Hi Scoutcrafter Been watching your vids for just a few months now. Your restorations got me thinking about a adjustable wrench i was given a long time ago. Only a small 6 inch affair and really badly negelected.In fact they had been left outside in the garden and were covered in baked on soil and rust. This morning i was clearing the shed and came across the wrench,So decided it was time to have a go at getting them working again. I used hand wire brush and wd40 to get them free and moving.Stripped them and gave them a good dersust and oiling. They now work like new and imagine my surprise when i cleaned all the crap away and found they are BAHCO ERGO made in Sweden. Great little adjustables now that were headed for the scrap bin until i saw your vids.
I enjoyed this restoration and nostalgia. We didn't have air pin nailers when I started vocational carpentry and cabinet school in 1975. Everything had to be jointed or doweled. Small facings that couldn't be attached required pin nails driven by hand with hammers like this. An excellent restoration as always!
Speaking about the tape, really everything made before incorporation of plastic was made beautiful, comfortable & durable. Drilling a hole in the handle was a nice tip, thanx for that. Straight pein hammer was a new revelation for me, thanx for this too.
Both turned out great. But my favorite is the tape. Very nice job. My dad had a old cloth tape when I was a kid. I will have to try and find it. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
Polish on the leather And shine on the brass. The tape is fantastic. It's really first class. You brought that hammer Back from the dead. The gunstock finish Is beautiful-nuff said. The technique with that hammer When hitting the nail Keeps a smile on your face Instead of a wail! An interesting hammer With An interesting head. We love the color choice- ScoutCrafter Red. John you do wonderful work and bring smiles all around during the pandemic. Thank God for your great smile and positive message on your channel. As always, Thanks for the fun. :-)
Amazing video, as always. Glad to see more tools from my box restored. Hammer turned out awosome! Really educational and satisfying vidoe. Thanks John!
Hey John, take us along with you if you can but above all enjoy your time upstate and the sunshine that's coming your way TH-cam will always be here and we want you to have fun above all.
I'm a little late to the show today but sure was it nice! Thanks a lot Scout! There are a few cross peen hammers in my grandfather's tools but I sure don't understand there use. Look forward to Fridays!!
In English terminology, the “brad” is referred to as a “panel pin”, used for pinning panels into a frame when making cabinets. The cross-pein face allow the pin to be sunk close to the frame, without interference from the round head, also reducing the likelihood of marring the frame. Anther viewer mentioned fitting glass to a window frame in a similar fashion. Your finger and thumb are safe as long as they are below the head, as the “V” formed when gripping the pin acts as a guide to neatly channel the cross-pein face onto the head of the panel pin. When working as a tradesman, efficiency is key, as using extra time to pick up and put down another tool (needle-nose pliers) for each nail reduces your output.
Wilko the brand of this hammer is pronounced "will-co" or will-co's either is acceptable in the UK. Wilkos is s low cost home and hardware store selling all types of Chinese made stuff. But that said they sell some reasonable tools such as your hammer. In the past before plastic window frames these sorts of hammers where used to hammer the very small nails used to fix the glass in place before putting up the glazing bars in wood window frames And I don't think a hammer from wilkos has ever looked so good
Your absolutely right pal it's from Wilkinsons aka wilko's and yes it looks amazing for a wilko's tool lol also correct on its use I grew up knowing this as a tap hammer and I used my dads one alot for small delicate car repairs too and welding I still have it now even tho he passed away RIP dad the mad scientist we nicknamed him but the hammer is just a head now and needs re hanging on a new handle which I'm going to do this year cant wait
I use one in my job as a glazier a little heavier though 8oz ,we run a strip of electricians tape around the sides so if the nail puts a slight nick in the face of the hammer it doesn’t come into contact with the glass and scratch it .Another great restoration thank you Scoutcrafter
Scout, it amazes me me how you can take the simplest of tools and still give an interesting lesson and I always learn something new. You said that handle was going to be temporary but I hope you have changed your mind as it looks perfect to me. Cheers Stuart & Lea 🇦🇺
I pull out a hammer like that when I am restoring an old musical instrument case. All kinds of thin wire nails and short brass nails were used to piece together the wooden inserts that formed the base over which the velvet would be glued. I'm doing an antique cornet case and I'll be digging my hammer out soon. I didn't know it had a name ! Warrington sounds cool ! Thanks for a great video !
