Five stars on a four star rated job !!! Fantastic job matching the color on the lid...re-doing it any other way would have been criminal to the trade...WELL DONE INDEED...🖖
If you didn’t show us the before picture, I would have thought you never touched it. Nice work. The history on how it was used was very interesting. Thanks
That box turned out great. The aging of the screws, the repair of the top and the color match are all excellent. Thumbs up to RoadKing and Mike for finding the right home.
Excellent job John. Matching colors is an art I have never mastered. Thank goodness Menards has a machine to do that or my house would be 6 assorted colors by now. 😁😎
You are an artist, a historian, and a chemist. I am glad you snagged the hand truck. I would love to find one of those. What kind of maniac does not collect hand trucks to move around their fire hydrant collection. Great video. Thank you.
Fantastic work ScoutCrafter! You really did a nice job of restoring a piece of history and history that is over 100 years old. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video. It was great to watch.
Outstanding restoration. The right level of restoration was done to maintain historical integrity without overdoing it. Ww 2 and later steel ammo boxes are still plentiful enough at our swap meets, but I can't remember seeing ww1 boxes. I'm glad this one got into the right hands, because it appears to be rare. I'm always amazed at the poor mans flea market. Around here you might notice a broken down sofa or worn out barbeque but that's about it.
Without watching part one and the intro on part two I would have thought it was just a simple refinish and restoration. Ready for action once again. My PMFM is the dumpster at work, one never knows what goodies may appear. As always, Thanks for the effort you put into these videos!
You find a lot better stuff on the Right Coast than we do on the Left Coast. You have inspired me to go out every Wednesday night to look. All I do is fight the coyotes and racoons for old food scraps, no salvageable stuff.
Your restoration looks to me about as good as you get. Pride of the craftsman that made it looks to be matched by you. You are our example of what America needs. Thank You
Wow... your just a talented feller! You can't even tell, or I couldn't tell the lid was fixed... enjoyed hearing use of the box.. so thanks for that! Good stuff!! Looks fantastic
waited for part 2 i thought a dark walnut stain would work but you are right when you turned the box alittle i saw a red hue. came out great good hard work always pays off
I knew that ammo box would come out fantastic! From 3ft away looks original. The screw heads came out great as well. And what scores on the poor man’s flea market. WOW!!
After watching part 1 I was going to yell at ya for messing up an antique WW1 relic! I got sidetracked and forgot. That said, I am glad I forgot to comment because after seeing part two just now I would have to have eaten my words - lol. NICE JOB SC! Really!
Your videos are always interesting, some more than others. This one was especially interesting to me. I never knew the belt fed machine guns of WWI kept their ammo belts in wooden boxes. What an exciting bit of history. Thanks for the history lesson and the gorgeous restoral. We're all 'green' with envy. 😁
The ammo box looks terrific. Very well done. A labour of love. Nice work on the staining of the top and the heat treating of the screw heads. As you said, it passes the 3ft rule, perhaps the 2ft rule. Dave.
Outstanding job on that box! That latch is my favorite part! Great strategy removing the zinc from just the heads of the screws. Fun fact I learned in small engine repair is the hardware used on the bottom of snowblowers is zinc plated to act as an anode to attract salt etc and begin to rust before the bucket does. Which is why you’re supposed to periodically replace the hardware. A bit long winded of a comment, but I thought you would find it interesting!
@@ScoutCrafter we are both on the same wavelength! I had previously replaced all of mine with stainless before learning this lol 😂 one step forward two steps back!
Hi John. What a awesome job you did on that amo box. Love how it looks. Looks like it was made so many years ago. Looking forward to Friday. Have a great day. 👍👍🤗.
I love this job Scoutcrafter! I also love how hard you work to find such interesting projects to do for us. You have some great friends like 805RK! Such a great history lesson of the use case at the end of the video!
Great video 👍 That WW1 ammunition 🔫 Box turned out Fantastic ! The scribed wood edges on the top of the box turned out amazing, the new wood edges look like they always been there, Fantastic job! 👍 I must say you again done a Fantastic job with the matching of the hardware for the box and getting the color of hardware to match that had that zinc coating on them 👍. That Huberb’s shoe 👞 grease look like it really made that dull leather come back to life, nice job. The cleaning up and also the Blending of the green paint 🎨 to the top, you did a phenomenal job!👍 I think you hit that ball ⚾️ out of the Park! That red mahogany stain you used looked awesome on that wood. I would love to see you use that stain again on a future wood project, maybe one of those wood handle 🪛 screwdrivers. That Poor Mans flea market is gold. I am with you that Craftsman weed eater probably still worked. That trophy look nice. That was a great find on the Convertible hand truck. You really do find some great stuff out there . Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze 👍. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Friday. Have a good evening. 😃👍👍
Wow. One of your best restorations. This had so many challenges and you nailed them all. This is the kind of project I love so it was an enjoyable watch.
