking for some tips. The longer handle is a good tip. Your little helper did very well.
Stay safe, Joe Z
I did the same thing last spring after I broke the handle on my barrow moving river rock. I used red oak it is very pleasing not having to spend money on replacements. Great looking Matt
Thanks Ralph!
very timely, i have a broken wheelbarrow handle too. nice job. thanks.
Thank you!
I do have to say. Looking mighty cute in them jeans. LOL But seriously, very professional look. Great job on those handles too.
Beautiful work Matt and that Ash should last you a long time and be a lot stronger than the store but ones.
Awesome helper there - great little project and enjoyable video. Keep up the good work !
Thank you!
Looks like you had some very good help.
only the best
Hey Matt, one thing you could have done was reduce the angle of the wedges. With the longer handles you will have to lift it higher to not drag the legs. Other than that it looks sweet. I might go brake the handles on mine so I have an excuse to make new ones.
Great job Matt! Nice video shots and editing
thanks!
Awesome job Matt! 👍👊
Thanks Fred!
Great work Matt!..
Hey Matt - You're looking as cool in those clothes as George Clooney in "Burn after Reading" when he goes to the big box store!
You are right about the short handles. Make me think the person who engineered those handle, never used them.
I was waiting for you to put the Jobsite Supervisor (your son) in the wheelbarrow and take him for a quick spin. :-)
OMG there is a little boy playing outside getting dirty and he has no shoes on! Where are the safety police? Oh the horror. 😉
It’s great to see sons and fathers doing projects together no matter the age. Nice project too.
+Bill R hahaha thanks Bill!
Yes, the kids definitely should be wearing hard hats and steel toed boots.
School is the only thing that calls for that kind of PPE.
Double dare I was being sarcastic. I think it was fine that the boys were out there getting dirty and "helping" dad.
SEE YA TONIGHT, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT,
+Mike Tarzwell likewise!
Hi I noticed that you used the jig saw a lot of times to break down the lumber. I would like to know what kind of blades are you using. Why not a circular saw? I always enjoy the videos you make, thanks for the help.
Your assistant is so cute.
Didn't know that ash looked so much like oak!
+PirateKitty thanks :)
Greetings and thanks for post. Quick question. How do I fix wrong holes drilled on wheel barrel handles??
I found the draw knife footage very satisfying.
Next time you should show us the piles of off cuts and sawdust in the woods back there haha
Hey Matt! I cannot begin to tell you how helpful this video was. I was given an old warehouse dolly that I was going to repurpose. However, recently one of the wooden handles broke due to dry rot. Now I can apply some of the same principles that you showed in manufacturing new handles for it. How do you like your Grizzly bandsaw? Thanks!!
Liam Hoffman had a recent youtube on how he uses a drawknife to make his axe handles. Well worth checking out.
good job. Normally the bolts are rusted and a real bugger to get off. I would have used a 4" angle grinder with a sanding disk, much faster. You did a good job, very patient. I see you got help too.
Well done Matt. I should've done this with mine. Instead I just gave it away.
JR for the win!!!!
I have no use for wheelbarrow handles, or slabs for that matter. So why do I watch. I guess because your such a happy guy.
I was taught that to get matching shapes on handles like these is to have a pattern that you can draw on the end of the raw stock. Then spoke shave to the pattern. Even so not every handle turned out exactly the same.
Hard to beat a Jackson wheelbarrow. Your boy will be giving his kids rides in it 20 years from now and itll still look the same,lol.
watching you milling logs and making projects from them makes me want to cut down these massive Pecan trees in my yard :)
+TxStang Craig Voisin Watch out, pecan trees!
Love the dad pants !
+Thomas heck yes!
Good job! Sweet boys you have!
I love projects like this, nice work. :)
thanks Curt!
Aha! As I was watching you finish attaching the handles I was thinking to myself, "He's got to give the youngun a ride in the wheel barrow!" You faked me out!
+Tom Holmes gotcha!!
Other than being another great video, I say you are not paying your assistant enough. He deserves and extra dollop of ice cream next time you go out.
love the draw knife work . I would have attempted to us a router with a round-over bit and belt sander . your way looked better though . thanks for sharing Matt .
That would have worked too :)
looking good in your new duds
Max reminds me so much of my son. So freaking cute.
THAT WAS A GREAT JOB MY BROTHER I LOVE IT AWESOME :)
Thanks TJ!
Just wondering why you chose to use bandsaw instead of table saw to rip the board? Thanks for the video
I'm guessing the added length didn't affect the width between so much that you couldn't work with it. Missed the spoke shave you mentioned but know you enjoyed a simpler project where you could use some hand tools. Could I ask you to please do the last half of the video again because I was more interested in watching your two apprentices, JR and Max.
nice extension, and cute tradie assistant
Looking sharp! :)
Awesome little helper!! ;)
Great looking handles! This is one of those projects you can knock out and feel like you finished something! lol Plus, it is obviously useful, and important for many tasks, but mostly kid rides!
A question: I'm sure you've covered this somewhere, but I am approaching the issue now and wonder how you handle it.
You've reached a point where you are managing quite a bit of slab material and I would like to know your method of managing and labeling your slabs for dry time. I see that you slab up, and then basically restack the log in its same orientation, so all the pieces would be from the same tree, and be the same age. What method do you use to mark a date or other info?
Thanks William! I do that all mentally although I do have some help with that since it's all documented in my videos. But really, I'm not stacking for a fixed period of time. I'm checking them with the moisture meter and tracking their drying progress that way.
I have an old wheel barrow that has a flat tire, bent rim, and one leg is bent. Don't ask me how all that happened, I'm not the original owner. I'm going to add a pair of wheels and make a yard utility trailer out of it.
Matt,you look like a will dress man with those new cloths
Put the baby in the barrow. Put the baby in the barrow. YAAAY!
Thought you might have to change the degree of the angle pieces but I guess 6" longer handles won't make that much difference. Make them 2 feet longer and they will angle/extend up to your shoulders.
i'm more interested in that fancy wheel!
Did the extra length on the handles make much difference to how high you are holding the handles while you wheel the barrow, is it still a comfortable height to wheel (I am short)? lol
You better watch out they grow up really really fast. enjoy
+Salmon Hunter it's already happening
Almost didn't recognize you with that dress shirt on!
Great helpers there....and remind me not to shake your right hand....you seen those guns......lol
I really like your channel
did the increased length effect the carrying height?
Sure
Bust a shovel and a rake and you could have a whole series! I enjoyed it. I remember when Norm built his wheelbarrow, he used an 1 1/2" roundover bit to round the handles. I was kinda expecting the same....but a spokeshave is good too.
Extra length for a GoPro mount!
O man you are going to catch so much crap on this video from Mark on the podcast.... omg I can't wait lolol
+Nesley Heiney don't worry, he doesn't watch my videos
Maybe I haven't watched your vids in a while but your production quality seems like it went way up.
Stock handles for wheelbarrows are always too short you keep hitting the supports with your feet!
Did you apply any type of finish to the handles? (Sorry if I missed it in the video)
Craig Mullen he stained them
10:10
@3:21 - screw it, I don't need to use a push block.