Antique Rusty Pruning Saw - Too Broken to Restore... I Make a New One

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  • This old rusty and broken pruning rip saw was sent to me by a follower on Instagram. He was on a mission to clean the Swiss Alps from trash. They removed around two tons of trash in total. At the Albert-Heim-Hut, which was built in 1918, he found this old pruning saw. It must have been digged into the ground for decades. It was in a terrible condition to say the least. The handle was missing half of it and the wood was rotten. The blade looked very bad, it had very thick layers of rust and dirt on it.
    Right when I saw this saw for the first time on a picture I knew this will be a very difficult project. It was very obvious that I need to replace the handle, the question was if I could possibly save the blade. Because otherwise there would be nothing left from the original saw after the restoration. After sandblasting it was very clear right away that the damage on the blade is beyond repair. Rust has eaten away a lot of material, some teeth were missing and there was heavy pitting all over the blade. I thought for a few days what I want to do with this project. Should I trash it and start something new, or should I keep going and replace what needs to be replaced, even though there would only two brass plates stay from the original saw. I also asked this question to my Patreon and channel members and the answer was a very clear „yes, keep going“. And that's what I did.
    For the blade I choose a stainless high carbon steel (1.4116). As the original teeth had no offset, it was very easy to make a new one. Therefore was the blade tapered, I managed to achieve that with a file. For the hardening I wraped the blade in stainless steel foil, heat it up to 1050°C for a good 20 minutes and then quench in preheated (60°C) oil. I only made one tempering cycle right after the quench in a bakeoven for 2 hours at 250°C. I didn't want the blade to be too hard so it can still stay felxible.
    I decided to make the handle out of smoked oak. It's a very common wood in Switzerland. That was my first time working with this type of wood and I loved it. Its hardness made it very nice to work with. The dark color fits perfectly with the brass.
    I think this project is a very good example of the ship of Theseus. Even though there are just two parts left from the original saw, you could say this is a new saw and others might say it's still the old one just restored/repaired. For me this is clear, it still is the old saw. What happens if the handle of your saw breaks? You'll replace it and it's still your saw.
    What happens if the blade breaks short after? You'll replace it and it's still your saw.
    I hope you like my work and the video.
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    웅록 윤
    Time and costs of this project:
    $5 steel for the blade 1.4116
    $2 smoked oak (wood)
    $50 dovetail mill for saw teeth
    Thank you for watching :-)
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  • @mymechanics
    @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4900

    Please note:
    This video was not created for the meme. I really wanted to restore this saw when I first saw it. It's obvious that the handle is gone and I was hoping to save the blade. I tried for two days to weld up material, but it didn't work and turned out to be mess. So instead of trashing the whole project I kept going and this is the result.
    Edit:
    1) The teeth of this saw had no set, as seen on the original blade after the sandblasting. Instead the blade is tapered.
    2) I know this can't be called a restoration, that's why I title this video not as restoration.

    • @andrejohnson6731
      @andrejohnson6731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      Dude, what a masterpiece! The original owner would’ve been jealous of this. Bravo!

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Wouldn't welding up material on the blade have weakened it considerably? Or are you confident you could fix that through tempering?
      ... I have no idea what kind of carbon content welding feed has. Do you have different grades on hand for different kinds of fixes?

    • @Cristian-vx2wn
      @Cristian-vx2wn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Still an amazing video. Creating the object can be even more satisfying to watch! :D
      P.S.: save*

    • @HarryNohara
      @HarryNohara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Great stuff!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      @@Steamrick I was so fixed on the idea of saving the blade that I didn't really thought about that. But you're right, the heat treatment was gone due to the welding and it wouldn't be possible to harden the welded parts again.

  • @raymartinez3826
    @raymartinez3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2639

    If the earth was flat and this man found the edge he’d bevel it

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +336

      Haha, good one

    • @kernoelnerd
      @kernoelnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      As it comes to earth: I think, the 8 ball was just a model as my mechanics got a call on Pentecost with someone saying: "Unfortunately, this planet is beyound repair and I can't save much of the original! I need someone to make me a new one!"

    • @abderazzakishere
      @abderazzakishere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wait! You mean the earth isn't flat!

    • @RogueAmarice
      @RogueAmarice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Depending on what the edge looked like, a chamfer could be considered. Slippery slope in any case.

    • @seaslug2638
      @seaslug2638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      King crimson! Nice

  • @embyrr922
    @embyrr922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    That smoked oak and brass combo is so absolutely gorgeous.

  • @wjlacey
    @wjlacey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    No annoying music, no talking, plenty of info, great shots, masterful work.

