Sleigh bed restoration [Part 2] Cutting down the Foot board - repairs & re-assembly

Back in mid 2021. I was asked if I wanted to restore an old Sleigh bed. Of course I said yes.. Then the fun began.
In this video I get to work on the bed with an AXE.. Cutting down, repairing and then putting it back together. The joints didn't want to come apart. No hide glue here. Just a modern adhesive and big nails.
As a furniture restorer, I get asked to repair all sorts of items like chairs, tables etc.
This was my first sleigh bed and I was really looking forward to it. The customers really wanted it doing. It had been outside in the rain, damp, stored away and not cared for in a good while. They were moving into their dream home and it was the only piece that they definitely wanted in their new home.
They had only paid a couple of hundred pounds for it and knew it needed a lot done. Including the width cut down by 100mm and length cut down by a similar amount.
It turned into a nightmare..
#furnituremaker #restoration

[@cece624]

This is very interesting and informative to watch! Lots of methods explained without unnecessary chatter-much appreciated.

[@twcmaker]

Thanks Cece. Not easy to try to make these videos with enough information but also not too much chat. Still not got to the scary part 🙈

[@unizock764]

Nice Work.Good Restoration

[@twcmaker]

Thank you. It gets better.

[@carljames9351]

I enjoyed that

[@twcmaker]

More to come

[@carljames9351]

@@twcmaker I used my Stanley 25 & 30 deg honing gauge tonight. As well as giving the perfect angles it slowed me right down. No more freehand figure 8 technique. Yassss

[@twcmaker]

Flippin heck that's great. Well done. Good results?? Should be

[@carljames9351]

@@twcmaker superb results. Thank you.

[@twcmaker]

Brilliant 👍 👍 👍 Well done.