New Furniture = New Problems: Solutions to Repair Furniture, by the Fixing Furniture YouTube Channel
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Repairing newer furniture is very different than furniture restoration. The finishes are different. The construction is different. Some of the materials are also different. This video provides tips and techniques to repair newer furniture so it can be saved instead of throwing it in the trash.
Scott is passionate about sharing furniture repair and woodworking knowledge. This video shows detailed how-to steps so you can be successful on your project. Here are some helpful resources:
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VIDEO TOPICS:
00:00 New Furniture = New Problems: Solutions to Repair Newer Furniture
01:00 Diagnosing The Problem
07:21 Making a New Chair Leg
11:17 Testing the New Chair Leg
12:35 Adding a Finish to the New Leg
19:13 Repairing an Upholstered Chair Leg
28:33 Wire Brush Technique for Texture in Wood
31:23 Testing Stains to Match
45:23 Recommendations for Buying New Furniture
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Absolutely love your programs.
You did a remarkable job replacing those defective legs. I rarely buy new furniture, but I would have returned the defective chair for a full refund and gone to another store. Thank you,
Thanks for sharing that. It seems the current economic model for online furniture shopping is that if the customer isn't happy, they refund the purchase versus having it shipped back and returned.
Top class job. That will be the only joint that's still sound 5 years from now.
Your videos are always such a fantastic learning experience! And thank you for addressing fixing NEW furniture! For some reason ppl feel ashamed for asking for advice because maybe they would sound cheap for fixing flat pack furniture. But sometimes, as you mentioned, it's absolutely necessary. The new finishings were very interesting. Really appreciate your attention to detail, as always! I could watch you work for hours! And I agree: The problem-solving definitely is a BIG part of the satisfaction that lies in restoring furniture! Nothing beats it!
Be blessed!
Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Thanks for sharing that. Scott 🇨🇦
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Superb video Scott - very informative and well put together. I do admire the quiet way that you go about solving problems. No fuss or drama - just logical steps one after the other that, once you explain them, are easy to understand and follow. You are a good teacher. Thanks for uploading.
Well thank you! I find your comment encouraging. Cheers.
I was thinking that, too! Superior craftsman and a natural teacher. The pace of your videos, the thorough explanations and the clear camera work all together create excellent tutorials.
I love your attention to even the smallest detail. You are such a perfectionist, and for anyone benefiting from your work, that’s a good thing!
Yes, quality is important to me. Scott
Thank you for this video, More on new furniture please ❤
This has become my most favorite channel on UA-cam. Looking forward to more videos.
Well thank you!
Great video. It makes me sad that all of the American furniture companies that existed in the last century have been forced to merge or disappear entirely and that quality furniture is cost prohibitive for most people. I love the vintage market.
The Factory Man was a fascinating book for me. Yes, it’s a shame we can’t produce furniture with local craftsmanship like we used to
Glad that you ventured into the problems of flat pack furniture… it is the product of overseas manufacturing and an inevitable reality that we have to deal with
Glad you liked the topic Fater. Thanks for the feedback. Scott
Great video. Thank you for the in depth explanation. Interesting to see the weakness of inexpensive furniture.
Glad you enjoyed learning about this type of furniture. Thanks for sharing that Bill
Your getting youtube savey. Very nice!😊
Thanks!
I love making repairs with you
Thanks! Scott
Nice work , thanks for the info on newer furniture repairs
You’re welcome Rick! Scott
I believe the reason that those back legs were a different color than the front legs is that they do not belong together. My guess is that you can buy that chair in either if those colors. When it was packed they put the wrong front legs in the box. Great job fixing these pieces and helping folks to be better informed.
Glad you liked the video. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
Very professional, thoroughly explained with great calmness. You can see that you do this for the love of the craft. 🇷🇸 Congratulations and greetings from Serbia!
From Serbia, wow! Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I always enjoy your videos! Thanks again for the education.
You're welcome Gary! Thanks for being a subscriber! Scott
You are right about everything. Thank you !!!
You're welcome Ben! Scott
Beautiful work, well done!
Thank you Nick! Scott
I'm glad I saw this in my reccomendations. Even these cheap furniture pieces deserve to be kept in service instead of being destined for a landfill.
Agreed! Scott
My whole experience with furniture repair has been mainly newer furniture. Ive worked with Living Spaces, RC Willey, Magnolia, Ashley and such. But ive encounted problems like this many times, many of which was diy customer repairs. But ive had apprentices who came from a framing or drywall background who tried to sneak repairs like this.
As for the manufacturer sending the same two legs and labeling them wrong. That happens more often than it should, but these large companies would rather we trash the chair than pay the money to have us build the new leg because these chairs are mass produced. So we end up keeping the chair for parts just in case we get another like it in.
