When I was young I lived above my grandfather and grandmother's pub. They and my father and mother also lived up there. The pub had a U-shaped bar for 20 people. Once a year the bar was repainted with the varnish that is also used for wooden boats. Quite a hard layer of lacquer. I helped my grandfather remove the varnish layer with small glasses. You could see cigarette burns all over the bar. Sanding and 3 coats of lacquer. You can imagine that your hands hurt from scratching whit those little glasses. Always nice to see old furniture to be repaired. Soo much beauty compared what they make now. Just like that new architecture: unimaginative
Another beautiful piece of furniture saved by Ahti, after being botched by a bad restoration job before. Shows real knowledge, experience, skills, patience and attention to detail. A pleasure to watch.
It’s so weird how satisfying it is to watch you put on the varnish 😅! Your work is impeccable. Every time you post a new video I can’t wait to watch it! Thanks for sharing your craftsmanship!
It was great to see an antique restored to its former glory. I'm a true lover of antiques. It breaks my heart to see someone paint them just so they "fit" into whatever the style of the hour, day, month or year is. Thanks for bringing this beautiful piece back to life!
Mais je ne comprends pas comment des meubles peuvent être aussi abîmés avec le temps. J’ai beaucoup de meubles qui ont entre 100 et 130 ans et aucun n’est dans un état pareil et ce ne sont pas des meubles qui ont subis de grosses restaurations, certains n’ont même pas de vernis mais juste de la cire. Que font les gens avec leurs meubles ?
What a fantastic restoration!! I ADORE Art Deco, it's one of my favorite styles, and you did a wonderful job bringing this beauty back to life! I drooled over the beveled glass a bit, tbh. Thanks for another great video Ahti!❤❤
Каждый раз, глядя на реставрацию, кажется, что лучше уже не сделать. И каждым следующим видео Ахти опровергает это. Здоровья вам и вашим чудесным рукам!
Once again Ahti, you have turned a "scrap of wood" in a piece of Art. What I particulary like in your work, this is the cleverness you put in each part of your restorations. You observe a lot before doing anything. You have a deep respect for the pieces which enter in your shop, whatever are their value. Bravo for your work of love and passion. A pleasure to watch you at work indeed :-) François from France
Lovely to see this beauty brought back to life in the hands of a pro. Thank you for the *many* hours of detailed recording & editing (that intro was funny) I'm always impressed with your fine results, Ahti. 👍
That was stunning! So nice to see a master at work...and to learn. (^.^) I've used several of your techniques while working on a 1940's desk. It won't be anywhere near as good a job as you do, but will be perfect for my yarn. Thanks again for posting!
I can imagine: Junior comes home from school (he is a freshman in high school) all enthused about wood shop. His semester assignment is to redo an old piece of furniture at home. Proud parents allow Junior to "redo" grandma's old hutch. The only caveat is that he can't paint it. Dad has a drill sander and there's that old varnish in the shed, so Junior is all set. It looks good enough when done (almost), but proud parents and Junior think it's fine. Hence it comes to you many years later in the beginning condition. Thank goodness you have a RU-vid channel to show us how it's done. I redid my mother's sewing machine cabinet that had blistered varnish from being too close to a fire. Mine turned out better than this, but not by much, about 60 years ago. So I speak with firsthand knowledge about Junior. North Carolina, USA
It was really very pleasant to see how you could detect the flaws in the old restoration and correct them, leaving the furniture imposing and beautiful again. In Brazil, my country of origin, carnauba wax is often used to finish. Thank you very much for making my Saturday more beautiful, Ahti. Bravo!👏👏🌷
As a trade qualified French polisher in in awe of your attention to detail and patience with this restoration. This is the first of your content I have watch and I'm sure now that I've subscribed, I will be watching plenty more. Keep up the good work.
The Love for your Craft shows on Everything you do. Your Historical Knowledge on Antique furniture and how to apply the repairs accurately are Amazing! You make it look so damn easy and I know it's not.
Beautiful veneer... Must have taken time to sand out all the toolmarks. Let's remember before we judge that not all people have the money to take such a piece to a pro restorer.
Да вы настоящий реставратор. Умело замаскировали утраченное. Показали всему миру как раньше мебель отделывали. По нынешним меркам, вы феномен. Таких осталось единицы на весь мир. Спасибо, что поделились своими знаниями и опытом.
Please show the finished piece from a distant at the end of video and for a longer time period. I find many restorer channels often don’t showcase the before-and-after in its entirety long enough for viewers to appreciate all the work they did. Beautifully done.
Aside from missing pieces it didn’t look that bad to start. Watching you work I realized it was in worse condition than I thought. The finished piece is amazing. Such an improvement. I especially liked the use of silicone and epoxy to recreate missing pieces.
Having watched quite a few restoration 'specialists' of late, that made me cringe, It was a real joy and delight to watch you at work, Ahti. Thank you for sharing with us 🥰
My favorite channel for furniture restoration....BY FAR. Why? No unnecessary talking. It's actually relaxing to watch you work. Thank you. I have a question: what is the "spirit" you sometimes use?
Sooooo Beautiful!! I Love this kind of style of furniture!! You a master craftsman & restorer!! Happy that you found this baby & made her Gorgeous again!!❤❤❤
I was very happy to see a new vlog from you. Of course another old wore piece brought back to its original beauty..... Hello 👋🏻 from Southern California 🌴 Annette V
Another mega restoration, and my favourite period (art deco). Would love a cabinet like that but it is great to see these being so lovingly restored. Great job.
Как же я люблю ваши ролики! Они такие добрые и интересные! Независимо от того что вы делаете и что показываете, веет высочайшим профессионализмом , упорством, любовью к своему делу да и вообще к жизни! Смотрю и получаю просто эстетическое удовольствие! Так держать!!!🙂
When you show in the beginning of a video what's wrong, damaged or someone has messed up with a piece then say "Lets make it right" it's always a bit of a thrill because I know I'm in for a great time watching you skillfully and with good humor do just that. And because I know how beautiful the piece will be when you're done, even when you most often exceed my expectations. Thank you.
That was amazing, as much as I love watching you use all your carpentry skills, and machines to restore, to just watch you bring the beauty of the wood out was fantastic. That walnut door was just beautiful how it appeared. Thanks for another great video Ahti. Plus it was perfect end to my holiday, the chance to watch an AT restoration on the plane home lol😂❤
I watch a LOT of wooden furniture restoration sites. You are absolutely the best. I’ve enjoyed every one of your videos. Gonna go back and like them all, I should have done that before❤
