45 years ago, I inherited a cedar blanket chest that came to Canada from Germany in 1801 with my 3 Greatgrandmother.I cannot tell you how I wish we had had this amazing internet and all of you lovely generous people who are willing to share their experience and expertise with us. I still have it and love it, but it could use a refurbish. If I wasn't in California, I would bring it to you. It still smells strongly of cedar and all I have ever done to it is oil it with lemon oil.
It is a pleasure to watch you repair refinish rebuild furniture. I do some for my family and friends, but not to your level. I learn much about improving my repairs. Thank you for explaining as you do.
You made a puzzle out of those chairs, but put it all back together miraculously. You have lots of patience. It really appears you love, love your job. It really shows. How lucky your customers are!👍🥰
The hand buffing makes the wood look so luxurious. I love the upholstery fabric. Thanks for the corner tip, that's always been a problem for me. What an awesome job. Your customer will be thrilled!
I continue to be IMPRESSED by your exceptional skill, talent and experience. I don't remember ever using the steam iron technique - brilliant. I've been called a Craftsman, but you are a MASTER Craftsman Extraoridnare - one of the Jedi of restoration art. It's a joy to watch you work, and your videos are first rate. Thank you again for sharing with us.
@@joesask857 Wow...you guys need to chill! Get a life! Better yet, get therapy! I believe Trena knew what I meant. Besides, at the end of the comment (if you read that far) I stated that Trena is the best. And I've always acknowledged that she is a professional...the best of the best.
A consummate professional. Has a work plan before starting so everything is ready to go. Her step by step approach is surgical. Never cuts corners, the sign of a master craftsman. Her work from basic repairs to elegant finishes is unmatched. Her videos are well made without unnecessary banter or idiotic jokes. The occasional background music is appropriate. Just a couple of observations, you don't use or emphasize the use of personal protective equipment. Don't want any accidents causing you injury, you are far too precious. That beautiful face would light up if adorned by a smile. Love ❤️ you & your professionalism.
I'm with you she needs to use a resperator and eye protection at times I'm surprised she doesn't at least wear gloves when removing and applying stains .
I have learned so much from you. You really do the restorations right by taking everything apart, repairing and beautively restraining each piece. Your amazing!!!
There seems to be a real shortage of beautiful woman that are also very clever with their hands on youtube, I'm glad I found you as it makes the subject matter all encompassing,
What an exceptionally talented lady you are and a great teacher of your craft, so much that you have enspired me to start my own workshop just fixing my furnature.😊
My husband, his dad, my dad and a couple of uncles and a brother worked at Gibbard furniture. You did an amazing job on everything. It looks stunning. I'm in awe of your talent.
When you said " No power tools needed" it reminded me of when I first started working with wood and tried to find a power tool to do even the simplest task, thinking of course that time is of the essence. It took me a while but I did learn that time is not of the essence and to enjoy the time you spend. Now I do as much as possible with hand tools especially vintage hand tools.
@@johnsfurniturerepair I agree. Especially a router. It seems to take me forever to get one of those set up. What I wouldn't give for an old Stanley molding plane.
Would love to see customer reactions to their newly gorgeous refinished repaired furniture!.... You do absolutely fantastic work and customer reactions especially to family heirlooms must be priceless even tearful at times... Is that possible to do? it would certainly be the perfect ending to your awesome videos!... Your work is just impeccably perfect and so satisfying to watch you turn an old dingy antique back into its days of glory!...thanks for sharing!!!
As a seamstress and interior designer: what you are doing with the fabric on the chairs is finding the “pattern repeat.” All fabrics and wallpapers have them. I have recovered a lot of chairs and must say - you do a VERY nice job!
Wow! So talented...I have been refinishing furniture for years. I love Watching your videos.... That was allot of work it turned out beautiful. Thank you !
This dinning set bring back some childhood memories. My grand parents had a similar set. My grandmother would polish the table, chairs and sideboard weekly. That set is still in the family at my Aunt's home.
Thank you ma'am for taking the time on upholstering the chairs, it was really helpful for us part timers who always thought of it as a monsterious job, just proves taking time and it is not that hard
I really enjoy your work - very thorough and professional - no corner cutting. The real joy is resorting old and dilapidated furniture to better than original. Sometimes a shame to to put dark stains on beautiful natural finished wood.
