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I am 76 (F) and this so reminds me of watching my Dad repair and build furniture back in the 50's/60's. He was a master carpenter that came to Canada from Wales when I was 7. Dad loved auction sales and always came home with a little table to fix, it became a bit of a joke at our house. Your voice is also so calm and you explain so thoroughly just as he did. Have to admit I have a tear in my eye. Oh wait maybe its saw dust....LOL You did an amazing job and thank you for the trip to yester year...THANKS
Honestly, my first thought was "what a pile of junk. It's not worth saving". But of course you performed a miracle and now it is a beautiful piece I would be proud to have in my home. Congrats on another wonderful transformation!
That's how I feel too. A great way to wind down at the end of the day, and so satisfying to see how the pieces turn out. This one made me "wow" out loud. It's got me itching to try some refinishing.
You know what i think is so relaxing about these videos? It’s reminiscent of listening to your father explain things. Whether we miss our dads or didn’t have nice ones growing up, it’s a very comforting thing for what its worth.
After watching your videos for about 3 years, I don’t know why I’m always amazed at the love and life you breathe back into some of these pieces. The time, patience and detail that goes into a piece like this comes through in the finished product. I Apprenticed many years ago with two brothers that were artisan furniture builders and did this kind of work as a side hustle. One brother taught me and the other showed me the zen of doing pieces like this. One less for the junk pile! Someone will be very lucky❤️
Wow! That looks awesome! Because of your influence (and my thrifty wood lover’s heart) when I was at the dump the other day (by Brainerd) I rescued a table. It’s 19” high and solid oak. Mission style, with a little shelf under the table top. Top was cracked an it had what looked like an oil stain on top. It was filthy. I took it apart (mortise and tenon) cleaned it up, sanded it a lot and finished it with danish oil. I love it. It’s now a footstool/step stool/side table in my craft room. Within a couple of hours it would have been bulldozed under.
I love your videos, your talent, your voice, yourtransformations, and your love for woodworking. My concern is how dark your videos are. I miss a lot of the details as I simply can't see exactly what you are doing.
I rescued a 70s era coffee table from a similar fate; it's a brute! 1.5" thick top, chunky turned legs...it was down the project list a bit but it's going to be such a fun project once the weather warms up again!
I love how your projects are getting more ambitious and your videos are getting more informative. Explaining how you’re identifying plywood, veneers, etc. is very helpful. And that trick with the string!!! Nice.
love how you save as much of the original table as you can, a lot of restoration channels i see can be pretty rough with their pieces, many would have completely replaced all the legs even though only the bottom was bad and completely sanded through the original veneer. great respect for that! :)
That was a beautiful result on a really rough table, which appeared to be past repair, to turn it into something that most people would be proud to own. As you were working, I'd thought perhaps the new leg bottoms might look better with brass covers, or painted black, but actually it looked good with the slightly paler bottoms. Really good work, and as always the video was a delight to watch and listen to. :)
This table is absolutely beautiful. You did such a good job on repairing those legs. I love the cut outs on the apron. You're truly an artist. Thanks for sharing this video.
The whole way through this restoration I was sitting forward really taking in what you were doing and admiring your work. Then when you showed it all put together at the end, I literally pulled back in my seat and gasped. What a fantastic job. I absolutely love watching you take these pieces and lovingly restoring them to their former glory. Thank you so much for sharing these moments of pure pleasure and beauty with us all. You're a blessing. Much love and admiration from Ireland.
Well done! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos. They work miracles on my stressed out mind. A couple of minutes of beauty, craftsmanship and your soothing voice allow me to relax like nothing else.
I love the time, skill, and care that goes into your restorations. This table would have just been trash to almost anyone else but you have both the eye and the talent to bring out its beauty. Amazing job! 💜
Great job! I have been watching your videos for a few years, I appreciate the saving of old pieces of furniture and the fact that you use simple tools and don’t have a high end shop. Make do with what you got. I also like the way the legs would look with the square blocks before trimming them down, it would have changed the style, but still cool.
I’ve been getting into furniture repairing and flipping lately and find your videos so relaxing and informational. It’s such a nice change up watching a video with no music, natural sounds and a calming voice over. Thank you for creating them! 🙂
This was an amazing project, and I am so in awe of you to even take this mess on! I love how the marks on the legs are a design feature rather than a defect.
