Normally I favor natural finishes for solid-wood pieces, but the paint hides the patch work. Plus you are the one who saved it from the garbage so anything you do is definitionally a net positive--you get to do what you want.
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Love, love, love the patch you made! Using the router with the bearing guide to make the patch blend in with the curve of the chair - that is super slick! I am glad you showed the chairs in the trash on the street first - I never would have picked them out as being something special. But the matt black really makes the extraordinary design of the chair stand out. Well done you! Müll in Schatz verwandeln 24-7! :)
Love how you allow us to see even the fine details of your sanding/paint removal process. Educational and visually satisfying at the same time. Really love your work and you ability to share with others
Two splendid examples of what in English we call a Captain's Chair, and an excellent restoration job. The dominant feature marking it as a Captain's Chair is that the single heavy rail forming the back and arms. (It might not be a single piece of wood, but it functions as a single unit in most Captain's Chair designs.) This is often extended up the back, sometimes quite a lot, with upholstery being optional in general, but some designs it's integral. Then there are similar designs where the supports have fabric stretched between them, but this is properly called a Director's Chair. MOST Captain's Chairs have spindle turned supports, but not always, so you get things like bow-back Captain's Chairs. The other main kind of wooden chair you see is the dining chair. Sometimes people confuse a variant of a dining chair called a carver for a Captain's Chair, but one of the few things that is always consistent is that a carver is a dining chair with arms added to it (a base dining chair without arms is called a single) so there won't be a single heavy rail that forms both arms and the main portion of the back. I've never seen an example of a Captain's Chair with that exact type of arm supports, but there are so many variants just in the English-speaking world that it's impossible to know all o them, never mind variations that were built in countries with somewhat different furniture traditions.
I love the way that you will find something that has been thrown away and bring it back to life again. And most of the time make it better. Now you have old chairs to go in your old house. They will look brilliant there can’t wait to see how they will look.
I think I have watched all your videos following along since you started, and every time you still inspire me to try new things and learn with every new video. Please please keep them coming.
Beautiful chair and I love the black, has some Lovecraft vibe to it, just perfect. But you definitely need to write your name and restauration date on the underside of the seat. Imagine the next person who finds the chair can read about it's history.
I agree : sign your work. Take Jimmy DiResta for example: he puts his name on just about anything he touches 😁. Each person who works with his hands should sign the objects he makes. I remember an episode of the Little House in the Prairie where Charles Ingals made furniture in his name to leave a trace in history once he was gone. I found it very moving. Think of the emotion of someone who will discover your signature in a hundred years...
@@th.l.7768 I remember reading about a man who had built a desk for his wife and he wrote a beautiful poem about her on the underside. They found it long after his passing.
I think it's not what someone else might think of something that it's for your personal use and taste. It's the upcycling process, the reveal of the beauty in the object and the thought process that awakens in all of us. You went with all black chair, and probably a part of your viewers also would've went, and others might have taken another path. Like the cliché says: it's not the end result that is important but rather the journey. Congratulations, Laura!
I love, love, love that you used fish glue for this-the perfect blend of open time and tackiness for a project of this sort, and historically accurate too.
Sehr schön! Large pieces in dark brown are SO depressing! The wood, black color, and black skin, together they just highlight the beautiful design of the chair. "Well done" is a huge understatement. Grüsse aus Dänemark! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Looks great! Only thing I would have done differently is reuse the old leather seat. The new smooth black against the old scuffed leather with those hammered brass upholstery pins would have been so striking.
The design of the chair itself is a winner, meaning that to me it wouldn't really matter much in the end how it was finished. It's the design that supersedes the finish.
❤️ the music 🎶 I would have left the wood natural with the brass screws and brown or black leather. Possibly with your logo embossed in the leather… But the black looks also great 👍
I just love your videos you are the bomb in woodworking. I am the worst woodworker in America but It is just so damn fun I love my shop it is my happy place! I just turned 60 on the 20th I am retired from the army and sold my old company a few years ago. Now, I just play in my little wood shop more tools than knowledge but I'm getting there learning a lot from you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for your rescues. Restore/Repair/Repurpose is my mantra. Virtually everything in my sphere of influence belongs in this category. I can’t wait for my next trip to Köln. Hoping to see your fine works first hand.
