From Trash to Treasure: Renovating a Cast Iron Sink for the Farm

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  • @klogns
    @klogns 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    As always creative and innovative work good work Jason. Can hardly wait to see that kitchen island nudge nudge wink wink

    • @SowtheLand
      @SowtheLand  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      You and me both!

    • @roseeckstein6534
      @roseeckstein6534 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@SowtheLand😂😂😂

  • @lajohnson1967
    @lajohnson1967 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Hey, never pass up a used sink! I found one leaning up against a power pole at the end of my road when the house on the corner remodeled. Turns out it was a rather expensive Kohler sink! It’s proudly installed in my kitchen now. I love, love, love trash to treasure! ❤ Great job Jason!

  • @mickichikwinya5519
    @mickichikwinya5519 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    You could also dig a small hole and fill with rocks for drainage. Maybe a bit of a french drain leading away from the barn.

  • @sarahtennessee608
    @sarahtennessee608 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Look at that big smile at the end. Add some big flat blocks to stand on to,stay outta the mud!

  • @debbieorazi2518
    @debbieorazi2518 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Great job refurbishing the old sink. And the chicken supervisor is priceless 😂😂

  • @judyellen4412
    @judyellen4412 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Good use of an old sink, Jason.
    That will be so useful.

  • @normfromhawaii1173
    @normfromhawaii1173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Somehow I ended up with one extra, big, square laundry sink when we were renovating our home, so I put it on the carport with hot and cold running water. We use it all of the time. With Aloha...

  • @hollyjobitner3285
    @hollyjobitner3285 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I was waiting for the Barkeeper’s Friend. Let it sit a minute or longer, then it’s so much better. 💙

    • @Vicki_and_JimC.
      @Vicki_and_JimC. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I let it sit for a little bit too. I was surprised when I saw what he was using. I don't hear a lot of people talk about Barkeeper's Friend. We have hard water, so it's the only thing I use.

  • @rayyoung7780
    @rayyoung7780 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    When I bought my suburban home in the 80’s there was no sink in the garage. A guy ay my church had an old one with a metal cabinet surround.😅 I installed it and used it 25 plus years and then replaced it with a big box store fiberglass sink. There is nothing more handy. We wash hands muddy shoes and bathe the dog in ours. A great project for a novice diy person

  • @AussieAinsley
    @AussieAinsley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I love this. Repurposing is the best especially on a farm! Plus who doesn’t love an antique enamel wash basin? Well done

    • @SowtheLand
      @SowtheLand  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes! Thank you!

    • @deborahlawing2728
      @deborahlawing2728 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      My son found an old double bowl cast-iron sink with drain board. He had it installed in his basement along with a toilet. He now has a way to wash up after working outside or using the toilet or working on his family vehicle 😅work van.

  • @judithsmith9319
    @judithsmith9319 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Jason, I use pool noodles, those foam floating things, to cover my pipes and hoses from freezing.

  • @DavidSmith-bw3bk
    @DavidSmith-bw3bk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    You will love this sink ,especially with the chicken workshops.. good job using what you have to make something " new."

  • @shadegarden7375
    @shadegarden7375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Oh good, you scrubbed the green algae off…you did not disappoint 😃👍🏻

  • @corina.corina
    @corina.corina 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Oh Jason how I love when you upload a new video. You’re always so creative and innovative. I’m struggling through terminal cancer and your videos always make my day a little bit brighter! I love watching all of your projects.

    • @deborahryan2654
      @deborahryan2654 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Praying for you💕

    • @edieboudreau9637
      @edieboudreau9637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How to vids help to brighten lots of days😊

  • @Dawn-di1qs
    @Dawn-di1qs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I live in Florida and always wanted an outdoor shower so I made one..simple

  • @perkinshomestead
    @perkinshomestead 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I loved the way you took that old sink and repurposed it. You could be a plumber Jason. I like how you show each step.

  • @dlyn592
    @dlyn592 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Love that style of old sinks.

  • @teresaedwards3659
    @teresaedwards3659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My dad put a sink just like that in their backyard. My mom thought it wasn't very good. We use it all the time, even she does now.

  • @janwolvin2773
    @janwolvin2773 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    You’re so smart and ingenious you should put all your inventions in a book

  • @claudettehernandez3402
    @claudettehernandez3402 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You throw in a magic eraser with the barkeepers friend now that’s a powerhouse!

  • @melaniealison5889
    @melaniealison5889 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I love your family and I love your videos!

  • @johnthomas5806
    @johnthomas5806 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    always good to see you moving forward.....

  • @daliam.gonzalez3631
    @daliam.gonzalez3631 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Jason you are so creative 😊 your wife must be so proud of you, stay blessed guy's!!❤❤❤

  • @clarencewiles963
    @clarencewiles963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Using what you have is a good thing 🎉

  • @ciaobella8963
    @ciaobella8963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I knew there was something special about you Jason that a woman could love, and it's simply this... a man who can scrub is a beautiful thing. 😅👍 God's blessings to you all, from Italy.

