I always hit the thumbs up for any ScoutCrafter video, because they ALWAYS deserve it. But... The moment I saw Scout posted a pic of Steve Irwin, I hit that that like button quicker than ever! Proud ScoutCrafter fan, proud Australian ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇭🇲
Hey scout, A very cautionary tale there 👍 I had to chuckle at a few parts.. I think it’s the way you put humour into you stories, I can imagine your campfire tales are the best 😃👍 all the best Rob
I cought a ground squirrel when I was 10 or 12 by hand. Likely a sick squirrel or I would never have been sucessful! I got bit and squirrel got away. Parents far more concerned than I was took me to Dr. and lucky me had the rabies shot series. At that time were given in fat above waste, created big knots and were very painful unless given slowly. Very hard to convince nurse to give shot very slow and not just in out and done. Needless to say I stopped playing with wild animals after that!
I inherited two Arrow staplers from my Dad. One uses the regular staples and the other uses the round end staples for cables and wires. The best part was he had a lifetime supply of staples so I'll never have to buy any. It's about that time for me to break out the one for cables and put up the Christmas lights. I hope I get a warm day with no wind next week.
Good to hear they don't do the shots in the abdomen anymore. About the worst bite I ever got was from a copperhead. Fishing with my grandfather, walking where I shouldn't have been. It wasn't all that bad, to be honest. Him cutting me with a pocket knife was the worst of it. Glad it worked out for you.
Was watching today with my son (5 yo). He's at the age where his interest is longer than 5 minutes and he got the biggest kick when I told him about Snoopy moving around. He got the biggest chuckle seeing him wearing the headphones (that and the dog on the couch with popcorn)! Well played!!
Well I see Snoopy didn’t want to hear you talking about rabbi shots. He must not like going to the vet. 😂 John that HD scraper looks awesome. Ah the Ole T50 from Arrow. They still make ‘em . Very popular staple gun indeed.
Always better to be safe than sorry.. I'd never had rabies shot...but had always heard the horror stories when folks talked about them.. its was always 18 shots into the stomach for some reason😳 glad that wasn't the case for you Mr. John. I've had a few pet coons...never have been bit, thankfully.. good stuff
The chopper looks great - yes a very useful tool. I have a Swingline stapler and they discontinued the model and the staples it used. So I have a perfectly good stabler that I cannot get staples for. Sheesh.
Oh ScoutCrafter. Sorry to hear about the bite and need for rabies shots. Hope all goes well. Great job on the scraper. I like my T-50. Had it for years and years. I’m deathly afraid of snakes ever since I jumped into the foxhole in basic at the rifle range in Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. I was in and out like a flash. The DI saw the copperhead, grabbed my M16 and shot it. Scared the bejesus out of me. Take Care.
One of the girls I went to school with as a kid, Mindy B. had a pet racoon. She used to walk it down the street on a leash, just like a dog. The thing was huge - it ate well apparently.
We used to feed Raccoons by hand all the time as kids, one of them came out of a tree one day and was foaming at the mouth and acting crazy and coming at people. Our neighbor grabbed his Revolver and Blasted it........I later heard that it wasn't actually Rabid but choking and probably came down out of the tree looking for help from its human friends but got Blasted instead.
Amazing. One of your greatest fears came true. Sorry about the shots. But you gotta do it. What a wonderful chopper. That think will break up blocks of ice. Big piece of steel. And nicely redone!
You tell a good story John... great to see the legendary Aussie Steve Irwin featured in your video, I took the kids to his zoo ( Australia Zoo) a few weeks ago and the impact he had on wild life protection can be strongly felt in all the photos and videos of him on display 👍
Hi John, when I was 17, I lived in rural eastern CT, misstate very close to the RI state line. I was driving and saw a dead raccoon on the side of the road. I looked over and say a little one up in the tree right rear the mother. I was close to home so went home and got s box and some heavy leather welding gloves. I climbed the tree and grabbed the little baby raccoon. He?? Was cute as a button but I didn’t want to get bit. Once home, I took the box into the back yard and started to touch the little guy I dubbed Rascal. He was fairly calm but quick as a wink he ran up my are, above the glove and pitches on my shoulder and leaned into my neck. Needless to say I froze in panic. All I could imagine were those dozen needles in the stomach we always were told about. The odd thing was that he just stayed there itchy against my neck. I figured he was scared and needed to contact something warm and safe. After a little stroking with the leather gloves, I took him down and gently handled a bit. He was like a puppy and started playing with me. Needless to say he became a pet. I got a little leash and collar and walked him around. If he got scared he ran right up my body to my shoulder and leaned into me. So my girlfriend at the time also fell in love with him. We got a cage and put him in it at night. We fed him dry food like you. From the first night he “cried” all night long. What a racket. After a few night my father was going to kill me because it kept the whole house up. Stupid me, they are nocturnal and he wanted out at night. My girlfriend took him for a while but the same thing. Had little Rascal for a few months and finally brought him to a local kids zoo who took him in. What an adorable guy. (I have no idea his sex but he was Rascal). Nice tool restoration. I have a mutt and it’s a great tool. Nice restoration. That tool looks like it had its handle replaced at one time, but it was a beautiful handle. Best Regards, John
John- They make fantastic pets and many people have them in their homes. I guess like any other pet they get the rabies vaccine and they are fine. I always wanted a pet opossum! =D
That chopper came out nice. I use BLO often, I really like the finish and color left behind. The handle on the chopper is no exception. Love the subtle color in the wood. The staple gun was really interesting. To be honest I guess I take them for granted especially since I have several of the slap type and the hand depressor type. I never thought about their origins or older variants.
I got my rabies shots when working in China along with every other possible jab. You reminded me of having to go back every few days for the next injection and I left the doctor's surgery looking like a pin cushion. I loved the chopper and I agree with you how useful the Big Mutt is, tree roots do not stand a chance. I also have one with a metal handle and a metal weight inside which gives a huge amount of momentum and I was able to remove a whole stump using it. Great video John as always.