Really like the black. I think anything you rescue from the garbage is fair game. Also a lot of older chairs were meant to painted because the woods didn't match.
Looks amazing. Like everything you do. Such a pleasure to watch. You look so serious when you work, and then the pure joy on your face when you present the finished project. Thanks so much !
I used to have one of those chairs, they are very comfortable, I sold mine, when I moved, I Love that you restore, recycle, and reduce waste, it's got nice lines in the design, my guess is they were made in the 1950's
I like the black finish; it lets you see the design of the chair without any distraction of the wood grain. I have seen people finish traditional chairs with a first coat of milk paint in red or blue, then a second coat of black. Then sanding the black back to expose the first coat in high contact areas so it looks a hundred years old.
LOVE it!! Very much reminds me of a rocking chair that I saved from a trash pile many years ago. One of the back slats was broken but even using the same woo it didn't look right stained, so we painted it using oil based paint. Went black with a bit of bronze metallic and over thinned the last coat to get a little cracking to make it look like old paint. My wife still loves it so much she had me paint our new headboard to match it.
That chair is beautiful.....to me the beauty is in the age and the shape . I like the black and I think it looks great, it's your chair and it's your choice. I like that you can see beauty in trash , always enjoy your channel.
Ich liebe das matte schwarz! Habe mir selbst zwei Stühle restauriert - einen mit Wiener Geflecht und einen uralten Oma-Schaukelstuhl - und sie matt schwarz gemacht. Ich finde den Kontrast einfach super und finde, die eleganten Formen kommen so noch besser zum Vorschein! Klasse, Laura 👏
Your attention to detail is so impressive, you have so much patience. As far as the finish, depends on what room you're going to use it in, the other finishes in that room, over all scheme. It looks good and always glad when old pieces are salvaged and brought back to life.
I personally would have oiled it with some dark oil. The cushion I would have made from a really thick, dark brown or dark reddish brown leather with brass nails. Your black version also looks good, but in my opinion a little bit to "monochrome". Maybe brass nails on the cushion would have given some nice contrast.
Very much agree the brass nails would have been a great accent line, to match the screws holding the slats on at the back. I would also have gone with a dark burgundy leather, or maybe tobacco as a better match for the brass.
Wow that's awesome. Very beautiful design. You saved it. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Wow! I thought a brown stain at first, but when I saw how great it looked with black stain and black leather cushion...it's much better the way you did it!
The brass hardware looks SO good against the black stain! I'm evenly split between solid color (hell yes aesthetic) vs a natural finish (mmmmm cozy wood). No wrong decisions, either way! Appreciate the work you do to share such cool projects with us. 🖤
I would have clear waxed the natural wood and if possible re-used the original leather and brass upholstery pins. You did a wonderful job saving this lovely old chair.
Love the fact that you can and do still use your hand tools as well as powered tools. Your artistry and craftsmanship are evident in your choices of stain with brass accents. Personally I have applied a wood tone stain, but as you said, these chairs are YOUR ascetic and the black compliments your setting. Is it safe to assume that you will restore the second chair the same for a complimentary pair. Wishing you and your family a blessed spring season. Peace Laura
Used to have a very similar set of chairs from my grandma, not quite the same, they didn't have the arm rests, but the construction was still the same. They were at least 90-years old. Very few people/companies make chairs as good as those from a century ago. I would definately have stained them brown, for similar reasons to yours, better fit for the interior coloring scheme. Really stoked on how yours turned out, really nice.
Those are beautiful chairs, and i am glad you decided to rescue them. I agree that you should finish a restored piece of furniture in a way that would help it fit into its new home. The black paint was a nice touch. I don‘t know how you will style your home, but i think the chairs would go well with your house. I would use them as dining chairs.
My thoughts on the finished results! Love the black chair, but!!! I really love the raw hide look for the seat pad. However, i truly respect your talent, craft, knowledge, and style. So this chair is so you. Cheers! When I was a child, I have sat on those types of chairs. My fondest memories is the worn colors on the leather, and I used to count the buttons, boredom did that to kids.... Cheers again.
I think I would have stained it white as it would match my interior style better, but I really love the black stain too! It's so nice to see that these old treasures are saved and given a new life 😍
It is so beautiful. You did a wonderful job. Personally, I have 4 chairs to do I hope that they will be beautiful like yours. Thank you for sharing this video.
