Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times. Unfortunately we are in the era of weak men.
When my Uncle Tommy passed one of the things his wife gave me was his favorite neck knife. California has a dumba$$ law against neck knives so I made this leather sheath. I wish I knew more about the knife but it’s about as vague as smart criminal in a interrogation room. Only marking is an etched hawk/eagle.
Made my first homemade tool. Also, was my first time welding something outside of welding class. I needed an extra deep socket to drop the tank on my truck so I cut the socket and welded it to another one. Worked like a charm.
Struggled with this lower ball joint for 2 weeks. Tried a couple of C clamp presses. Tried beating it with a sledge hammer. Best I got it was half way out. Had to order this press made specifically for full size trucks. It popped out the ball joint in 1 minute! Talk about right tool for the job.