Well I admit to being dubious when I saw those bare wood strps glued to the lid, but you did a fantastic job of blending them in with the rest of the lid! I should not have doubted you!
Turned Out Great! As soon as you said it smells like a Campfire I thought I bet it has Pine Tar and I stopped the video to look it up and sure enough it has Pine Tar.....Beeswax & Pine Tar seem to be the main ingredients.
Enjoying! Scribing to me Mr. John is a lost art... so glad to see you showing that off.. im not sure why woodworkers of today seem to not do it.or frown on it being done..maybe im watching the wrong guys..lol...I rather scribe than use a tape..lol.. it just seem like the smart thing to do and save time.. I just don't get it.. anyways back to your restrotations 😁
Another awesome video, ScoutCrafter! I really enjoyed the ammo box restoration. The repair on the lid where the sides had been worn/broken off turned out very nice. 👍🏻
Good to see how this came out John, I think you struck a nice balance between restoring it and keeping it's character, not easy to achieve, thanks for explaining why you treated the screws in that way ! Also the history was really interesting, John Browning has a deserved reputation as a pioneer in the development of automatic firearms ! My first toolbox was a First World War military box from my Grandfather who served in France - not sure its exact use, but we always called it the "Bomb Box". Sadly it's long gone ( almost 40 years ago ) but I'd love to have it now, I always keep an eye out for something similar, just in case !
ScoutCrafter, The box is awesome! You did a great job on the restoration. I couldn't figure out what looked like damage to the dovetails. I didn't know there were slots cut intentionally. Seeing pictures of mounting the box on the machine gun made everything clear. As they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." I can't help myself, your leather grease generated what we referred to as a "sea story". I was in charge of the cleanup of a large crude oil spill. During the cleanup, I wore a pair of steel-toed, leather work boots. Over time they were pretty much saturated in crude oil. The leather became very supple. I never had a pair of boots that repelled water as well. When I got back home I set the boots in the garage. About a week later I picked the boots up and they had disintegrated. Bob
😂 Yes! Certain oils like diesel or motor oil will disintegrate leather, when I was working at the bus company I wore my good shoes to work ONE day and I wore a hole in my leather souls from walking on oil in the yard. 🫣😂. A good leather conditioner will only replace the natural oils, never refined petroleum. 😃👍
I just acquired one of these that was painted blue. I sanded as much as I could and noticed it didn't have any OD paint under the blue. I'm going to have to put some paint stripper on it to get into the grain of the wood to get the rest of the blue out. Once it's down to bare oak I'm going to leave it that way after rubbing it with Danish or teak oil. The original black leather handle was broke in the middle, so that will be replaced with a new one as I have several pieces of scrap leather strips that will do. The metal parts cleaned up with a wire wheel, and the screws I'm going to place with new brass ones. I can't bring myself to cover that beautiful oak grain with paint. In the 1920s, the Gilbert toy company bought these to use as tool boxes for their tool sets for boys. They just added an oval decal with the company logo to the lid.
The ammo box was OUTSTANGING! The blend of the stains is just perfect! I have the same hand truck and have to pump the tires up every year but it's a good one. Mike is a good guy and his 'small' engines are a little smaller than the one in a container ship and 805 has to be a good one too for him and Mike to loaf together. Happy week and God Bless!
Great job on this! Adding the new wood edges made a big difference. Looks like a very sturdy box, much more character than the later pressed metal variety
Nice, John! But, why did you replace both edges, my guess for aesthetic balance, but your color match turned out so good, it seems it was unneeded to replace both edges
Such a nice job on that ammo box. Imagine the history of that box, over 100 years. How many bases in how many states or even countries did it travel to. Just fantastic. I wonder if you could find some replica (if there's such a thing) WW1 ammo to at least put a layer or two in the box.
Nice ammo box with history. My Grandfather might have handled one. Thanks again.
I enjoyed the very nice work on that ammo box, ScoutCrafter.
great back story, one of your "BEST" one could feel the love, tanks for sharing...
You'd never know that the cover was refurbished. You did an awesome job blending it all in.