John That was my scout knife 1959 when I made 1st Class. I paid $1.98 for it. For the axe I had an old Montgomery Wards ( Plumb) axe I got from dad. Thanks for the memories, SEMPER FI.
Looking at that tape measure the aroma of “English Leather” from my childhood filled my head. Nice turning on that handle. Thanks for the advice to stop the splitting.
Wow! What an amazing job you have done on these English tools. I never would have known about the hammer, even though I'm from England. The tape measure is beautiful. Great work.
I have a "brad driver" which is a wooden handle with some telescoping tubes and a small magnet in it. You put the brad in, and then push it in with the force the handle gives you, followed by tapping it in with a normal hammer if need be. I don't know when it was invented but I was curious about it after seeing it in a book from the 80s. People who construct light things out of thin wood like modelmakers and beekeepers seem to like it.
I used to use one for repairing sash windows in the uk . The flat cross pien slides down the glass to drive in retaining pins or beading tacks. Saves you trying to hammer near glass
Nice how the hammer turned out I keep the handle you made on it no need to make another one for a permanent one and leather tape measure is just wonderful
By far my favorite tape measure I've seen, The Leather, The Brass, The Size and that Beautiful Stitching! If I find one with good leather I'm definitely buying it. Wow did that hammer turned out great, the gunstock stain and the paint job were just perfect on that one! BTW I found the perfect house for you, it has an big old barn with a really nice newer shop attached to it and and about 40 acres, half farm field and half woods, there's a really nice local tractor show too.........Now I just gotta convince the old lady that lives there to sell.........That's my Dad's neighbor and every time I see that place I think how perfect it would be for your needs but sadly I don't think she's ready to move just yet.
@@timeflysintheshop That shop and barn is all anyone needs, It's a huge old barn that has a walk-out/drive-out basement too. The old guy before he died used to store a bunch of his restored tractors down there. The shop even has a lift to work on vehicles & tractors.
Lord Venger 😃 Funny story! When I was working at the bus company they put those on the busses here in NYC after a month we were told to toss them! 😂😂. I kept them!
As always great information. Thanks my friend for sharing. Don't know what you were doing at the end, but maybe you've been locked up to long. Stay safe and healthy my friend.
I learn something every time I watch your channel. I have used Balpien hammers for years and never realized their origin. By the way, great job on the cabinet hammer. I could have used it many times over the years. Keep up the great job!!!!! Helps keep us sane during the stay at home.
my father carried on of these down the coal mines in Scotland he was a gaffer and used it to measure various things like distance between roof supports and to divide the coal face up in equal amounts for men to strip out the coal it was made of leather and brass so no chance of a spark in the mine hope this helps John
Evening John, your Pin hammer is made by wilko and when you’re driving small pins or tacks that cross peen will make starting the pin much easier. The old cabinet makers used to put the pins in their mouth and using a a Warrington pattern cross peen, they’d drive them so quickly and accurately it’d make you wonder how they did it and in a word, it was experience! Those carpenters cross peens come in various sizes up to fairly substantial weights. Most people today see a claw hammer as a universal carpentry and joinery hammer but in the past, in a joinery or cabinet makers workshop, cross peens were king and the claw hammer was looked upon as a tool for rough carpentry, shuttering and framing out on site. When I was at school, our wood working workshops had predominantly cross peen hammers in all sizes.
ScoutCrafter In the past John, every trade had its own hammers, specialist tools that made work easier and more efficient. We’re regressing not progressing in so many ways.
My father always had a few of these about the house/tool shed. He trained as a shipwright and used to build his own cabinets at home. You could drive the nail flush without marking the wood :) Great video and information as always
That's a really common hammer style in the UK. Sort of thing nearly everyone here will have in draw in the house somewhere for light work with small nails etc. Really good for putting a pin in wall to hang a picture etc or mending draws and picture frames and the like. As you say professionally it was used by cabinet makers and as others have pointed out glaziers. I really like them and keep a lookout for nice ones at car boot sales.