I appreciate you showing us the wire brush method. I struggled trying to match that texture for awhile.
But I got that book on audible, gonna listen this week.
Thanks for sharing your experience on this front. It's nice to hear your perspective. I appreciate that. Scott
So we're looking for cabinet paint when we want a durable furniture finish. Thanks Scott!
You’re welcome Shawn!
Nice job Scott but you need to put this on dvd
Thank you, Scott. As always a great video. 👍👍👍
Being a newbie woodworker, I'm learning so much from youtube and woodworkers from all around the world. And having several pieces of old pine and oak tables, chairs, a buffet, etc., all + 100 years old) from Sweden and here from Denmark, I've learned so, so much from you and Tom (Thomas Johnson Antique...) about old furniture like mine.
I've never before heard of Hide glue! And how to use vinegar to dissolve it!
I don't know (yet) if some kind of Hide glue also was used in this part of the world too, and try with vinegar to fix the few loose joints. I really hope it will work!
But, I will buy Hide glue anyway, and if I can get the loose joints apart, I'll use it to glue them together again. And hopefully, they'll last another 100 years.
But I see another use of Hide glue, and it's not for old pieces of furniture, and not something I've seen or heard of in any of the YT videos involving Hide glue I've seen so far!
Being a newbie woodworker and "mistake maker", I'll see if I can use it to "an easier" way out of what could be a fatal glue joint disaster!!
Using it on new projects, where I don't want to ruin pieces of well-prepared and "one of a kind" wood, just because I messed up the gluing process.
A dry fit can prevent many glue mistakes, but sometimes the pieces, for example, move while the glue dries, and I do hope I'll be able to solve it using Hide glue and vinegar.
But does the vinegar method work with a new, and not decades old, Hide glue joint??
But first I'll try it with my old furniture. And see if I've been a "good student", and I've listened carefully to a lot of the different know-how both of you so generously have shared with all of us about gluing and dissolving Hide glue joints.
Time will tell ... 🤓
Scott, thank you so very, very much for all the many different videos from you I've enjoyed watching and learning from so far, and may there be many more to come. 👍👍👍
❤Wish you all a great, creative, active, and relaxing summer! /Pia from Denmark
Thanks Pia. If you have a joint moving while the glue sets, you need to change your technique. Glued parts always need to be clamped in place so the joint is tight and held in place until the glue dries. I hope that helps. 🇨🇦
Thr problem is not so much furniture made in Asia than the belief that cheap furniture will be as durable as expensive ones. You can buy good quality furniture made in Asia, but they don't come cheap.
Interesting video!
Thanks for sharing that Oliver. Scott
I think the problem is the buyer, Mr Fastbucks. You can specify the materials and quality of the manufacturing as a buyer. That's why we get both good and bad tools from China. We are getting ripped off by our own people.
Thanks for your videos and for sharing your story. I too have my grandfather’s plane and some other of his woodworking tools. I have learned a lot from your videos.
Thanks for sharing that Katherine. It’s nice to have some heritage in your tools. Scott
Great video, thanks!
You’re welcome Jeanie. Glad you enjoyed it! Scott
Outstanding repair work
Thank you Dave!
Love your attention to detail and explanations!
Thank for sharing that Jan! Scott
Very informative, I watched until the end.
I picked up lots of good techniques and information from this one, and your others. Thanks for making these!
Glad you found it helpful David. I’m thanks for sharing that. Scott
useful knowledge, success always
You're right Scott, it is really important to have pieces to experiment on when you're trying to match a new part to the originals. It might seem like a "tooter" (there's a good Scots word for you), but it is worth the time spent.
I had to look up tooter. Thanks for the education as I’m a naturally curious person
@@FixingFurniture Ha ha, I looked it up too, out of curiosity. Rest assured, the Inefficient use of time definition is right, and not some of the less savoury ones. There are lots more where that came from. You would find my spoken "doric" dialect quite impenetrable. The looks on my Canadian cousins' faces, when they visited us, were testament to that.
you are such a joy and so informative!
Thank you Velouria! Cheers. Scott
My first furniture repair was when I was 14. A piece of the arm on one of our living room chairs broke. I found a piece of wood and using a coping saw reproduced the part. My mom was not only thankful put impressed.
Wow, that’s cool. You have natural talent!
Scott, I'm amazed at the results, spectacular job, especially with what you were given. The fact that the majority of our goods comes from China, and 99% of it is sub-par manufactured, really is a sad statement on our society. That we have lost craftsmen who created functioning works of art is a travesty.
Glad you enjoyed the repairs
Great job at repairing a chair that I would throw away ... asap.
Thank you!
