Comments on: Six Stages of Wheelbarrow Renovation

By: Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:47:20 +0000

That’s an idea – I’ll have to see if a neighbour has that kind of thing I could borrow (I don’t even have that kind of drill!). Thanks 🙂

By: Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:46:42 +0000

In reply to Barbara. It's definitely a longer-term project than I'd originally thought!

By: @cavershamjj

@cavershamjj — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:03:13 +0000

I have a sort of circular wire brush attachment for my drill. Would make short work of the paint removal I think! Good luck with finishing it off.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:30:13 +0000

Looks like a project to keep you busy! Interesting looking wheelbarrow.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:42:59 +0000

In reply to Granny. Whoa, that sounds like more of a project than this one! I wouldn't have the confidence to even attempt that, given that my only other woodwork was a not-quite-rectangular raised bed! Sounds like you did a great job on it though!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:41:27 +0000

In reply to Sophie. hehe only if you don't mind the project never getting finished!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:41:07 +0000

In reply to Ciar.

Admittedly this one is pretty old – a relative bought it when he was using a neighbour’s garden to grow vegetables in, then once I started on the allotment he decided I could make more use of it than he did.
Now that was a sneaky way to get him to agree! Did you end up using it for that in the end though?

By: Granny

Granny — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:35:53 +0000

I “rebuilt” my father-in-law’s wooden wheelbarrow that had been made by his father so is probably about 80 – 90 years old. I started rubbing it down but soon realised that the paint was holding it together! I gave up and built a new one with odd bits of wood in the garage. I used the website “Woodworking for mere Mortals”. My result was rather rustic but no worse than the pattern! Anyway, the only parts of the original are the wheel and the leg “protectors”! One of my grandsons stained it for me and our old cat is modelling it on my email logo. No help with your metal one though!!?

By: Ciar

Ciar — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:53:18 +0000

I have never seen a wheelbarrow like that before.
I convinced my husband to buy a new wheelbarrow by saying we could use it to keep beer in ice in when we had a summer party!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:47:35 +0000

Oh my projects like this always take longer than I think they will! Well done for getting on with a job that needs doing though. Please can you come and do mine next??