TY, for the Homage to Stanley Kubrick RIP! BTW when I worked at the Cincinnati airport I met and talked to the great R. Lee Ermey...twice, RIP! ...Newk from Kentucky
Never saw Full Metal Jacket but have come close to one with wraparound sleeves. NICE so-called dime store handle on the hammer. Yeah, right. I can just see you wobbling out something like I'd make. And that is a NICE tape! I got to do that for my Sweeties shoes. She said they started leaking and I used Sno-pruf when I was out in winter snow and mud so I got the shine kit out and the tooth brush and did the seams and then laid the neutral to the rest and they turned out like something YOU'd do! She was tickled and me too. Thanks John CS! A-PLUS!
@@ScoutCrafter I got cussed at enough while I was in there and when it starts now I block and unsubscribe. NO thanks. Heard it all my construction life too. And I might slack off with a lot of stuff but those boots of mine cost too much to let go. And while I'm polishing I'll do hers too. Job security!
I thought I was the only nut who likes the smell of shoe polish! Beautiful restorations. I never would have figured out what that hammer back was for, it's brilliant.
Great educational tutorial on tools. I've used ballpein hammers to drive short brads. It never occurred to me that someone came up with a design to save my fingers. I dont know why the handle you turned is "temporary." It looks great and works well with the hammer head. I wish I had known more about tools y ears ago. Fortunately, you're here to keep us informed and educated. Best regards from the Intermountain West.
Hi Scoutcrafter Rabone Chesterman made tape measures and spiret levels over here in Uk and where very good quality the one you have 33ft i have the same also have the 100ft you can still get them on ebay quit cheap nice restoration and keep the greet videos coming.
Yes I also use it when nailing the beading round the edge of glass panes. Helps to stops you from smashing the window when driving in small nail. Place a thin peace of card on the glass and run the long flat edge against the glass with the card between and you will find that the glass has no chance of being broken.
John Rabone ( Birmingham)merged with James Chesterman of Sheffield In 1963. There’s a lot of Rabone Chesterman stuff about , but yours is pre 63. But I expect we could both guess that anyhow! Lovely job on it, I’ve got about 3 or 4 of them, nice that the tape is still intact and strong and also the first few yards are still legible. Sometimes they’re almost blank till you get to 20’. Worn away
Hi scout, nice leather tape , you used that cross pein pin hammer correctly, I have used one for years ,and can tell you every so often you will nip your skin when starting tack's ,and boy does it hurt,!****,lol. I favour a cross pein type of 10, to 16 ozs , for cabinet work and lighter joinery, whith one of these and a claw hammer of your choice for the general work ,I think you've got it covered, having said that I have more hammers than you could shake a stick at, ha, ha, but mostly only use a couple of em, the big ones are now wall hangers, as my wrist doesn't like swinging them these days, well I guess that's nailed it from me,lol, take care Scout, Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
I use my Warrington hammer when working with leather for driving in tacks to hold two pieces together prior to sewing them. If you are driving 20 or 30 tacks it is much faster than using pliers.
WOW I HAVE A HAMMER JUST LIKE THAT SCOUT THE ONLY THING IS THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HANDLE but I'm going to clean it up and I'm going to try to make a handle for it I don't have it late but yours came out beautiful. GODBLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERYONE. 🙏🙏🙏
This video reminded me of the shop class teacher using a "Balpien" hammer to show us how rivet material together. Yet we made tool boxes with pop rivets
Love the tape and the hammer. The Full metal jacket scene was very well done and just a little disturbing.
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Wilko is a shop chain, like Woolworth's but smaller. The hammer would also be good at driving in window brads they are small and flat and the cross peen would hit them better against the glass.
Wow what a little sweetie of a hammer I have one of these and I’m not sure what to do with it I was given it by grandpa I have been holding off restoring it but seeing yours wow that came up great Do you have anything old like that handed down that your not sure weather to restore or not great Video scout god bless take care 👏🇺🇸🙏👍🔧😷
Perfect restoration. Are you sure that wasn't the original handle and you just fitted it back on?! Thanks for the demonstration of the crosspien hammer. Who'd have thought that after so many needle-nose pliers, bits of paper and even that stupid plastic thing that comes with flat-pack furniture, there was a simple 'old-timey' method!
@@ScoutCrafter UK here, John, and I'm aware of the Wilko brand. [A hardware & household goods chain - a bit 'HomeDepot' i suspect]. Reasonable prices, mid-range quality. Rumour has it they're in some financial downturn but who isnt these days.
I have a couple of these cross-peen hammers and use them all the time - light weight, but quite a bit of concentrated mass, so very useful for small brads etc, as you showed. Jacques Balpein - hahaha! - I wonder how many sucked that up? ;-)
The hammer is a wilko brand, the most expensive cost a round 399 but can be found on sale to as little a 199 !! All English people recognized this quality brand. For any one that would like the price in dollars, let me think... 5bucks sale two and a half buck.
I learned something new today! Out of curiosity, if the tape measure was dirty on the fabric and had stains and stuff, how would you tackle cleaning the tape?
Joe- Believe it or not they were specially treated and varnished to make them water resistant... If they are really worn and dirty you could wash them but you had to make sure they were bone dry before rewinding them or they would stretch or get moldy!
Apparently the Warrington hammer was named after and / or made in Warrington, England (a town between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of the country. Greetings from England!
Sometime I watch scoutcrafter videos for hours, I have two accounts subscribed! I wish I could send a package from Niagara Falls Ontario with some good tourist items and a couple oddities and tooks.
The hammer is also great for knocking in cable clips ,that's what I use one for ,also I sometimes have to work in Sheffield and Warrington so I'll pass on your regards
What a beautiful old tape measure. Don;t we wish they took the time to put this much quality into everything made today? Nice job John.
LOVE the re-creation of the restroom scene from "Full Metal Jacket"! (I miss R. Lee Ermey)
The hammer came out nice but that tape measure is just beautiful 👍
I like how you have coined the term "Scoutcrafter Red"
Great show today! Thank you for what you do. It really does help keep us all same these days. Stay safe!
That's a cool little hammer! The stain color on the handle and the paint on the head look great together! Excellent demo of its use too!
Hi Scoutcrafter
Been watching your vids for just a few months now.
Your restorations got me thinking about a adjustable wrench i was given a long time ago.
Only a small 6 inch affair and really badly negelected.In fact they had been left outside in the garden and were covered in baked on soil and rust.
This morning i was clearing the shed and came across the wrench,So decided it was time to have a go at getting them working again.
I used hand wire brush and wd40 to get them free and moving.Stripped them and gave them a good dersust and oiling.
They now work like new and imagine my surprise when i cleaned all the crap away and found they are BAHCO ERGO made in Sweden.
Great little adjustables now that were headed for the scrap bin until i saw your vids.
I enjoyed this restoration and nostalgia. We didn't have air pin nailers when I started vocational carpentry and cabinet school in 1975. Everything had to be jointed or doweled. Small facings that couldn't be attached required pin nails driven by hand with hammers like this. An excellent restoration as always!
Speaking about the tape, really everything made before incorporation of plastic was made beautiful, comfortable & durable. Drilling a hole in the handle was a nice tip, thanx for that. Straight pein hammer was a new revelation for me, thanx for this too.
The things we learn from SC college... bless you sir... Greece salutes you..
Both turned out great. But my favorite is the tape. Very nice job. My dad had a old cloth tape when I was a kid. I will have to try and find it. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
You are a stupendous teacher and a entertainer. I always enjoy your videos. Thank you.
Polish on the leather
And shine on the brass.
The tape is fantastic.
It's really first class.
You brought that hammer
Back from the dead.
The gunstock finish
Is beautiful-nuff said.
The technique with that hammer
When hitting the nail
Keeps a smile on your face
Instead of a wail!
An interesting hammer
With An interesting head.
We love the color choice-
ScoutCrafter Red.
John you do wonderful work and bring smiles all around during the pandemic. Thank God for your great smile and positive message on your channel. As always, Thanks for the fun. :-)
Amazing video, as always. Glad to see more tools from my box restored. Hammer turned out awosome! Really educational and satisfying vidoe.
Thanks John!
Jakub You really sent some interesting tools! I have one more for today! Thanks again!!! 😃👍
Hey John, take us along with you if you can but above all enjoy your time upstate and the sunshine that's coming your way TH-cam will always be here and we want you to have fun above all.
I'm a little late to the show today but sure was it nice! Thanks a lot Scout! There are a few cross peen hammers in my grandfather's tools but I sure don't understand there use. Look forward to Fridays!!
In English terminology, the “brad” is referred to as a “panel pin”, used for pinning panels into a frame when making cabinets. The cross-pein face allow the pin to be sunk close to the frame, without interference from the round head, also reducing the likelihood of marring the frame. Anther viewer mentioned fitting glass to a window frame in a similar fashion.