  • @nopenope9945
    @nopenope9945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +827

    You said you couldn't save much of the original. You saved its memory. No one knows what that tool meant to the person who lost it, or what it built, but 20,000 people watched it go from piece of trash to mantle piece.
    I don't feel cheated that every piece couldn't be restored.
    Beautiful video, beautiful tool.

    • @GabrielWarlock
      @GabrielWarlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Even so, he saved the brass liners and with those a piece of that memory. That saw is now ready to endure another century, hopefully in active service

    • @1509Lena
      @1509Lena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Good comment. Poetic.

    • @valeriosalvo6567
      @valeriosalvo6567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You just solved the Ship of Theseus.

    • @christophermoore6110
      @christophermoore6110 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best part is hopefully it won’t be a mantle piece, it will continue to do good work as a saw

  • @krysmun
    @krysmun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    Honestly, even if you couldn't recover even the tiniest thing from the original Product, seeing you Recreate the devices so accurately, taking direct inspiration from the original designs, is just as good. It's like a Modern, WORKING Replica of said antique. And since you still use all of the same methods that you do when restoring, it's just as satisfying either way.
    That said, Awesome video, friend!
    Edit: Yes, I know He recovered the Brass pieces in this particular Project. What I meant was, regardless of how much he could or couldn't recover, and even if he really couldn't recover *anything* at all, I'd still enjoy watching him work either way, and admire the finish product all the same, because of the sheer quality of his work overall.

    • @dingo1666
      @dingo1666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He did recover two pieces, the two brass pieces holding the metal are the originals.

    • @krysmun
      @krysmun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dingo1666 yeah, I'm aware. I'm just saying this for if ever he *couldn't* recover anything at all.

    • @paulorth2251
      @paulorth2251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly what I was trying to say. Nicely done, sir very nicely done.

    • @honodle7219
      @honodle7219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The two brass pieces were original.

    • @krysmun
      @krysmun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@honodle7219 yes, I was already aware. read my reply to Dingo1666.

  • @seanold
    @seanold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Woman from a romance novel, sobbing, "My Mechanics, my heart is broken."
    My Mechanics, hair(probably) blowing in the wind: I make a new one.

    • @solitairepilot
      @solitairepilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      12:43 you can see his hair in the reflection :D

    • @Heritagius
      @Heritagius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@solitairepilot LOL!

    • @otherpatrickgill
      @otherpatrickgill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nah, everyone knows you use duct tape.

    • @cold_hands
      @cold_hands 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lmfao 🤣

    • @sherriward4058
      @sherriward4058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @Standalor
    @Standalor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Let’s take a moment to appreciate this mans dedication to wanting to fix something that a normal person would throw in their scrap bin

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you very much :-)

  • @eb4enderblaze
    @eb4enderblaze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    You did it. You madlad, you ACTUALLY did it.
    You made a completely new tool.

    • @tavioperim
      @tavioperim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you didn't even see the video

    • @user-ku4yj2kl4w
      @user-ku4yj2kl4w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Otávio Santos Perim he made the entire tool except for the gold parts near the blade

    • @matteagle6914
      @matteagle6914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@user-ku4yj2kl4w "gold"

    • @tjjones2907
      @tjjones2907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hey, he used the original brass bolsters.

    • @CuhShark
      @CuhShark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thepredator9002 The color isn't gold though

  • @berriee7848
    @berriee7848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    Who remembers when our man used to censor the "on/off" button on the sand blasting machine

    • @constancemiller3753
      @constancemiller3753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ah, good times.😣

    • @euanhowells3438
      @euanhowells3438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It is after all highly erotic

    • @josecastaneda5670
      @josecastaneda5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @Goose Person Someone made a comment that he should do a special video (probably for the million subscribers) fixing that button. Instead of that, he pixeled the button. Didnt say a thing, just put the pixels on the button. Im still hoping to see the video for the 10 million subscribers celebration.

    • @mikhailwerigin9899
      @mikhailwerigin9899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@josecastaneda5670 finally i know secret of the most mysterious thing in the world.

    • @megalexantros
      @megalexantros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think he only did it for like a couple of videos tho

  • @Its_Katyusha232
    @Its_Katyusha232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    I was given an award at work for having the same saw for over 30 years it’s had 5 new blades and 3 new handles XD

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      haha good one ;-)

    • @user-xc9km1ji9k
      @user-xc9km1ji9k 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mymechanics ll

    • @track6631
      @track6631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That you trigger ?

    • @rokitron65
      @rokitron65 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      OFAH

    • @justandy333
      @justandy333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@track6631 "shut up you dipstick!" 😂😂😂

  • @Twister051
    @Twister051 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When you pressed that brass sleeve in at 10:04 I was like "Ohhhhhh, yeah." Nice touch! Also, is there anyone else who for some reason loves the sounds of pieces being slid across his work table or when the pieces "click" perfectly into place?

  • @sliceofbread2611
    @sliceofbread2611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    0:32 this must be the first time i saw a saw saw a saw.

    • @Boringpenguin
      @Boringpenguin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      sawception

    • @Moe666DK
      @Moe666DK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Boringpenguin I saw what you did there ^^

    • @RickLowrance
      @RickLowrance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just like my cattle; the most unheard of herd I ever heard of.

    • @florihupf
      @florihupf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Didn’t saw that coming. :)

    • @volkhen0
      @volkhen0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw saw saw saw in Warsaw.

  • @garrettodonnell4177
    @garrettodonnell4177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Even just re-using those brass pieces is pretty cool though - like when a building is destroyed but a small number of bricks or beams are salvaged and incorporated into the new one when it's built.

    • @therealcrisis8439
      @therealcrisis8439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Exactly! It's like saving the Spirit of the original even when theres not much left of it.

    • @subnormality5854
      @subnormality5854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great analogy

  • @dattallaudiophile236
    @dattallaudiophile236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't know how the original was supposed to look like, but that's a tool I would buy even if I don't need it. Incredible work.

  • @stephanieparker1250
    @stephanieparker1250 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wonder what it’s like to create something so beautiful and amazing.. I mean I gave birth to three babies but that blade handle is gorgeous.

  • @ADH789
    @ADH789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Every time I watch these videos in my small apartment I can't help but think, "I should buy a lathe."

    • @lossantoscity3249
      @lossantoscity3249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well I have a lathe and Sand blaster but the problem is mine is for really tiny things for micro parts production. I need a big lathe!! Except it costs like a car! 😭

    • @frankierzucekjr
      @frankierzucekjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UnsungThermidor yes, all of the above. Watching guys with this much talent makes me want to give it a try. I'm a carpenter so I at least have to give it a shot. Been looking for a decent lathe for a few weeks now

  • @DerBingle1
    @DerBingle1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    The saw lives on in just those to brass plates that secure the blade. Perfect.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Thank you:-)

    • @spartymatt9627
      @spartymatt9627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's blows my mind that the rivets disappear. I spent the last 10 minutes replaying the 5 seconds showing those brass plates at the end, and I can't find where the rivets are (were)!

    • @qumefox
      @qumefox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He skipped a step though. He didn't set the teeth on the blade. Probably should have filed them at alternate left right angles as well to increase cutting performance.

    • @Vickie-Bligh
      @Vickie-Bligh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@qumefox He copied the teeth of the original exactly.

  • @thefez-cat
    @thefez-cat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whenever a tool from a previous restoration shows up, be it a press or an oil can, it always feels like seeing an old friend.

  • @steves835
    @steves835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    In the timeless words of Doug Marcaida from Forged in Fire:
    "it will cut"

  • @RedDeadRestoration
    @RedDeadRestoration 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2959

    "unfortunately I couldn't save much of the original"... Who cares? That saw and the process is awesome 👌🏻😜

    • @ragegauge7313
      @ragegauge7313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      While I agree with you 100%, I think the whole point is to at least attempt to restore the original, and he was disappointed that he couldn't. Not that he should be.

    • @prnito
      @prnito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nao gostei. Não houve restauração alguma, apenas uma nova criação. Deveria conter alguma parte da peça antiga.

    • @zweizuckerX
      @zweizuckerX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah! awesome craftmanship. Keep it coming ;)

    • @VanK782
      @VanK782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The process was awesome but some of us do care and it is a shame that the original parts were beyond repair.

    • @RedDeadRestoration
      @RedDeadRestoration 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@VanK782 so you would prefer he ended recording, thrown it in the bin and call it a day? THAT would be a shame in my opinion 😉

  • @macedindu829
    @macedindu829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That is, without question, the prettiest pruning saw I ever... uh, saw.

    • @bfunkt4313
      @bfunkt4313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Take your upvote and see yourself out.

    • @fvzer
      @fvzer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice..... No, really nice.

    • @Cill0ps
      @Cill0ps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, that's... Uh well.

    • @itsmillertime90
      @itsmillertime90 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Seriously.

    • @Mr_Mooo
      @Mr_Mooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw what you did there.

