If you'd like to make a contribution to this channel, please click here: paypal.me/dash... In this video I refinish a vintage end table. Thanks to Matt at Revived Builds for the table. Check out his RU-vid channel at / @revivedbuilds
My dad was a carpenter and I used to help him out with his projects. We lost him to cancer a few years ago and l have there are some unfinished restoration work that refused to look into because I was busy but in reality was secretly still grieving his loss. But, yesterday I was in a dark place missing him more than usual and decided to revisit the abandoned projects to remember him with love rather than anger & frustration for leaving me. And today, while browsing for restoration ideas I stumbled on your video! I must admit, I feel a whole lot better (yes, your rooting voice made it even more beautiful) as it reminded me of how patiently my dad used to tackle his projects. Now, I can not only finish the project but watch your videos and learn things I wish my dad was still around to teach me. Thank you so much!
You should read up what Carl Jung and Dr Stanislav Grof have to say on 'Synchronicity'. Also, please take care of yourself. Your father hasn't left you, he's still pretty much connected to you always, it's called Quantum entanglement.
Premarani Many, I am also watching my first ever video from this amazing gentleman. As I instantly fell in love with his soothing yet brilliantly informative voice I thought I’d check the comments to see what people thought of his videos and yours was the first one I read. I’m 42 and lost my Mom to Fn cancer 5 years ago. I miss her desperately every day. I also (unknowingly) avoided anything that my Mom loved to do like baking, sewing, DIYs, home repairs and trash to treasure. Over the last two years or so I have slowly eased back into baking, sewing and DIYs but haven’t been able to attempt any work on our house or anything similar to restoration. Not sure how it began but I realized today that I have accumulated so many items that could be absolutely gorgeous with a lot of TLC , patience and elbow grease 😉 just waiting in my garage. Long story long lol, I now find myself here. Feeling like I’ve found exactly where I need to be to help heal emotionally while learning how to do the things that I started learning with my Mom. Thank you for posting because it gave me the courage and strength to finally admit and fully appreciate that I’m still grieving. I’m sending you lots of love hugs and strength. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers ❤️ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦
This resonates with me. My Dad used to restore furniture and I lost him also to cancer 7 years ago. I got the bug from him and it’s such a great hobby. I’ve just purchased a mid century dining table and that’s how I found this channel. Best of luck with your projects.
I am sorry for your loss. I lost my woodworker dad to cancer 27 years ago and am ready to take up furniture restoration as a hobby now. Watching these videos makes me so happy, and also connected to his memory. Take care.
Can we talk about how pleasant it is to hear the environmental sounds in these videos. And the footage of the storm? And the birds?? My goodness. 10/10.
Showing the trial and error process is really helpful to me. I forget that I don't have to have the perfect answer before I can start a project. Thank you.
This reminds me of my friend suggesting to me to just simply start, somewhere, anywhere.... Or I'll never get beyond treading water. Has helped me so much in conquering projects.
I was looking for videos about repairing water damage to an antique table and came across this video of Steve’s. I think it’s one of THE best “how-to” videos I’ve ever watched. Steve shows the damaged table and gives a step by step overview of his restoration process, along with the products and tools he uses. He gets directly to the point without unnecessary talk and actually held my interest throughout the entire 13 minutes and 45 seconds -- even when Steve took an ice cream break (you hear the neighborhood ice cream truck music coming from outside the garage first🤣). What I appreciated most was his deep knowledge of restoration, which was apparent when confronted with a mysterious stain that required additional attention. It was great seeing Steve’s methods succeed, and the table turned out simply beautiful. An added bonus is Steve’s soothing, calm voice. A+
I am grateful to you. I was having an anxiety attack and watching and listening to you and your calm and easy manner, helped me to pull back from a very bad experience. You do more than refinish furniture. Your channel is so much more...as other people have commented, watching and listening is satisfying. Thank you.
@blue_star211 I totally agree, I have had a lull from stressing about some situations in my life listening and watching these videos. If only he would record a meditation too. Although, this is almost as good. Lol x
You have the best editing. No music is key. Just you and the natural elements of nature. “A” for continual effort in perfecting your craft nicely done 👍🏼❤️
I really appreciate that you show trial and error and then how you fix them because these are mistakes that a lot of us (amateurs) would make and in a “perfect” tutorial it doesn’t show them making any mistakes and therefore doesn’t show us how to correct it or what we can do if these things happen which is a massive part of the learning process.
