A few vintage flea market finds today…

[Mike N]

…that I adapt for use at the fishing cabin. First, who among us can pass up a nice vintage vise? I grabbed 4 of them. Then there are the small wooden handle screwdrivers (a few need a moment on the belt sander) and several pair of quality German-made scissors, always useful on the tackle rigging table. I’m told a light coat of boiled linseed oil will dress up the vises.

[Stef Duma]

The scissors will be good if you decide to start your own hair-cutting business.

I have some great wood handle screwdrivers with lots of patina in the wood.

Nice find.

[Mike N]

I really love vintage quality wooden yard sticks, especially the square, tapered ones. I got these two Sunday for a few bucks, and washed them off with soap and water and gave them a quick spray of spar varnish.

[Mike N]

The scissors will be good if you decide to start your own hair-cutting business.

I have some great wood handle screwdrivers with lots of patina in the wood.

Nice find.

I found the perfect job for those finely-made German scissors I got for $.50 pair: trimming the “sucker” stems on my cherry tomato and potted chili pepper plants. Yes, the tomato plant looks a bit wilted at the end of a hot day; but after a late evening watering, they perk right up by morning.

[klonder]

Interesting pot placement! Practical placement or just aesthetics?

[Mike N]

Interesting pot placement! Practical placement or just aesthetics?

I had a large vegetable garden for years but now as empty nesters, my wife and I can’t eat all that we produced. No use trying to give it to friends, since all of their gardens ripen at the same time in August and they are dropping off baskets full at our house. So, I took down the fence but left the fence posts in. Screwing the plastic pots on to the posts keeps the plants away from the deer, groundhogs and other herbivores, with no need to weed. I use Miracle Gro plant food 2x a month and water daily.