  • @otherpatrickgill
    @otherpatrickgill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    beautiful work.
    I've worked in a museum, and I can tell you that there was more restoration in your rebuild than you'll find in a lot of 'historical' artifacts behind the glass.
    One important step you forgot though: setting the saw teeth. You need to bend the alternate teeth out slightly in different directions so that the cut you make in the wood is always slightly wider than the saw blade itself. This prevents (or at least lessens) jamming.
    There is a tool you can get which does this, it looks similar to a hand rivet tool but shorter. Maybe you can find one to restore or make one for yourself. Alternatively, since you're great with machines, you might machine a saw tooth setting thing which you could use to do all the teeth at once in a bench vice.
    Anyway, great job.

    • @lewisbright8056
      @lewisbright8056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      In the pinned comment, he notes that the teeth had no set in the original

    • @jacobhernandez8759
      @jacobhernandez8759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      not only did the teeth have no set in the original but i believe those types of saws are meant to lose the least amount of material as possible since their for "keyholes" or other small holes

  • @hesamiar
    @hesamiar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The ultimate “I make a new one!” Episode. Beautiful saw. ❤️

  • @gennaroturco
    @gennaroturco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Even though you made it almost completely new, you kept the soul of the original piece in it! Very nice 👌 👍 👏

  • @midhun-007
    @midhun-007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Other TH-camrs: "Why your expectations are too high for restoration videos?"🤔😐
    'my mechanics' fan base: "You have no idea!!" 😄😎😍

  • @LFKGooner
    @LFKGooner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whenever, I am feeling blue, I come back to this channel and watch the old videos. I can watch them hundreds of times and they'll never bore me. The guy is simply a perfectionist.

  • @oddities-whatnot
    @oddities-whatnot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For such a simple uncomplicated restoration, its magical. A work of art it sure is.

  • @TimHaunFishing
    @TimHaunFishing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    With his hatred for sharp edges this must have been a tough build

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      i think i made this joke on an older video: "wait until he restores a knife and removes all the sharp edges"

  • @ayberkenez5087
    @ayberkenez5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    "Unfortunately I couldn't save much of the original" but
    you saved design that is a part of history. Material is as body, design is as soul.

    • @w0rthless6
      @w0rthless6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      damn you nailed it

    • @user-ic3cn7dn3t
      @user-ic3cn7dn3t ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this just, reminded me of the ship of Theseus.
      If you replaced almost every parts of a saw, is it still the same saw..?

    • @ridleymain9234
      @ridleymain9234 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And the two little brass plates.

  • @donegalandnehoiden5672
    @donegalandnehoiden5672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, well, we can't have everything. At least you rescued the design, and it works!

  • @czcz
    @czcz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    إضافة لعملك الإبداعي و الجميل فأنا أحب ما تكتبه في صندوق الوصف لأنه يعطيني انطباعًا كاملاً عن مدى اهتمامك بالأشياء التي تُعيد ترميمها و مدى ثقافتك عنها ، شكراً لك من القلب

  • @jshepard152
    @jshepard152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    I'd love to live in a world where everything was made with such quality. But then again, a hammer would cost $1800. 😂

    • @MoultrieGeek
      @MoultrieGeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very, very true

    • @TheDefaultgameer
      @TheDefaultgameer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yeah but it would be one hell of a hammer.

    • @rebmcr
      @rebmcr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      You, your children, and their chikdren would never need to buy another hammer.

    • @pangtsr
      @pangtsr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Welcome to Switzerland.

    • @Silver_Turtle
      @Silver_Turtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheDefaultgameer And I'd be afraid to use it!

  • @bitamina
    @bitamina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1080

    "unfortunately this blade is beyond repair"
    yeah come on say it don't be shy say it say it
    *I MAKE NEW ONE*

    • @LittleRestorers
      @LittleRestorers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ha ha ha

    • @cut--
      @cut-- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i know right ! "i FOUND woolly bear mammoth TOOTH -- I MAKE NEW woolly bear mammoth" :):)

    • @AhmedAmineAzzaz
      @AhmedAmineAzzaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the crowd went WIIIIIILD !!

    • @josecastaneda5670
      @josecastaneda5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      XD

    • @TheAndreve
      @TheAndreve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha all of us came for that moment

  • @Heroo01
    @Heroo01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man I can't even cut paper along the line that well. I'm now realizing that this isn't JUST effort and taking your time, but an incredible amount of skill as well. No way just anyone could do this as well as he does. This guy's a straight up master at his craft.
    I really appreciate your pinned comment as well. Your care for this art is really commendable, most people would probably just slap the same title on or do something like this solely for the meme, but it really shows how much integrity you have and how this is always the last resort.

  • @iamgroot1148
    @iamgroot1148 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch these videos to help me sleep. I find them really relaxing.