Five stars on a four star rated job !!! Fantastic job matching the color on the lid...re-doing it any other way would have been criminal to the trade...WELL DONE INDEED...🖖
Really glad to see how it fit on the tripod. I first thought the slots were missing wood. Thumbs up.
Me too at first! 😃👍
Fantastic! That latch is my favorite part... i love that positive snap action sound. Great stuff. Cheers
WOW It really looks old and original You get an A+ for this project😃
Adding the strips of wood was a good move. Not sure I would have thought of that,. Good video.
If you didn’t show us the before picture, I would have thought you never touched it. Nice work. The history on how it was used was very interesting. Thanks
That box turned out great. The aging of the screws, the repair of the top and the color match are all excellent. Thumbs up to RoadKing and Mike for finding the right home.
The box came out awesome!👍👍
Beautiful job…. You are very gifted and talented. Michael from CAnada
Excellent job John.
Matching colors is an art I have never mastered. Thank goodness Menards has a machine to do that or my house would be 6 assorted colors by now. 😁😎
You are an artist, a historian, and a chemist. I am glad you snagged the hand truck. I would love to find one of those. What kind of maniac does not collect hand trucks to move around their fire hydrant collection. Great video. Thank you.
Fantastic work ScoutCrafter! You really did a nice job of restoring a piece of history and history that is over 100 years old. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video. It was great to watch.
Thank you very much! 😃👍
Outstanding restoration. The right level of restoration was done to maintain historical integrity without overdoing it. Ww 2 and later steel ammo boxes are still plentiful enough at our swap meets, but I can't remember seeing ww1 boxes. I'm glad this one got into the right hands, because it appears to be rare. I'm always amazed at the poor mans flea market. Around here you might notice a broken down sofa or worn out barbeque but that's about it.
Without watching part one and the intro on part two I would have thought it was just a simple refinish and restoration. Ready for action once again. My PMFM is the dumpster at work, one never knows what goodies may appear. As always, Thanks for the effort you put into these videos!
There are channels devoted to scrapping! 😃👍
You find a lot better stuff on the Right Coast than we do on the Left Coast. You have inspired me to go out every Wednesday night to look. All I do is fight the coyotes and racoons for old food scraps, no salvageable stuff.
Your restoration looks to me about as good as you get. Pride of the craftsman that made it looks to be matched by you. You are our example of what America needs. Thank You
Wow... your just a talented feller! You can't even tell, or I couldn't tell the lid was fixed... enjoyed hearing use of the box.. so thanks for that! Good stuff!! Looks fantastic
Excellent John,
Thanks.
Huberd's shoe grease was originally made in my hometown, McMinnville, Oregon. Not anymore, but it was made here for decades.
Kirk- Did you ever smell it? 😃👍
Man you can barely even tell you modified that lid. Great job.
waited for part 2 i thought a dark walnut stain would work but you are right when you turned the box alittle i saw a red hue. came out great good hard work always pays off
I knew that ammo box would come out fantastic! From 3ft away looks original. The screw heads came out great as well. And what scores on the poor man’s flea market. WOW!!
Very nice. That Huberd's did a fine job on that strap handle.
Dude.... And again... Yoda.. great stuff!
Always need a trolley handy for those pesky fire hydrants.... Great finish to that ammo box , who d know !!
Wow amazing scout box came out sweet now you just need the machine gun to make the set ha ha god bless take care 🇳🇿🇺🇸🗽🪖45
EXCELLENT RESTORATION!!!
Very well done John! Bit late to the show but I’ve made it. I’m sure there Will be Some great footage from jacktown in a couple of weeks!
After watching part 1 I was going to yell at ya for messing up an antique WW1 relic! I got sidetracked and forgot. That said, I am glad I forgot to comment because after seeing part two just now I would have to have eaten my words - lol. NICE JOB SC! Really!
Your videos are always interesting, some more than others. This one was especially interesting to me. I never knew the belt fed machine guns of WWI kept their ammo belts in wooden boxes. What an exciting bit of history. Thanks for the history lesson and the gorgeous restoral. We're all 'green' with envy. 😁
Yup, you did that box justice. Nice work!
Impeccable! Loved seeing how you did all of that and I learned some tricks as well. Thanks so much for sharing that with us. Have a great day.
The ammo box looks terrific. Very well done. A labour of love.
Nice work on the staining of the top and the heat treating of the screw heads.
As you said, it passes the 3ft rule, perhaps the 2ft rule.
Dave.