Really nice work, I have been refinishing furniture since Trade School. I had a Painting Business since 1980 and forced to retire because of Illness but did Furniture in My slow seasons over the years. I have a lot of different techniques but similar. Thanks for sharing your work. : ) Joe
Es la primera vez que miró sus videos. Hoy miré 3 el de la silla que restauró una pata. El otro vídeo en que aplicó tinta oscura y. El tercero en el que reparo las 7 sillas y un mueble. Aparte miré el video de el recorrido de su jardín. Me gusta como hace su trabajo en forma tan detallada. Yo no sé nada de carpintería. Pero al mirar sus videos se aprende a hacer ese tipo de reparaciones en forma más detallada. La felicito por su dedicación, su entusiasmo, la seriedad con que lo hace. Continuaré mirando sus otros vídeos. Saludos Cordiales para usted y para las personas que la apoyan para realizar esta publicación de sus videos aportan mucha enseñanza. CDMX 28/07/2022.
You do Amazing work! Your very good at your craft. Every piece that you do turns out beautiful. Great job. I enjoy watching your videos. Maybe someday I would like to refinish my old dresser. Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge.
I worked in furniture manufacturing for 50years you did good . The material all have a revealed in inches or center meters check the side of the fabric to see the Pattern revival than cut to make squared, than center the fabric all together this will save you a lot of time and make your work easy.
That is superb. I love the seat fabric, it just pops with the dark wood. So very elegant. Of course we wouldn’t expect anything different from you, right.lol😊
Great job, as usual. I build a lot of furniture myself, but I've learned a bit about re-finishing from watching your videos. I used to do a bit more color work, (staining, glazing, toning, but since most of my work is more Japanese, I don't tend to do it as often. But recently, I've been asked to do some repairs on other peoples furniture, so it was good to see you coloring, and I've just bought some fresh toner and glaze. So far it has worked better than I remember. Thanks.
You just amaze me, I wish I had you and RU-vid in my younger years. I have learned so much that I did completely wrong. Thanks for the education you provide to people.😊👍👍
Very nicely done. Long ago I repaired and made furniture. Lots of upright pianos too. That and making new oak rockers because so many were made by sawing out of solid rather than steam bending or laminating.
@@johnsfurniturerepair There are probably good videos on the subject. But what I learned: Air dried lumber is a lot easier to steam bend than kiln dried. Fibers must run parallel to the bend. Steel compression straps are a must for most things, shallow bends can be done W/O. It is the heat that softens the wood so the thicker the longer it takes. After the part cools in the straps, clamp it to a form to maintain shape and let it sit for several days, a week?, to dry. Weather will dictate some of the timing. It is really hard to get two parts to stay exactly the same curvature. For rockers, they must be very nearly identical or it moves sideways as you rock. I always made several and picked the best matches. Almost any heat source will work. A five gallon can for a boiler. The tube to the steam box and the steam box can be insulated. My steam boxes were just exterior plywood with dowels drilled through to support the work. Door on one end and a drain hole on the other to let the condensate out. Having help available is good. Gets to be a Chinese fire drill. After I got into a production shop we no longer steam bent. We have a straight line rip saw that cuts very clean to make laminating strips. Also a band resaw. Keep the strips in the order they were cut and it is difficult to see that it is a laminated part. We have a steel adjustable form to clamp the strips over using hard board strips to keep the wood from being damaged by the steel banding used to apply pressure. Panels are glued over forms in a 5 X 10' vacuum table. Our CNC router runs all day so we have tapped into it's 40 HP vacuum system to use on the vacuum press. It pulls about 25" of Hg. Forms must be very ridged or they will crush. Things that will be veneered are first made W/O the veneer then veneered as a 2nd operation. Flat panels can be done as well as curved. Veneer is laid with a glue for the purpose. It must be evenly spread to prevent bumps from piles of glue. Roller covers made of rubber for the purpose are good. A notched trowel will work with care. A cheaper system than the dedicated frame table are bags. They are slower to use. Cheapest is vinyl but lacks the stretch of urethane or silicone. Silicone stands more heat if you are heat forming solid surface or the like. We have a 3 X 8' oven to heat things to soften them for forming. I like to design with curves. Making curved work isn't all that hard but takes a bit of practice.
i has to say i do furniture "reuilds my self and i have no real training , i just started out made mistakes , and i do enjoy doing it . i just wanted to say thanks , i learned a few things from watching some of your videos , have a great new year
Came across your videos a little while ago and it's nice to see a young person with knowledge and passion for the work. One thing though.....please, please, wear a respirator. Your lungs will love you for it. Looking forward to more.
Your customer should be delighted. The colour change really transformed it and helped the odd chairs blend in. Love the soft sheen with the hint of grain texture still there. Beautiful work, thanks for sharing this ( Glasbury on Wye, UK )
I really love your videos. I live in Michigan and very familiar with Windsor. I probably drove by your store when coming back to Michigan from the Windsor airport on Walker RD. Thank you for providing so much detail on how you do repairs, finish remover, staining and lacquer.
