Frank Turley Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Photos are kind of dark. I welded three 4" sections of 1 1/4" square stock on the bottom of the 1/4" base plate for weight. The three sections have felt on the bottom. Hot wax finish. The support post is bottom-tenoned and peened up hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Frank, I like the whole set, but I am interested in your broom. How is it made if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 HW, The broom was fun, but I earned minus a nickel an hour on it. The broom is from a roofing tar set which you can get at the building supply. It has a long handle with three or four circular brooms next to each other and set into a wooden stock. I sawed off one broom and found that it was bound by a thin, mild steel ferrule. To make sure I wouldn't lose bristles, I epoxyed them on the end. I cut a section of snug fitting pipe that went part way into the ferrule and welded a cap on it. Before welding the cap, I plug welded the upset shank end onto it. After the cap is on, you have the shank with a round 'cup' on the end, so to speak. The cup fits a ways into the original ferrule. I J-B KWIK Welded it all together, and because of the J-B and the bristles, that portion received flat black paint rather than hot wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 i really like it frank - it looks so comfortable! i like the sweetie shaped square sections down the tools, and also the hooks they are on are a very pleasing shape - they look easy to get on and off. very nice set! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Frank, Heck I thought that was your used up shaving brush! Nice looking set for the fire place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Willis Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Very Nice! I really like the broom idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Clean, simple, functional and understated...Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Really nice! Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Show them how its done frank! Love the handle I made one just like it the other day. One of the things I never really got used to about the southwest is the idea of dirt with nothing growing on it. In NY there will be stuff growing on in 2 weeks if its not winter time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Tim, et al., This morning, I awoke to see about 2.5 inches of white stuff on the ground, q.v. My shop is at 7,000 feet elevation. Santa Fe has four seasons, but not as harsh as the Midwest, where I grew up. My front yard remains au naturel, is called a 'desert front yard." No grass to mow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Frank, Have you thought about, or do you know about Warren Olney of the Broom Shop in Grants Pass, OR.? He weaves cane onto the handles you provide, and does an excellent job. http://www.broomshop.com John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 John, Yes, I have used Olney on one occasion, and he is "bookmarked." Sometimes though, we like to struggle and problem-solve on site. Thank you for giving his contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 " Sometimes though, we like to struggle and problem-solve on site." Frank, THIS would be the story of my life. Nice work on the tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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