I have no knowledge on this subject but, with the hours involved plus your vast experience and talent, the rate of an artist and expert would be reasonable. In the US, that would be in the thousands.
@@marcusott2973 Scince a mechanic is around 120€ incl. tax in my area I think charging more would be appropriate. I would actually go to ~150€ per hour plus material
I am still relatively new to your channels but the one thing that keeps me coming back is your honesty and sense of humor. I appreciate people who admit that they while they are professionals, mistakes can be made and not everything goes to plan. I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you!
If you have ever watched Bob Ross you know that he never makes a mistake, just happy accidents. I never understood that until he explained that it means that no matter what happens, you have the ability to make it work. You had several happy accidents with this one, and you had the opportunity to stretch your brain to fix them and in the end it DID come out great! Well done sir!
Bad things happened, but it proves that you are human, like the rest of us! :) Most of us Americans would have declared that chair firewood to begin with; we are a wasteful lot. Sad that. Your patience and skills rewarded us all with a thing of beauty. Thanks again brother for sharing your videos with us. Peace and God's blessings be upon you. Reverend D.
Believe it or not as a beginner it’s nice to see mistakes made. It reinforces that it’s part of the process, and I can be a little less hard on myself for making them.
I love chairs. Always surprisingly complex in their geometry and construction - we expect so much of them in terms of strength , beauty and comfort. In reality most are not financially worth repairing or restoring, but who can throw away the love and skill that went into them? You're honest, skilled and a privelege to watch working through the problems. Machines are great for mass production, but the best bits of this video (the successes) are almost exclusively when you picked up a chisel or other hand tool to do something that no machine could do. Machines and power tools are SO tempting, but hand tools are often the best to solve one-off complex problems. And way more satisfying! Keep up the good work - lovin' it, thanks. PLease keep sharing.
Your channel is one of my absolute favorites. Thanks for showing that even a pro can have bad days - makes a hack like me feel better. Always inspired by watching you, thank you.
I appreciate your honesty and commitment to this repair. Placing a video like this in public might have been tough but the learning we can all do from it is why this platform is here. 👏
This chair did come out nice. It's so cool to watch you invent ways to repair defects in a piece that you are repairing as well as cover mistakes that you might make while you are working on a piece. Thanks for sharing this video with us.
I love the fact that you use shellac instead of varnishes for you finish. I love the beautiful look that it gives and the ease with which it can be applied. Wonderful work. Especially when you make mistakes and are willing to admit it and then fix them. Kudos!!
I hate to say that it makes me feel better when I see someone with his skills mess up. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve believed that Im the only one who does this stuff. Thank you so much for posting this video.
Excellent and beautiful work as usual. The mistakes just prove your human, and we all have days like that. Had more than my share lately. It’s how we deal with them that show our strength of character. ✊👍
I am always amazed at how well the new stain matches the old stain. Even if you are able to use exactly the same stain as original, the wood itself likely has different colors or has aged.
What a fantastic repair. I really appreciate the fact that you have shown your mistakes and how you corrected them. Superb video. Please keep up the great work.
C’est toujours un plaisir, de voir du bon travail ! Moi qui n’y connaît rien, Je découvre petit à petit, les astuces « d’un pro » l’utilisation des machines, tout ça c’est magnifique merci.
Иногда смотрю других рестовраторов,бывают удивительно красивые вещи ,и ловлю себя на мысли "как жаль ,что они не попали в ваши руки " конечно у них тоже получается хорошо ,но ваши превосходно!
Great job! The countless number of times I had to do similar repairs🙄!! Weakest spot on a chair is always where the seat meets the back legs. Owners then try and glue everything back together again, just making a bigger mess of it. With stained wood one can still hide the patched inlays, but unstained wood with clear varnish is a bugger
Up until around six minutes in, I was thinking this is going beautifully. What's Ahti on about. Then ..... a series of unfortunate events. No matter, the end result is beautiful job.
Thank you for sharing even the mistakes that can be made. I think that helps anyone who wants to repair a beloved chair by DIY (me). And I didn't realize that old oak is so tricky and I will take that to heart as well. But it's exciting that you have such a soft spot for chairs ... Thanks a lot for your excellent videos!!! (good light, so many details etc ... and you as well) 👍
Все правильно! Не совершает ошибок тот, кто лежит на диване к верху пузом! Молодец, что показываешь свои ошибки, это правильно. Работа как всегда, супер! 👍👍👍
Beautiful job! I really admire your finishing work. The color is dead-on perfect. Cool how you sanded a little to add 'wear' at the end. On the$ question- As a customer, I'd probably expect to pay $200 to $250 for a result like that...but I'm just guesstimating. Thanks for another great video.
Your english is always so amazing - but FYI, it's "break" not "brake" "brake" is what slows down a car. Definitely upload more to this channel though! always like your content.
Count up the problems you encountered and remember, now that those are counted and done, the next several project pieces should be problem free. Statistics are terrible, but in this case your normal average will likely be maintained, so since you used up a few, the next projects should go much better. Good save on the hole that went through. I usually do not do much after I do something like that. You have the right amount of patience and the skills to make it work out anyway... Good job.
There are ‘literal’ Mondays … for everyone. The difference is perhaps that the rest of us, when making an effort on tasks like this, have them much more often… thanks for sharing