Just bought an old arrow stapler that's a nice red color. Didn't know they made different colors. I use them a lot to hold wood that I'm gluing together as long as it isn't something that is important. Racoons are creepy with their little hands, creepy but cute. I've been known to toss some dog food a racoons way from time to time. Thanks Scout
I ate a small pkg of Nutter Butters 'nd tea while listening to your story. Glad you are alright. The stapler reminds me I spent a lot of time with one of those at the oval dining room table up at our cabin putting together raspberry cartons. Pints and quart sizes. We'd staple hundreds of those together then store them in the back of the middle part of the barn where we always had 3-4 refrigerators that we would fill with freshly picked raspberries. I thought I had a raccoon around here but it turned out just to be a big very fluffy cat! I used BLO on my father's white headed rubber(?) mallet the other day after I scraped it down using your scraping method. Not sure what else to do with it so maybe I will try the watco danish oil finish on it next. Any advice on how to deal with the white head? I was thinking maybe I'd use the belt sander to sand off the dirty cracked layer.
WOW. hi John. I used one of those choppers back in the day to chop ice off of my sidewalk. Back in Wisconsin. Glad I'm in Texas now. Hope the rest of your shots go well. Thanks again for a great video. 👍❤..
Had to bring up staplers. I have too many. Duo Fast, Dewalt, Stanley, Bostitch...electric, pneumatic, cap staplers, 10 different kinds of staples...it's a source of irritation.
That was the kiss of death for many staple manufacturers. If you require a specific type staple that is hard to find or expensive you won’t succeed. 😃👍
Hi John. I am careful around raccoons too. I use to have them wander into the yard. I would trap them and take them over to the north side of the Kalamazoo river and turn them loose in a big woods over there. I only had to put a couple down that were obviously sick. I didn't want my dogs tangling with them. Anytime a raccoon that you don't have a understanding with just wanders up to you it is a big red flag. I dilute the BLO to 50/50 with odorless mineral spirits and it will penetrate and dry in about 2 hours. After 3 to 4 coats and a good dry I put paste wax on the wood. Since it isn't a hard building finish is feels softer and won't raise blisters like a varnish coat. GET TO THE CHOPPER!! 😁😎 I like the Power Shot. The std stapler pulls the driver up when the spring fires. The Power Shot holds the driver down. It also can be fired by using the whole arm to press the trigger down. When I had to buy staplers for Demmer so the shipping dept could staple tags to the pallets I bought them 4 Power Shots. I never had one turned in broken. I did have to have two or three on hand to replace the staplers that came up missing. Too close to pocket size. 😁😎
I guess it's an old wives tale about having to get the Rabies injections in your abdomen. Love the linseed oil finish, looks great, gives a nice patina to the handle. the Chopper another great find.
Hi Scoutcrafter I have a neat old stapler its one of the ones made for repairing windows with the little triangles for staples. there are a lot of racoons where I live, I don't feed them, but a Neighbour does, and they do their business in places I wish they didn't.
the chopper...I used one last ice storm, the next day my fingers ached so bad from gripping and pounding. almost as bad as the dreaded manual post hole digger.
That's the reason you want a heavy one. I have both a light one and a heavy one I made from an old wood handle and a railroad track connecting plate. The idea is to let it drop and let the weight of the thing do the work for you. The light one is junk!
No good deed goes unpunished! Terrible luck with the raccoon. The dreaded hydrophobia! Glad to hear you are getting treatment, and I am happy to hear that the shots are not the horror show that rumor would have you believe. I have had trouble with raccoons coming into the garage through the cat door, and helping themselves to the cat food. Destructive little bastards... with hands!
I still have my Original T-50 but my Favorite was the Original PowerShot, they say they're not as good now since they got bought by Arrow but I've not tried the newer ones. That Hansen is a Beauty, too bad staples aren't readily available for it..........The handle has marks on it like it was on a different tool before the chopper.
Great video! 👍Sorry about what happened to you. Glad you got that taken care of. Better safe than sorry 😞,like they used to say. I bet the hardest part at the Hospital 🏥 was the wait. My Hospital 🏥 even before COVID the average wait was 9 to 12 hours to see some one. One time it was a couple years ago, someone got shot in the foot 🦶🏼 or ankle I can’t remember but they made him wait in the waiting room it seemed like two or three hours before someone actually seen him. That was crazy and it is still like this today. The chopper you restored came out fantastic,❤️the handle. That Hansen tacker/stapler also cleaned up beautifully, looks like N.O.S. Maybe you might can find some staples at the Hardware store. I have some old Craftsman staplers and found some staples for it to match the gun. I found a match trough the Arrow Brand that matched exactly. Maybe next time you go to Jacktown or similar you may come across some 😃👍.Well again great video and I will be looking forward to seeing your video on Friday. 😄👍
I've found if you use Danish oil for the first couple of coats and then switch to plain linseed oil after that, it really speeds up getting you to once a year. Why are older tool handles so much more ergonomic? At what point did mankind forget how to hold things?
If you let the BLO sit for about 15 minutes and then rub it off (and in) it will allow it to dry and harden between coats. This should eliminate the sticky/discoloration you are getting.
I worried about you feeding all those coons. You got bit by a curious youngster but if one of the big ones ever decides to tear into you, you will have a whole different story to tell. They are pound for pound one of the scariest critters out there. Their cuteness is deceiving. Glad you’re ok. Cool chopper and stapler!
I love that chopper, John. Great job. You got me again. I will be looking for one! Looks like it would be great to break up and scrape ice in the winter. Thanks for another great episode. Glad you got your shots. Stay healthy!
Wow, I did not expect the rabies story. Sorry you had to go through this. Good to take no risks with rabies. I have an Arrow stapler. I had not seen the Hansen stapler before. Interesting. Not a surprise Arrow staples do not fit the Hansen design. The chopper will come in useful, especially in winter. I have a modern version with internal spring, easier on the hands. Dave.
Opossums are immune to rattlesnake venom and will eat the snakes. They also eat ticks, rats, mice and probably squirrels if they could catch them. They are like walking disposals. I am lucky to have one visit my yard on patrol just after sunset. They range about 2 miles per night.
