That Pole cutter came out great and works great. I came across Vic at Big Vic's Workshop when he found a very special one to me! He recorded his No 3 video after he came across a H.K.Porter Type R pole cutter in a field. It was so rusted and dirty. I watched him restore it. I sent him a collage picture of the plant it was manufactured in, some other H.K.Porter tools I've restored and my dad who was one of their machinists and had a pole cutter like the one he restored. He honored me by sending me the tool he restored.❤ I'm holding that tool in my picture. The tool you have is so cool to have. Great job.
Thanks so much for sharing all this information with us. I like hearing from people who had experience with these old tools. Hope you have a great day.
Nice job! That pruner looks wonderful and works very nice! Your friend will definitely enjoy using that tool. Thanks again and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! See you next time.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We did have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope you and your family did as well. I look forward to your next visit and hope you have a great week.
hey there toolscouter! love those old examples of outdoor tools! I've got a few sitting under the workbench waiting their turn! love that pipe cutter too 👍 Boiled linseed oil for the win! nicely done.
I do look for a variety of tools to restore and I’m glad I had the opportunity to do this one. Thanks so much for your visit and hope you have a great week.
Very nice restoration of a nice pruning pole. Bartlett specializes in arborist tools and supplies and apparently has, at least in the past did their own manufacturing. Looks like the company is now in Marlette, MI. I had one of similar design but later vintage and I don't recall the manufacturer. It was steel, painted orange, parts were I am guessing stamped out of a die but very durable. It had a steel sleeve at the handle end that accommodated an extension of four feet made of the same wood and like the one you are restoring, square in shape. You just blted in the extension when needed. Mine had a nice arching pruning saw on the end as well as the shears. These have been such a handy tool in property maintenance and used a lot.
My current project is doing a light restoration on a Powermatic 66 table saw. I have long used a heavily modified Delta contractor saw. A makers space upgraded to a $12k saw, and sold me this machine for a wonderful bargain. It was already tricked out with some substantial upgrades. It doesn't require a full restoration, so I am just upgrading to make it a daily user. It is a green, white stripe machine from the Houdaille era. My woodshop is somewhat confined, but I have about 12' of indeed space and 8' of outfeed space. It has around 52" rip width capacity. I am toying with dropping in a modern router lift in the massive rip table. My old saw has a homebuitllt router lift with a lot of built fence and dust collection accessories. I may just do some component swapping. The new-to-me saw looks pretty nice next the same vintage restored PM90 lathe. I also have a restored older PM drill press in the woodshop. I guess that my 3 vintage PM machines qualify me for the PM owner clubs. Some of my sons and grandsons treated me with a workday after Thanksgiving meal. We moved machinery and installed a subfed electric panel for planned growth in my machine shop and mechanic shop. I am pretty excited about the PM66. I have cherry hopechests on my project list. Cold weather is driving me out of the unheated machine shop.
Wow, it sounds like your restorations are quite substantial. Seems like you have a great family and a good shop to work in. Anytime family can be involved I think it’s a great thing. Keep on speaking into their lives and enjoy those large tools you are restoring. I’m sure they’ll serve you well once you get them set up and in good working order. Thanks so much for visiting me here in the shop and sharing with me about your life. Hope you have a great rest of your week.
Very well done. Works smoothly, I like the brass handle its probably more comfortable than the square end was. I was up your way for Thanksgiving and about froze. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thank you very much. It has been cold up here. It doesn’t look like we’re gonna get a lot of relief. Always great to have you stop by for a visit and hope you have a great weekend.
Hello Jeffry. I tried to reach out to you because you were the one who won the breast drill. But you never responded back. If you will contact me at toolscouter@gmail.com and give me your address, I will send it to you. I’m glad you commented and I hope to hear from you soon. Have a great week.
Brass pipe worked out great, not an item most have laying around the shop, I'm sure it's kinda pricey. I have one that has like 30-40 feet of handles with it, I imagine they're cedar because of the light weight. I forget without looking but I think there's 6-7 sections of octagonal wood handle sections that fit together........I've never used it with all the sections but seems like it would be rather unwieldy at that length. I forget but it was maybe 5 Bucks at a yard sale and I couldn't pass it up. I have a telescopic fiberglass one for real use but the other one was so cool and so cheap I had to get it.
So cool and so cheap, I understand perfectly. That does sound like an awfully long pole. Thanks so much for sharing and come by again soon. Have a great week.
Hey !Bonjour très belle restauration, le bout en laiton est superbe, un petit défaut, il aurait fallu recherché des vis et des boulons carrés dans certains vieux stock. Mais l'essentiel c'est que ça marche. ❤
Greetings to you and thank you. I wish I could have found some matching square bolts. I Couldn’t find any. Thank you for your visit. Hope you have a great week.
In regard to the rope, maybe my firefighting career comes into play, but here is what one of the main ladder manufacturer recommends and I think the pruner has similar needs to a ladder halyard rope except for the weight demands. I would use a twisted strand manilla. "All rope furnished with all Duo-Safety Ladders as standard continues to be pure manila rope. The factory still uses manila rope because it still offers the least expensive and best combination of desirable features available in rope today: * Soft - not stiff * Abrasive - does not slip in gloves * Will not stretch with heat exposure [this is not relevant to the pruner need] * Has a minimum yield of at least 825 lbs. (No ladder requires more than 75 lbs. to raise) * Readily available for replacement in any local hardware store" I am thinking a 3'8" would be good for the pruner. The pulley size determines the rope size. You could wrap it around your hand for a good grip.
Very nice implement that is useful today as it was back in the day. Great stuff! 😃👍
You are absolutely right. This tool should work well for a long time to come. Thanks for your visit and you have yourself a great week.
always love seeing your video posted!
looks nice
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and hope you feel free to stop by anytime. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and hope you have a good week.
Great job. I love making old tools look good and in working order. 👍👍❤🙏...
It sure is a lot of fun. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and hope you have a great week.
That Pole cutter came out great and works great. I came across Vic at Big Vic's Workshop when he found a very special one to me! He recorded his No 3 video after he came across a H.K.Porter Type R pole cutter in a field. It was so rusted and dirty. I watched him restore it. I sent him a collage picture of the plant it was manufactured in, some other H.K.Porter tools I've restored and my dad who was one of their machinists and had a pole cutter like the one he restored. He honored me by sending me the tool he restored.❤ I'm holding that tool in my picture. The tool you have is so cool to have. Great job.
Thanks so much for sharing all this information with us. I like hearing from people who had experience with these old tools. Hope you have a great day.
That turned out very nicely. The rustic look is appropriate. Good job improvising the handle. 😉👍
Thank you for your very kind words. I was happy with the way it turned out and appreciate your visit. Hope you have a good week.
Nicely done. The old pruner has a new lease on life.
Thank you. Yes, if it is properly taken care of it’ll last for a long time yet. Thanks for your visit and hope you have a great week.
Another vintage tool put back in working order. Great job. Jim
I sure do hope so Jim. I think it should last for a long time yet. Thanks so much for your visit and hope you have a great week.
Awesome awesome awesome - thank you so much ! Fantastic job and workmanship! I love it! 😀
Thank you Paul. Always great to visit you and I hope you have a great week.
Nice job. The pattern on that rope really adds character to the restoration.
Thank you very much. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing. Hope you have a great week.
Nice project Brian! The handle really soaked up the linseed oil. It should be a very useful tool for decades to come. 👏🇺🇲
Thank you. I do think it will last for quite a while and probably taken care of. Thanks so much for your visit and hope you have a great week.
Nice restoration! I liked the brass handle you added. Thank You for sharing!
Thank you very much. It was fun to do. I love your TH-cam logo. Keep collecting tools come by anytime. Have a great week.
Nice job! That pruner looks wonderful and works very nice! Your friend will definitely enjoy using that tool. Thanks again and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! See you next time.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We did have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope you and your family did as well. I look forward to your next visit and hope you have a great week.
hey there toolscouter! love those old examples of outdoor tools! I've got a few sitting under the workbench waiting their turn! love that pipe cutter too 👍 Boiled linseed oil for the win! nicely done.
Sounds to me like we would really get along. Thanks so much for your visit and sharing your thoughts. Have a great day.
Very fine job on another tool you don't think of every day great job
I do look for a variety of tools to restore and I’m glad I had the opportunity to do this one. Thanks so much for your visit and hope you have a great week.
Another interesting and enjoyable video. Awesome job of restoration!
Thank you very much. It’s great to hear from you and I hope you have a great week.
Very nice restoration of a nice pruning pole. Bartlett specializes in arborist tools and supplies and apparently has, at least in the past did their own manufacturing. Looks like the company is now in Marlette, MI. I had one of similar design but later vintage and I don't recall the manufacturer. It was steel, painted orange, parts were I am guessing stamped out of a die but very durable. It had a steel sleeve at the handle end that accommodated an extension of four feet made of the same wood and like the one you are restoring, square in shape. You just blted in the extension when needed. Mine had a nice arching pruning saw on the end as well as the shears. These have been such a handy tool in property maintenance and used a lot.
Thanks so much for all that great information. I like hearing from people who have experience with these old tools. Thanks again and have a great day.
Great restoration. Another wonderful job. I like the way the peening went.
Thank you. Always great to have you visit me here in the shop and hope you have a great week.