Your finger and thumb are safe as long as they are below the head, as the “V” formed when gripping the pin acts as a guide to neatly channel the cross-pein face onto the head of the panel pin. When working as a tradesman, efficiency is key, as using extra time to pick up and put down another tool (needle-nose pliers) for each nail reduces your output.
That hammer came out nice, really! Not because it's you painted red, Oorah, it's just a neat little hammer and you did it right.
Semper Fi!
Hammer looks great! Raw Bacon is so right. I always prefer my tools in a case to make it a set!
Wow, i would have never guessed about the tac hammer. Great stuff! Cheers
Excellent restoration. You are quite a craftsman! 👍👍
Wilko the brand of this hammer is pronounced "will-co" or will-co's either is acceptable in the UK.
Wilkos is s low cost home and hardware store selling all types of Chinese made stuff. But that said they sell some reasonable tools such as your hammer.
In the past before plastic window frames these sorts of hammers where used to hammer the very small nails used to fix the glass in place before putting up the glazing bars in wood window frames
And I don't think a hammer from wilkos has ever looked so good
The Last Spartan The font they used was hard to read for me! 😃👍
that is so true about a wilko hammer made it look like a very good hammer and such a great finnish
Your absolutely right pal it's from Wilkinsons aka wilko's and yes it looks amazing for a wilko's tool lol also correct on its use I grew up knowing this as a tap hammer and I used my dads one alot for small delicate car repairs too and welding I still have it now even tho he passed away RIP dad the mad scientist we nicknamed him but the hammer is just a head now and needs re hanging on a new handle which I'm going to do this year cant wait
Old Jacques Balpien. Great job on that hammer! That belongs in my Model Railroading tool kit for driving track brads.
Great video, man that tape measure is awesome. Hammer turned out real nice too! Do great work!
I knew you couldnt make that a "temporary" handle....looked great
Beautiful job on the tape. I have several sizes of Warrington hammers. Love them.
Randy I think I need to increase my Peen hammers!
Hey buddy .... hope you are well. Absolutely loved this one mate. I have a soft spot for those old wind up cloth tapes. Keep up the great work.
I use one in my job as a glazier a little heavier though 8oz ,we run a strip of electricians tape around the sides so if the nail puts a slight nick in the face of the hammer it doesn’t come into contact with the glass and scratch it .Another great restoration thank you Scoutcrafter
Scout, it amazes me me how you can take the simplest of tools and still give an interesting lesson and I always learn something new. You said that handle was going to be temporary but I hope you have changed your mind as it looks perfect to me. Cheers Stuart & Lea 🇦🇺
Scrounga’s Workshop Stuart I wanted to try out the hammer because I had doubts it would work but to my amazement it works great! 😃👍
I pull out a hammer like that when I am restoring an old musical instrument case. All kinds of thin wire nails and short brass nails were used to piece together the wooden inserts that formed the base over which the velvet would be glued. I'm doing an antique cornet case and I'll be digging my hammer out soon. I didn't know it had a name ! Warrington sounds cool ! Thanks for a great video !
Warrington pattern hammers are primarily used by glaziers to attach glazig beads-from the days before double glazing!😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍
Beautiful looking hammer! I will now spend my day quoting Full Metal Jacket.
John That was my scout knife 1959 when I made 1st Class. I paid $1.98 for it. For the axe I had an old Montgomery Wards ( Plumb) axe I got from dad. Thanks for the memories, SEMPER FI.
Tom Those Knives were a fantastic value and were very well made! 😃👍
I enjoy your videos so much! They just make my day! And I always learn something too.
Looking at that tape measure the aroma of “English Leather” from my childhood filled my head. Nice turning on that handle. Thanks for the advice to stop the splitting.
Wow! What an amazing job you have done on these English tools. I never would have known about the hammer, even though I'm from England. The tape measure is beautiful. Great work.
I have a "brad driver" which is a wooden handle with some telescoping tubes and a small magnet in it. You put the brad in, and then push it in with the force the handle gives you, followed by tapping it in with a normal hammer if need be. I don't know when it was invented but I was curious about it after seeing it in a book from the 80s. People who construct light things out of thin wood like modelmakers and beekeepers seem to like it.
Those are really useful!