Good info, I did not know that Dennis. I have 2 opossum holes left and right of a white oak whiskey barrel planter I have on the north side of my backyard. One night a very cat-scarred oppossum started coming up towards me when I was putting out the trash but I didn't let it get close enough to make contact.
At my fathers upholstery shop as far back as I can remember we used maxwell staple guns. When my father went to air Bea staple guns( what an improvement) , it really cut time on each job. I still use bea and duofast air staplers. I still have an original maxwell and many others. Nice restoration on your equalizer. I remember a refinishing shop burning down from rags catching on fire. What ever form of application I use with finishes , they go in water for 24 hours. Thank you.
We don't have poisonous critters rabbies earthquake's volcanoes. England is truly god's chosen land. Even time starts here in Greenwich. Center of the world . Haha
OMG, I feel your pain John, that's what you get for your kindness, I avoid needles like the plague so that would be a nightmare for me ! That chopper is great, and the restoration to a user is perfect, I'm actually quite a fan of BLO as most of what I do restoration wise is for use, but I understand your view also. I have one of the Mutts, but I also have what was sold as a Potato or spade hoe which is very similar in design (but a little lighter) to the one you picked up and is made of stainless steel. That Hansen stapler is cool, I love it when you can see the essence of a tool and the workings are not all hidden away. Thanks for posting and take care out there !
Glad to hear you are doing well after your side trip through the Healthcare industry. I had a similar experience back in high school with a baby pygmy rattler. Only half my hand swelled up, so antibiotics were all that was needed. (BTW, Baby pygmies don't have rattles, yet)
There's a bat that sleeps under my roof tiles every now and again. He always leaves quite a bit of excrements behind on the pavement. I'm so worried about getting rabbis from sweeping it up (I sweep regulary). Garden tools are fun to work on! The thing that helped me with BLO is whipping the handle dry after 10 minutes after applying. Much less stickiness. You probably learned me that though. Thank you scoutcrafter!
Alex- In Connecticut if you find a Bat in your home you are required to get the Rabies vaccine. If you’re not bitten the actual vaccine is very painless- just 4 shots in the shoulder over 3 weeks. 😃👍.
Sorry to hear about the bite. A few years ago there was a teenage girl who got very sick. It wasn't until she was in the hospital that she admitted that she had picked up a bat that had been on the ground. There was nothing that could be done for her. I feed deer but don't get too close. Good Luck, Rick
My brother got bit by a Rattlesnake in his crotch. I called the Doctor and the Doctor told me I had to suck the poison out or my brother will die. My brother asked “What did the doctor say?” I told him he said, “ You’re going to die.”
Wow! Glad to hear you're alright, rabies is definitely not something to play with! We had a bat follow me in the house in the summer bringing the dog in one night, I think he flew at a bug by the light and must have just dived right through the door as we went through. It was quite the circus getting it out. Rabies was definitely a concern, got him out though! Great video as always!
Some really interesting stuff scout those choppers are fantastic Such a great tool that one looks really solid beautiful handle We don’t get rabies down here thank the lord but it doesn’t Look nice great video god bless take care 🙏👍🦅🇺🇸🗽🇳🇿🪖
Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year. Exactly right. Every January the 1st I am in my red-back spider infested shed oiling the handles. Those bloody redbacks are vicious when they get going and don't just bite once. You are meant to go to hospital to sit in a cubicle and get observed for the day. The last time I got zapped I just stayed awake for 24 hours (mobile phone next to me in case). But I was zonked for three whole days, I had never felt so tired in my life.
I was bitten by a tiny kitten on my finger in Ensenada Mexico while trying to feed it a piece of mystery meat from my taco. Mrs. Kevin's wife KNEW I was going to need rabies shots, but I kept squeezing the wound to keep the blood from coaguling until I got back across the border to see a doctor. Nope.. didn't get rabies. 😉 🇺🇲
Wow John, I know you were laughing but I wasn’t. Just because it was a scratch doesn’t make it any less dangerous regarding rabies. We are very lucky in Australia not to have rabies even though just about everything that crawls or slithers can kill you.😂 I like that stapler and the simplicity of older stuff before everything had to be smooth and covered. What I really noticed was how good the lettering was on it, even the smaller print was super crisp. To me that’s a “stamp” of quality and beats just a sticker or laser etching. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Hi Stuart- I think Australia is tops when it comes to things that can kill you! LOL It's amazing to me how different areas have different dangers in life. =) Thanks!
@@ScoutCrafter Haaa, to right Scout, there is no way I’d go camping in parts of the US. Here all you need to do is tread carefully, keep your tent zipped up and wear insect repellent. None of that is going to do you any good if a bear or cougar or mountain lion decides to eat you. Even an angry moose can ruin your day. I feel safer camping here.😂😂😂
@@scroungasworkshop4663 I went off the asphalt road to track a bobcat. The area turned into a half dried up marsh so I was looking down as I stepped from log to log. Finally I looked up and I was spitting distance from a moose! I jumped behind a tree to my left quickly then I observed she looked sick. This was early spring and she was molting! Not only that but behind her was a baby moose. I watched them for ten minutes as they just peacefully chewed their cuds then moved on. I'll never forget it.
@@johnpossum556 That sounds awesome. I know moose aren’t generally dangerous as such but their size, weight and possibly large antlers especially during mating season or are if they’re startled can be deadly. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Stuart 👍👍
I know it’s not funny getting rabbi shots, and situation was unfortunate, and I am sorry sir, I was setting here laughing, don’t ask how I know what you are going thru with the shots and I swear they are drilling for oil. I like the the chopper, they are handy.
How did you know I was going to go and buy a new staple gun today?🤔 I’ve had a couple of T-50s as well as a Bostich hammer tacker that my uncles must have bought back in the 50s or 60s. Bought a Power Shot. I used to have one as well as a Craftsman copy. I think something on the Power Shot cracked so I bought the Craftsman partly to replace it and partly because it had the option of stapling wires.