Just like a lot of other people said I like that you showed even times were you made a few mistakes that we all learn from afterwards . I do appreciate all the help but when some folks only show the process goes so smoothly ,that doesn't help me when I come to problems and don't know what to do or try. thanks for the video
Interesting to see the process and how sometimes you just had to go back and find another solution. The result looks amazing considering the state it was in.
Yesterday, I bought a nice Art Deco table at a local flea market. I paid a ridiculously low price. It has a few flaws, like one prominent ink stain and some water stains. Thanks to what I learned from your channel, I was convinced I would get it back in great shape. The ink stain is already gone. I have never used oxalic acid on water stains, so that will be a new experience. Thanks for your video's, they got me inspired.
Anniefanny Charles Totally agree, older things deserve some history. I also like when things go wrong and to see how they are fixed by someone far more competent than I am. I don’t mean that in a nasty way but as a shared learning curve.
Thank you to the viewer who sent this in. What a gteat project, really enjoyed the details of removing a stain then color matching the area with the rest of the table. 👍🏻
I have some tables almost identical to this one but they have a shallow drawer and a bottom shelf. I got them at a yard sale and painted them but I’ve never been fully satisfied. I’m going to restore mine now. Thanks for the great video!
Persistence is the word for this restoration. This was so helpful in showing that all is not lost if something you try does not work. Just try again... Thank you again
It's like listening to a childbook story being read by a father before going to bed. Storytelling without big adventures, very calming and with a very calming voice. Just for adults like me :)
I have a lot of respect for people with the skill and especially the desire to do a project like this. This little beauty would have ended up in the landfill. Well done!
I'm glad you took the time to restore the table as you did instead of painting it. I'm tired of seeing beautiful pieces of furniture being painted with chalk paint. I enjoy your tutorials. I'm learning a lot. Thank you.
Wow! This is my favorite project of yours to date. There were so many messes on that top, which took a combination of skills, knowledge, and trial and error to counteract. Thanks for trying different methods until you found a combination that worked! Great to watch.
I found an end table almost identical to this at Goodwill - it does have a small shelf in place along the back where you can keep magazines. I feel much more confident about refinishing it after watching your excellent tutorial. Thank you!
This is amazing stuff! a couple of requests- 1. Is there a list of chemicals and coating you use (with brands) 2. It would be helpful if you can do a b-roll of before and after at the end.
I'm fixing on building my first basic desk and I love that you show your mistakes and how you fixed the problem. Most RU-vidrs make themselves out to be flawless gods and I know they aren't... but it's still damaging to my confidence when I make a mistake! Thank you again!
I own a vintage Thomasville chinoiserie with burl top dining set that needs major restoration. While looking for a wood restoration video I came across this channel. Watching your process of cleaning, stripping, filling in holes, removing all types of stains, sanding, staining and redoing parts to bring a neglected, heavily damaged table to its original look or even better than when new is truly amazing and inspiring. My table’s original lacquer is soft and gummy. My understanding is that it cannot be fixed but after watching this restoration I have hope. I just subscribed to your channel, Michelangelo of restoration.
I'm brand new to refinishing furniture as a hobby, I'm listening to this as I'm working and it's so soothing. I feel like I'm learning so much that I can apply later!
You should do a video showing allllll the tools you use, the names/ purpose,and rough estimate of the price! I'm honestly thinking of doing this on my free time!
As I sit down to enjoy my morning coffee and browse You Tube... I see a new Dashner video! A very pleasant Sunday morning surprise. That was a very interesting video. Nicely done! I learned new things, thank you! ;))
loved this video, especially that you go through the whole process including your mistakes. at the end, it'd be awesome to see the before and after side by side to really see the difference all your hard work made!