  • @bernicehoggsfav
    @bernicehoggsfav 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great project! I love that you found a use for this fabulous old sink and utilized parts from the Sow the Land hardware store!

  • @markjohnson5108
    @markjohnson5108 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The beginning of the outdoor kitchen. Ahhh!

  • @vernahelvikmontanamomma8737
    @vernahelvikmontanamomma8737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Love to see you be so handy and inventive

  • @belieftransformation
    @belieftransformation 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Well done, again! That’s great creativity! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌻

  • @maureenschulte4778
    @maureenschulte4778 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Jason. This was one of the most enjoyable blogs I've seen from you all in a long time. No worries, no concerns. Just sweetly interesting. Thank you so much. Hope your family is well and dried out!
    Praying for you all.🙏☺️

  • @elainedegoede6276
    @elainedegoede6276 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Love your plumbing job😂❤

  • @markjohnson5108
    @markjohnson5108 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Need something like this for the greenhouse.

  • @MarshaCorne
    @MarshaCorne 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I love it Jason!! Great find and perfect for farm work cleanup!!

  • @marybk882
    @marybk882 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Add a hook to the wall for a hand towel! Nice project.

  • @teresagunther6622
    @teresagunther6622 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wow! Awesome forest find!

  • @loissaedder2214
    @loissaedder2214 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A hook for a towel to dry hands and maybe some timber or gravel to stand on when it's wet. Love the sink.

  • @paulagreen8390
    @paulagreen8390 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a sink in the woods story also. It looks almost exactly like that sink. We bought 10 acreas 12 yrs ago . We owned the land 9 yrs before we started to build. All those years I'd walk the property and I knew that old sink was there outside full of leaves. One day I told me husband get the tractor we r drgging this out of the woods. It was in pretty bad shape and we bought a enamel kit. I used the kit. It looked pretty nice so now it's my bathroom sick with w live edge cedar slab counter we milled up on our mill. It was cheap and it's unique. I love her. 😅

  • @janmilos5975
    @janmilos5975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is what I like about your channel, you do such interesting DIY things. Kinda of McGyverisk

  • @kebergify
    @kebergify 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jason, your intro's are the best..."it's amazing what you can find in the forest...a cast iron sink". My grandparents farm had an abandoned school bus in the woods!

  • @sandyscats4
    @sandyscats4 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'll admit that I was one woman that said, keep scrubbing it'll come clean. ❤❤ and now we I can say , see I told ya . Lol the sink looks beautiful!! My Grandma had one in her bathroom. Thank you for that memory. ❤❤👩‍🦳

  • @inthegarden1917
    @inthegarden1917 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Jason this was an awesome video. I love things like this. The sink cleaned up really nicely. Great job. Thanks for sharing

  • @wendyashton5274
    @wendyashton5274 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should put a sign over the “ sow the land general store” !

  • @cheriekreusel9453
    @cheriekreusel9453 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bar Keepers Friend, thatan oldie but a goodie. My secret with it is to dampen ut enough to make a paste, let it set 5 to 10 minutes, then scrub and rinse. Works really well. Love that sink!

  • @j.a.0088
    @j.a.0088 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That sink is such a good find and you repurposed it briliantly.
    As son as i sow that cast-iron sink , I thought Barkeeper 's friend and there you are .😊 It is great for kitchen too , stainless still pots and pans , the trick is to let it sit/work on it , for min or two and than rub .

  • @karinjudge7277
    @karinjudge7277 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome job with the sink. I could own stock in the “ Bar keeper friend”Company. I had a huge porcelain double sink with porcelain sides years ago . And lots of iron in my water. What a chore. Bath tubs, toilets. I used “ the works” on the toilet and BF on every else. Good job with up cycling the sink Jason !

  • @honey-bee-farmstead
    @honey-bee-farmstead 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love that you re-purpose things and show others how good it can look!

    • @SowtheLand
      @SowtheLand  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks

  • @debcross2335
    @debcross2335 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jason that is so old school and wonderful to see youngins applying it today. I'm 71 yo and what you did with that sink is just one of msnyy things we did on the farm. 👍😊

  • @ronnyrice697
    @ronnyrice697 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That is a work of art. Nothing wrong with that,will come in handy.

  • @BobbieJeanM
    @BobbieJeanM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great idea and use of discarded sink that’s still good for something! I would suggest moving the end of the drain hose away from the foundation though. 👍😉

  • @pampilgrim2274
    @pampilgrim2274 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hi, Jason! Sweet find! Are you ready for our first frost tonight? Your humor is refreshing!