When i lived in south florida i had 2 seperate occasions where a contractor tried to catch an iguana and got bit. Both guys got horrible infections and missed weeks of work. I love my cheapo pneumatic stapler, i am garanteed to install 300% more staple than i need because it is so fun. Oh and komodo dragons are also my #1 dont get bit by animal....🤣 great minds 🤣. Cheers
Out at the other flea market it was starting to be more of a place where people were selling expired product and cheap plastic things. Not a real flea market in my opinion. Have you ever been down to the Golden Egg or whatever it’s called outside of Lambertville?
Hey Señor Juan, you forgot to list a human bite. I heard that a person's bite is worse than a dog bite. I knew about a street fight where one guy bit the hand of his opponent and he ended up with a nasty infection and at the end loosing the finger where he was bitten on. If I had been bitten by the Mapachtli (racoon), it would be served for dinner tbat same day. Tacos, barbacoa and burritos, woulb had been perfect. Don't get me wrong I love animals and wanted to be a zoologist or biologist as a child, but I have my limits. Saludos desde México señor Polak-German-Gringo, que complicado...
Wow a bonus to living in the UK..... We ain't got none of those dangerous animals , worst thing we've got is adders , no poisonous spiders no rabies , might get a badger look at you funny now and again .... Now when I lived in Portugal they got a lot , worst thing for me thou was the tinyist ... A tick .... Got tick fever suffered thru it , the hallucinations and everything , then got another days after recovering .... And it all happened again .....
That is too many needles for me. That is almost worse than going to the dentist 😅. That staple gun is really neat. I have never seen that kind before very interesting
Do you subconsciously feel that 122 kilos is less than 269 lbs? I’m kidding of course. Thank you for caring for all the critters around your place. 🙏🇨🇦
Oh goodness! How many times did you go back and forth in your mind asking yourself, do I really have to get shots or it's probably gonna be fine, right? I hate it when stuff like that happens! Glad you got the shots, but I feel for you. I enjoyed seeing the workings of the staple gun! I used to get in trouble as a kid for taking things apart that I couldn't get back together. My first clock almost took my eye out, lol.
I’ve was bitten by a raccoon 30 years ago. No shots still alive. Also got bit by female black widow in the stomach area. I didn’t know it at first. Cleaning off plywood and 2x4 shelves I thought I picked up a splinter. By day 2 I knew it was more severe than a splinter. Lots of antibiotics got me straight again.
Ouch!! I had always heard the globulin injections were in the stomach. Must've been an old wives tale. If you shellac the metal, how durable is the finish? Do you need to reshellac very often if the metal is abraded? Jim
Sorry about the nip! It happens sometimes! Down here we have it all....any mammal you can think of, including wild boars.....rattlesnakes, cottonmouth and coral snakes. We have a relative of the black widow called the brown widow that's technically more venomous but it doesn't inject as much venom....and we have alligators, and I had one on the side of my house that surprised me when I brought out trash. Worse than all of them are the fire ants! Anyway....it was a good move getting the shots but man, what a pain in the a$$! 🙄
@@ScoutCrafter and we have them here...they killed people in arizona and Texas in 2021. 1000 people in the US since their arrival from Brazil..don't hear about them much anymore though.
A warning ⚠️ to everyone on here. If you see Scoutcrafter at Jacktown and he’s frothing at the mouth. He didn’t just see a lantern he has to pass on
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That’s so perfect haha!!
I didn't realise that you had Komodo Dragons in Queens! 😁
At least with that new long handle Mutt you'll be able to keep them at bay 😉
There’s a place here called Flushing, Queens. They literally have supermarkets that resemble pet shops! 🫣
I always hit the thumbs up for any ScoutCrafter video, because they ALWAYS deserve it. But...
The moment I saw Scout posted a pic of Steve Irwin, I hit that that like button quicker than ever!
Proud ScoutCrafter fan, proud Australian ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇭🇲
If ever a man deserved a monument it was Steve. I truly miss that man..
Hey scout, A very cautionary tale there 👍 I had to chuckle at a few parts.. I think it’s the way you put humour into you stories, I can imagine your campfire tales are the best 😃👍 all the best Rob
I cought a ground squirrel when I was 10 or 12 by hand. Likely a sick squirrel or I would never have been sucessful! I got bit and squirrel got away. Parents far more concerned than I was took me to Dr. and lucky me had the rabies shot series. At that time were given in fat above waste, created big knots and were very painful unless given slowly. Very hard to convince nurse to give shot very slow and not just in out and done. Needless to say I stopped playing with wild animals after that!
Ha! I laughed so hard when you showed that file picture! That sucks that you have to deal with the shots. Love these staple gun and that chopper.
I inherited two Arrow staplers from my Dad. One uses the regular staples and the other uses the round end staples for cables and wires. The best part was he had a lifetime supply of staples so I'll never have to buy any. It's about that time for me to break out the one for cables and put up the Christmas lights. I hope I get a warm day with no wind next week.
The tool restorations were great but I am glad to know you got the rabies shots. Thanks for sharing this.
Good to hear they don't do the shots in the abdomen anymore. About the worst bite I ever got was from a copperhead. Fishing with my grandfather, walking where I shouldn't have been. It wasn't all that bad, to be honest. Him cutting me with a pocket knife was the worst of it. Glad it worked out for you.
I'm glad you went through with the shots - we don't need you going Cujo on us!
Unbelievable, all the work you do with tools and grinders and razors and feeding the cat sends you to the hospital. Best wishes to you.
Jim- one good thing is they also give you a Tetanus shot, with all the rusty tools I deal with that was probably a good idea. 😂👍
Was watching today with my son (5 yo). He's at the age where his interest is longer than 5 minutes and he got the biggest kick when I told him about Snoopy moving around. He got the biggest chuckle seeing him wearing the headphones (that and the dog on the couch with popcorn)! Well played!!
Well I see Snoopy didn’t want to hear you talking about rabbi shots. He must not like going to the vet. 😂 John that HD scraper looks awesome. Ah the Ole T50 from Arrow. They still make ‘em . Very popular staple gun indeed.
Loved the Johnny Quest with the komodo dragons. EeeWaaaa!
Yes! Johnny Quest!!
Another Great Video. That was quite a story. I use my ice chopper all winter long, I live in Calgary. A slightly different variation.
