Century old wheelbarrow

[JCLP]

I was commissioned by a neighbour to re-build an old wheelbarrow they had. I was to measure every piece and duplicate it. I used all of the original hardware except for a few bolts that broke when removing them. 100 years of rust took it's toll.
Built everything out of select cedar.
Before and after photos.
Cheers.

 

[squawkin]

Great job. Looks fantastic.

 

[Lbob131]

Nice  restoration.
If you could travel back in time  to the period  you would be in  high demand with your  skills.
Not  allowed to  bring back  festools  though. That would be cheating.

 

[Holmz]

Usually those time portals require flesh covering like in terminator, or the "time traveller's wife".

The barrow looks good.

One maynote that they are designed to go forwards.

 

[Tinker]

A really nice job. actually, a GREAT JOB.  When the original was built, I don't think it had been constructed with Kiln dried lumber.  The natural oils were still in the wood.  If it is going to hang around as long as the original, it will have been well protected from weather.
Tinker

 

[JCLP]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. It was a great project to work on. I would say it ranks at the top of my favourite projects.

Cheers,
JC

 

[Holmz]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. It was a great project to work on. I would say it ranks at the top of my favourite projects.

Cheers,
JC

I would be proud of that... Great job!

 

[greg mann]

A really nice job. actually, a GREAT JOB.  When the original was built, I don't think it had been constructed with Kiln dried lumber.  The natural oils were still in the wood.  If it is going to hang around as long as the original, it will have been well protected from weather.
Tinker

You ought to know, Wayne. [poke]

 

[Rustys]

Great work, turned out perfect!

Russ

 

[Tinker]

A really nice job. actually, a GREAT JOB.  When the original was built, I don't think it had been constructed with Kiln dried lumber.  The natural oils were still in the wood.  If it is going to hang around as long as the original, it will have been well protected from weather.
Tinker

You ought to know, Wayne. [poke]

[scratch chin]        [thumbs up] [thumbs up] [thumbs up]

 

[ear3]

What a lovely and dedicated piece of restoration!  A wheel barrow restoration project I did maybe a decade ago was actually a breakthrough moment for me in my carpentry, when I realized I could fix stuff myself rather than buy a new one or pre-fab components to restore things.  It was childs-play compared to yours -- mid-century wheelbarrow and so with a metal body, but the wooden handles and rests had rotted away, so I figured I could just remake them on the table saw using tapered cuts.  I still use that wheel barrow.

 

[Lbob131]

I restored this  old cart  last year...http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/old-irish-cart-restoration/msg407552/#msg407552

The wheels  and a few    sidings  were  the only  parts that survived.

 

[leakyroof]

I restored this  old cart  last year...http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/old-irish-cart-restoration/msg407552/#msg407552

The wheels  and a few    sidings  were  the only  parts that survived.

. Wow , large and colorful... How much does it weigh empty?  [eek]

 

[Tinker]

I restored this  old cart  last year...http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/old-irish-cart-restoration/msg407552/#msg407552

The wheels  and a few    sidings  were  the only  parts that survived.

[member=15545]Lbob131[/member], that is beuuutiful. 

 

[Lbob131]

Its  weight about  300lbs I think.
The previous chap who owned  this ole cart  decided to put  it in his small shed  but couldn't  get the doors  closed because  of the  long shafts.
But he had a solution. He chopped 3 feet  off the shafts.
Which effectively  left it ruined.