Great explanation on how modern furniture is so different than antiques. Good to learn even though all my furniture is antique
Glad you enjoyed it Anne. Scott
The flat pack guys from Sweden will send you any piece from any product that’s missing from the box. if you look in the build instructions every nut, every bolt, every nail has a catalogue number next to it, you just call them and they’ll send it to you. I think for stuff that breaks they just send you an entire new piece of furniture.
That’s interesting
Excellent job, as always. I have a history in furniture retail and light repair and I fully agree that bolted on legs on chairs is a bad idea. I will not buy furniture online, I like to inspect the quality before buying as well as check if seating furniture is comfortable to use.
Thanks for sharing your experience on this front. I appreciate that. Scott
Great job.
Thank you Dayna! Scott
Thank you for another great video. I was able to fix a loose child rocking chair thanks to your videos. Would you consider doing a video on wooden folding chairs? I have a few that are loose but couldn’t find any videos on how to fix it.
That's great to hear. Yes, I'd consider it, but I haven't had any come through my shop. If you send one to me, I can make a video and repair a chair for you... really! Contact me on our website woodenitbenice.ca Cheers. Scott
Your videos are so relaxing and de-stressing. Thank you for the great content.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. Cheers. Scott
Great to see your post. 🙂🙂
Thanks! Scott
That first chair just needed a match put to it.
Александр, творите красоту , удачи вам в творчестве.
Thank you! Scott
Helpful video, thank you for posting. I have found that walnut ink helps to get me the colour i need sometimes, it penetrates well and is made from the oxidized husks that encase the walnut before they are harvested. If you've ever harvested walnuts you'll know that they stain your hands a very dark brownish black tone, i was pleased to learn that people do indeed bottle the stuff.
Have a bamboo shelf that was meant to be an outdoor product but only had a thin acrylic-like finish on it that peeled off over the last year and it has since blackened where the water penetrated around all the joints. I don't mind the moldy bamboo look, and I've taken off all of the loose finish with a wire brush and some sandpaper, but I'm not sure what to apply in its place, if anything. Bamboo doesn't seem to be very absorbent so I might simply rub some wood oil on it and let the rest of the clearcoat flake off. If anyone wants to chime in with an idea I'd be appreciative.
When you were talking about the changes that have taken place with furnature manufacturing in America, there's a big one you didn't mention. one that really irks me. that is the use of particle board which is just saw dust glued together. then it is often held together with either screws or staples. the trouble is there is no strength to start with.
Yes, that's not furniture that can generally be repaired. Once it's broken, it's broken for good. Thanks for sharing that Paul. Scott
Lots of good information. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂
You're welcome Glen!
I'm just baffled that someone pays to fix a cheap newer China made chair with cheap fast grown spruce or something. Good job as usual.
Just found your channel and watched a few of your uploads, I'm a carpenter in the UK and enjoy long form content like this where I learn useful tips. I really like your methodical approach and the fact you do things properly. Liked and subscribed.
That's great! Thanks for your support! Scott
So informative scott, i appreciate you showing all of us the staining technique , for it has been a problem for me. Thank you.
Glad you found it helpful Dana! Scott
I watched your video and now Im worried. I bought a VERY expensive dining room set made by Drexel, the Heritage Edition. Its solid oak and really beautiful....but you said to make sure your chairs have stretchers across the bottom and mine dont! The set is 38 years old and the chairs are still tight as ever. Still makes me wonder if I overpaid just for the name. The side chairs were $395 each. The set is from NC.
If the legs are still solid, you’ve got some quality furniture. That’s a fair price for something that’s still in good condition.
Scott: super great video.. Enjoyed it. Your teaching methods are very clear and understandable. Thank you for the recommendation of the book. Carol from California
You’re welcome Carol. Take care
Fantastic presentation👍. These modern furniture are made under the device "Look at it, not sit on it"😊. Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland.
From Finland! Cool. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
👍👍👍Thank you.
You're welcome Pete! Scott
02:00 What's the difference between upolstery staples and common staples? Thanks for the video. 👍
Staples from a staple gun are flat pieces of metal whereas upholstery staples are wire, similar to a paper stapler. I hope that helps. Scott
I know that dimensions of jigs and fixtures are somewhat subjective, but what dimensions do you suggest for a bench hook? I learn a lot from your videos, and I am amazed by your expertise in matching finishes! Thank you!
Excellent results Scott. Lots of useful stuff here. Who knows when I will need it but now I know.
Glad to hear you found it useful Peter. Scott
Love hearing stories of how people got into this amazing profession and as always great video
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it! Scott
Great video
Thank you Kim. Scott
Incredibly good video. I often need to put your videos in smaller parts, but I really love you showing and explaining every step. And even your mistakes. I'm learning so much from you. I especially like your precautions/safety advices. Thanks a lot!