  • @NieroshaiTheSable
    @NieroshaiTheSable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Even when a project isn't genuine restoration in the classical sense, we still get to see how these kinds of things are made. There's incredible value here in just seeing the process, and I'm glad you show it to us.

  • @VideoCyberspace
    @VideoCyberspace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Somebody said that you'll get something so bad that you'll make a new one from scratch.
    They were right. Good job.

  • @22via
    @22via 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Abicim sen nasıl bir sanatkarsın böyle yahu.Hayran olmamak elde değil.Böyle ustanın eli öpülür ancak🙏

  • @williamstyers4264
    @williamstyers4264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You might not have saved the original but you saved the spirit and the concept. Very well done. I particularly enjoyed the use of the dovetail cutter and the milling machine head set at an angle to make the teeth. Great job.

  • @HandToolRescue
    @HandToolRescue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    This was cool.

    • @This_Time_Next_Year_Rodney
      @This_Time_Next_Year_Rodney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey do you have a new video out soon? Getting withdrawal

    • @RandomPerson-jn6ee
      @RandomPerson-jn6ee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @humanbeing_
      @humanbeing_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hand Tool Rescue - Did you notice he used his (restored) Arbor Press? You need one of those! 😬
      You should find one to restore for an upcoming video. 🤷‍♂️

    • @humanbeing_
      @humanbeing_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This time next year Rodney - he just released the "Underwater Pneumatic Reciprocating Saw [Restoration]" video 6 days ago. That isn't recent enough? lol

    • @commanderuseless1685
      @commanderuseless1685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love your channel too, Hand Tool Rescue! You and my mechanics are some of my favorite channels!!

  • @SneakySolidSnake
    @SneakySolidSnake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    i think the expectation was that we'd be upset that you "made a new one." i'm not upset in the least. it was beautifully made. i'd go so far as to say i would be intrigued to see you building, from scratch, projects from patent drawings. quality craftsmanship is never a bad thing.

    • @MegaSquiddie
      @MegaSquiddie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      looks fucking cool new or not i liked it :P

    • @KaityKat117
      @KaityKat117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I second this

    • @D_4_N_
      @D_4_N_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "i make a new one" i literally my favourite part of every video

    • @suitov
      @suitov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's an amazing idea. Retro inventions with mymechs' legendary build quality would be a historian's AND steampunk fan's dream.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@suitov Totally agree.

  • @stanleycarlock5624
    @stanleycarlock5624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Truly beautiful creation! I love that smoked oak handle.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much!

  • @user-lw3bv8dy8l
    @user-lw3bv8dy8l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It turned out not to be a saw, but a piece of jewelry! Just a masterpiece! Bravo!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many thanks for watching :-)

  • @Skyblade12
    @Skyblade12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    “This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And sometimes it has required a new handle, new designs on the metalwork, a little refreshing of the ornamentation . . . but is this not the nine hundred-year-old axe of my family? And because it has changed gently over time, it is still a pretty good axe, y'know. Pretty good.”
    -Low King Rhys of the Dwarves
    Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"

    • @user-cq1lc3uc8q
      @user-cq1lc3uc8q 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      )))

    • @coalitionofrob436
      @coalitionofrob436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Impeccable choice in literature you have there

    • @ardwych4881
      @ardwych4881 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes, that joke was performed earlier, above. ;-)
      Terry's original?

    • @computerphonic
      @computerphonic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A bit like Trigger's broom.

    • @LuckyBird551
      @LuckyBird551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The ship of Theseus.

  • @wranglerstar
    @wranglerstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    The skill is breathtaking, well done sir,

    • @BlissfullWulf
      @BlissfullWulf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Always a surprise to come across a TH-camr I follow in the comments of unrelated videos(Though I'm used to randomly stumbling upon Karen Straughan comments by this point.).

    • @garygsp3
      @garygsp3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      With you having taken a saw sharpening class I'm surprised you didn't tell him he forgot to set the teeth.

    • @garygsp3
      @garygsp3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never mind I saw a reply farther down that asked that question.

    • @robertpothier1861
      @robertpothier1861 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Makes one want an endmill, eh Cody?

    • @patrickgardner2204
      @patrickgardner2204 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      a wild lumberjack has been summoned

  • @IFGchannel931
    @IFGchannel931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The final result is awesome even if you saved only two small metal pieces. Your attention to detail and precision is incredible and I've never seen ANY other restoration channel come even close. Please never change! PS.: If in the future you find objects too broken to restore, maybe you could make a breakdown of the reasons, like a short diagnose-style video. It would still be entertaining and would save you the hassle of pretty much making an entirely new object from scratch.

