I always liked the look and feel of this little oil can.

My Dad inherited it from his Dad, and now I found it in a box of rusty old stuff.

My first thought was to bring it all back to polished bare metal, but that just didn’t look right, so I painted it with a blue hammered finish.

This was a simple project, but I took my time and enjoyed the process of brushing away the old paint, sanding, reshaping with a mallet, replacing the seal (which was probably originally made of leather) and finally painting it.

I love the way it turned out.

Except – it has to be the absolutely worst oil can I have ever used! It dribbles, spurts, and leaks no matter what I do. Maybe it’s designed for much thicker oil (I filled it with cutting fluid which might be too thin).

In any event – this is a great way to spend an afternoon in the workshop.