A fine story... and a fine gate... together they form a worthy compliment.
The gate is very impressive; simple yet elegant, and formidable I wager!
Best wishes...
Sorry for late reply. My ISP was down (again)... Bloody hell! I am changing to STARLINK!
Where was I? :unsure: Oh yes... I admire your resourcefulness in turning a door into a vise! Very clever! Well done. I also agree that there is a place for older technology. Sometimes, it just works...
Greetings to Glasgow... you have a keen eye! It is a Millers Falls #12, two-speed, with an adjustable handle. I just finished restoring it. It is a solid "keeper", IMO! Thanks...
Yes... thank you all... for the moral support and confirmation. Perhaps I am not an outlier (as I once thought!).
Decades ago, I built the tool cabinet below, from pallet (foreign) wood and dumpster plywood finds, based on plans from an article by Tage Frid (RIP). IMO, it has much going for...
Brothers... I HAVE A PROBLEM!
You may have noticed that all my tool cabinets and racks are rather GENERIC... boxy, universal, non-specific, all-purpose...
I love all those French-fitted tool cabinets, and am decidedly a proponent of "a place for everything and everything in its place"...
Yet...
Need to do something with all those saved tomato sauce cans? :LOL:
It seems like whenever I go to an estate sale, I always add to my extensive collection of pencils!
BTW, I have another big box full of them... :oops:
Back in the shop over the past few days making a RACK for my BRACES, etc.:
It will hold up to eleven tools in the the slots, and more on the shelf. The brackets are made from scrap aluminum (or "al-u-min-i-um" on your side of the pond :LOL: ):
ADDENDUM... continuing to fill the saw till: