Wow, that hour went quick, and so 'FULL'. What a challenge with the carving. It turned out great, Which end was the new one??🤪. I'm pleased you put the link for the chisel strop. I did not know you could get one like that. One is on it's way to my place. I have the twin of your carving mallet, down to the crack along face Thanks for a very entertaining and informative video. BTW, I hope the growing out of the beard, did allow you to shower on a regular basis. I got worried about your comment...
This channel is actually the BEST channel for real tips and techniques. Not only it’s very informative but it has some therapeutic effect while watching.
If the cabinet was a good hardwood, I would stain it. If not, then I would consider painting it. Thanks for your wonderfully educating and entertaining videos!
I enjoyed your restoration video very much. I believe you struck a cord when you said that much of the original carving was done with a very few hand tools likely including a carving knife. During the period that the piece was made few craftsmen had a complete set of specialty carving tools. A sharp carving knife would likely have been used to complete most of the carvings shown. I would encourage you to investigate purchasing a chip carving knife. The shorter blade gives better control and can duplicate the old carvings better than a V groove chisel that tends to bruise and chip the wood. Excellent job matching the stain coloring.
Scott, I just want to say your attention to detail and relentless focus on "doing it right" is phenomenal! I know you do it because you love it. But, you're skill and dedication are worth every penny to your customers. Well done!
I really appreciate how you incorporate simple advice, like how to avoid stripping with a slot screwdriver, as well as the history of the pieces you work on, and also just share your daily work day (the trip to the specialty lumber yard, the delight in scoring a second hand veritas tool). Not only is it entertaining and educational, but also shows your dedication to your practice. Thank you, these videos are lovely - and very relaxing! Basically a hat trick to go along with your playoff beard.
This kind of carvings are mostly carved with a carving knife, maybe some of the curves are done with a curved carving chisel. It is probably better to not use the mallet when doing these small carvings. It is easier to control the carving chisel by hand. Use a technique where you puss the chisel with one hand, and use the other hand in the opposite direction to control the speed and prevent chip outs. When you cut patterns like the “X”, make a cut straight down in the middle with the carving knife, and then do one curved side at a time, cutting against the first vertical cut. It’s amazing to see you matching and repairing these old finishes. Very nice to see these old furnitures get a new “life”.
Around two months ago I "found" your site. ALWAYS fantastic! Total novice here, but I watch over and over again to learn. Thank you from The Bluegrass State.
For some reason a number of your shows didn’t come up on my watch list… great …I love your channel and now have catch up. I’ve learnt a few new things as I always do. As per usual…well explained. Great restoration of this piece. 👏😁🇦🇺
Interesting project and as usual, you did a great job. The name 'Nooitgedagt' brought back memories. The company was founded in 1865 by Mr. Jan Nooitgedagt and it primarily produced tools and ice skates. For a few decades they also made wooden toys. Around 2000 it was taken over by a foreign company and closed a few years later. All that remains is history and there is a small museum in the town of IJlst where the company was located.
You are one of the very best presenters and craftsman I have ever seen. I enjoy your calm, meticulous approach to both the craftsmanship and the presentation. The best on RU-vid- Keep up the great work!
Can't believe that was over an hour. Fascinating. Your dedication and patience to enhance your skills, and provide your customer with a beautifully restored piece, is a wonder to see. What an amazing outcome.
When new or experienced with wood carving, a tip to help visualize the angles being cut can be seen by taping a piece of string with a small lead weight, around the handle to hang down its side. This give you memory about the angle to put the tool before hitting it. I tend to make multiple posts, I hope I am not a bother.
As a Dutch person, i love to see the Nooitgedacht (Never thought...) chisel. They made all sorts of handtools. In fact, Nooitgedacht was a company that made ice-skates. old fashioned ones from wood and iron. Of course, in summer, nobody would buy those, so then they made tools, also from wood and iron, just like the chisel you have. That one is one of the more recent ones. Nooitgedacht went bust a long time ago unfortunately, but many of the tools still survive. I have several handplanes and chisels and also a waterlevel. all very good tools that last generations when looked after. try google translate to hear how nooit gedacht sounds in Dutch :)
Hi 👋, if you put some double sided tape under your piece of mahogany, you’ll find it will stay in place whilst you use your scraper stock moulding tall, as for your arch that needs to be carved and moulded. You need to make up a Trammell arm , you might noticed I cannot spell properly, but I know how to use my hands, you need to set your cutter into a clamp on the tram arm the other part is used as a pivoting point, and this is worked out the length or the diameter of your arch that you’re trying to copy and use it like a scraper and you fix a point to then scrape it round to start the shape of your groove you do one or two strokes you tap the blade down half a mil to a mil can you then do the same process again you slowly scrape it round the shape and carry on the process until you’ve got your desired depth,
Great work as usual. I’m always learning from your tutorials. If the playoff beard continues to get longer, it means your run is continuing! Hockey fan here and, traditionally, players will grow beards and not cut them until their team is eliminated from playoff contention. Ideally, you want to be hoisting the Stanley Cup with a big bushy beard!
Excellent work as usual. I think this is one your best videos yet. The way you had edited this and the format were really engaging. It's also nice that you changed up the music a bit. It's all value added. Looking forward to the castle piece
This was a great episode. All kind of challenges in it. Thanks for sharing. Here's something I thought of that you might appreciate. About two and half years ago, my dishwasher (25 yrs old) died during Covid. I replaced it with the only one I could find locally. It was much fancier than the old one. About a year of heavy use, I realized there was a fine mesh filter in the bottom that periodically needed cleaning from some sort of white particulate. It was quite heavily caked as I probably should clean this at least quarterly. I tried all kinds of things to clean it and it really difficult to get clean. Finally, I soaked it overnight in white vinegar and the material dissovled/came off. It finally dawned on me that what was likely caked on the filter was protein. The white vinegar removed it by the same mechanism hide glue is reverested in joints. It brough a smile on my face. I've cleaned the filter several times since and all I need to do is soak it in white vinegar (acetic acid) overnight; it's really easy to clean by this method.
That was a spectacular repair. And what a nice piece. These music cabinets are actually quite rare. I’ve been looking for one for years. Excellent work. Well done. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Your $12.00 cabinet looks similar in design to a dresser from Peterborough County area circa 1900 (or earlier) that has been in our family for many years.
You really met the challenge with this project. Great to add new skills in carving and new tools to get the job done. And your video production values make it all good to watch. Cheers!
I have built, repaired, and conserved high end custom furniture professionally for many years. When carving new or replacement parts it really helps to have the right tools. For those who only need to carve parts occasionally, you can get by without having to invest a lot in carving tools. It's important to have sharp tools and since you are already familiar with diamond stones and honing guides I'll skip that part. I would recommend a 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 inch chisels, and an X- Acto knife for most small jobs and you can add larger chisels as necessary, as well as sandpapers. Rough out the basic design using the appropriate tools and sketch out the details using a sharp pencil, then with the razor knife cut along the lines to define the image. Then using the chisels, remove the excess wood and define the contours and use the sandpaper to clean everything up. You can also invest in a cheap set of carving tools if you want and a Moto Tool with various bits. Of course, the more you practice, the better your results will be. Good luck!
I hope you catch on to the carving quickly. Youre growing out your beard but Im not leaving here until the end and Im not growing out mine! Bet it looks great, now back to the show.
Scott, this is the one time it is good to be called a real Chiseler 🤗. Nice work and great patience as always. Thank you for your hard work and sharing. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.
@FixingFurniture what a beautiful cabinet! Proud of you for learning something new.A smart person learns something new every day I'm told. I recently challenged myself to learn chip carving based on a jewelry box my grandfather gave me. I'm enjoying @MyChipcarving. Love the fact you made your own tool! I recently picked up a good metal spatula from Dollarama and turned it into a card scraper. When I'm doing a transfer I use tape and straight pins. I tape it down first. Then I use the straight pins to push through the paper to leave tiny guide dots.
Dutch native speaker here! "Nooitgedagt" (spelling would be Nooitgedacht in modern Dutch) means "never thought" or rather "who'd have thought"! It's a well known brand, my dad had some tools from them.
Your a brave man Scott. You did a great job on carving. I would have never tackled that part of the job. I love the cabinet and that you can see it was carved by hand. While I have your attention, I would appreciate a video on different finishes. What's the difference between shiac, lacquer and polyurethane? When is it appropriate to use each one? Can you stain over them? What is varnish? I'd like to see a detailed video(s) that explains the difference. Perhaps Thomas Johnson is willing to collaborate with you on this subject. Thnx for your teaching and expertise. Keep the videos coming.
56:20 I'm Dutch and those 'Nooitgedacht' chissels are very good indeed! If you translate it its something like 'Never Thought of' ( a strange name ) We have more strange last names here in Holland, like 'Vroegop" which means something like "Early Risen' . ;-)
The small V groove tool is called a veiner. I had a hard time watching you carve, when you were going against the grain. The final reveal turned out nice.
Awesome job. Fun fact: I just realized you live in Canada... besides the currency, the voice on your gps said "in one kilometer". Thank you for the video!
Thank you for allowing us to follow along with this restoration. I feel not a lot of people appreciate fine woodworking anymore. I'm in Chicago, IL and often find furniture being dumped on the side of the road. I have picked up a few pieces and restored them but the majority of the times they end up in the dumps. Thans again.
Ah, congratulations!! What an incredibly informative video and thank you for taking us through the entire process. I learn something new every time. Awesome job.
What a superb video - one of the best on your channel. And what a magnificent result Scott. You should rightly be very proud of that. I watch a lot of furniture restoration channels on YT and I would say that this result is on a par with the level of skill and quality shown in Tom Johnson's work. Very enjoyable to watch you work through the issues on this piece. Thanks for posting.
I really wanted to view this video in parts but in the end wanted to stop the video. The combination of entertaining and teaching, the different parts of your work (including the lumberyard and the purchase of the beading tool), made that video a real joy. Thank you very much for that. Your one reason I'm working more on restoring furniture lately (on the beginners level) than building new items. Or a combination of both things. Greetings from germany!
Scott: I’m so impressed with your work. Every second was most enjoyable. An excellent restoration project. I bet your clients were thrilled with the outcome. WOW! Carol from California
Wonderful work and explanation. It is awesome you have patrons/customers who are willing to pay for this level of devotion and skill, and skill development. That cabinet must have significant emotional value to them. Kudos to you and to them for being willing to go for “proper” restoration.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. When I work on building new skills like this, I don't charge the customer for my learning time. It's an "investment" in my skills that doesn't pay in the short term, but hopefully becomes a skill I can utilize in future projects for customers. Thank you for your support and being a subscriber! Scott
All the production value really shows, must take a long time to make these, I really appreciate being able to learn and see all the great tips in these
Every video is packed full of really useful information. You are helping me understand how to do so much and it is proving so useful. You and Tom Johnson are my go to restorers.
