The mower had a quick clean last December and coated with a mixture of boiled linseed oil and turpentine. A wooden shaft (shovel handle) was purchased last week and cut down to the required 39 inches. The remains of the original shaft were removed from the handle, most of it turned to a fine powder. Borer holes in the handle were then filled and all the wooden pieces then coated with the same mixture.
Before being put on display, I gave the mower a trial run on our museum 'lawn'. It cut the grass very well.,
