Antique Furniture Restoration at Trafalgar Castle in Whitby, Ontario, Canada - by
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2023
- There's an antique table in Trafalgar Castle that is as old as the building. It needs restoration from an experienced workshop to get it back in good shape. We're honoured to be chosen by Trafalgar Castle School to restore this table, that was brought to the castle when it was built in 1859 - that's before Canada was a country and before the American Civil War.
In this 2-part video series, Scott shows the details of how he investigates, disassembles, and repairs this antique games table. You will learn some furniture restoration skills and tips along the way. Scott also talks about the history of Trafalgar Castle and shows the architectural details and craftsmanship in this historic building.
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HISTORY OF TRAFALGAR CASTLE
Trafalgar Castle is located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. It was build in 1859 by Nelson Gilbert Reynolds, who was the Sheriff of Ontario County. Mr. Reynolds was named after Lord Nelson, so when Mr. Reynolds named the castle, he named it after Lord Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
In 1874, Mr. Reynolds sold Trafalgar Castle, which became the Ontario Ladies College and is now known as Trafalgar Castle School. This is a private school for young women. The building has been well maintained by the school as you can see in the video.
Trafalgar Castle was the largest private residence in North America when it was built. It was the largest private residence in Canada before Casa Loma was built in Toronto in 1914. There have been a number of improvements to the castle over the years. It was the first building in Whitby to have electricity. An indoor pool was build in 1910, which is thought to be one of the oldest in Canada.
Additions were also added to the castle over the years. The architecture of the additions mimic the original building in a tasteful way so that it appears as one cohesive building. A wing was added for student dormitories. A chapel was added, as well as other facilities.
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There's something about watching someone do something they love and doing it well. I can truly watch u for hours!
Whenever you're having a bad day, please remember that you are living my dream!
Thanks for another great video! Can't wait for part 2!
Wow, thank you! I'm going to post your comment in my office. Now for the good part... here's the link to part 2... ua-cam.com/video/RVtursdJVvg/v-deo.html
@@FixingFurniture Wow right back at ya! Having my comment in your office is truly an honour. I am humbled.
I pray for you many successful restorations, and subsequently for me many satisfying hours of watching u!🌹
Wow, that hour flew by. Can't wait for part two!
Great! Thanks for being a subscriber!
I didn't even know that it was a hour, tell I read your comment!
Part 2 is now published. Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/RVtursdJVvg/v-deo.html
I think stabilzing the base of the table is crucial to the repair. Every pound of load on the table gets applied down the column and needs to be supported by the feet, which ar 16-24 inches away from the column, leading to a very large moment arm of the force. This means that for a 200 lb load, each foot supports 50 lbs and at a moment arm of 24 inches that's 100 fi-lbs of torque from each foot trying to rip your wood in half down joint alongside the grain. That's the same torque many midsize SUV tires need to tighten the lugnuts. And you get a bunch of rowdy girls on top it's bouncing load too, so many times higher. The scrollwork on the side helps distirbute that closer to the feet, but as soon as it gets compromised all the load moment goes into splitting your base joint again. Center foot is a great idea but you need to make sure it maintains contact with the floor. As soon as it rises due to unevenness it's of no value. Anyways, cool project, I'ven driven by that place many a time, looking forward to the details of the inside!
Excellent precision work!!!
Thank you very much! Scott
What a great project, and an honour to have been called in to restore a piece of Canadian history! Looking forward to part 2.
I agree, it was an honour. Here you go... just published part 2 ua-cam.com/video/RVtursdJVvg/v-deo.html
Excellent video. Even with 4 decades of experience, i learned a lot. Thanks for showing, very interesting.
Best video yet! Amazing work, amazing building!
Well thank you! I appreciate that. Scott
My ancestors included a carpenter (James G. Smith, and a mill owner, Benjamin Fairchild, UEL, who may have owned furniture with fretwork like the octagonal table. A silk brocade covers all 3 pieces. I graduated a women’s college started in 1838. It closed in 2021. Pastors did not enroll their daughters for free or ask women to attend in their churches. That was how the school stayed in business for over 175 years. So this furniture and school vlog is meaningful to me! Thank you! I have a parlor set with fretwork, maybe cherry, and it is not broken.
Everything was auctioned. The library had books older than 1838, and they are gone.
Great work! I would love to see a shop tour!
I like how he uses tape and I and numbers or letters to identify where parts go. I worked at Lockheed Martin skunk Works and that’s what we did. I even do that when I’m working on my projects at the house.
A great day today! got to watch my two favorite masters at work. you and Tom Johnson's videos arrived to me same day. and both intricate work in detail. interesting concept what was going wrong with that base. and how you solved that problem. that! is why I watch your video's even at 80 I can still learn a lot ya never know might come in handy someday! Thanks for shariing..ECF
Thanks being a long-time subscriber Ellis! Scott
Very informative and interesting!!! I would love to see a shop tour. Thank you for sharing your great skills!!!!
You should feel Honored the thay have trust in your abilities as a would worker/carpenter!😀
I agree, and I do. This is an important piece of furniture. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I think this is the only furniture repair channel on YT. All the other furniture channels are making resin coffee tables and plywood furniture making.
There are a few others, and I will introduce them in an upcoming video I'm planning. Stay tuned! Scott
Those hand-cut turned feet…That repair is awesome. Well done!
Absolutely fascinating watching you work Scott. Cant wait for part 2
Beautiful video! And congrats on your 100k. Well deserved. Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you very much and thank you for being one of those 100k subscribers! I appreciate your support! Scott
Wow that was a lot of work with a bunch of different artisan skills. I hope they know how much craftsmanship and work went into this restoration. Thanks for giving us a look at your work and the castle itself.
Sir you are great craftsman for sure, yes workshop tour would be awesome. Looking forward to part two.
That's two votes for a workshop tour now. Thanks for sharing that Richard! Scott
Excellent craftsmanship! Looking forward to part 2.
Love to see your workshop!
I just published the workshop tour video yesterday. Here's a link for you ua-cam.com/video/7ScjTTIaRkY/v-deo.html Cheers. Scott
This is a really interesting restorastion. Lots of different skills involved. Looking forward to Part 2. Thanks
I don't know about anyone else but it's odd placed to see any Castle in North America.
However I do love castles very much. They are mystical to me!
This is your best video yet. Really impressive work. Keep it up.
Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Scott
This is fascinating and using a lot of different skills. The building is beautiful.
Yes, it's a wonderful building. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for being a subscriber and supporting our channel! Scott
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Excellent craftsmanship! I admire your work and have learned so much from watching your channel. Thank you for your time.
Its really nice to watch you trace something, with a pencil. Instead of a computer assisted laser whatnot like the kids all seem to have, and cost more than my lifetime budget for tools. Satisfying to watch.edited to add that the casters probably will decrease the stress on the table. When a heavy table is dragged, or allowed to twist as its lifted, stress can result on the joints. My own guess is the original casters had wooden wheels and one of the wooden wheels broke, as they do. Then the casters stopped working and scarred the floor, son they were just removed. The unintended consequence was increased stress on the joints. Oh course, that center sag needed to be addressed as you did. I try to bear in mind though that casters protect not only my back, but the furniture as well.
Your knowledge and perhaps even more importantly the patience that you bring to these projects make these videos such a joy to watch.
Fine job.Really using all of your skills and finesse in doing a restoration that looks correct and at the same time helps prevent previous mistakes in restoration reaccurrig.
Thank you! Scott
Lovely work on the table.
May I suggest a couple of tips from an old restorer?
The warped base. Set each foot up a couple of inches, then place sand bags or bags of cement in the center. run plastic over the whole thing and seal with tape and fill with steam. Let it cure for five days.
The cracked column. Make a garrot of thin piano wire, rough up the wire with 120 grit sandpaper. Rub it gently down the crack tp clean it up for gluing. It may take a few passes. A heat gun is helpful if there is glue from an old repair.
I hope this helps for future projects.
Thank your for sharing those tips! Scott #tip
@@FixingFurniture You are most welcome.
There is a more laborious method if interested. But for now, I figured this tip works best with the time constraints of television production.
Also, tell Will to stop gluing the drawers bottoms. Especially in the UK.
Peace.
It's great seeing someone who truly is a master craftsman. It's nearly impossible to find people with such care and skill these days - and if one can be found, they're EXTREMELY expensive.
Scott: what a wonderful commission for you and your talent. I was mesmerized with this video. The history of this building and the architectural structure is most interesting. Enjoyed watching you go through each step. Carol from California
Thanks for sharing that Carol. Glad you enjoyed this one, but the best is yet to come... the interior is fantastic!
Looking forward to part 2! And I'd personally love a workshop tour too...
Truly appreciated your adding the central caster to support the tables central pillar, really nice work. Pugin would be proud to see his aesthetic being restored and celebrated, I'm sure. lol
Sir, I consider furniture restoration an art form. You are definitely an artist. Your abilities would be wasted on making furniture, I'm sure that you are an accomplished furniture maker, but your skills are really amazing.
Well thank you very much! I appreciate that! Scott
Excellent episode!
Just discovered you. Thank you for sharing your expertise. I will be watching you along with Thomas Johnson’s videos. Good instruction.
I love learning to make furniture, but I really enjoy antique repair. Antiques have a life of their own due to history. Because of a respect for the history and the lives the piece has touched along with the mind and hands that created it, I like to think of antiques as wise, old, living things that the majority do not appreciate or respect.
Thanks again.
i did not know about dark glue....i learned a lot from this video...thank you!
Really enjoyed seeing the care and expertise of your work.
You do amazing work😊
Wow! Thanks Scott for taking us along on this restoration. Your skill and craftsmanship is truly top notch! Can't wait for part 2!
You're welcome! In the process of finishing filming now. Cheers. Scott
I don’t have to imagine going to school there….I did go to school there. I lived there for two years.
Nice work, nice job explaining the work, nice production values on the video, then you throw some great views of the castle to boot. High quality stuff which I'm coming to enjoy as much I do Thomas Johnson's videos, and that's saying something!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you're enjoying our productions, which have evolved over the past few years. Thanks for sharing that! Scott
Wow! It’s a pleasure to watch a meticulously detailed & talented craftsman doing his work!! Thank you for sharing & explaining your steps!! Great video!!
What a cool tool! So fun to watch!
Congrats on 100k subscribers! You deserve 100x as much!
Man, it feels like it's been forever since you've dropped a video, Scott! Great to see another project!
So nice to be able to follow your work. Reminds me so much of my fathers work.
My father was a furniture maker and a wood carver of the old school, and I am so lucky to have a lot of his furnitures.
You would probably enjoy his work, so next time you are on this part of the globe come and see me. 😊
That is awesome! Remind me where you are and I'll put that on my list of reminders for when I travel. Cheers. Scott
Interesting piece. Congrats on the 100k subs.
Thank you very much! Scott
Beautiful work, Scott! Very interesting repair and so cool to find those shavings! Can’t wait for the second video.
Can you please tell us about your lathe? Maybe in another video? I’m very interested in the chuck system, and of course we’re all waiting to hear more about your “Clean Lathe” invention! Thanks!
Here's a video I made about lathes with Mike Waldt, that may answer some of your questions. Thank you for your support on our channel and Clean Lathe!
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Fascinating stuff. Interesting too. A bit of history and a challenging reparation makes it all worthwhile. I like how you pull things apart and then reconnect them with skill. Takes a bit of the fear out of repairing something well. Thank you again. Greetings from Australia.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing that. Scott
WOW! The damage to this piece is quite intimidating! I would be scared to touch it.
You are a true craftsman, and the nerves you have to work on something with so much history is just... impressive. I love it 😍
Wow, thank you! I appreciate that. Scott
Please give us a tour and explain WHY things are where they are!
Great video.
Thank you for being a subscriber! Scott
What a treat this has been. Thanks so much for this video. The castle is beautiful. Can’t wait for part 2.
Excellent video, and wonderful teaching. Thank you so much.
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Scott
Loved seeing this piece restored! Yes, please a shop tour of your setup. I have a two car garage that I want to set up for furniture refinishing and can use all the ideas I can get. Look forward to video #2. Greetings from San Jose, CA, yeah we still do wood working in Silicone Valley…not everyone is a techie, LOL!