You had me laughing till I cried!!! LOL
Always better to be safe than sorry.. I'd never had rabies shot...but had always heard the horror stories when folks talked about them.. its was always 18 shots into the stomach for some reason😳 glad that wasn't the case for you Mr. John. I've had a few pet coons...never have been bit, thankfully.. good stuff
Yes! I grew up hearing that rabies shots were always in your stomach!
Know the tools and know the memes . SC is the man. Looking forward to the next one John.
Get well, Greetings from Mexico!
My favorite place in Mexico is Ixtapa! I ❤️ Mexico. Thanks
The chopper looks great - yes a very useful tool. I have a Swingline stapler and they discontinued the model and the staples it used. So I have a perfectly good stabler that I cannot get staples for. Sheesh.
Oh ScoutCrafter. Sorry to hear about the bite and need for rabies shots. Hope all goes well. Great job on the scraper. I like my T-50. Had it for years and years. I’m deathly afraid of snakes ever since I jumped into the foxhole in basic at the rifle range in Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. I was in and out like a flash. The DI saw the copperhead, grabbed my M16 and shot it. Scared the bejesus out of me. Take Care.
Sorry about your trip to the doctors. Ouch 🤕
Great restoration and cool stapler. Thank You for sharing John.
Up to 20% of Armadillos carry Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)!
You need an Eastern Indigo Snake. They are non-poisonous, and love to eat Rattlesnakes!
One of the girls I went to school with as a kid, Mindy B. had a pet racoon. She used to walk it down the street on a leash, just like a dog. The thing was huge - it ate well apparently.
Every raccoon I have ever seen that was a pet was HUGE! They Love to eat and in captivity must really bulk up! LOL Thanks!
We used to feed Raccoons by hand all the time as kids, one of them came out of a tree one day and was foaming at the mouth and acting crazy and coming at people. Our neighbor grabbed his Revolver and Blasted it........I later heard that it wasn't actually Rabid but choking and probably came down out of the tree looking for help from its human friends but got Blasted instead.
Some poor animals get a bad rap from the beginning. Opossum’s get the worst rap and they are the best….
"No Snoop", sorry about those kids...tanks for sharing
Tom- He made 3 appearances! 😃👍
The Hand and knife picture was hilariously well timed 😂
Amazing. One of your greatest fears came true. Sorry about the shots. But you gotta do it. What a wonderful chopper. That think will break up blocks of ice. Big piece of steel. And nicely redone!
You tell a good story John... great to see the legendary Aussie Steve Irwin featured in your video, I took the kids to his zoo ( Australia Zoo) a few weeks ago and the impact he had on wild life protection can be strongly felt in all the photos and videos of him on display 👍
I miss Steve so much…
Hi John, when I was 17, I lived in rural eastern CT, misstate very close to the RI state line. I was driving and saw a dead raccoon on the side of the road. I looked over and say a little one up in the tree right rear the mother. I was close to home so went home and got s box and some heavy leather welding gloves. I climbed the tree and grabbed the little baby raccoon. He?? Was cute as a button but I didn’t want to get bit. Once home, I took the box into the back yard and started to touch the little guy I dubbed Rascal. He was fairly calm but quick as a wink he ran up my are, above the glove and pitches on my shoulder and leaned into my neck. Needless to say I froze in panic. All I could imagine were those dozen needles in the stomach we always were told about. The odd thing was that he just stayed there itchy against my neck. I figured he was scared and needed to contact something warm and safe. After a little stroking with the leather gloves, I took him down and gently handled a bit. He was like a puppy and started playing with me. Needless to say he became a pet. I got a little leash and collar and walked him around. If he got scared he ran right up my body to my shoulder and leaned into me. So my girlfriend at the time also fell in love with him. We got a cage and put him in it at night. We fed him dry food like you. From the first night he “cried” all night long. What a racket. After a few night my father was going to kill me because it kept the whole house up. Stupid me, they are nocturnal and he wanted out at night. My girlfriend took him for a while but the same thing. Had little Rascal for a few months and finally brought him to a local kids zoo who took him in. What an adorable guy. (I have no idea his sex but he was Rascal). Nice tool restoration. I have a mutt and it’s a great tool. Nice restoration. That tool looks like it had its handle replaced at one time, but it was a beautiful handle.
Best Regards,
John
John- They make fantastic pets and many people have them in their homes. I guess like any other pet they get the rabies vaccine and they are fine. I always wanted a pet opossum! =D
@@ScoutCrafter Here I am! LOL!
Ha Ha , I been watching you for 4 years and for some reason I thought you live in Brooklyn , we almost neighbors ☺ ...
LOL My accent! =D I'm in College Point
That chopper came out nice. I use BLO often, I really like the finish and color left behind. The handle on the chopper is no exception. Love the subtle color in the wood. The staple gun was really interesting. To be honest I guess I take them for granted especially since I have several of the slap type and the hand depressor type. I never thought about their origins or older variants.
I got my rabies shots when working in China along with every other possible jab. You reminded me of having to go back every few days for the next injection and I left the doctor's surgery looking like a pin cushion. I loved the chopper and I agree with you how useful the Big Mutt is, tree roots do not stand a chance. I also have one with a metal handle and a metal weight inside which gives a huge amount of momentum and I was able to remove a whole stump using it. Great video John as always.
122 k ?!!
Jeebus,you must be 7 ft. tall.😅
You should have kept the carrot you gave the racoon.
Just bought an old arrow stapler that's a nice red color. Didn't know they made different colors. I use them a lot to hold wood that I'm gluing together as long as it isn't something that is important. Racoons are creepy with their little hands, creepy but cute. I've been known to toss some dog food a racoons way from time to time. Thanks Scout
Wow! Watch out for Ricky Raccoon! Great restoration on the scraper tool! Cool staple gun. 👍
I ate a small pkg of Nutter Butters 'nd tea while listening to your story. Glad you are alright. The stapler reminds me I spent a lot of time with one of those at the oval dining room table up at our cabin putting together raspberry cartons. Pints and quart sizes. We'd staple hundreds of those together then store them in the back of the middle part of the barn where we always had 3-4 refrigerators that we would fill with freshly picked raspberries.