I love all your videos, but this has to be my favorite. I hope you do more videos like this! I now have such a desire to find a piece that is beyond repair and give it a try! Great, great job and so much fun to watch. I hope whoever gets this piece also gets a "before pic". It will make them love their table even more.
This piece has been given a new lease on life. I can picture it being used in the corner of a kitchen for coffee in the mornings or breakfast on the weekends. Beautiful job.
Where did you find this piece? I'm surprised you didn't use brass leg caps to cover the bottoms of the rotten legs. Thanks for rescuing it!! You have mad skills!
@@cynthiawilson8294 I would agree, except he didn't do anything with the metal bracing. Stripped with vinegar and nothing else done to it, the metal is going to rust again. It would have only taken a few minutes to either polish and seal it or just slap on some anti-rust coating or paint to protect it. It's curious how he'll go to all sorts of trouble for the wood but skimps on easy to fix stuff. But, this never gets uninteresting! :)
A trick to address the flash rust after using vinegar: dry the piece with a towel after the vinegar treatment. Then, use a blow dryer on the hot setting to heat the piece. Rub the piece with mineral oil. Heat again with blow dryer and remove any excess oil with a towel. Note, a heat gun is too hot for the process. It cooks the mineral oil which is not needed.
What about just using a small oven? (Just curious if that would be better for temp control and ease of use compared to the noise and handling of a blow dryer.)
I was wondering also why you didn’t use a wire brush to remove the rest of the rust and then treat the metal pieces with something like oil or wax to keep them from rusting further.
That's gorgeous! What a fabulous result you achieved. I'm so very impressed and all of us who love bringing something not so lovely back to a beautiful state are so happy ... not just with the result, but for this piece that will make someone else so pleased to own it.
Those feet turned out great. Definitely looks like a design element. I would recommend going over that metal hardware with some kinda oil (3 in 1 for example) so you don't get any flash rusting. Also if you were feeling froggy, metal plating does not seem too difficult these days.
After reading a lot of the comments and giving some 'thumbs up' I realized that a large part of what you do is based on what you see and we don't, and, in this case, what it can become, hopefully. Well done! You gotta feel good about this one! Thanks.
We all have a mission in life, teachers working with students, firefighters saving lives, foundations caring for people, animals or places, people caring for animals. Besides many things I guess you do but I ignore, you take care & highlight the beauty of those mistreated objects we sometimes take for granted.
Keep doing what you're doing! I love this stuff! We're such a throwaway society. It's great to see stuff get a second life! Keep doing you're amazing work good sir :)
The key is to recognize the potential...excellent!..from an ugly duckling to a swan..so glad you saved her!!..I love the simplicity of your finish work..just like the manufacture intended.
I love your videos Although it does hurt me when you cover up all the scratches, marks, stains and history in the wood surface. I should definitely restore some wood furniture myself but keep the dints, scratches and marks on display
Oh, wow! I do think that one gets the "Most Improved" award of your pieces! I love the two-toned legs. I thought you might build them up with 2-part epoxy and put the Mid-century brass leg covers on them, at first. To stop any further rusting of the metal, could you hit the brackets with some Rust-Oleum paint or clear-coat, perhaps?
Great video and great job. Thanks for all the explanations - many furniture restoration videos say what was done but not why it was done. The "why" is really important.
Loved how you repaired the leg bottoms. I have chisels, a belt sander and one of those clampy tables, never occurred to me to just clamp that sander in upside down. Opens up new possibilities without having to buy more equipment. Thank you! 😊
You are an inspiration to me. I am currently in the process of renovating my parents' old home, complete with some of the wood furniture my father created himself. He was an extremely talented carpenter, draftsman and teacher, who passed away several years ago, and I regret not taking the time to learn more from him when he was alive. Thanks to you, I believe I can restore some of my dad's old works, and return them to their former glory.
The original tree(s) and the well thought-out piece of furniture deserved the love you gave it. Really something worth doing on a primordial level, I feel. It lives. I've noticed you have very good technique and trigger control with rattlecans. Takes practice and a steady hand.
