Algonquin 19

[sweeper]

Hitting one of the highlights from the end of the trip.

Two Towns, Two stops, $20

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2-7", 10", and a 12"

I found 2 more but the women wanted $25 for a 7 and a 6"

 

[lowangle al]

Good find sweeper, I love mine. I had a heck of a time getting mine clean, I had to hit them with sandpaper to get rid of the crud.

 

[Odyssey]

I don't know how you do it. Excellent find. They look in great condition.

 

[sweeper]

He who seeks shall find?

 

[Robin]

Those are some nice cold handles, I like that 12"

 

[Odyssey]

Any tips on reconditioning them?

 

[Boreal Birch]

I have finally found three cold handles. They were in pretty bad shape, heated them in a forge to pound out the dents and re-flattened them. Sprayed them a couple of times with oven cleaner, hosed that stuff off, then soaked them in a vinagar/water solution overnight. As soon as I took them out of vinagar they wanted to rust, so needed to coat them with flax seed oil right away. Wiped off the excess oil, placed them bottom up in the oven at 500 degrees F. for a hour, let them cool down in the oven. Repeated the oil/oven part 5-6 times. They are almost like non-stick now. Do not do this while your wife is home, I did it while mine was in Europe for a month, she asked what I had been cooking when she got home.