    • @AussieAinsley
      @AussieAinsley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. Love your humour Jason. Wee wee 😂

    • @AussieAinsley
      @AussieAinsley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need a scrub daddy in that sink Jason! So it doesn’t look like an urinal 😜

  • @cassityart7001
    @cassityart7001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wonderful. 💦🧼

  • @alyciapeters5073
    @alyciapeters5073 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The land provides!

  • @wildkingdom2012
    @wildkingdom2012 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Barkeeper's Friend is the shizz. Been using it for years. Cheers.

  • @AZJH8374
    @AZJH8374 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4 generation's of cast iron sink owners, & proud of it. My ex wanted stainless for 1/16th the cost, but l said absolutely not! So l have my beautiful sink & no more ex! Lol. ✨️💖✝️📿😇💙❤️✨️💕

  • @LB-gr7gu
    @LB-gr7gu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Jason.. that's worth it's weight in gold ! ❤

  • @bobainsworth5057
    @bobainsworth5057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You are a true holmsteader.

  • @donnamacleod2947
    @donnamacleod2947 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the "Sow the Land General Store". And you never cease to amaze me with your repurposing! You're the ultimate handyman!

  • @djladydean
    @djladydean 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Jason, God has blessed you with many skills. Thanks for sharing.

  • @nancyzimmer3954
    @nancyzimmer3954 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun to see what you make next. Waiting to see the kitchen island😁

  • @beebop3734
    @beebop3734 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It IS work of art … and extra points for the one-handed assembly 👏

  • @memecats5698
    @memecats5698 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First there’s nothing better than barkeepers friend.

  • @DanMLarsen
    @DanMLarsen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You are all creative in putting things together. 👏👏👏

  • @jenniewolford1631
    @jenniewolford1631 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That is gonna be perfect for the classes!!

  • @tammysarrazin-ux9tv
    @tammysarrazin-ux9tv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i love how you can take anything and make it work hugsssssss

  • @terriwilliams1600
    @terriwilliams1600 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We always dug a deep round hole and filled it with large gravel. Makes a nice drainage spot.

  • @alexcarrn28
    @alexcarrn28 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great job, I like your New/Old sink for washing hands at the barn. WonderfulMarvelous.

  • @cynthiahofer2903
    @cynthiahofer2903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You make things fun! Reusing old things is right up my alley.

  • @onedogfarm6731
    @onedogfarm6731 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that sink! What a great find. Thanks to the originall people that didn't take it to the landfill. Nice job

  • @rodmackinnon8497
    @rodmackinnon8497 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love it . . . glad you put on the drain . . . wouldn't want your boots to get wet. Cheers.

  • @conradhomestead4518
    @conradhomestead4518 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was therapeutic 😊
    Thanks for sharing!
    Nice to see the little upgrades that make the space just a bit better 😊

  • @TheresaPowers
    @TheresaPowers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    that is a lovely relic. My grandmother had a sink like that.

  • @krickette5569
    @krickette5569 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In the woods below my house I found a sink just like yours, plus a cast iron double basin kitchen sink with attached drainboard and a public trough sink from (my guess is) somewhere between the 1930's-50's. The trough sink is going into my greenhouse and the double basin sink is going into my kitchen. I think I'm gonna put the third one in my hubby's workshop.

  • @blueneonmoon9688
    @blueneonmoon9688 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's awesome... love it. Much Love from Oklahoma

  • @wendyburston3132
    @wendyburston3132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great job on that sink. As to your plumbing job being "simply some connectors and hoses"? Some of us are not very familiar with plumbing and those kinds of details grab our attention. Makes you look like a genius in my eyes. You're very innovative. 👍🙏🇨🇦❤️😊

  • @carenmcfarland7034
    @carenmcfarland7034 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can’t express how much I love this video! You’re hilarious Jason and I so relate to your sense of humor! Push stick? Never seen anyone on a homestead use one😅
    So many other things I could comment on and relate to! Maybe it’s because I’m a fellow Californian married to a Mexican American man… i just love everything that you and your family share!!❤

  • @lauraquigley6403
    @lauraquigley6403 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love how you & your wife Love vintage items!

  • @IlanBankston
    @IlanBankston 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sink looks great. For stubborn stains use bath scubbing bubble in spray can with a pumis stone bar. It's safe on any surface. It's gritty like the mechanic orange hand cleaner. Been married for 52 years and still use it. Even use it on my husband chrome semi truck wheels. Just rise with water. Men are picky on their costly chome. If women can claim it by cleaning bathrooms 'no man has to complaine' lol. Used it on the road to clean his tires in Houston tx polish men said no way. Showed them what a $5.00 can could do better without watered down polish costing $200.00 for their service. Nice to check it off your list. Blessings ilan/cora. We deliver weekly to Morganton nc exit 100 I-40 east. Sorry about your state

  • @crusadesgeneral
    @crusadesgeneral 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    beautiful jason good job

  • @janthomas2896
    @janthomas2896 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very creative. And it will get used a lot!!!

