Finished refurbishing my grandfathers #15 wash pot

My grandfather passed away last winter and was a farmer all his life. On Mother's Day I was walking through his barns, checking things out when I came across this pot he would use when butchering hogs.




I asked my grandmother if I could have it and she said yes. That's when I decided to turn it into my jambalaya pot for football season.

After research, I settled on two different methods to remove the rust. On the outside I would use potato/salt method and soak the inside with vinegar/water mixture.

I took the pot over to Chuckd's house and we got started. Both methods failed miserably, so I did what any normal human would do. I took a power sander to it.


Here, I am starting the curing process.


And the finished product. It needs a few more coats of oil but I'm happy with it. Here's to football season


Thanks to my bud Chuckd for using his sander.