Exceptional results. We had one of those chairs growing up in the 1970's-80's, but we weren't allowed to sit on it as it was a "grownup's" chair - a flash from the past!
@edkk2010 I work in the company that makes them. its a $10,000 chair and that's just today, originals sell for much much more. It isn't so much a chair as it is an art piece, so very understandable that young children are not to be allowed on them. I do hope that are keeping it in the family though its a great heirloom piece!
Great video. One tip when using aircraft stripper to strip paint, after you apply it to the surface, cover it in plastic wrap. If you're able to trap the gasses/fumes from the stripper inside it helps separate the paint much easier, so it comes off in larger pieces with less scraping and junk left behind. Would love to have this chair in my home, great job. You did so well with the upholstery, especially for a first time effort. Your extra effort certainly does not go unnoticed
Eames is my favorite chair. I love the design so much I have framed pictures as art. You did an excellent refinish and the upholstery looks very professional.
@@crankfastle8138Couldn’t be further from the truth. A genuine Eames Lounge Chair is probably one of the most comfortable chairs produced. Are you sure it wasn’t a replica?
Anyone offloading Charles and Raylene Emes chair for $60 has no idea what they have. Even a counterfeit one! nice score, hopefully the Cooper leather lasts.
Even in the unrestored condition, if its an original Vitra chair they sale for 600 - 800 as a restoration BASE. There is a company specialized only in Eames chairs and their services are expensive as hell. Professionally restored there go for several thousands on the vintage market.
@@heidiheida511What is this company’s name? I have a 1958 original Eames chair that needs reupholstering and shock mount replacement (haven’t failed yet, but want to be safe). Any help would be amazing! Thanks!
Thank you so much for picking real leather. I see so many people go with the cheapest fake leather knowing that it will fall apart in 2 years. This will look good for decades.
@@crankfastle8138 Definitely a knockoff at that price. List on an Eames and ottoman from Herman Miller is $5500 to 10K. When I bought mine they were $750, but cars were $4000 or so then and a nice 2000 SF house in mid America under $50k.
Michael_01 check 26:15, and watch for about a minute. He replaces worn out metal, with masking tape. Masking tape isn't really known for its structural integrity.
I’m always thoroughly impressed by restoration and furniture building like these. There’s so many practical and creative skills you have to throughly understand AND combine to make a truly great piece. Excellent work
Excellent work! (I used to refurbish business jet interiors, and your standards are on point) just one suggestion if i may - where you wrapped blue tape to remove the play from the base, a more robust fix may be to cut a shim from a soda can, or if that proves too thick, some "riveters tape" may be a good second best. (I hope you don't mind my suggestions, no criticism is intended, just hopefully helpful info)
Thanks! Yes, the tape was just a temporary fix. Others have also suggested a soda can, I will try that when the tape wears out. So far it’s held up fine since I don’t really spin in it.
I bought my knockoff at a thrift store for $30.00. I used it in my office and it soon became a favorite seat of my coworkers. You can’t beat the comfort of this chair!
Good you had patience to let the project unfold as it did. I think it turned out perhaps better than when new. Hope the cat respects your hard work. 👍👍👍
The hardest part is patience to do the work. When you start you'd be surprised how easy it is. Mistakes will be made, but you'll manage to fix them. It just takes a long time with a limited toolset. Second chair will go twice as fast!
Exactly. Because the video is edited with such quick cuts between each step, it doesn’t show how much research, thought, and preparation came before every next step. @lancehatch4475, you would be surprised at how good of a job you could do by just taking each step very carefully.
I had a Canadian made version with the ugly holes in the side. I opted to fill them, and bought the Eames replacement rubber arm supports, routed out to fit them, filled all the other holes and it looks better. Took me awhile but I have two Eames and this version is actually wider, more comfortable.
DUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!! That is one amazing restoration! I am hard to impress, but this was really impressive! Superb job young man, this was pure excellence! Greetings from Sweden :) You got yourself a new subscriber :)
From someone who's been using hand tools and his hands for the last 20 years, here's a tip. Adjust the slip-locks to where your hand is squeezed closer together. It will give you significantly better strength and leverage to break rusted threads loose.
Great job overall! Just one small tip: wrapping the etiquettes in some sort of protective plastic would be awesome. That way, they'll stay in top shape for anyone checking them out 50 years from now - they'll totally thank you for it!
Very nice job especially with minimal equipment in a city apartment! This is exactly the kind of restoration I love to do here in wild wet Scotland but I have a well-lit heated workshop. Could you have finished the wood with a few coats of satin lacquer from a rattle can, I wonder? Rattle can paints and lacquers are very good nowadays. A shim might have taken the wobble out of the pivot, a cut-up soft drink can makes good shim stock and it comes ready curled. I thoroughly enjoyed the video and the blissful peace with no trashy music and just the sound of concentration and work. Your background looks like California where my brother lives.
Nice job. I watched this video because the chair reminds me of a dental chair (we reupholster dental chairs). The pelton Crane Chairman came out the same time. They are still in service and are still sought after by many dentists. FYI. Once again good job!
3:47 if you use those pliers the other way then the force of you rotating the bolt will actually make them grip tighter🙂 fantastic video! Just some advice 😊👍
Greetings from Ukraine. It’s masterpiece ! Thanks for showing a lot of tips and tricks! You bring a new life to this old chair which is greate example of icon design!
Great job and I prefer the new leather colour rather than the black too. A couple of tips: when the original paint is in reasonable condition there is no need to strip it, just sand with 240 grit, feather out any chips and repaint. For cutting foam you can’t beat a cheap electric carving knife with serrated blades, they cut and carve foam like the pros. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
For what it’s worth, at the 3:50 mark you are using the channel locks in reverse. You want to position them so that the lower jaw is being pushed into the direction of rotation. That way the teeth are getting the best bite and lessens the chance of them slipping. Granted no positioning of them might have helped…but still might be helpful for your next project. Great work!!!
Very nice job all around. The tape will wear out very quickly and will not fix the wobble, as I am sure you know by now. For a more permanent fix, you could have the piece drilled out and sleeved by a machine shop.
Would be interesting to see the same process on an original Herman Miller Eames chair, to see whether the manufacturing details were different in these replicas.