  • @JJGuccione
    @JJGuccione 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of restoration on TH-cam. You're the best - Period.

  • @monkeygraborange
    @monkeygraborange 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    *"I MAKE A NEW ONE!*
    Exactly what I needed just at this moment of the world!

  • @mikeb8674
    @mikeb8674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    It finally happened!
    "First we put it in the degreaser."
    * *entire objects dissolves* *
    "... ... I make a new one!"

  • @faithdenelzen8808
    @faithdenelzen8808 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WOW!! Something my mechanics can't restore

  • @ukaszizbinski385
    @ukaszizbinski385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please don't bother yourself with comments like "it's not a restoration" or "it's a waste of material"
    You're doing much more than repairing tools.
    I watch your videos because of their form, your attention to details, my interest in the procces of making something, interest in what we're capable of with modern technology.
    Sure it's not a restoration but it's definitely worth watching.

  • @quickturtle72
    @quickturtle72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    My Mechanics wife: "Honey, I totalled the car this morning!!"
    My Mechanic: "I make a new one."

    • @matejsulc5768
      @matejsulc5768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      car or wife?

    • @expadarkgamer1935
      @expadarkgamer1935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@matejsulc5768 Yes

    • @igroded77
      @igroded77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      - And how did you restore this thing?!
      - Made a new one!

    • @JurgenKrace
      @JurgenKrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@expadarkgamer1935 superb answer!

    • @photocollaps4730
      @photocollaps4730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honey - это типа "мой сладкий"?)

  • @Girdain
    @Girdain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    "I can't save the original blade"
    "...I make a new one?"
    "I make a new one"
    " :D "

  • @ahmetkalayci5571
    @ahmetkalayci5571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I havent seen any others better than him. He is the match for the word "maester."

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice to hear that, thank you very much :-)

  • @1337-Nathaniel
    @1337-Nathaniel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The rivets completely disappearing in the plates was super satisfying to see

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you like it :-)

  • @triculious
    @triculious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I really missed my mechanics videos. I've been watching some other restoration channels (don't hate me my mechanics) and while their work is very good none can match this man's skill and dedication. It's a league of his own.

    • @calanon534
      @calanon534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He's Swiss. He lives, eats, and breathes "precision." The man has the blood of Masters within him, and he has forged that into his own Mastery. It's why I watch him - watching any Master at their Craft is rare, but to me, fascinating.

    • @user-yd2vi7me4n
      @user-yd2vi7me4n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@calanon534 Вы очень правильно сказали. You said it very correctly.

    • @jonny555ive
      @jonny555ive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is pretty much his own category by this point.

    • @oddities-whatnot
      @oddities-whatnot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True. I Cant watch any other similar channels either. They all seem a poor second best to this chap.

    • @Klukovka1985
      @Klukovka1985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Полностью поддерживаю!

  • @NiaJustNia
    @NiaJustNia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    It's like when museums make recreations of broken artifacts so you can see what they'd originally look like

  • @SunJ79
    @SunJ79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have watched all of your videos I think. All are superb! You have the patience and tenacity of Job! Nicely filmed, edited, no unnecessary comments, and the finished product always comes out brilliant. You are a master!

  • @Dynasty1k
    @Dynasty1k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've said it once and I'll say it again. These videos of yours are so cathartic. Been in a lot of back spasm pain today and these are just so good to watch.

  • @GrinchyDan
    @GrinchyDan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Even if you didnt save much of the old saw, it was still fascinating to watch you make a new one, but still incorporate the old brass into it. a lovely way to upcycle :)

  • @ghostinthemachine6494
    @ghostinthemachine6494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Auto mechanics call this “picking up the radiator cap and driving a new car underneath it.”
    : - )

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ABSOLUTELY AMAZING work sir.
    Your craftsmanship and attention to detail is unbelievably awesome.
    Thank you for yet another perfect video 👍👍

  • @LIVE-dm6rc
    @LIVE-dm6rc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, honesty, humility and respect. It is very clear you really wanted to restore it and you suceeded on every possible bit of it.

  • @andrewwilson3587
    @andrewwilson3587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Hey, I'm sending you a rivet from this old rusty lathe. I'm expecting a new lathe in a couple weeks.

  • @restorediy
    @restorediy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Great job, congratulations my friend !!

  • @TheProdox
    @TheProdox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very meticulous, precise and detailed handyman... Well done...

  • @JDnBeastlet
    @JDnBeastlet ปีที่แล้ว

    I will add my thumbs up to the 84,000 people who did before me. Absolutely beautifully done!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to hear that, thank you!