My current project is doing a light restoration on a Powermatic 66 table saw. I have long used a heavily modified Delta contractor saw. A makers space upgraded to a $12k saw, and sold me this machine for a wonderful bargain. It was already tricked out with some substantial upgrades. It doesn't require a full restoration, so I am just upgrading to make it a daily user. It is a green, white stripe machine from the Houdaille era. My woodshop is somewhat confined, but I have about 12' of indeed space and 8' of outfeed space. It has around 52" rip width capacity. I am toying with dropping in a modern router lift in the massive rip table. My old saw has a homebuitllt router lift with a lot of built fence and dust collection accessories. I may just do some component swapping.
The new-to-me saw looks pretty nice next the same vintage restored PM90 lathe. I also have a restored older PM drill press in the woodshop. I guess that my 3 vintage PM machines qualify me for the PM owner clubs.
Some of my sons and grandsons treated me with a workday after Thanksgiving meal. We moved machinery and installed a subfed electric panel for planned growth in my machine shop and mechanic shop. I am pretty excited about the PM66. I have cherry hopechests on my project list. Cold weather is driving me out of the unheated machine shop.
Wow, it sounds like your restorations are quite substantial. Seems like you have a great family and a good shop to work in. Anytime family can be involved I think it’s a great thing. Keep on speaking into their lives and enjoy those large tools you are restoring. I’m sure they’ll serve you well once you get them set up and in good working order. Thanks so much for visiting me here in the shop and sharing with me about your life. Hope you have a great rest of your week.
Nice restoration on that limb trimmer, many more years of work in it.
Thank you. Yes, it should have many more years of use. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Very well done. Works smoothly, I like the brass handle its probably more comfortable than the square end was. I was up your way for Thanksgiving and about froze. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thank you very much. It has been cold up here. It doesn’t look like we’re gonna get a lot of relief. Always great to have you stop by for a visit and hope you have a great weekend.
Very nice!👍🏽😊❤️🇺🇸
Hello Jeffry. I tried to reach out to you because you were the one who won the breast drill. But you never responded back. If you will contact me at toolscouter@gmail.com and give me your address, I will send it to you. I’m glad you commented and I hope to hear from you soon. Have a great week.
Looks great, you did a fantastic restoration. I'm sure the brass butt handle took awhile! Enjoyed the video.
I’m pleased you enjoyed the video and thank you for your visit. Always looks like you’re having fun in your shop and I hope you have a great week.
I did not know they made them back then. I have a more modern one, that has a saw blade attachment. I like the way the older pruning pole looks.
Yes, this one is my first and I do like the way it looks. Thanks for your visit and hope you have a great week.
@toolscouter You are very welcome
Thank you
Great restoration like always 👍
Thank you. Have yourself a great week and I hope to see you in the next video.
Nice work, that came out amazing and worked great.
Thanks John. Always great to have you or comment on the projects and I appreciate you visiting me here in the shop. Hope you have a great week.
Great restoration!
Thank you very much. Come by again anytime and have a great week.
It looks good and great job on it.
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate your visit. Have a great week.
Brass pipe worked out great, not an item most have laying around the shop, I'm sure it's kinda pricey.
I have one that has like 30-40 feet of handles with it, I imagine they're cedar because of the light weight. I forget without looking but I think there's 6-7 sections of octagonal wood handle sections that fit together........I've never used it with all the sections but seems like it would be rather unwieldy at that length. I forget but it was maybe 5 Bucks at a yard sale and I couldn't pass it up.
I have a telescopic fiberglass one for real use but the other one was so cool and so cheap I had to get it.
So cool and so cheap, I understand perfectly. That does sound like an awfully long pole. Thanks so much for sharing and come by again soon. Have a great week.
Hey !Bonjour très belle restauration, le bout en laiton est superbe, un petit défaut, il aurait fallu recherché des vis et des boulons carrés dans certains vieux stock. Mais l'essentiel c'est que ça marche. ❤
Greetings to you and thank you. I wish I could have found some matching square bolts. I Couldn’t find any. Thank you for your visit. Hope you have a great week.
In regard to the rope, maybe my firefighting career comes into play, but here is what one of the main ladder manufacturer recommends and I think the pruner has similar needs to a ladder halyard rope except for the weight demands. I would use a twisted strand manilla. "All rope furnished with all Duo-Safety Ladders as standard continues to be pure manila rope. The factory still uses manila rope because it still offers the least expensive and best combination of desirable features available in rope today:
* Soft - not stiff
* Abrasive - does not slip in gloves
* Will not stretch with heat exposure
[this is not relevant to the pruner need] * Has a minimum yield of at least 825 lbs. (No ladder requires more than 75 lbs. to raise)
* Readily available for replacement in any local hardware store"
I am thinking a 3'8" would be good for the pruner. The pulley size determines the rope size. You could wrap it around your hand for a good grip.
I like it. You’re Specifications sound like good ones. Thanks again for sharing and have a good one.
Nice video. You are so meticulous. Unlike me.
Thank you. I’m glad you stopped by for a visit and hope you have a great week.