I thought I had a raccoon around here but it turned out just to be a big very fluffy cat!
I used BLO on my father's white headed rubber(?) mallet the other day after I scraped it down using your scraping method. Not sure what else to do with it so maybe I will try the watco danish oil finish on it next. Any advice on how to deal with the white head? I was thinking maybe I'd use the belt sander to sand off the dirty cracked layer.
WOW. hi John. I used one of those choppers back in the day to chop ice off of my sidewalk. Back in Wisconsin. Glad I'm in Texas now. Hope the rest of your shots go well. Thanks again for a great video. 👍❤..
Get well soon,sir...Rabies more sneaky than Waldo,sir....😀
Had to bring up staplers. I have too many. Duo Fast, Dewalt, Stanley, Bostitch...electric, pneumatic, cap staplers, 10 different kinds of staples...it's a source of irritation.
That was the kiss of death for many staple manufacturers. If you require a specific type staple that is hard to find or expensive you won’t succeed. 😃👍
Hi John. I am careful around raccoons too. I use to have them wander into the yard. I would trap them and take them over to the north side of the Kalamazoo river and turn them loose in a big woods over there.
I only had to put a couple down that were obviously sick. I didn't want my dogs tangling with them. Anytime a raccoon that you don't have a understanding with just wanders up to you it is a big red flag.
I dilute the BLO to 50/50 with odorless mineral spirits and it will penetrate and dry in about 2 hours. After 3 to 4 coats and a good dry I put paste wax on the wood. Since it isn't a hard building finish is feels softer and won't raise blisters like a varnish coat.
GET TO THE CHOPPER!! 😁😎
I like the Power Shot. The std stapler pulls the driver up when the spring fires. The Power Shot holds the driver down. It also can be fired by using the whole arm to press the trigger down.
When I had to buy staplers for Demmer so the shipping dept could staple tags to the pallets I bought them 4 Power Shots. I never had one turned in broken. I did have to have two or three on hand to replace the staplers that came up missing. Too close to pocket size. 😁😎
I heard the Power Shots are good but the new ones made today aren't the same quality as the old ones... Like everything else Dave! LOL Thanks!
@@ScoutCrafter We let them be improved until they don't work then they go out of business.
Cool stapler! Love the old style.
I guess it's an old wives tale about having to get the Rabies injections in your abdomen.
Love the linseed oil finish, looks great, gives a nice patina to the handle.
the Chopper another great find.
Hi Scoutcrafter I have a neat old stapler its one of the ones made for repairing windows with the little triangles for staples. there are a lot of racoons where I live, I don't feed them, but a Neighbour does, and they do their business in places I wish they didn't.
Wow that was some story 😮but glad you are ok and that stapler is amazing as well as that beautiful heavy duty chop tool 👍
Even with the rabies scare just a delight!! Thanks as always.
Great episode. Thank you. I enjoyed the info about the acid wash and linseed oil.
the chopper...I used one last ice storm, the next day my fingers ached so bad from gripping and pounding. almost as bad as the dreaded manual post hole digger.
That's the reason you want a heavy one. I have both a light one and a heavy one I made from an old wood handle and a railroad track connecting plate. The idea is to let it drop and let the weight of the thing do the work for you. The light one is junk!
No good deed goes unpunished! Terrible luck with the raccoon. The dreaded hydrophobia! Glad to hear you are getting treatment, and I am happy to hear that the shots are not the horror show that rumor would have you believe. I have had trouble with raccoons coming into the garage through the cat door, and helping themselves to the cat food. Destructive little bastards... with hands!
LOL Yes Hands! =D
I still have my Original T-50 but my Favorite was the Original PowerShot, they say they're not as good now since they got bought by Arrow but I've not tried the newer ones. That Hansen is a Beauty, too bad staples aren't readily available for it..........The handle has marks on it like it was on a different tool before the chopper.
Damn John, I’m sorry to hear that. The whole experience sounded uncomfortable. Hope it all goes well. Great job on the chopper!
Great story/video 🛠👍😁
Great video! 👍Sorry about what happened to you. Glad you got that taken care of. Better safe than sorry 😞,like they used to say. I bet the hardest part at the Hospital 🏥 was the wait. My Hospital 🏥 even before COVID the average wait was 9 to 12 hours to see some one. One time it was a couple years ago, someone got shot in the foot 🦶🏼 or ankle I can’t remember but they made him wait in the waiting room it seemed like two or three hours before someone actually seen him. That was crazy and it is still like this today. The chopper you restored came out fantastic,❤️the handle. That Hansen tacker/stapler also cleaned up beautifully, looks like N.O.S. Maybe you might can find some staples at the Hardware store. I have some old Craftsman staplers and found some staples for it to match the gun. I found a match trough the Arrow Brand that matched exactly. Maybe next time you go to Jacktown or similar you may come across some 😃👍.Well again great video and I will be looking forward to seeing your video on Friday. 😄👍
Yes! Emergency room visits are insane! 7 hours here! Lucky I was on fast track and only there for 4 hours. =D
You just reminded me of an awesome Tom Petty song. th-cam.com/video/QTk7AZV2OB8/w-d-xo.html (I really hope youtube don't punt this comment) 😂
I've found if you use Danish oil for the first couple of coats and then switch to plain linseed oil after that, it really speeds up getting you to once a year. Why are older tool handles so much more ergonomic? At what point did mankind forget how to hold things?
I agree, some of the older handles were just beautifully crafted..
Well if you ever bite the Mailman you won't have to go to the pound but you probably will be in a cell for a few days 🤓
Some people live live by the antithesis of your moto. "If it's not broken, fix it till it is!"
If you let the BLO sit for about 15 minutes and then rub it off (and in) it will allow it to dry and harden between coats. This should eliminate the sticky/discoloration you are getting.
I worried about you feeding all those coons. You got bit by a curious youngster but if one of the big ones ever decides to tear into you, you will have a whole different story to tell. They are pound for pound one of the scariest critters out there. Their cuteness is deceiving. Glad you’re ok. Cool chopper and stapler!