  • @Electricz0
    @Electricz0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    This isn’t a restoration, it’s a replica! Beautiful work.

  • @onfzd
    @onfzd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    - "Say the line, Bart!"
    - "I make a new one."
    [EVERYONE CHEERS]

  • @Blehkid
    @Blehkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video should be called “Making a Pruning Saw”
    This was glorious

  • @jeffbaranowski6695
    @jeffbaranowski6695 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your skill and artistry are unmatched! The utter perfection is mind blowing. Watching you work is heartwarming.

  • @RonaldFinger
    @RonaldFinger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Absolutely beautiful

    • @danieloutzen9802
      @danieloutzen9802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I have been watching the fiero videos for a while and i think that when you are done that will be beautiful too.

    • @claytons4789
      @claytons4789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just wanted to say that thanks to you ive started my own project cars. I picked up a 79 camaro and got her to run and drive.

    • @densitypop
      @densitypop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All my favorite channels commenting on this one.

    • @ProfPsycDad
      @ProfPsycDad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because OF COURSE Ronald Finger watches My Mechanics. BTW Ronny, I live in your Town, Bro. H-Town Fiero for LYFE.

    • @iffysphere0515
      @iffysphere0515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i found a beautiful fiero for 4k but everyone i know says its not a good car :(

  • @The4MusketeersYT
    @The4MusketeersYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    “Nooo you can’t just make a completely new tool”
    My Mechanics: haha hands go brrrr

  • @lalmalsawmalangel6047
    @lalmalsawmalangel6047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many have already said that you're the best at restoring damaged goodss..hanss down you're the best..no doubt...may God bless you in your life and also in your video making to come to the future ..love from MiZoram , India ✌🏿👍🏿

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much, I really do appreciate it :-)

  • @Jose_LopezCasillas
    @Jose_LopezCasillas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The whole part with the tempering in steel foil was a hundred times better than anything the best ASMR youtuber has ever done

  • @not_a_paramedic
    @not_a_paramedic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Wait.....so are we pretending like there's no power button on the sandblasting machine AT ALL now? Schrödinger's power button? 🤣

    • @E3ECO
      @E3ECO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Best comment so far!

    • @jeremydanchuk1897
      @jeremydanchuk1897 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw that as well, mymechanics is holding out on us

  • @wot_hog
    @wot_hog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The spirit of the old saw lives on in the beautifully restored original brass pieces that hold it together!

  • @Cortosis1
    @Cortosis1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are a few Channels on TH-cam that do good restorations, but this guy does perfect ones. Im a real perfectionist and i could never see any flaws in his work. These videos give me chills, much respect man.

    • @davidmurphy1735
      @davidmurphy1735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except I'm not sure that blade could cut butter? I feel like the teeth need to be beveled alternately?

  • @nbdcbn
    @nbdcbn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    who is disliking these videos, like why? this man is one if not the best restoration channel out there! someone tell me differently?

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your support :-)

  • @danmiller6890
    @danmiller6890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Customer: “Sir, we found this White Star Liner broken in half at the bottom of the Atlantic.”
    My Mechanics: “No problem, I make new one...”
    Seriously folks, is there anything this fine gentleman can’t fix to better than new condition???

    • @FolgoreCZ
      @FolgoreCZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, no, it isn't. Technically, everything is made on the same machines and with the same tools as he uses. Usually, on more primitive versions of these machines, so it is actually easier today. So obviously, he is capable to recreate any part of any mechanical device. And since he doesn't need to be concerned with price and manhours put into a single piece, he can take the time removing castmarks and things like that, so yeah, better than new condition it is. It kinda take away the magic of it when you look at it like that, but it's the truth.
      But I too prefer the magical explanation. ;-)

    • @Creat1vPL
      @Creat1vPL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have a better topic:
      "paratrooper"- Sir, our DeathStar was destroyed"
      "My Mechanics" - Hold my beer, i'll make a new one :)

    • @CB-xr1eg
      @CB-xr1eg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Making a new White Star Liner, that would be a task of Titanic proportions!

    • @Creat1vPL
      @Creat1vPL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CB-xr1eg
      And I will could watch this till I die :D

    • @norm1124
      @norm1124 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let's give him a broken 💔

  • @a.r.g.1478
    @a.r.g.1478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Must have taken all his willpower to keep from rounding all those sharp edges 😂 Awesome re-creation though. An absolute craftsman at work.

