Most of the time a toolbox like that was owned by a toolmaker and with the amount of polishing stones that were there I suspect this was. They were made to house all a toolmakers measuring and machining gear because the standard size toolbox drawers don't really fit measuring gear that well without wasting a lot of space. It was the first thing the tradesmen had the toolmaking apprentice that started with me (I was a fitting and turning apprentice) do on his first day. Could also pssibly been an auto electricians box tool, the stones could be there to clean contacts.
Shaun this so interesting and makes complete sense now. It really did seem like it had been handmade and not in a bad way it’s just none of the materials used were consistent. Not to mention the pricey veneer that the maker used on the outside (figured mahogany). Thank you so much for sharing your insight with me. It really puts into perspective how valuable this piece was to the original owner. I love it! So what is a fitting and turning tradesmen?
@@coloredcaboosecreations You are most welcome and I am happy to try and help out a bit. A fitter and turner uses the same machinery as a toolmaker but less often most of the time. We both use lathes, mills and grinders etc.. However, machining is all a toolmaker will do and they are exceptionally good at. A fitter and turner works on hydraulic and pnuematic installations and does welding and fabrication as well. We also work to keep heavy machinery running and factories going. I did my apprenticeship in a can (food cans) making plant and I work on rebuilding trains now. Some fitters specialise in machining too, just not all of us. Fitters like me just machine when we need a part we cant buy. Sorry about that looonnnngggg description, complex subject because of all the specialties
Not long at all that is pretty awesome to have acquired such valuable skills. Very cool indeed! It’s kind of funny I too work in the rail industry hence my channel name. Some of the items in the reveal photo are things gifted to me by the old heads who trained me when I promoted.
@@coloredcaboosecreations Small old world ain't it!! I worked on trains in Australia and was involved in full tear downs and rebuilds. I meant to say was before as well, the was is how I found your channel. I have been forced to give up being a fitter because I broke y ankles and after 2 fusions and around 1 operations each they cant be fixed and I am permanently disabled. So I am looking for other things to do and I want to start rebuilding furniture as a business and I am teaching myself to be a jeweller as well. What are you involed in within the rail industry?
I’m sorry to hear about your ankles and being forced to quit. From reading your messages it sounds like you have one hell of a fighting spirit! I’m glad that you are looking into furniture restoration I enjoy it so much it’s my stress relief. There is a whole audience out there that would love see what you have to offer I hope you consider also creating a UA-cam channel. I’m cheering for ya! P.s. I’m what they call a Hogger
My first husband was sent to Rolls Royce Company as an apprentice when he was a child in 1948. He was given a tool box like this at that time. He treasured it and still had it when he died in 1979, & it was still like new, even though it lived in a garage. He took meticulous care of his tools and toolboxes. I hope his son has treasured it as he did.
This restoration is so beautiful that I would use it in the dining room for formal flatware, cutlery, dishes, etc. It's too beautiful to sit out in the garage. O wait, an individual with lots of jewelry could use it as a jewelry chest or as a makeup chest in a dressing room. ✨️
Oh this is SO cool to see!! I am currently in the process of restoring a vintage Craftsman toolbox and the large rolling chest it sits on. The rolling chest is handmade from wood, pretty much identical to your toolbox, it even has the EXACT same drawer pulls! I can attest to how much work it is to clean one up! Mine came from a local machine shop (only $50!) that’s been around since 1951-they make tools, cutlery and more. I actually thought the toolbox was black, but after four rounds of degreaser and scrubbing with a Brillo pad I found that it is green and all the drawers are aluminum 😂 Every drawer was full of old tools-files, deburring equipment, awls, punches, fasteners, various letter/number punches etc. What a treasure these things are to find and save. The quality of vintage tools can’t be beat 💚💚💚
You are speaking my language! So nice to meet other people who are fascinated by this kind of stuff as well. It may be a lot of work but so worth it in the end. I applaud you for having the vision to scoop that treasure up and give it the attention it deserves. True that current tools aren’t made to last like the vintage ones. What are you planning on doing with your tool chest once completed?