I used to use one for repairing sash windows in the uk . The flat cross pien slides down the glass to drive in retaining pins or beading tacks. Saves you trying to hammer near glass
Nice how the hammer turned out I keep the handle you made on it no need to make another one for a permanent one and leather tape measure is just wonderful
By far my favorite tape measure I've seen, The Leather, The Brass, The Size and that Beautiful Stitching! If I find one with good leather I'm definitely buying it.
Wow did that hammer turned out great, the gunstock stain and the paint job were just perfect on that one!
BTW I found the perfect house for you, it has an big old barn with a really nice newer shop attached to it and and about 40 acres, half farm field and half woods, there's a really nice local tractor show too.........Now I just gotta convince the old lady that lives there to sell.........That's my Dad's neighbor and every time I see that place I think how perfect it would be for your needs but sadly I don't think she's ready to move just yet.
Raw Bacon Wow! That house sounds awesome! 😃👍
Maybe she would rent the barn / shop to ScoutCrafter? He could just move in and live n his shop until she is ready to sell. 😁
@@timeflysintheshop That shop and barn is all anyone needs, It's a huge old barn that has a walk-out/drive-out basement too. The old guy before he died used to store a bunch of his restored tractors down there. The shop even has a lift to work on vehicles & tractors.
I love the Full Metal Jacket reference at the end! 😂👍
Great job as usual..
That name sounds like royalty...are you royalty..what a great movie..from funny to sad reality..stay safe...
Chuck That funny smirk he couldn’t wipe off! 😂
Great job on both tools. Really enjoyed the history of the hammer.
25 speed limit lol. This was a really neat episode that leather tape measure is something else. The sheen is top notch. Thanks Scout :D
Lord Venger 😃 Funny story! When I was working at the bus company they put those on the busses here in NYC after a month we were told to toss them! 😂😂. I kept them!
@@ScoutCrafter LOL that is very funny indeed. They came in handy haha
As always great information. Thanks my friend for sharing. Don't know what you were doing at the end, but maybe you've been locked up to long. Stay safe and healthy my friend.
I learn something every time I watch your channel. I have used Balpien hammers for years and never realized their origin. By the way, great job on the cabinet hammer. I could have used it many times over the years. Keep up the great job!!!!! Helps keep us sane during the stay at home.
I don't know about that Balpien crap, but I do know that lil' hammer came out beautiful!! We'll done Mate!!☺
Beautiful restorations! The information on the hammers was very interesting and something I was not aware of. Thanks for sharing this, it was great.
my father carried on of these down the coal mines in Scotland he was a gaffer and used it to measure various things like distance between roof supports and to divide the coal face up in equal amounts for men to strip out the coal it was made of leather and brass so no chance of a spark in the mine hope this helps John
ROBERT I never even considered the non sparking features!!! 😃👍
I see that training from the island gave you the skills to spruce that tape measure up. HIT THE BRIGHT WORK!! 🤣. Great job again.
Evening John, your Pin hammer is made by wilko and when you’re driving small pins or tacks that cross peen will make starting the pin much easier. The old cabinet makers used to put the pins in their mouth and using a a Warrington pattern cross peen, they’d drive them so quickly and accurately it’d make you wonder how they did it and in a word, it was experience! Those carpenters cross peens come in various sizes up to fairly substantial weights. Most people today see a claw hammer as a universal carpentry and joinery hammer but in the past, in a joinery or cabinet makers workshop, cross peens were king and the claw hammer was looked upon as a tool for rough carpentry, shuttering and framing out on site. When I was at school, our wood working workshops had predominantly cross peen hammers in all sizes.
Hi Nick- It’s amazing how many specialty hammers exist and yet most people only know one or two...
ScoutCrafter In the past John, every trade had its own hammers, specialist tools that made work easier and more efficient. We’re regressing not progressing in so many ways.
My father always had a few of these about the house/tool shed. He trained as a shipwright and used to build his own cabinets at home. You could drive the nail flush without marking the wood :)
Great video and information as always
That's a really common hammer style in the UK. Sort of thing nearly everyone here will have in draw in the house somewhere for light work with small nails etc. Really good for putting a pin in wall to hang a picture etc or mending draws and picture frames and the like. As you say professionally it was used by cabinet makers and as others have pointed out glaziers. I really like them and keep a lookout for nice ones at car boot sales.
Patrick Funny how we hardly ever see those here in the States! Thanks! 😃😃
This has to be the nicest wilko hammer of all time! They are the equivalent of the dollar store in the US
J M LOL! Juan I thought it read WUKO! 😂😂😂
Not quite. More like Woolworths.
