The best is that it looks old and original , but in good condition. As opposed to stripped and sanded down, stained and polished to look new! THIS is history!😸
I never thought I would ever say this but I believe you’re better at repairing and blending wood and wood furniture than my brother. My brother has left me flabbergasted and in disbelief at the repairs and builds that he has made, but you’ve gone a step further. This comment I’m leaving you is the highest compliment I could ever leave another person, your talent goes beyond belief and you’re a legend in my opinion. So thank you for the entertainment, I’ll be looking forward to your next video.
You should watch Thomas Johnson antique furniture restoration. He is a real master. He explains what and why he does something. Ahti explains generally, but Thomas explains in detail.
I like how instead of sanding down to real wood grain, you matched the original work or the first restoration of the painted faux wood grain. You remove only what cannot be restored, leaving as much of the original as possible, and matching its design! 👍😻
Wow!! What a beautiful antique table!! And to think it started off as a piece of firewood with legs!! Your technique to recreate the graining is pure artistry!! You outdo yourself every time!! Thank you for sharing!!
Приятно всегда смотреть Вашу работу, как Вы дарите вторую жизнь предметам из дерева соблюдая все каноны уважения к ним с соблюдением всех технологий и сохранением их поклонного века.
What a beautiful table! Impeccable work and very impressive as always! Discovering you and your channel was a special gift that I received this year, Ahti. Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos with us. A blessed Christmas to you and yours and happy new year!🎉👏🌷
Old farm table has a glamorous make-over! It is so great to see the fun and collaboration that happens to save these honest pieces of furniture, humble but now regal under your expert hands; thank you Ahti!
Wow!!!! The length you went to with that Piece was INCREDIBLE!!!! I mean, even matching the Pattern of the Wood Grain!!!! Who does that?! Only someone who really TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR WORK, that's who!!!! Oh, and LOVED the Hardware!!!!
You always do such beautiful work and I appreciate that you actually take the time to assess the piece before you just go tearing into it and replacing all the parts. You have a great day. Merry Christmas to you and yours
Though considered to be "restoration", this piece comes very close to "conservation". As usual, awesome work! That "locked" drawer is where my grandmother kept her knives. Probably with the intention of me not cutting my fingers off!
I personified its recovery from a battered outcast, scarred from rough handling, but restored to dignity for its service worthy of pride of place in a gallery showcase, an ugly duckling to beautiful swan.
I watch many furniture restoration channels. It's so disappointing when they decide to radically deviate from the look of the original piece. I'm going to give you the highest compliment I can on this restoration. You gave this piece back it's dignity. I only wish you had been able to find a replacement lock.
Looks like a lot of the farm tables in the American West, which makes sense, because so many Eastern Europeans came here and presumably made things using the skills they brought with them! Beautiful restoration, as always . Edit: i was going to veneer a drop leaf table i have. Now, i might try the faux graining!
Oh freaking wow! That was amazing, such a beautiful job! I am completely blown away by the wood grain, it just looks so good. Your grasp of all the various techniques to restore and repair furniture is remarkable. Thank you for all your hard work and all these wonderful videos! Have a delightful holiday season!
Amazing work! I never thought that it can be saved, but skilled people with magical hands showed me otherwise. I love that the table still remains very old, yet nice. It is far from perfect by modern expectations of how a table should look like, but that is what gives it value. It is a lovely restored old table that shows its age.
It was great watching you and your colleagues have fun with the artistic finish. The restoration turned out just right. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones.
That turned out really nice. I was a bit sceptical that the top might need a complete strip back but you proved me wrong and the sympathetic restoration worked really well. You have come a long way restoring furniture and not redoing furniture. I'm so glad to be a part of your journey. Best wishes for the future from Eston. May you live long and prosper.
I've always enjoyed your channel, but I liked your videos better when you spoke. I know some people prefer the no talk, but you're à born teacher and hearing you explain things is so much better than having to hurry and read, especially when watching on a cell phone, where the script doesn't appear completely. You have a beautiful, calm speaking voice and I think your videos are more enjoyable whith it as well as easier to follow. With some other artisans, the silence is better, but in your case, speaking is gold, and silence is silver.
You always do great work and are not afraid to show your mistakes. Thankyou for showing you are human and are able to fix your work. I love what you do.😊❤
I’m starting to be convinced that this guy needs an industrial sized planer for big tables like this because it would be so much easier to fix the top and the end result would be so much better than weird little painted areas and linseed oil stuff