I love that chopper, John. Great job. You got me again. I will be looking for one! Looks like it would be great to break up and scrape ice in the winter. Thanks for another great episode. Glad you got your shots. Stay healthy!
Wow, I did not expect the rabies story. Sorry you had to go through this. Good to take no risks with rabies.
I have an Arrow stapler. I had not seen the Hansen stapler before. Interesting. Not a surprise Arrow staples do not fit the Hansen design.
The chopper will come in useful, especially in winter. I have a modern version with internal spring, easier on the hands.
Dave.
That's horrible fate to have endure Rabbi shots but on brighter note the chopper is a great find
Too bad, all those shots for a small scratch, but you are absolutely correct in taking the necessary precautions.
Opossums are immune to rattlesnake venom and will eat the snakes. They also eat ticks, rats, mice and probably squirrels if they could catch them. They are like walking disposals. I am lucky to have one visit my yard on patrol just after sunset. They range about 2 miles per night.
My favorite wild animal, I have one who stays in my garage, I love those guys!!!!
Good info, I did not know that Dennis. I have 2 opossum holes left and right of a white oak whiskey barrel planter I have on the north side of my backyard. One night a very cat-scarred oppossum started coming up towards me when I was putting out the trash but I didn't let it get close enough to make contact.
I found one of those staplers brand new in box, instructions, slide cleaner and a box of staples.
Really like the old staple gun.
At my fathers upholstery shop as far back as I can remember we used maxwell staple guns. When my father went to air Bea staple guns( what an improvement) , it really cut time on each job. I still use bea and duofast air staplers. I still have an original maxwell and many others. Nice restoration on your equalizer. I remember a refinishing shop burning down from rags catching on fire. What ever form of application I use with finishes , they go in water for 24 hours. Thank you.
...lookin' good, great story, keep safe and well...
ON ALL LINE TRUCKS
We don't have poisonous critters rabbies earthquake's volcanoes. England is truly god's chosen land. Even time starts here in Greenwich. Center of the world . Haha
OMG, I feel your pain John, that's what you get for your kindness, I avoid needles like the plague so that would be a nightmare for me ! That chopper is great, and the restoration to a user is perfect, I'm actually quite a fan of BLO as most of what I do restoration wise is for use, but I understand your view also. I have one of the Mutts, but I also have what was sold as a Potato or spade hoe which is very similar in design (but a little lighter) to the one you picked up and is made of stainless steel. That Hansen stapler is cool, I love it when you can see the essence of a tool and the workings are not all hidden away. Thanks for posting and take care out there !
Glad to hear you are doing well after your side trip through the Healthcare industry. I had a similar experience back in high school with a baby pygmy rattler. Only half my hand swelled up, so antibiotics were all that was needed. (BTW, Baby pygmies don't have rattles, yet)
Wow! Snakes are so unpredictable…
There's a bat that sleeps under my roof tiles every now and again. He always leaves quite a bit of excrements behind on the pavement. I'm so worried about getting rabbis from sweeping it up (I sweep regulary).
Garden tools are fun to work on! The thing that helped me with BLO is whipping the handle dry after 10 minutes after applying. Much less stickiness. You probably learned me that though.
Thank you scoutcrafter!
Alex- In Connecticut if you find a Bat in your home you are required to get the Rabies vaccine. If you’re not bitten the actual vaccine is very painless- just 4 shots in the shoulder over 3 weeks. 😃👍.
@@ScoutCrafter I should give it some thought.
Sorry to hear about the bite. A few years ago there was a teenage girl who got very sick. It wasn't until she was in the hospital that she admitted that she had picked up a bat that had been on the ground. There was nothing that could be done for her. I feed deer but don't get too close. Good Luck, Rick
My brother got bit by a Rattlesnake in his crotch.
I called the Doctor and the Doctor told me I had to suck the poison out or my brother will die.
My brother asked “What did the doctor say?”
I told him he said, “ You’re going to die.”
Wow! Glad to hear you're alright, rabies is definitely not something to play with! We had a bat follow me in the house in the summer bringing the dog in one night, I think he flew at a bug by the light and must have just dived right through the door as we went through. It was quite the circus getting it out. Rabies was definitely a concern, got him out though! Great video as always!
I never put much thought into a list of what I never wanted to get bit by. I just drew the line at getting bit.
Glad all is well now.
OUCH!!! John, you did the right thing by getting medical attention.
Some really interesting stuff scout those choppers are fantastic
Such a great tool that one looks really solid beautiful handle
We don’t get rabies down here thank the lord but it doesn’t
Look nice great video god bless take care 🙏👍🦅🇺🇸🗽🇳🇿🪖
Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year. Exactly right. Every January the 1st I am in my red-back spider infested shed oiling the handles. Those bloody redbacks are vicious when they get going and don't just bite once. You are meant to go to hospital to sit in a cubicle and get observed for the day. The last time I got zapped I just stayed awake for 24 hours (mobile phone next to me in case). But I was zonked for three whole days, I had never felt so tired in my life.
Wow- Those spiders are common in Australia but only found in Maryland here in the US. I wonder what that is? =D
I was bitten by a tiny kitten on my finger in Ensenada Mexico while trying to feed it a piece of mystery meat from my taco. Mrs. Kevin's wife KNEW I was going to need rabies shots, but I kept squeezing the wound to keep the blood from coaguling until I got back across the border to see a doctor. Nope.. didn't get rabies. 😉 🇺🇲
Wow John, I know you were laughing but I wasn’t. Just because it was a scratch doesn’t make it any less dangerous regarding rabies. We are very lucky in Australia not to have rabies even though just about everything that crawls or slithers can kill you.😂 I like that stapler and the simplicity of older stuff before everything had to be smooth and covered. What I really noticed was how good the lettering was on it, even the smaller print was super crisp. To me that’s a “stamp” of quality and beats just a sticker or laser etching. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Hi Stuart- I think Australia is tops when it comes to things that can kill you! LOL It's amazing to me how different areas have different dangers in life. =) Thanks!