John, a fine and true restoration as opposed to refurbishment which we usually do. 🔧🧰👍🏼
You sir, have out done yourself, love it sir. Thanks for the video.
That turned out fantastic, well done. The tip on aging the screw heads was worth the price of admission. Thanks for all the great content.
Great job on that ammo box I have few meatless ones great for storage of anything fit in it one is filled ammo some with spare tools
That box dis turn out nice Scoutcrafter, wish I was coming along to the show with you, looking forward to watching some videos on it! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧✌️
Hi John. great job in matching the stain. was a bit skeptical but you really did a great job. very impressed...A+++
That ammo box looks fantastic, I was watching with interest, great work, so simple to
Open, how come modern ammo boxes are such a pain 😂😂🇬🇧
John the ammo box looks fantastic. !!! I don't think there is anything out there that you can't fix and make look great again.
Outstanding job on that box! That latch is my favorite part! Great strategy removing the zinc from just the heads of the screws. Fun fact I learned in small engine repair is the hardware used on the bottom of snowblowers is zinc plated to act as an anode to attract salt etc and begin to rust before the bucket does. Which is why you’re supposed to periodically replace the hardware. A bit long winded of a comment, but I thought you would find it interesting!
Wow- That is interesting- Most people (including myself) would probably have replaced the hardware with stainless. 🫣😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter we are both on the same wavelength! I had previously replaced all of mine with stainless before learning this lol 😂 one step forward two steps back!
Hi John. What a awesome job you did on that amo box. Love how it looks. Looks like it was made so many years ago. Looking forward to Friday. Have a great day. 👍👍🤗.
You can set your watch by Scout's vids. Supber restoration. Congrats!!
Great work very interesting and that latch! 🛠👍😊
I love this job Scoutcrafter! I also love how hard you work to find such interesting projects to do for us. You have some great friends like 805RK! Such a great history lesson of the use case at the end of the video!
(I meant at the end of the rebuild)
A very good sympathetic restoration of an historic item, good job John .
Great video 👍 That WW1 ammunition 🔫 Box turned out Fantastic ! The scribed wood edges on the top of the box turned out amazing, the new wood edges look like they always been there, Fantastic job! 👍 I must say you again done a Fantastic job with the matching of the hardware for the box and getting the color of hardware to match that had that zinc coating on them 👍. That Huberb’s shoe 👞 grease look like it really made that dull leather come back to life, nice job. The cleaning up and also the Blending of the green paint 🎨 to the top, you did a phenomenal job!👍 I think you hit that ball ⚾️ out of the Park! That red mahogany stain you used looked awesome on that wood. I would love to see you use that stain again on a future wood project, maybe one of those wood handle 🪛 screwdrivers. That Poor Mans flea market is gold. I am with you that Craftsman weed eater probably still worked. That trophy look nice. That was a great find on the Convertible hand truck. You really do find some great stuff out there . Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze 👍. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Friday. Have a good evening. 😃👍👍
Steven- That Red Mahogany stain is very rich and deep. Thanks! 😃👍
Hello from Arkansas. Look forward to your videos every week. Great looking restoration. Hope the Canadian wildfire smoke isn't choking you out
I can’t believe how bad the smoke was today! Worst air quality in the world today! 😂👍
Great job. I believe that box is made of oak FWIW. Also careful breathing in zinc fumes.
Looks great Scout! That's a nice transition from the new wood to the original wood
Hello John, what a great job restoring the amo box. 👍
Wow. One of your best restorations. This had so many challenges and you nailed them all. This is the kind of project I love so it was an enjoyable watch.
Well I admit to being dubious when I saw those bare wood strps glued to the lid, but you did a fantastic job of blending them in with the rest of the lid! I should not have doubted you!
Awesome, awesome,awesome job John! I really like the way you blended the wood! You are amazing! Thank You for sharing!
Wow you really did it right on that one, amazing. What a beautiful piece!
Great job the color match was particularly impressive.
You do amazing stuff kove it
Very nice result. That was a cool box, to begin with. You really did it justice. Nice job.
Turned Out Great! As soon as you said it smells like a Campfire I thought I bet it has Pine Tar and I stopped the video to look it up and sure enough it has Pine Tar.....Beeswax & Pine Tar seem to be the main ingredients.
