Here you go, I will start out slow. Here is the toolbox. Not a work of art, but it was very functional until 5 gallon bucket and tool bag came along.

 

Like a true woodworker, you look around for free material.  The handle is a closet pole that was surplus, & never got a splinter from it and the varnish made it very comfortable to carry.

 

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2 minutes ago, richk52 said:

Here you go, I will start out slow. Here is the toolbox. Not a work of art, but it was very functional until 5 gallon bucket and tool bag came along.

A classic...always a project for a DIY'er...wish I had the one my grandpa made. And yes, you're right, replaced in the "new world" order with plastic & canvas.

There is a lot of history in American railroads, settling the west in the 1800's , & the government.  Believe it or not, locomotives were the last piece of equipment that you did not have to be licensed for in order to operate one.  Ships, cranes, all heavy equipment required government licenses, but nothing was required to be a locomotive engineer.  The lawyers loved this, whenever a train hit a car/truck or derailed and caught on fire...

@1fizgig @derekcohen ...

tell us your neighborhood is friendlier than this...

 

at least y'all got this in your favor...

 

but what could possibly go wrong???....

 

There is also this vicious Aussie bench dog ... let sleeping dogs lie ...

 

 

Regards from Perth

 

Derek

1 hour ago, derekcohen said:

let sleeping dogs lie

I can do that....

 

but...

that shop of yours is either a theater stage prop or you are next level/generation OCD and then some...

@1fizgig @derekcohen ...

are there road signs for real like this in Australia???...

 

On 4/1/2019 at 12:46 PM, Stick486 said:

at least y'all got this in your favor...

 

As opposed to New Zealand, where we have a few extinct ones that blew out, and a few active ones still going......

On 4/1/2019 at 12:48 PM, Stick486 said:

but what could possibly go wrong???....

 

Oh, it's Bob! I thought he'd just swum away when I ran out of chickens........

 

I can see all kinds of potential for disaster here. One place I won't be visiting.

9 hours ago, Stick486 said:

@1fizgig @derekcohen ...

are there road signs for real like this in Australia???...

 

I haven't seen any in my limited travels so far, at least not like that. Shark and jellyfish signs yes, not the croc ones where I've been. The snakes, spiders and ants I suspect aren't signs except maybe in a wildlife park, but I stand to be corrected.

@Stick486 You should totally come for a visit! You could enjoy such road signs as "legs", which were the funniest thing to us when we came here the first time (just visiting at that stage).

 

 

7 minutes ago, 1fizgig said:

You could enjoy such road signs as "legs",

walking trail, pedestrians or foot path????

Just now, Stick486 said:

walking trail, pedestrians or foot path????

wear shoes???

Forget legs - that's the biggest darn tick I've ever seen!   On the bright side, you wouldn't have to look so close if'n it was on you, right?

 

On one of my hikes through a state park here:

 

Steve, have you decided when to take your first 'walk-about'?  For the Northerners, a walk-about is an Aussie thing where an individual just decides he is going to go and 'walk about' the country in Australia. Having a job has no bearing.  Walk-abouts are for extended periods of time and can be 6 months or longer.  It is kind of like being a California free spirit but you don't have the California high cost of living and you get plenty of unique road signs and multi legged animals to see...

16 hours ago, Stick486 said:

walking trail, pedestrians or foot path????

Pedestrian crossing.

Back in New Zealand we have striped poles with an orange light globe on top.

8 hours ago, richk52 said:

Steve, have you decided when to take your first 'walk-about'?  For the Northerners, a walk-about is an Aussie thing where an individual just decides he is going to go and 'walk about' the country in Australia. Having a job has no bearing.  Walk-abouts are for extended periods of time and can be 6 months or longer.  It is kind of like being a California free spirit but you don't have the California high cost of living and you get plenty of unique road signs and multi legged animals to see...

 

Going walkabout is typically an Aboriginal thing rather than something all Australians do - it's a cultural part of their life. 

From Wikipedia:

In Australian Aboriginal society, Walkabout is a rite of passage during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditional transition into manhood.

 

I'm pretty sure I'd have all sorts of issues if I went walkabout, not the least being SWMBO!