Beautiful job, Melanie! I will be back to watch more of your videos. I learned so much watching you...the leather-covered handles were a perfect finishing touch! 🙂
Fantastic! My father was a master woodworker. He was a "wood pattern maker". A profession that does not exist today. I think it is all computerized now. He also built his own tool box which I have. And those handles were on a beautiful chest of drawers. I have the chest of drawers in my bedroom with the same exact handles, I am sure the man who made this tool box just used whatever he had laying around his shop. My father said he never taught me how to build "because you are a girl". So nice to see a "girl" rehabilitating this old tool box!
A pattern maker that's so interesting! I bet he could pretty much create anything with skills like that. I am so sorry that he couldn't see the value of passing on those skills to his daughter. So wonderful that you still have his old handmade tool box though. The majority of what I know in this craft is stuff that I've learned on my own so please never let that stop you. Nobody is ever too old to learn a new skill. Thank you for this comment and for watching my content. 🌺
You are just amazing!!!! I am new to your channel and am now binge watching! Your attention to detail is beyond the average furniture flipper! You are an artisan!!!!!
I watched it all and now I want to watch it again and comment as I go because there are so many moments in this video it’s like watching a feature film. Very professional and informative and I am just in awe! 🤗🌺🌴
Fantastic you made your own shellac finish and that wood finish just shines! You did a great job with the gel stain matching. A great sympathetic restoration, thanks for sharing.
Have to say, how clever to use the metal cutting wheel to create a groove for getting those screws out! I never fail to learn something new every time I watch your videos Melanie. You put in so much work bringing this back to life, absolutely stunning final result! 😍
Wow, you surprised me with this restoration. After seeing this video, if I had a choice, it's nice to have a big-name brand machinists' chest, but I'd rather purchase a nice vintage one and have you restore it. I'm very proud of you and your work. SUBSCRIBED!!!!
That is exquisite. In a past life you had to be a top craftsperson for a Queen or King. Such a talent. Loved everything about those handles. You inspire me to something I have been interested in for a while…. Flint napping. Who knows maybe I lived south of a glacier 45,000 years ago.
O Mel! You have given this unloved piece a dream life that it never could have imagined was possible! I hope this is a keeper for some of your tools. I would cherish something like this! I swear you and I are the Arnold Swarzenegger & Danny DeVito (twins) of the painting/revamping world! 🤣. Not only do we both put the time, energy & love into projects that most people would not be bothered with but hey, I've been making & using my own shellac to seal inside old drawers and as a tannin blocker also! I love it! I'm gonna hug you one day soon when I come over to visit friend! 😍
Omg I almost spit out my coffee ☕️! I’m totally familiar with that movie it’s a classic and being only 5’2” I know which one I’d be 🤣 Get outta here you’ve been making shellac too! It’s great stuff for sure. Yes we must meet someday it would be fun. Australia is definitely on my bucket list.
Wow! If I had that beauty, I'd use her to house my patterns, designs and such. The lining is a nice touch I like the colour very much. Can I just mention the handles? THE HANDLES!!! I would never have known it was your first time. They turned out fabulous! I admire your confidence in handling all your tools even for the first time. Sooooo goooood!!!⭐❤️
Mea thank you for your kind words 🌺 I like your idea of pattern storage I’m avid sewer myself. I plan on restoring an antique treadle cobblers sewing machine in the near future so stay tuned 😉
Have you ever heard the expression-"Making a silk purse...out of a sow's [pig] ear?" Well...THAT's exactly what you've done here! You brought this poor, sad & pitiful box...back to life! Such a great job TFS :D
The tool chest was meant to travel. The rough drawer guides would keep the drawers from spilling out easily. Thus, the need for big drawer pulls. Great restoration.
