Well A Person Has To Have Fun

[Scrappile]

My latest important project completed:

My fully restored 1982 vintage wheelbarrow.  Painted hand rubbed, Candy Lemon Yellow, Rust-oleum Enamel, trimed up with hand made oak handles painted a contrasting Early Dawn Krylon oil enamel, hand rubbed, night black accents, and pounded aluminum painted rim.  Powered by one old goat....

Before the restoration started:

Found in the back field of a old animal graveyard.

 

Restored after many old goat hours of work..

 

Besides a new set of handles would have coast me $26!

 

Edited November 8, 2017 by Scrappile

[Scrolling Steve]

She is a beauty, Paul !.....Well done !

[merlin]

That's a keeper Paul,you done real good for an old goat 

 

Merlin

Edited November 8, 2017 by merlin

[Phantom Scroller]

Very fetching look, good work. Roly 

[bobscroll]

Well worth your efforts Paul! You did a lovely job on it,

Bob 

[Chiloquinruss]

OK, here's my question, your web name is scrappile, you are posting on a scroll saw site so you possibly have some wood related tools, so what's up with: 

Besides a new set of handles would have cost me $26!    

Nice job on the restore!  Russ

Edited November 8, 2017 by Chiloquinruss

[WayneMahler]

Amazing job there Paul. Good choice on the colors too, looks like team colors for my home city

[Lucky2]

Nice job Paul, it looks like it's a new one. I have to replace the handles on my wheelbarrow also, I won't be painting it though, it's vinyl.

Len

[Scrappile]

24 minutes ago, Chiloquinruss said:

OK, here's my question, your web name is scrappile, you are posting on a scroll saw site so you possibly have some wood related tools, so what's up with: 

Besides a new set of handles would have cost me $26!    

Nice job on the restore!  Russ

Ha, Exactly the point, I'm too cheap to pay the $26 for handles, so I restore the whole thing, grab the oak for the handles from my "scrappile".  I spend days to save $26.  My son is still laughing at me.  But he is from the "throw away" society!

[amazingkevin]

8 hours ago, Scrappile said:

My latest important project completed:

My fully restored 1982 vintage wheelbarrow.  Painted hand rubbed, Candy Lemon Yellow, Rust-oleum Enamel, trimed up with hand made oak handles painted a contrasting Early Dawn Krylon oil enamel, hand rubbed, night black accents, and pounded aluminum painted rim.  Powered by one old goat....

Before the restoration started:

Found in the back field of a old animal graveyard.

 

Restored after many old goat hours of work..

 

Besides a new set of handles would have coast me $26!

 

Bahahaha! they are a little more than that at the big box store but won't last as long as yours!

[jerry1939]

It's darn nice, but can you give yourself a ride in it?

[Scrappile]

1 minute ago, jerry1939 said:

It's darn nice, but can you give yourself a ride in it?

No, but I use to have a big Airedale dog that would ride in it.  She loved me wheeling her around..

[Gonzo]

How do you start it? . I can just picture you tooling around the yard with the hound in it.

 

[wombatie]

Well it won't get lost, they can probably see it from the moon.  Looks great you old goat, you did a dam fine job.

Marg

[fordamir]

Is that a really old one since the metal is not all one piece ?  Love it..Thanks for giving it a rebirth. Really a beautiful refurb !

[Rockytime]

I'm always a day late and a dollar short but just gotta say, I never thought a wheelbarrow could be beautiful but you accomplished it. Being cheap has nothing to do with it. You done good!