    • @Silverado138
      @Silverado138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @donewithevil9789
    @donewithevil9789 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you use the tools you have restored to restore new ones

  • @Ken-rq3yl
    @Ken-rq3yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Mechanics = My covid stress relief tool. As an expat living in Malaysia we've been under Movement Control Orders of some form or other for more than a year.
    One striking thing about all your videos is that when you present an item or part, it's almost as if I'm holding the part in my hands and looking at it, turning it and considering all the possibilities my own self.
    Your work is extremely zen! Thank you.

  • @rajanrao
    @rajanrao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I am simple man, I see "I make new one," I click

  • @Raavera
    @Raavera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Where once there was just decay, there is now a tool. The few parts that remain were made in a different time, and now help bind the new together. If not for the old original, there would be no new, if not for being found by your follower, it might have remained where it was until nothing was left. We may not be able to save everything, but we can always create to make sure the idea lives on. I like to think you did it justice when it otherwise would have been considered junk and completely destroyed.

  • @yulj
    @yulj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The elegance and simplicity is just gorgeous.

  • @aurex8937
    @aurex8937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    my mechanics: "I don't like the weather today..."
    also my mechanics, while creating a strange device in his laboratory: "I MAKE A NEW ONE"

  • @natingle
    @natingle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love thinking of that old saw rotting in the Alps for decades, even a century, ready to disappear from the world forever. But no! MyMechanics is here to bring you a new life little one! It's a shame that only those two parts could be saved, but you did a great job to give this saw its former glory back (and maybe in an even better condition than when it was made). You saved what you could, and now it's ready to work again, instead of being lost in the mountains!

  • @RefurbishedPrototype
    @RefurbishedPrototype 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best part of these videos is when he actually uses the tool and it works flawlessly.

  • @mihalyvarga667
    @mihalyvarga667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic! ! !
    Incredibly accurate and demanding, clean work.
    I see little of that.
    It's a pleasure to watch!

  • @alfredtobiasson1866
    @alfredtobiasson1866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    The UN: “Unfortunately the faith in the human kind is faltering.” My Mechanics: “I make a new one.”

    • @lordgoofus2364
      @lordgoofus2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perfect earth restoration. "This is the atmosphere, it's in bad condition, so I make a new one. This tree is cracked. Welding up material, sanding with 100/200/400 grit, applying filler primer. Et voila! Earth is restored. A perfect result."

  • @mr_effff
    @mr_effff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    "This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And sometimes it has required a new handle, new designs on the metalwork, a little refreshing of the ornamentation . . . but is this not the nine hundred-year-old axe of my family? And because it has changed gently over time, it is still a pretty good axe, y'know. Pretty good."

    • @pfadiva
      @pfadiva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love the reference! Sir Pterry is always apt.

    • @theaviator8046
      @theaviator8046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats it!

    • @mr_effff
      @mr_effff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is?

    • @achillejosserand8575
      @achillejosserand8575 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice reference, I enjoy it all the more because I wouldn't have got it a month ago, I hadn't read the book yet !

  • @GrommiD
    @GrommiD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rewatching this masterpiece again. Its so shiny and smooth.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much :-)

  • @muratdemirkran4427
    @muratdemirkran4427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All your restorations are PERFECT...

  • @NigelTheBrutal
    @NigelTheBrutal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    One question that no-one seems to ask: How does he help his hands and finger nails so damned clean?!! I've seen surgeons with dirtier fingers! :-)

    • @itzadux4025
      @itzadux4025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      its good practice to keep your hands clean when working with precise machinery like a mill. even the smallest metal chip under the part could ruin the next cut. not to mention that metal splinters are the worst.

    • @robfinch3277
      @robfinch3277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      He makes new ones!

    • @blakfyr4773
      @blakfyr4773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@robfinch3277 I was hoping to find this.

    • @K7DFA
      @K7DFA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When are we going to be able to view new content????

    • @KentHambrock
      @KentHambrock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He explained this on a live stream, when filming he excessively washes and scrubs his hands to keep them perfectly clean for the camera. This isn't what he looks like when normally working on parts xD

  • @mmmhorsesteaks
    @mmmhorsesteaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I was thinking "in the old days, they would have had a little metal thing to reinforce that hole".
    3 seconds later: "Making a brass sleeve for that hole" - Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

  • @mrsDonnaLF
    @mrsDonnaLF 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful job....It was a pleasure to watch a man that takes pride in his work.. Thank you !!!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much!

  • @ericflores136
    @ericflores136 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im addicted to these videos. Just watching the process its very entertainig. But this video in particular is not repairing it should be called replacing. Everything was beyond recognition. Beutiful job.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much :-)

  • @NTRprojects
    @NTRprojects 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Stunning Result. As always. Will watch the whole video later when I'm done with my project for today. Thank you for the inspiring work you do!