A very beautiful restoration and a toolbox was saved. I also restore with shellac flakes. It has so many advantages and is also environmentally friendly and sustainable. I use bone glue though. Bone glue is just as stable as industrial glue. I make my wood filler out of bone glue and sawdust. I rarely use gorilla glue.❤💚
Thank you very much☺️ Yes homemade shellac just seems to work better without all the extra additives. Hmm I do sometime use Hyde Glue but I’ve never heard of bone glue. I’ll be looking into it now thanks 💚
@@coloredcaboosecreations Until the beginning of the 20th century, gluten glue was the most common glue for wood, paper, leather and many other materials. Due to the development of synthetic products, which are much easier to process, it increasingly lost importance, especially from the 1950s. Bone glue is mainly used as wood glue. It dries glass-hard and the glue joint is usually stronger than the parts to be glued. Bone glue is still the preferred choice in the construction of musical instruments and restoration of antiques because the glue can be opened again at any time without any problems (reversibility). Hide glue and rabbit glue are lighter in color than bone glue and the glue joint is more elastic. The elasticity makes hide and rabbit glue suitable for priming flexible painting surfaces (e.g. canvas) as well as for gilding chalk surfaces, poliment and pressing compounds. In the construction of musical instruments, heavily diluted hide glue is used as a primer for varnishes to be applied to wood. If you want a convenient option, use fish glue. I like fish glue, despite the smell when processing it. Fish glue is made from the skin and bones of fish and can also be used as a binder for various paints. Since fish proteins do not solidify even at low temperatures, this glue is liquid up to approx. 4 °C and easy to work with. Therefore, no heating is necessary for processing. This glue is used to restore furniture and other cultural assets due to its reversibility and cold workability.
A definite labor of love !!! Beautiful and tasteful restoration 🧡🧡🧡 Doing some catch up ...finally moved back to my country ... right now not much time to create for me so I enjoy watching you work 😜😉 Thank you for sharing 🦋🌺🙏🌺🦋
So help me Melanie, you never disappoint! What a beautiful restoration of a much used and possibly loved tool box. May God continue to bless you and make you flourish ❤️
I love how you take old sad unloved pieces and carefully and beautifully bring them back to life to be loved again. It's so beautiful and gorgeous handles with leather!
Truly amazing transformation! It's too beautiful for tools! I loved just watching you work with the relaxing music in the background. You are one talented artist!
I wonder what the original owner and or maker would think if they saw this chest today. It is so lovely! I would store in it exactly what you have , so as to pay homage to its original use. Well done.
Wow! You are amazing! Such attention to detail in this restoration! I can tell you put your heart and soul into this restoration project done with such loving care. Beautiful work on the lather covered handles, repair work, staining and drawer liners. I love the new brass drawer pulls too. My dad, the tool & die sinker had a larger machinists tool chest made of wood. He also had many tools he kept inside. He passed away recently and gifted his chest and tools to my husband who wants to restore it. I will show him this video. I am not a tool expert by far, but will make a guess on the 2 tools you placed in the last drawer..is the 1st a pipe wrench and the 2nd a notching tool? I am just guessing, not being a machinist or carpenter…would love to know. Hopefully when I check back on this video you will have answered this question. Thanks for sharing your expertise with your followers. Happy restoration Melanie! I look forward to viewing many more. Oh, and I am a subscriber after watching 1 video, your $35.00 dresser restoration project. Carry on!
I like the GP-9 locomotive throttle key in the lower drawer. Nice job making that handmade chest better than the original. The ridges in the drawer sides were like from the table saw blade multiple passes to make the groove.
Bingo we got a winner!! Only someone with experience would have guessed that are you a fellow hogger? I was just curious why the ridges were left. It seemed to interfere with the drawers gliding but things also might have shifted with age. Thanks for watching 😊
Beautifully done. Thankyou for sharing. I'm about to tackle mine. It is probably much younger than yours and made with oak veneer. I too need to repair the handle and I loved how you did yours❤
Hello! My wife and I are new subscribers! Very nice music...so much better than the typical synthesized bass and "snapping" that gets old and abrasive very quickly....The "monkey" pipe wrench is from the Atcheson Topeka and Santa Fe (your cap)Railroad and would have been used on steam locomotives for steam fittings (globe valves, poppets, unions, and the like, and on diesel locomotives possibly for air lines, though use on nuts/bolts or other flanges would be frowned upon since pipe wrenches tend to peen over the corners of nut/bolt heads. The brass items appear to be keys for locks preventing tampering with the throw mechanisms on turnouts or for communications cabinets and the like. The third item looks like it might be a "key" for diesel locomotive throttle or electrical shunt lockouts as it is a substantial "skeleton" key blade/handle. My great grandfather was a pattern maker for Southern Pacific in Tulare, CA., and had at one time a cabinet similar to what you have, though with fewer and larger drawers. Excellent programming and instruction! Well done!
Wow thank you so much! You are correct on two of the items sharp eye. The little brass keys are caboose keys or at least that’s what I was told when they were given to me by an old head conductor. Thanks for watching.
@@coloredcaboosecreations Stellar! Thanks! Yep, those keys could very well be used on entrance doors or cabinets within the "crummy." Possibly you are along the BNSF Seligman Sub? My wife and I will be going to the Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY this coming May, and will be taking the Lakeshore Limited and AMTRAK #5, the Westbound Zephyr from Rochester and Chicago, respectively to Emeryville, CA. Best always! PK
Most of the time a toolbox like that was owned by a toolmaker and with the amount of polishing stones that were there I suspect this was. They were made to house all a toolmakers measuring and machining gear because the standard size toolbox drawers don't really fit measuring gear that well without wasting a lot of space. It was the first thing the tradesmen had the toolmaking apprentice that started with me (I was a fitting and turning apprentice) do on his first day. Could also pssibly been an auto electricians box tool, the stones could be there to clean contacts.
Shaun this so interesting and makes complete sense now. It really did seem like it had been handmade and not in a bad way it’s just none of the materials used were consistent. Not to mention the pricey veneer that the maker used on the outside (figured mahogany). Thank you so much for sharing your insight with me. It really puts into perspective how valuable this piece was to the original owner. I love it!
So what is a fitting and turning tradesmen?
@@coloredcaboosecreations You are most welcome and I am happy to try and help out a bit.
A fitter and turner uses the same machinery as a toolmaker but less often most of the time. We both use lathes, mills and grinders etc.. However, machining is all a toolmaker will do and they are exceptionally good at. A fitter and turner works on hydraulic and pnuematic installations and does welding and fabrication as well. We also work to keep heavy machinery running and factories going. I did my apprenticeship in a can (food cans) making plant and I work on rebuilding trains now. Some fitters specialise in machining too, just not all of us. Fitters like me just machine when we need a part we cant buy. Sorry about that looonnnngggg description, complex subject because of all the specialties
Not long at all that is pretty awesome to have acquired such valuable skills. Very cool indeed!
It’s kind of funny I too work in the rail industry hence my channel name. Some of the items in the reveal photo are things gifted to me by the old heads who trained me when I promoted.
@@coloredcaboosecreations Small old world ain't it!! I worked on trains in Australia and was involved in full tear downs and rebuilds. I meant to say was before as well, the was is how I found your channel. I have been forced to give up being a fitter because I broke y ankles and after 2 fusions and around 1 operations each they cant be fixed and I am permanently disabled. So I am looking for other things to do and I want to start rebuilding furniture as a business and I am teaching myself to be a jeweller as well.
What are you involed in within the rail industry?
I’m sorry to hear about your ankles and being forced to quit. From reading your messages it sounds like you have one hell of a fighting spirit! I’m glad that you are looking into furniture restoration I enjoy it so much it’s my stress relief. There is a whole audience out there that would love see what you have to offer I hope you consider also creating a UA-cam channel. I’m cheering for ya!
P.s. I’m what they call a Hogger
My first husband was sent to Rolls Royce Company as an apprentice when he was a child in 1948. He was given a tool box like this at that time. He treasured it and still had it when he died in 1979, & it was still like new, even though it lived in a garage. He took meticulous care of his tools and toolboxes. I hope his son has treasured it as he did.
Are you kidding me? That handle was genius! Brava!
Stunning transformation. When someone saw junk, you saw the beauty and brought it back to life. Absolutely love it.🥰🇦🇺
Thank you so much!
You took a mediocre piece that was neglected and turned it into something beautiful. The leather wrapping was a nice touch. Great job !!
I forgot to say that I love the music you paired with this video. It was beautiful and relaxing. Great choice! 🎶🎼🎹
Thank you very much!
The smaller knobs look so much better. The whole piece is beautiful
Beautiful, I'm going to watch this again. Watched it while I was working on my projects. It deserves my undivided attention
Stunning transformation. New drawer pulls lovely. Glad you kept the original suitcase handles.
This restoration is so beautiful that I would use it in the dining room for formal flatware, cutlery, dishes, etc. It's too beautiful to sit out in the garage.
O wait, an individual with lots of jewelry could use it as a jewelry chest or as a makeup chest in a dressing room. ✨️
Oh this is SO cool to see!! I am currently in the process of restoring a vintage Craftsman toolbox and the large rolling chest it sits on. The rolling chest is handmade from wood, pretty much identical to your toolbox, it even has the EXACT same drawer pulls! I can attest to how much work it is to clean one up! Mine came from a local machine shop (only $50!) that’s been around since 1951-they make tools, cutlery and more. I actually thought the toolbox was black, but after four rounds of degreaser and scrubbing with a Brillo pad I found that it is green and all the drawers are aluminum 😂 Every drawer was full of old tools-files, deburring equipment, awls, punches, fasteners, various letter/number punches etc. What a treasure these things are to find and save. The quality of vintage tools can’t be beat 💚💚💚
You are speaking my language! So nice to meet other people who are fascinated by this kind of stuff as well. It may be a lot of work but so worth it in the end. I applaud you for having the vision to scoop that treasure up and give it the attention it deserves. True that current tools aren’t made to last like the vintage ones. What are you planning on doing with your tool chest once completed?
Nice work! Love the look of that birds eye veneer.
Your work is so amazing no detail is forgotten. You are a genius of restoration and repair! Marilyn
Beautiful job, Melanie! I will be back to watch more of your videos. I learned so much watching you...the leather-covered handles were a perfect finishing touch! 🙂
OMG. I love this. Excellent job. I also loved all the old stuff inside. Tfs.
Thanks for watching 😁
Labor of 💗! Such a great find and what a Cinderella transformation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 💖💖💖
Thanks Angela 💐
I would store my costume jewelry in there. Beautiful piece❣️
Great idea!!
I love this restoration. It looks amazing.
Beautiful job, I watched this while I was working on my projects. This warrants watching it again, so I can give it the attention it deserves!
Ha ha so glad you found it useful!
Fantastic! My father was a master woodworker. He was a "wood pattern maker". A profession that does not exist today. I think it is all computerized now. He also built his own tool box which I have. And those handles were on a beautiful chest of drawers. I have the chest of drawers in my bedroom with the same exact handles, I am sure the man who made this tool box just used whatever he had laying around his shop. My father said he never taught me how to build "because you are a girl". So nice to see a "girl" rehabilitating this old tool box!
A pattern maker that's so interesting! I bet he could pretty much create anything with skills like that. I am so sorry that he couldn't see the value of passing on those skills to his daughter. So wonderful that you still have his old handmade tool box though. The majority of what I know in this craft is stuff that I've learned on my own so please never let that stop you. Nobody is ever too old to learn a new skill. Thank you for this comment and for watching my content. 🌺
You are just amazing!!!! I am new to your channel and am now binge watching! Your attention to detail is beyond the average furniture flipper! You are an artisan!!!!!
Thank you so much!
Mel such a beautiful piece. Lovingly restored probably better than it was originally. Loved every minute of the video. Thanks for sharing
Thank you much for watching ☺️
I’m glad you enjoyed it Sarah! Looking forward to your new video the thumbnail is such a tease .
WHAT! You made your own shellac. You are a rock star and I need to look at doing that!
Right back to the makeover
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I love this! The handles are wonderful!
So much makeup i could fit into that puppy. Lol great job, as always.
You could fit a ton of makeup for sure 😆
Rhianna thank you for watching 💐
You never cease to amaze me!!! Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you Mel 😊
Great work! I’d use it for a jewelry chest!
I’m back I love wooden boxes like this.
There’s just something about lots of tiny drawers right?
Wow! What a beautiful transformation. Brilliant.
Thanks Barbara 🌺
That is one happy little tool box 🧰, great job 👏 👍
Thank you
I watched it all and now I want to watch it again and comment as I go because there are so many moments in this video it’s like watching a feature film. Very professional and informative and I am just in awe! 🤗🌺🌴
It means so much to much that you take the time to pay attention to my content I do so appreciate you my friend 🌺
You did that piece justice!
Another beautiful job. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching 🌺
This is awesome. Video and music was so relaxing too. But the finish and your attention to detail is fantastic.
That came out so gorgeous! Well done. If it was mine I would put my watercolor supplies in it!
Thank you 😊
Yes fine paint supplies would fit perfectly !
Fantastic you made your own shellac finish and that wood finish just shines! You did a great job with the gel stain matching. A great sympathetic restoration, thanks for sharing.
I would keep my jewelry in here. It turned out beautifully!! ❤❤
Very cool. I'd put it in the kitchen and store eating and serving utensils. Love what you did with the leather handles.
I know you worked really hard on the whole chest, but I'm in love with the leather covered handles! Great job! 👍
Thank you so much I’m pretty happy with how the handles turned out too 🌺
You did a lovely job with this restoration. You're very talented.
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You did a really good job restoring this piece. I love it!
Thank you Judy ☺️
Have to say, how clever to use the metal cutting wheel to create a groove for getting those screws out! I never fail to learn something new every time I watch your videos Melanie. You put in so much work bringing this back to life, absolutely stunning final result! 😍
Thank you so much Jen 🤗
Wow, you surprised me with this restoration. After seeing this video, if I had a choice, it's nice to have a big-name brand machinists' chest, but I'd rather purchase a nice vintage one and have you restore it. I'm very proud of you and your work. SUBSCRIBED!!!!
That is exquisite. In a past life you had to be a top craftsperson for a Queen or King. Such a talent. Loved everything about those handles. You inspire me to something I have been interested in for a while…. Flint napping. Who knows maybe I lived south of a glacier 45,000 years ago.
Thank you ToddyLu68 ☺️
Lovely transformation!
Amazing job and your leather wrapping was beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Nice work and great trying something new!
O Mel! You have given this unloved piece a dream life that it never could have imagined was possible!
I hope this is a keeper for some of your tools. I would cherish something like this!
I swear you and I are the Arnold Swarzenegger & Danny DeVito (twins) of the painting/revamping world! 🤣. Not only do we both put the time, energy & love into projects that most people would not be bothered with but hey, I've been making & using my own shellac to seal inside old drawers and as a tannin blocker also! I love it! I'm gonna hug you one day soon when I come over to visit friend! 😍
Omg I almost spit out my coffee ☕️!
I’m totally familiar with that movie it’s a classic and being only 5’2” I know which one I’d be 🤣
Get outta here you’ve been making shellac too!
It’s great stuff for sure. Yes we must meet someday it would be fun. Australia is definitely on my bucket list.
@@coloredcaboosecreations It's gonna happen my friend! Haha! At 5ft 8 1/2" I think I know which twin I am! 😄🤣
You have an amazing gift. This piece turned out beautiful, as all your work does. So satisfying to watch your videos.
Thank you Kit 😊
Great job again! Your videos contain so many creative ideas & tips! You really turned this into a beauty. Its a salute to your craft.
Beautiful work!
Wow! If I had that beauty, I'd use her to house my patterns, designs and such. The lining is a nice touch I like the colour very much. Can I just mention the handles? THE HANDLES!!! I would never have known it was your first time. They turned out fabulous! I admire your confidence in handling all your tools even for the first time. Sooooo goooood!!!⭐❤️
Mea thank you for your kind words 🌺
I like your idea of pattern storage I’m avid sewer myself. I plan on restoring an antique treadle cobblers sewing machine in the near future so stay tuned 😉
Have you ever heard the expression-"Making a silk purse...out of a sow's [pig] ear?" Well...THAT's exactly what you've done here! You brought this poor, sad & pitiful box...back to life! Such a great job TFS :D
Amazing transformation!
What a COOL box!
I love rain!
The tool chest was meant to travel. The rough drawer guides would keep the drawers from spilling out easily. Thus, the need for big drawer pulls. Great restoration.
Thank you for insight and watching my video 😊
Wow that was awesome! Beautiful work!