It's rewarding for me to hear that you're learning from these videos. That's my goal and it's encouraging that it's hitting the target there. Thanks for being a subscriber Konrad! Scott
nice
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks. What stores would you suggest are better quality these days?
That’s a good question Kyle. I haven’t purchased furniture in a long time, so I don’t have a good point of reference. When I purchased my table and chairs, I bought them from a local woodworking shop.
That surface texture can probably be made by a rotating steel brush on a drill. I’ve tried it on some hardwood and looks very similar. On factory made furniture they will definitely use quick solutions.
Yes, that’s a good point. Thanks for sharing that #tip
Hello Mr Bennett, i'm texting from ITALIA ( Italy ) and i'm starting a furniture repair and restore business on my own. I want you to know that you are a real inspiration for me. Good job allways Master,or how we say here in italy MAESTRO
Glad to hear our videos are helpful for you Giuseppe. Good luck with your business. If you'd like some coaching on running your business, we can meet via Zoom. You can learn about this on our website by looking at our "Advice Sessions" in our Store. woodenitbenice.ca
@@FixingFurniture thank you very much sir....thank youn indeed.
I like to think that in a few thousand years some archeologist will ponder how that one leg joint stood up against time while everything else fell apart 😁
Lol. Thanks for the chuckle Thiemo! Scott
I enjoy your channel and as you mentioned it is great seeing you come up with solutions. I too have always dreamed of doing woodworking now in retirement. But as you briefly told your backstory, it came to me that there is also a big investment in tools for someone wanting to get started. I guess I’ll just get my satisfaction by watching you 😊
Yes, you need some tools, but there may be another option for you Steve. In some towns/cities, there are community workshops where people can come to build things. There's one here in Durham Region called the Durham Woodworking Club. Another alternative is taking a high school woodshop class to get some safety instruction and experience using tools. I hope that helps. Scott
Do you prefer a slightly damp rag or a tack cloth for removing sanding dust?
I work at a hotel and sometimes furniture breaks (chairs) and maybe it's just me but I refuse to repair some of the furniture because I consider it a liability. If a guest gets injured because of a repair fail and a lawsuit ensues the hotel could be found negligent . I've seen how trip and fall lawsuits and the like proceed and the end result is that they always win or the insurance company settles This could also result in the repair person being terminated from their position. The hotel can afford to replace the broken furniture.
Scott: When drilling the mortises, do you use the drill stop on the drill press or a different method of drilling to depth? I always tape the drill bit so I can see where I am.
Yes, I have a drill stop I use to set the depth for repeatable drilling operations like this. Cheers
Nice video, I learn a lot from each of yours I watch. I am actually starting up my own business doing furniture repair and making wood pieces. Quick question where do you get your acrylic stains?
I buy the stain at a paint shop in Bowmanville. They’re also sold on Amazon - you can see what I use for supplies and tools here www.amazon.com/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking
Hi Scott. I have a bar stool which is similarly constructed as the chair starting from 43:57 to 44:58. How would i go about reinforcing to prevent breaks?
Also thanks for the info about the metal beneath the chair not being a good idea from 35:01. The chair mentioned in the first sentence i have to screw the tenons, i'm thinking of gluing those instead and filling screw holes with wood filler.
There isn’t a way to reinforce a bolted angle bracket. You could take the chair apart and rebuild it with dowels, but that’s a lot of work for preventing a break. I suggest just treating the chairs as fragile, and not dragging them will help prevent breaks. I hope that helps Khan.
@@FixingFurniture This helps, much appreciated.
What a terrible company that not only sent the chair with missing stretchers but two of the same leg! I'm a little flabbergasted.
Yes, it is surprising
I hate modern "affordable" furniture. Most of it is trash. We have been purchasing or acquiring old furniture a piece at a time. A lot of it goes through my hobby shop for repair, restoration and refinishing.
It's awesome to hear you're repairing and restoring your own furniture Keith! I'm sure you have some lovely pieces. Scott
Your technique is very good, but I would never spend this much time on cheap chairs. While your repaired leg will last, the other three will break. You do get what you pay for. Buying chairs online is a fool's errand, if you wish to keep your chairs for a long time. Thanks.
You’re welcome. Scott
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Thanks Joel! Scott
Why would you bother repairing junk like that? Having said that, I loved the lesson.
You know, the Chinese factory didn't even bother to make the front and rear the same, so the two front legs being a different shade would be more true to type than painting them both the same.
That chair was typical of Chinese manufacturing which is why avoid purchsing merchandise from there
Who's buying such chinese furniture has deserved to get junk......