Great introduction to restoration and the challenges involved in completing the renovation to a high standard. An exercise in patience, learning and the great satisfaction that comes from hanging in when things don’t go to plan! Thanks for sharing!
this is useful material, our old dining table is in dire need of being stripped down and refinished, after decades of abuse and misuse, this is giving me some very helpful pointers, I'm going to check out some more of your projects, I think
Real painstaking job to restore an old and damaged top.Requires a lot of patience from this craftsman.The satisfaction comes when the old table is like new after the restoration works.Good job.
I came to see how you got ink out of the table. Today I learned about oxalic acid. Thank you! Was going to numerous videos and not one was wven close to solving this problem.
loved watching this trial and error. It was like I was doing the project myself because that's how projects realistically go. Most channels don't show this kind of thing. I love that you did.
Thanks for showing the trials where you had to go back and back in again. That’s really helpful and comforting. I don’t know if I’d have the energy to sand off all of that hard work.
You are an awesome teacher and very thorough. People in this space usually move too fast for me but I was able to actually get what you were showing us. Thanks bud
Very nicely done !! I've seen a few of your restoration videos and really like them. Keep up the great work and content. You didn't mention if you kept the desk or sold it? Do you restore things as a business or more for the pure enjoyment of bringing something back to life? Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, talent and videos, Rodney
Oh yeah, that's a good question, I didn't even think of that. He absolutely should resell if he doesn't because these beautiful pieces are becoming harder to find!
Compliments! You gave the table a beautiful makeover. Agree with so many that your think-alouds about the decisions you made along the way are very helpful. Also reassuring and encouraging indeed that the process is just that. No shortcuts. I like your style. 👍
I've watched this video so many times. After an oxalic acid error on my part while refinishing nightstands I knew this video had the troubleshooting I needed.
I just purchased 2 vintage/ older side tables. They both need a little work and i had no clue what it would take. Thankfully i found your vids and I'm a bit more confident. Thanks for this channel!
A great example of trial and error, you showed what it takes to persevere in solving problems. like the black stain. and the bondo items were also good examples too. thanks for taking the time to do the video. and better yet for sharing.
I just happened upon your site, my very very LuCKy DaY! UR such a WONDERFUL TEACHER! U make me feel so very reee-laxed & just good all over, I am moving in early Summer & I will need a few new wood pieces, now thanks to you I know exactly how I will furnish my new home, ok I’m ambitious thanks to U, I will try, U showed what to do if things don’t work out right away, during COVID I have been watching Cooking Sites, but thanks to you I’m ready to be successful refinishing some wood pieces, not going to let anything stop me either(like my apt. is too small😅😂🤣)
Greetings from Abu Dhabi Love your video.. especially how you show all the trials and errors, that's the best thing about your video.. not showing just the finished product and hiding all the steps and errors along the way that make people feel they can't achieve the same... thanks for all your hard work. Bravo
i really love it when your work turned out to be not pretty and you go and do something to make it look better. love how you looked for a solution to that stain. thank you! it's really refreshing to watch.
This was very impressive because we got to see how you problem solved the dark stain & filler use by trial & error! Having expierence & a lot of great knowledge has definitely paid off! Your work is very exciting to view! I’ve always wished I had learned woodworking! I super love to see the transformation of pieces that people no longer want or value!! Thank you!!
You have certainly performed a miracle of restoration on this table. It looked so terrible when you started, but it looks quite nice now. Anyone would be proud to have it in their home. Thanks for sharing the process.
Lisa Giles seconding that. I wasn't able to find a "wipe on polyurethane" last time I was at the hardware store. They all want a brush, but I find that the brush leaves gross streaks.
Thank you! I've been removing paint layers and refinishing a wooden high chair. I applied a coat of amber shellac to the chair legs and the legs felt like sand had been blown on the wet shellac. Watching your video reminded me that I failed to use any stripper on the legs! Hey, the seat and tray both look good. Thanks to you maybe I can finish this tomorrow.
I’m amazed. What a transformation! Looking at the table before you went to work on it, I never would’ve thought it was possible that it could look that good when you finished.
I love this channel so far. Watched 7 videos in the past 24 hours. I'd love to see a video of you going over your most used supplies and tools. I think that'd be extremely helpful.
Thanks so much for the video! I love how you show every little step that is required and explain why you did what you did in the most minute details. This video really reflects the patience and diligence required for woodworking.