Nice restoration. (love your D'Onofrio parody)
TY, for the Homage to Stanley Kubrick RIP! BTW when I worked at the Cincinnati airport I met and talked to the great R. Lee Ermey...twice, RIP! ...Newk from Kentucky
Never saw Full Metal Jacket but have come close to one with wraparound sleeves. NICE so-called dime store handle on the hammer. Yeah, right. I can just see you wobbling out something like I'd make. And that is a NICE tape! I got to do that for my Sweeties shoes. She said they started leaking and I used Sno-pruf when I was out in winter snow and mud so I got the shine kit out and the tooth brush and did the seams and then laid the neutral to the rest and they turned out like something YOU'd do! She was tickled and me too. Thanks John CS! A-PLUS!
Lewie- Full Metal jacket is a must see... 😃. You’re so right about Sno-Proff!!!
@@ScoutCrafter I got cussed at enough while I was in there and when it starts now I block and unsubscribe. NO thanks. Heard it all my construction life too. And I might slack off with a lot of stuff but those boots of mine cost too much to let go. And while I'm polishing I'll do hers too. Job security!
My father has a similar little hammer and we honestly didn't know what the pin is for.
Thanks for all the things we learn with you!
Great video one of my favorite movies of all time you referenced at the end.
A Dude it’s on right now! 😃👍
Great work “Gomer Pyle”
John, love that reenactment at the end of private Pyle , I'm sure he said later , this is my hammer ,there are many like it, but this one is mine .
I thought I was the only nut who likes the smell of shoe polish! Beautiful restorations. I never would have figured out what that hammer back was for, it's brilliant.
i8dpie Kiwi smells awesome but unfortunately Lincoln is odorless... 😃👍
Great educational tutorial on tools. I've used ballpein hammers to drive short brads. It never occurred to me that someone came up with a design to save my fingers. I dont know why the handle you turned is "temporary." It looks great and works well with the hammer head. I wish I had known more about tools y ears ago. Fortunately, you're here to keep us informed and educated. Best regards from the Intermountain West.
Hi Scoutcrafter Rabone Chesterman made tape measures and spiret levels over here in Uk and where very good quality the one you have 33ft i have the same also have the 100ft you can still get them on ebay quit cheap nice restoration and keep the greet videos coming.
wow good video thx Ed Lorreto Ontario Canada
Sick tools.great job as always
Yes I also use it when nailing the beading round the edge of glass panes. Helps to stops you from smashing the window when driving in small nail. Place a thin peace of card on the glass and run the long flat edge against the glass with the card between and you will find that the glass has no chance of being broken.
Beautiful hammer, thanks for the lesson.
John Rabone ( Birmingham)merged with James Chesterman of Sheffield
In 1963. There’s a lot of Rabone Chesterman stuff about , but yours is pre 63. But I expect we could both guess that anyhow! Lovely job on it, I’ve got about 3 or 4 of them, nice that the tape is still intact and strong and also the first few yards are still legible. Sometimes they’re almost blank till you get to 20’. Worn away
highdownmartin I have heard that some of these were quite worn! I can see how that could happen after so many years... Thanks! 😃👍
Hi scout, nice leather tape , you used that cross pein pin hammer correctly, I have used one for years ,and can tell you every so often you will nip your skin when starting tack's ,and boy does it hurt,!****,lol. I favour a cross pein type of 10, to 16 ozs , for cabinet work and lighter joinery, whith one of these and a claw hammer of your choice for the general work ,I think you've got it covered, having said that I have more hammers than you could shake a stick at, ha, ha, but mostly only use a couple of em, the big ones are now wall hangers, as my wrist doesn't like swinging them these days, well I guess that's nailed it from me,lol, take care Scout, Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
Stuart The funny thing is I have so many hammers that when a job comes up it takes a while to get the perfect one! 😃
love your work keep it up thanks.
I use my Warrington hammer when working with leather for driving in tacks to hold two pieces together prior to sewing them. If you are driving 20 or 30 tacks it is much faster than using pliers.
Kob You are so right! It pays to learn to use that novel hammer! 😃👍
WOW I HAVE A HAMMER JUST LIKE THAT SCOUT THE ONLY THING IS THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HANDLE but I'm going to clean it up and I'm going to try to make a handle for it I don't have it late but yours came out beautiful.
GODBLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERYONE. 🙏🙏🙏
Ok John, it’s time to get outside for a bit and get some fresh air. That Full Metal Jacket thing at the end kinda freaked me out a little.
Nice work! ♥️♥️
This video reminded me of the shop class teacher using a "Balpien" hammer to show us how rivet material together. Yet we made tool boxes with pop rivets
Always too nice to reuse...Great Job...
..good one, stay safe..
Love the tape and the hammer.
The Full metal jacket scene was very well done and just a little disturbing.
Wilko is a shop chain, like Woolworth's but smaller. The hammer would also be good at driving in window brads they are small and flat and the cross peen would hit them better against the glass.
Love the red!
Thank you
I have a 50’ Chesterman that belong to my dad. It’s a newer model it has chrome features.
I have a similar tape measure that belonged to my great grandfather. Mine has black leather.
We use them for framing glass on softwoods instead of the glazing points...
I never would have guessed that that hammer would have been used on small brads. - Kathie
artsietopology You and me both! 😃👍
Wow what a little sweetie of a hammer I have one of these and I’m not sure what to do with it
I was given it by grandpa I have been holding off restoring it but seeing yours wow that came up great
Do you have anything old like that handed down that your not sure weather to restore or not great
Video scout god bless take care 👏🇺🇸🙏👍🔧😷
It really does work! I was shocked! =D
Mais 2 obras de arte ! Parabéns, ficaram muito bonitos.
Bought one of those tape measures from a boot sale for £1.
Perfect restoration. Are you sure that wasn't the original handle and you just fitted it back on?! Thanks for the demonstration of the crosspien hammer. Who'd have thought that after so many needle-nose pliers, bits of paper and even that stupid plastic thing that comes with flat-pack furniture, there was a simple 'old-timey' method!
Keith Our friends overseas say this is a very common hammer available everywhere! Why hasn’t this caught on here I’ll never know! Thanks! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter UK here, John, and I'm aware of the Wilko brand. [A hardware & household goods chain - a bit 'HomeDepot' i suspect]. Reasonable prices, mid-range quality. Rumour has it they're in some financial downturn but who isnt these days.
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I have a couple of these cross-peen hammers and use them all the time - light weight, but quite a bit of concentrated mass, so very useful for small brads etc, as you showed.
Jacques Balpein - hahaha! - I wonder how many sucked that up? ;-)
The hammer is a wilko brand, the most expensive cost a round 399 but can be found on sale to as little a 199 !! All English people recognized this quality brand. For any one that would like the price in dollars, let me think... 5bucks sale two and a half buck.
Just for grins, pull 2 ft of tape out of that Sheffield and lay it next to 2 ft of a modern Stanley. You may be surprised.
Rick I will have to calibrate it! Good point!!! 😃👍
I learned something new today! Out of curiosity, if the tape measure was dirty on the fabric and had stains and stuff, how would you tackle cleaning the tape?
Joe- Believe it or not they were specially treated and varnished to make them water resistant... If they are really worn and dirty you could wash them but you had to make sure they were bone dry before rewinding them or they would stretch or get moldy!
33 feet is 1/2 chain. 20 chains in 1/4 mile and is one side of a square 40 acres. 80 chains is one mile.
Mindokwin good to see someone else remembers the “old money” a cricket pitch is a chain and ten chains is a furlong.
Apparently the Warrington hammer was named after and / or made in Warrington, England (a town between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of the country. Greetings from England!
Steve Definitely a British invention! You never see them here...
Sometime I watch scoutcrafter videos for hours, I have two accounts subscribed!
I wish I could send a package from Niagara Falls Ontario with some good tourist items and a couple oddities and tooks.
Also, on a note the tape measure, most likely kept at 33 feet for the masons ! And they’re love of the number 33
Niagara Falls! I am going there! Been saving that trip! 😃👍. Thanks!
The hammer is also great for knocking in cable clips ,that's what I use one for ,also I sometimes have to work in Sheffield and Warrington so I'll pass on your regards
vaughan There was some fantastic stuff that came out of Sheffield!!! Thanks! 😃👍
Hi John. I think you'll find it's a "Wilko" hammer. You can still buy them in the UK.
jackofswords7 Is that the craziest font?!? 😃👍