Friday, January 15, 2016

The Old Picnic Basket


We got an adorable tin picnic basket from Bill's mom when she sold her big house. 


Adorable, I tell you!


One of the wooden handles was broken. 
I asked Bill if he could fix it for us. 
He said "No"!
No? 
That was surprising because Bill can fix everything. 

16 years went by but I just knew there had to be a fix for the handle. 

  
Wood glue, clamps, a strip of leather, nuts and bolts and the drill were the supplies needed. 



I cut a piece of leather to go across the back of the handle. 
I glued the leather onto the handle joining the break. 
Clamps hold the leather to the wooden handle so that the break could be joined perfectly. 


A nut and bolt on each side of the break provide added stability to the fix. 
The drill bit went through the leather and the wood. 


I was afraid the old wood would split when I drilled the holes but it didn't.
When in doubt, drill pilot holes. 

 This little picnic tin has been used in numerous vignettes over the years. 



The fix has held perfectly. 


I chalk this one up to old fashioned ingenuity.  
It reminds me of fixes done by my grandfather during the great depression. 
Bill was impressed. 
  I'm thrilled it is fixed.
Have a wonderful weekend! 
 Katie 

7 comments :

  1. What a lovely thing to have and well done for fixing it!
    Liz



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  2. Oh, I am so glad you were able to repair this darling picnic basket! Growing up, we went on a picnic nearly every weekend during the Summer months.
    This inspires me to be on the look out for a charming picnic basket of my own!
    Xo
    Jemma

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  3. Oh I love it and I love your collection of thermos. They go together!

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  4. Happy that i found you.
    Nice greetings from austria your new follower
    Kuni

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  5. Happy that i found you.
    Nice greetings from austria your new follower
    Kuni

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  6. I love your little red and green basket and the clever fix you thought up!

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  7. Not only is your vintage tin adorable, it's filled with so much history for you all. Good job on the repair. I have the same reaction if my husband thinks he can't fix something...of course he can!
    Mary Alice

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