Thanks Karen 💐
Very very beautiful 🎉😊
Thank you so much 💙
I don't know what that is but I'll leave a comment anyway. I loved the leather wrapped handles, really nice touch. The entire piece looks great.
I am new to your channel and I love how you restored this piece!!❤
Nice job!
What a beautiful piece great job.
Thank you
Beautiful!!💗
A very beautiful restoration and a toolbox was saved. I also restore with shellac flakes. It has so many advantages and is also environmentally friendly and sustainable. I use bone glue though. Bone glue is just as stable as industrial glue. I make my wood filler out of bone glue and sawdust. I rarely use gorilla glue.❤💚
Thank you very much☺️
Yes homemade shellac just seems to work better without all the extra additives. Hmm I do sometime use Hyde Glue but I’ve never heard of bone glue. I’ll be looking into it now thanks 💚
@@coloredcaboosecreations Until the beginning of the 20th century, gluten glue was the most common glue for wood, paper, leather and many other materials. Due to the development of synthetic products, which are much easier to process, it increasingly lost importance, especially from the 1950s. Bone glue is mainly used as wood glue. It dries glass-hard and the glue joint is usually stronger than the parts to be glued. Bone glue is still the preferred choice in the construction of musical instruments and restoration of antiques because the glue can be opened again at any time without any problems (reversibility).
Hide glue and rabbit glue are lighter in color than bone glue and the glue joint is more elastic. The elasticity makes hide and rabbit glue suitable for priming flexible painting surfaces (e.g. canvas) as well as for gilding chalk surfaces, poliment and pressing compounds. In the construction of musical instruments, heavily diluted hide glue is used as a primer for varnishes to be applied to wood.
If you want a convenient option, use fish glue. I like fish glue, despite the smell when processing it. Fish glue is made from the skin and bones of fish and can also be used as a binder for various paints.
Since fish proteins do not solidify even at low temperatures, this glue is liquid up to approx. 4 °C and easy to work with. Therefore, no heating is necessary for processing. This glue is used to restore furniture and other cultural assets due to its reversibility and cold workability.
Nice! That was a ton of work.
Right!
I thought I was going to have an easy project for once 😆.
Thank you for watching Susan 🌺
A definite labor of love !!! Beautiful and tasteful restoration 🧡🧡🧡
Doing some catch up ...finally moved back to my country ... right now not much time to create for me so I enjoy watching you work 😜😉
Thank you for sharing 🦋🌺🙏🌺🦋
Congrats on completing such a big move I bet it feels amazing to be back home! Thank you for watching 🌺🌼
Wow! Just found your channel. Absolutely gorgeous work!
Thank you Susan
So help me Melanie, you never disappoint! What a beautiful restoration of a much used and possibly loved tool box. May God continue to bless you and make you flourish ❤️
Thank you so much Abigail 🤗
You do such beautiful work.
Thank you so much for watching Im glad you enjoyed ☺️
A much needed beautiful and relaxing restoration, what a gift to watch you transform this. Thank you…a great start to the weekend. 😊🌺
Glad I could help 😉
Have a great weekend 🌼
Beautiful Work!
Thanks Karen
Wowza, stunning! You did an amazing job on this!!!
Thank you very much 😊
I love how you take old sad unloved pieces and carefully and beautifully bring them back to life to be loved again. It's so beautiful and gorgeous handles with leather!
Thank you Paula
Truly amazing transformation! It's too beautiful for tools! I loved just watching you work with the relaxing music in the background. You are one talented artist!
Virginia thank you so much for watching🌺
Also thanks for the feedback on this style of video I enjoy watching this style too.
Beautiful, I’d find a place for the items I found, an homage to the original owner. You did a beautiful job
I wonder what the original owner and or maker would think if they saw this chest today. It is so lovely! I would store in it exactly what you have , so as to pay homage to its original use. Well done.
