I love your videos on so many levels. I like seeing "discarded" items being brought back to life. But I really love how you talk through the process you follow and how you're going to address each issue. I'm not a refinisher, but I never miss any of your videos!
I love your channel! Every step is well explained and your videos are straight to the point. If I could give you some constructive advice, it only would be that it would be nice if you would include the products used in the description box. As a beginner, one is often overwhelmed with all the different products in stores. :/ Other than that I think you do a great job! :)
Blows my mind the difference before and after stripping. Love that you refinish/repair this stuff. Hidden gems if you have the time, patience, and skill
I've learned so much from your videos. I'm inspired to refinish a Lane cedar chest I bought on Craigslist after watching you. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
It is amusing how designs like this, which were once futuristic, are now dated. And it is a pleasure to see a useful thing cleaned and restored to use and attractiveness. Thank you.
Never knew why I didn't like those chairs until you said they were made with plywood. Maybe the color too. Or maybe that was the chair I sat in down the hall from my classroom cause I didn't do my homework. Turned out real nice.
Beautiful restoration, the chair reminds me of the Eames low dining chair, it’s probably a cheap knock off, but with your love & care it’s brought back to life again, what would a full set of six look like !
Thanks a lot for your inspiring work and for sharing it online! Trying to get started in this craft and your projects (and mostly, they way you explain them) are super didactic.
I have 4 of these chairs in my garage. They were painted navy blue. I have thought about stripping them, but I chicken out every time. Maybe I'll be brave someday. Nice work.
I have to admit that I prefer a patina and the aesthetic of abuse and wear. I found a coffee table which had been left in someone's backyard in the rain for years and the top was covered in rot. I fell in love with it instantly. I took it home and roughly abraded the rot away with some steel wool, gave it a rough sanding with 400 grit, and left the scratchy, half-destroyed original finish. Then I just sealed it in polyurethane. I love the look of it, but everyone else wrinkles their nose and asks me why I don't strip it and refinish it. If I wanted something that looks pristine, I'd just buy Ikea. I love the patina of honest decay, rust, and wear brought on through time and functional use.
I enjoyed your video very much. I am attempting a project like this for the first time - would you be able to list the exact products you used in the project? Thank you!
i envy your collection a lot haha. where can i find mid century vintages around here? not anywhere... haha. still, youve done these pieces a lot of justice too. its so nice to watch and listen to you
Hello, first of all, I love how you restore everything. I am a huge fan. I recently got a chance to buy a Cherner chair. However, it is missing some screws. Do you know how or where I can get old screws so that they are not standing out as if I were to bought normal screws in my hardware store? I hope you answer my question. Thank you.🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you for making these videos! They're very informative (as I intend to try some restoration projects in the future) as well as a pleasant, relaxing watch. :D
I am in the process of restoring a set of 10. Did you have any issues with the back pieces of laminated plywood needing to be reshaped? Several of mine are very stretched out, and when you lean back in the chair, you feel like you could break it and fall right on your head.
Watch it buddy, God's last name isn't damn.. *"..every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.."* [Matt 12:36 KJV]
Great job as always. I have a question for you. Do you use different types of wood stripper for different types of wood/project? Just wonderding if some are stronger than others.
Nice chair and nice restoration! What did you do with the underside of the chair? Did you allign it or used nicer uniform screws? Also, nice tip to use the soldering-thing to even out the dents in the wood!
I am doing the same thing right now. alomost 70 old chairs need to repaint i try Sanding .dyeing.Primer.Finish and finish 4 chairs by 3 days.. it's took too much time.. and an old Painter told me that i should just little sanding and just Spray paint. he said that is the faster way to cheap reapir chiar ""Cover the old paint directly with spray paint"" ←What do you think about?
Hey, so I have 2 solid wood end tables that have been beaten up by kids and whatnot over the past 10+ years, and I want to refinish them. They have a lot of detail like a roman ogee edge and decorative scroll work in the legs and such - how would I use stripper on the finish and remove it if I can't scrape it? Steel brush? Steel wool?
Do you make a living out of restoration? If so, would you mind making a video about the business side of it and give some advice on some do's and don'ts? I know it might be a disrespectful request, but I had to give it a shot. Thanks for the videos.
I am going to refinish 2 of the exact same chairs as yours...but i can't figure out from video if you disassembled the legs and base to the seat. it appears when you were sanding down the seat that they were removed. i can't wait to get started. thanks for the good info debby
@@DashnerDesignRestoration did you lightly strip and/or sand the legs too--or just the seat and back rest? Thanks so much for clarifying. I love your channel.