@@ScoutCrafter Haaa, to right Scout, there is no way I’d go camping in parts of the US. Here all you need to do is tread carefully, keep your tent zipped up and wear insect repellent. None of that is going to do you any good if a bear or cougar or mountain lion decides to eat you. Even an angry moose can ruin your day. I feel safer camping here.😂😂😂
@@scroungasworkshop4663 I went off the asphalt road to track a bobcat. The area turned into a half dried up marsh so I was looking down as I stepped from log to log. Finally I looked up and I was spitting distance from a moose!
I jumped behind a tree to my left quickly then I observed she looked sick. This was early spring and she was molting! Not only that but behind her was a baby moose. I watched them for ten minutes as they just peacefully chewed their cuds then moved on. I'll never forget it.
@@johnpossum556 That sounds awesome. I know moose aren’t generally dangerous as such but their size, weight and possibly large antlers especially during mating season or are if they’re startled can be deadly. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Stuart 👍👍
I know it’s not funny getting rabbi shots, and situation was unfortunate, and I am sorry sir, I was setting here laughing, don’t ask how I know what you are going thru with the shots and I swear they are drilling for oil. I like the the chopper, they are handy.
How did you know I was going to go and buy a new staple gun today?🤔
I’ve had a couple of T-50s as well as a Bostich hammer tacker that my uncles must have bought back in the 50s or 60s. Bought a Power Shot. I used to have one as well as a Craftsman copy. I think something on the Power Shot cracked so I bought the Craftsman partly to replace it and partly because it had the option of stapling wires.
I love staple guns, there are so many cool designs I would love to try them all!
that is a very cool chopper
They make all metal ones like that for ice fishing, specifically ice spearing also.
When i lived in south florida i had 2 seperate occasions where a contractor tried to catch an iguana and got bit. Both guys got horrible infections and missed weeks of work. I love my cheapo pneumatic stapler, i am garanteed to install 300% more staple than i need because it is so fun. Oh and komodo dragons are also my #1 dont get bit by animal....🤣 great minds 🤣. Cheers
Joe- Remember the movie the freshman with the Monitor Lizard... LOL
Out at the other flea market it was starting to be more of a place where people were selling expired product and cheap plastic things. Not a real flea market in my opinion. Have you ever been down to the Golden Egg or whatever it’s called outside of Lambertville?
Hey Señor Juan, you forgot to list a human bite. I heard that a person's bite is worse than a dog bite. I knew about a street fight where one guy bit the hand of his opponent and he ended up with a nasty infection and at the end loosing the finger where he was bitten on.
If I had been bitten by the Mapachtli (racoon), it would be served for dinner tbat same day. Tacos, barbacoa and burritos, woulb had been perfect. Don't get me wrong I love animals and wanted to be a zoologist or biologist as a child, but I have my limits. Saludos desde México señor Polak-German-Gringo, que complicado...
Saul! You are right! Human bites are the worst!
SC: Throw out the Linseed Oil!!!! Start using 100% Tung Oil! No mess, dries fast, non toxic!
Wow a bonus to living in the UK..... We ain't got none of those dangerous animals , worst thing we've got is adders , no poisonous spiders no rabies , might get a badger look at you funny now and again .... Now when I lived in Portugal they got a lot , worst thing for me thou was the tinyist ... A tick .... Got tick fever suffered thru it , the hallucinations and everything , then got another days after recovering .... And it all happened again .....
Oh my! Hallucinations! That must be a wild experience. 😃👍
Lot of good stories in the comments section, BTW!
Have you been howling at the Moon lately.? 😳
Thanks for sharing
Not yet! 😂👍
Great video. I’m just like you, I would’ve gone and got the shot too! I hate needles but I don’t want rabies 😂
John, glad you are ok. Can you tell us again what are the ingredients in “50/50”? Thanks
Hi Steve- 50% Acetone and 50% Automatic Transmission Fluid. 😃👍
That is too many needles for me. That is almost worse than going to the dentist 😅. That staple gun is really neat. I have never seen that kind before very interesting
Do you subconsciously feel that 122 kilos is less than 269 lbs? I’m kidding of course. Thank you for caring for all the critters around your place. 🙏🇨🇦
LOL- When they weigh you at the hospital now for medications it's all in Kilos! =D
Oh goodness! How many times did you go back and forth in your mind asking yourself, do I really have to get shots or it's probably gonna be fine, right? I hate it when stuff like that happens! Glad you got the shots, but I feel for you. I enjoyed seeing the workings of the staple gun! I used to get in trouble as a kid for taking things apart that I couldn't get back together. My first clock almost took my eye out, lol.
OMG Yes! Especially since it was a scratch! Normally I shrug those things off but this time a little voice said go. 😂👍
I’ve was bitten by a raccoon 30 years ago. No shots still alive. Also got bit by female black widow in the stomach area. I didn’t know it at first. Cleaning off plywood and 2x4 shelves I thought I picked up a splinter. By day 2 I knew it was more severe than a splinter. Lots of antibiotics got me straight again.
Most Raccoons don't carry Rabies. However sometimes you get that little voice telling you to get treatment. LOL
@@ScoutCrafter better safe than sorry you made this right decision for sure. 👍
Ouch!! I had always heard the globulin injections were in the stomach. Must've been an old wives tale. If you shellac the metal, how durable is the finish? Do you need to reshellac very often if the metal is abraded? Jim
Jim- The shellac is very durable but will scrape off under hard work. They used to give the needles in the stomach! My Mother had them! =D
Sorry about the nip! It happens sometimes! Down here we have it all....any mammal you can think of, including wild boars.....rattlesnakes, cottonmouth and coral snakes. We have a relative of the black widow called the brown widow that's technically more venomous but it doesn't inject as much venom....and we have alligators, and I had one on the side of my house that surprised me when I brought out trash. Worse than all of them are the fire ants! Anyway....it was a good move getting the shots but man, what a pain in the a$$! 🙄
Bill remember the Killer Bees back in the late 80's. They were trying to scare us on the news saying that in ten years we won't be able to go out. LOL
@@ScoutCrafter yep! I remember that!
@@ScoutCrafter and we have them here...they killed people in arizona and Texas in 2021. 1000 people in the US since their arrival from Brazil..don't hear about them much anymore though.