Thanks Marie
Precioso 😍
Once again you have done an amazing job maybe you could all your small tools in it
Wow! You are amazing! Such attention to detail in this restoration! I can tell you put your heart and soul into this restoration project done with such loving care. Beautiful work on the lather covered handles, repair work, staining and drawer liners. I love the new brass drawer pulls too. My dad, the tool & die sinker had a larger machinists tool chest made of wood. He also had many tools he kept inside. He passed away recently and gifted his chest and tools to my husband who wants to restore it. I will show him this video. I am not a tool expert by far, but will make a guess on the 2 tools you placed in the last drawer..is the 1st a pipe wrench and the 2nd a notching tool? I am just guessing, not being a machinist or carpenter…would love to know. Hopefully when I check back on this video you will have answered this question. Thanks for sharing your expertise with your followers. Happy restoration Melanie! I look forward to viewing many more. Oh, and I am a subscriber after watching 1 video, your $35.00 dresser restoration project. Carry on!
A real labour of love. ❤
Wow looks amazing.😜👍
Thank you ☺️
Wow. How beautiful is the wood on your tool box. It's truly a beautiful and one of a kind piece. I love it. 😊🤗😚😙😗❤❤
Great job
I like the GP-9 locomotive throttle key in the lower drawer. Nice job making that handmade chest better than the original. The ridges in the drawer sides were like from the table saw blade multiple passes to make the groove.
Bingo we got a winner!! Only someone with experience would have guessed that are you a fellow hogger?
I was just curious why the ridges were left. It seemed to interfere with the drawers gliding but things also might have shifted with age. Thanks for watching 😊
Great job 👏! I love the drawer liner ... I make things and could really use some like that..
Truly an awesome, amazing and careful restoration. I think my favorite part are the handles on the sides. The leather wrapping 😍 Love it! ❤️
Thank you my friend I tried my best. The leather wrap was my attempt to save and reuse but I am also pleased with the outcome. Thanks for watching 😊
@@coloredcaboosecreations I thought it was brilliant. 😀
I love that you give hints on how to do thing like change the color of the wood.
Elegant! ❤
Beautifully done. Thankyou for sharing. I'm about to tackle mine. It is probably much younger than yours and made with oak veneer. I too need to repair the handle and I loved how you did yours❤
Best of luck!
Awesome!!!
I thought why keeping those ugly plastic handles 😅 never expected this beautiful leather wrapping, brilliant idea and it looks great!!!
Ha ha curve ball
Beautiful job. It looks fantastic.
Another amazing transformation. Really enjoying your videos. Oh, and those leather handles? They are awesome.
Thanks that was a first time leather wrap for me but I think there might be more leather wrapping in the future.
Hello! My wife and I are new subscribers! Very nice music...so much better than the typical synthesized bass and "snapping" that gets old and abrasive very quickly....The "monkey" pipe wrench is from the Atcheson Topeka and Santa Fe (your cap)Railroad and would have been used on steam locomotives for steam fittings (globe valves, poppets, unions, and the like, and on diesel locomotives possibly for air lines, though use on nuts/bolts or other flanges would be frowned upon since pipe wrenches tend to peen over the corners of nut/bolt heads. The brass items appear to be keys for locks preventing tampering with the throw mechanisms on turnouts or for communications cabinets and the like. The third item looks like it might be a "key" for diesel locomotive throttle or electrical shunt lockouts as it is a substantial "skeleton" key blade/handle. My great grandfather was a pattern maker for Southern Pacific in Tulare, CA., and had at one time a cabinet similar to what you have, though with fewer and larger drawers. Excellent programming and instruction! Well done!
Wow thank you so much!
You are correct on two of the items sharp eye. The little brass keys are caboose keys or at least that’s what I was told when they were given to me by an old head conductor. Thanks for watching.
@@coloredcaboosecreations Stellar! Thanks! Yep, those keys could very well be used on entrance doors or cabinets within the "crummy." Possibly you are along the BNSF Seligman Sub? My wife and I will be going to the Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY this coming May, and will be taking the Lakeshore Limited and AMTRAK #5, the Westbound Zephyr from Rochester and Chicago, respectively to Emeryville, CA. Best always! PK
you are great!!!
Nice!
You are quite an artist!
Thanks 😊
Your skill and patience are to be commended. Another amazing restoration!
Thank you Rosalie 💐
Whatever they worked on, it was important enough to be able to cover it