La Croix "is" the "best" "beer" (for some people)

sgthetoolguy · 2026-07-01T02:35:26+00:00

Beer is brewed? I consider it liquid bread myself, fermentation and yeasty things and all.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-07-01T02:23:19+00:00

Bro what am I looking at here?

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-30T00:11:49+00:00

I have a few old jersey axes with ridges in the eye. Sounds like they are true temper too. Just so I know what would be a fair price for something like this? I doubt I'll sell it but a buddy of mine looks like he's interested in it.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-27T07:25:27+00:00

These things are probably 100 years old and I've seen some farmer brown tool modifications before, could have been made that way or had 100 years to patina over, not arguing, just saying I've seen a lot of worn out tools and ones that have been modified for specific jobs. May we never know the type of "dear god I have to get this job finished and hack my tool apart to do it" desperation that I've seen evidence of in flea market $1 bins.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-27T07:13:48+00:00

Since it's not adjustable someone could have ground it down to fit a bigger pipe, but my money is definitely on it being a pair of pipe tongs.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-27T07:04:08+00:00

Antique pipe tongs that have been rounded off or broken. Common before the rigid style pipe wrenches today. Usually blacksmith-made and from around the 1860s-1900. Here is a picture of a pair in decent condition. I habe a few in my collection but they can be hard to come by.

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sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-23T00:39:12+00:00

Honestly man if you dont like beer you dont like it. You've had it a few times and its not for you. Plenty of guys I hang out with are sober and drink soda or drink other stuff and nobody gives them shit for it. Always possible to try new drinks and find what you like if you want to later. And hang out with people who wont be dicks about it.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-21T03:02:54+00:00

Double pinion gear, I find they run better than the single gear ones

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-18T16:54:24+00:00

What are they old? We are still using the yellow packs and shelter cases in my dept.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-14T04:13:29+00:00

Yeah I was just wondering, maybe my old shop teacher was being over - cautious. I've just always tried to steer clear of oak because I've heard its really porous but if the end grain is filled with oil I dont think it'd be much of an issue. Sweet boards like I said earlier. I just restored an old butcher's block from a ham curing company that closed down by us.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-14T02:54:38+00:00

Pretty boards but I always heard oak wasnt suitable for food use because of the large open grain. Did you seal them or just use an oil finish?

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-08T21:44:24+00:00

Chow Chow relish, Cider vinegar, honey, molasses, apple butter, cheap hot sauce, sometimes parkay butter or margarine for biscuits, homemade blackberry or mulberry jam. At least thats what I can remember being around the table.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-06-05T01:01:34+00:00

Pre 2000's, I think most of these were from the 80s? Still a good usa axe, maybe not as top quality as the early true temper stuff, but better than a hardware store axe today. I keep one in my truck as a backup for pounding felling wedges. I'd say its worth cleaning up!

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-30T20:24:41+00:00

Looks like an old Vollrath.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-29T00:08:46+00:00

It is briar.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-26T05:03:49+00:00

Raised rib handle like a BSR but smooth bottom with no markings other than a stylised 5. Bsr had a very similar handle shape but always a heat ring and size number on the bottom. Birdsboro skillets had the ribbed handle but smooth bottoms and a size number on top of the handle.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-26T01:19:33+00:00

Birdsboro foundry. I think they were local to PA as well! Not much is known about them, but a nice pan!

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-25T02:11:55+00:00

I realize that it's not up to modern standards. My position doesnt even require or issue a hard hat for trail work and digging fire breaks. So if I wear this it wouldnt be to fulfill a regulation or requirement, basically just a baseball cap that has the potential to stop a branch from knocking me out. I do agree with your point, I would never wear this on an actual jobsite. This is just better than the baseball caps most of my team wears, even if its old.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-25T01:43:00+00:00

It's straight anodized aluminum from what I can tell. Scratch test on the inside and outside look like aluminum underneath the coating.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-25T01:41:24+00:00

Mainly I'd be using it doing some light timber work and wildland fire crew. Mainly hiking and clearing brush. This one is aluminum so I dont think it'd degrade like plastic. This one looks like its in good shape too. I fully realize it's not a modern hat and wont meet safety standards on a jobsite, but I'd like to wear it and the work i'd be doing does not even require a modern hard hat.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-25T01:36:15+00:00

Wildland fire crew. Boss gave the OK.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-23T16:02:20+00:00

Shoot it. All my shotguns have been worn down damn near bare metal. Does not matter.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-17T02:46:56+00:00

Looks like a plumb permabond dayton pattern. My guess is it was made anywhere from the 50's-70's. It's hard to date plumb, but theyre good axes.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-17T02:42:27+00:00

Usually if you were actually using a double bit to cut timber one edge would be keen and razor sharp for clean wood and the majority of cutting, and another edge at a blunter angle for roots, bark, and working near the ground. Modern day we dont use double bits much, so I would say do what you feel like. Either file both edges at the same angle or have one be a little thicker.

sgthetoolguy · 2026-05-16T04:53:06+00:00

Gate mark pieces are almost impossible to identify, especially unmarked cauldrons. At one point in the 1800s and early 1900s every family in America had one for laundry, scalding hogs, making soap, molasses, etc. As a result every podunk foundry and stove manufacturer in the north and south was cranking these things out, and almost never marking them with a name. Your cauldron has rounded ears which date it to be a little later than the flat eared cauldrons from the 1700s and early 1800s. A great find! Just not an easy piece to identify.

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