Enjoying! Scribing to me Mr. John is a lost art... so glad to see you showing that off.. im not sure why woodworkers of today seem to not do it.or frown on it being done..maybe im watching the wrong guys..lol...I rather scribe than use a tape..lol.. it just seem like the smart thing to do and save time.. I just don't get it.. anyways back to your restrotations 😁
Beautiful Restoration. You should be proud of the outcome!👍🏻
Another awesome video, ScoutCrafter! I really enjoyed the ammo box restoration. The repair on the lid where the sides had been worn/broken off turned out very nice. 👍🏻
Very nice job on that ammo box.
The ammo box looks fantastic. Would make a helluva gobox.
Good to see how this came out John, I think you struck a nice balance between restoring it and keeping it's character, not easy to achieve, thanks for explaining why you treated the screws in that way ! Also the history was really interesting, John Browning has a deserved reputation as a pioneer in the development of automatic firearms !
My first toolbox was a First World War military box from my Grandfather who served in France - not sure its exact use, but we always called it the "Bomb Box". Sadly it's long gone ( almost 40 years ago ) but I'd love to have it now, I always keep an eye out for something similar, just in case !
Andy- Browning was a genius! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter,
The box is awesome! You did a great job on the restoration. I couldn't figure out what looked like damage to the dovetails. I didn't know there were slots cut intentionally. Seeing pictures of mounting the box on the machine gun made everything clear. As they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words."
I can't help myself, your leather grease generated what we referred to as a "sea story". I was in charge of the cleanup of a large crude oil spill. During the cleanup, I wore a pair of steel-toed, leather work boots. Over time they were pretty much saturated in crude oil. The leather became very supple. I never had a pair of boots that repelled water as well. When I got back home I set the boots in the garage. About a week later I picked the boots up and they had disintegrated.
Bob
😂 Yes! Certain oils like diesel or motor oil will disintegrate leather, when I was working at the bus company I wore my good shoes to work ONE day and I wore a hole in my leather souls from walking on oil in the yard. 🫣😂. A good leather conditioner will only replace the natural oils, never refined petroleum. 😃👍
Top job John as always!
I love the final color of the wood. Well done on the new screws too. You seem to have every paint, paste, wax, lubricant ever made.
I just acquired one of these that was painted blue. I sanded as much as I could and noticed it didn't have any OD paint under the blue. I'm going to have to put some paint stripper on it to get into the grain of the wood to get the rest of the blue out. Once it's down to bare oak I'm going to leave it that way after rubbing it with Danish or teak oil. The original black leather handle was broke in the middle, so that will be replaced with a new one as I have several pieces of scrap leather strips that will do. The metal parts cleaned up with a wire wheel, and the screws I'm going to place with new brass ones. I can't bring myself to cover that beautiful oak grain with paint. In the 1920s, the Gilbert toy company bought these to use as tool boxes for their tool sets for boys. They just added an oval decal with the company logo to the lid.
Super Job on the ammo box, I love it
The ammo box was OUTSTANGING! The blend of the stains is just perfect! I have the same hand truck and have to pump the tires up every year but it's a good one. Mike is a good guy and his 'small' engines are a little smaller than the one in a container ship and 805 has to be a good one too for him and Mike to loaf together. Happy week and God Bless!
Lewie- you are so right. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter I've watched Mike for a while and started 805 somewhat. And of course, YOU!
Great show!!
looks great John 👍 👌 🇨🇦
That box turned out great!
Nice job
Great job on this! Adding the new wood edges made a big difference. Looks like a very sturdy box, much more character than the later pressed metal variety
great box!
Really amazing ammo box I knew it was worth doing it in 2 episodes it’s justified 👍
Real nice job!👍
That color match is spectacular! What an incredible job! Great work!
Wow, it looks better than an Ebay Chinese replica.
beats the stamped steel ones they sell nowadays
I restore items like that from time to time. Not really firearm items, But as you know it takes more time to do it right than some know.
That probably at Belleau Woods with the Devil Dogs
Looks good. Sounds awesome.
Super good.
I'm so excited to see the finish result
lets to this
Great job so sick
GOOD JOB, LOOKS GREAT...
Excellent
Turned out really nice. Good job.
Nice, John! But, why did you replace both edges, my guess for aesthetic balance, but your color match turned out so good, it seems it was unneeded to replace both edges
There was dry rot on both sides- The wood was flaking off. 😃👍
This is just great! I had doubts it would end up looking as good as it did.
Such a nice job on that ammo box. Imagine the history of that box, over 100 years. How many bases in how many states or even countries did it travel to. Just fantastic. I wonder if you could find some replica (if there's such a thing) WW1 ammo to at least put a layer or two in the box.
Beautiful job!