  • @givengrace3162
    @givengrace3162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nifty, Brother! Good job using what you have...plus, enjoyed the laugh...needed that. Blessings to you and your familia.

  • @StoneKathryn
    @StoneKathryn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That old cast iron sink is perfect for an outdoor sink! That is a treasure Jason. Nice, French cleat! I love seeing how you put this together. You are very handy Jason! I like how you try to use what you have on hand for your projects. Frugal but well done! That works really well! Wonderful, no leaks!

  • @sonyagregory5711
    @sonyagregory5711 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love It! I love having a sink on my gardening patio similar to this. Those huge cast iron sinks rock. I would rather have those than the new fangled stuff! That would also be beautiful planted with flowers or cucumbers trailing down! So many things you could do with old sinks! My mind is just a buzzing with ideas about old sinks! Thanks Jason!😀

  • @bertehogue9717
    @bertehogue9717 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You amaze me at the things you come up with. Ingenious!

  • @rossmcgregor3364
    @rossmcgregor3364 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi from Australia 👍 nothing better than cast iron. You could make a drain from a bucket and gravel 👍

  • @missmartpants2269
    @missmartpants2269 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just need a hook for a towel. I love it. I want to restore an old large one I rescued, but I can't afford the enamel repair yet. God bless!

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne1337 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I do not remember the name. There is a product that will clean it up and take the rust of the bottom. Then enamble it and it'll last a lot longer. You got this Jason. I love the sink.
    Great job.
    Appreciate your talents.
    Thank you for your vlog of N.C. PRAYING.
    SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏🇺🇸🇮🇱🙏

    • @miephoex
      @miephoex 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bartenders Friend?

    • @Vicki_and_JimC.
      @Vicki_and_JimC. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@miephoex The product he was using was Barkeeper's Friend. If you have hard water or want to remove a rust stain, it's the best thing to use. I use it all the time.

  • @pleinaire8698
    @pleinaire8698 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great sink addition to your farm, but why didn’t you put it inside your barn???

  • @opalezell2166
    @opalezell2166 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I enjoy watching you work refurbishing thing.Quite interesting.

  • @myrlelembicz6364
    @myrlelembicz6364 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a fun episode to watch. You had me smiling the whole time

  • @Grandma_NC
    @Grandma_NC 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jason, what are the dangers of freezing during winter. Poly-pipe? faucet? I am further east than you in NC and I know my faucets drain to prevent freezing. Had a whole house water filtration system years ago, big outside unit. Everything was fine except where the water left the system and entered my home. A small METAL connection and it froze every year. I stood outside with a hairdryer until I got it thawed. I was kinda glad when the unit finally quit working, went to undersink in the kitchen and let a scrapman take it away. It was stainless steel, beautiful metal but of no use to me then.

  • @c_gakom
    @c_gakom 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Отличное решение для старой раковины. Джейсон умница!

  • @Dashbshots
    @Dashbshots 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Consider making a outhouse to save water during power outages. It could look like a tool shed but function as a outhouse. It takes a lot of water to flush and if "it" doesn't go down, it takes a lot more water. The propane water heater is one of our shower backups. Two is one and one is none.

  • @dianedoherty5999
    @dianedoherty5999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great use of a cool sink! I have a similar set-up using an old stainless steel restaurant sink. It has a sprayer and is fed via a garden hose. I like that it has a few feet of attached counter space and shelves below. It's used for washing veggies and tools, watering seedlings, and washing hands. Dirty water drains into a bucket and then waters the garden. The only drawback is that the metal surface sometimes gets hot in the sun.

  • @edieboudreau9637
    @edieboudreau9637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This will be a good place to wash dishes during future grid down.

  • @robinweber4646
    @robinweber4646 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your talent to come up with the things you need is amazing.

  • @shirleymurphy1958
    @shirleymurphy1958 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandmother had one just like it in her late 1796 home . It was an upgrade when she had it put in in 1935 . I have a newer version in my home .😊

  • @emilymorehead3121
    @emilymorehead3121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your little projects and how you use what you got

  • @Lady_of_Ishpeming
    @Lady_of_Ishpeming 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you add the propane heater, instead of a separate faucet, you could make the two sides connect. Just a thought.
    Great job 👏

  • @kimcritchfield5796
    @kimcritchfield5796 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite project on my farm! Used stainless steel restaurant bought on Offer Up! Drains to a 25’ hose that reaches 8 fruit trees! I’m in So Cal so you know every drop counts!! We wash veggies at it too!

  • @BarbaraCrawford-n8t
    @BarbaraCrawford-n8t 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The underneath part Jason!!!! Why didn't you brush/clean that part????? A women's touch to finish it! It's beautiful...This is what we love you about!