Lol, that's good to hear. Thanks for letting me know you're interested in a shop tour. You're the 4th person to vote "yes" to that question. Thank you for being a subscriber as well!
¡Very interesting! Definitivamente mantener y conservar parte de la historia es gratificante y de mucho cuidado. Sin lugar a dudas muy acertados sus consejos y explicaciones en la restauración de muebles y sobre todo el por qué debe de hacerse de esa manera. Agradecerle Mr. Scott por compartir sus experiencias y por sus consejos y apreciaciones en la restauración de muebles. Ahora en la espera de la segunda parte para poder apreciar el gran trabajo que está realizando y por consiguiente no está nada fácil. Saludos y felicitaciones.
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what incredible skill..thanks for sharing..
Such patience and skill! This seemed like such a difficult job to do. Your talent stands out from other restorers . Wonderful job. Thanks for sharing this with us.
That would have to be the biggest jigsaw puzzle I’ve seen. Looking forward to the next video. ( hurry up..🤣) Incredible job, well done. 👏👏🇦🇺😁
What a great video
what an honour to be able to work on an historic piece.
and an honour to be able to see it being restored by an ace
the real treasure is the shaving inside the table
Yes, those shavings are very cool. You'll see what I do with them in part 2!
Here's part 2 where you can see what I did with the plane shavings. Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/RVtursdJVvg/v-deo.html
Wow! Such a great job! You know what you are doing! The other people who worked on this should be ashamed for their lack of care !
I really enjoy your work and your videos
shop tour please. exceptional work!
Congratulations on 100k subs! 🎉
I love antique restorations!
Fun repair job. Thank you for sharing the background of the castle. Extra filming work and editing was worth it. Every time I see white oak I hear a song about Old Ironside in my head. Cannon balls bounced off the white oak hull.
They hired the right person to fix this table.
good man. good work..
Thank you
I just came across your channel. I am really enjoying your content.
Definitely would enjoy seeing your workshop! A Tour would be incredible, I’m sure!! Thank you!!
You are doing wonderful work. I'm looking forward to Part 2.
Thank you!
Another fascinating and information-packed video, thanks! We're so lucky to have a woodwork teacher like you on UA-cam. Really looking forward to seeing the next steps and the interior of the castle.
Wow, thank you!
I can smell the oak as you are sanding it!
Me ha gustado mucho su trabajo! Espero ver la segunda parte gracias!! 👌👍
Great stuff, thanks for your videos. Difficult to get the scroll saw to cut that thick piece. Looks like maybe your blade is overheating and losing hardness and dulling. I've found that reducing the speed of a saw (also circular saw, routers etc.) can often make a huge difference in this regard. It requires more patience and often a more aggressive blade. You have to balance frictional heat generation with cutting. You can also try cooling the blade with water in the slot.
Where is part 2 of this edition. I enjoy watching the videos and was interested in the finish of this huge table
When I see ornate repairs and restorarions like this my mind wonders how the original craftsmen made a piece like this. Maybe powered by a foot pedal, or by an apprentice? My opinion about the damaged feet is in their intrinsic design flaw that the concave hollows for casters would greatly weaken the feet and making them prone to breakage when then table is rolled about and banged into obstacles. Your restoration work is wonderful.
Your Clean Lathe idea is awesome. I don't turn, but I bet there would be a lot of people who would want that.
Thank you for the support! Scott
Congratulations on reaching 100,000 subscribers!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you're one of them! Scott
Amazing work so far! Love all the different techniques you need to use to fully fix one piece of furniture! And congrats on 100k subs!
Great video, Scott, lots of great techniques used to restore this fantastic piece.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for being a subscriber!
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Im looking forward to seeing part 2 of this video. You are doing a great job on that table.
Terrific! Attention to detail. I love the work you're doing.
Congratulations for 100k subscribers!
Thank you so much 😀
I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for the tips!
Enjoyed the video. Subscribed.
Impressive work! Great video production! A+++
it was nice to talk to you i have gone old school on the table i told you about great job and very interesting video
Glad you enjoyed the video Robert. Yes, it was nice to talk to you as well about your table project. Cheers. Scott
Wonderful work, fascinating to watch. I have a woodworking shop, mostly to keep my sanity (I am disabled) If I might be so bold sir, that lathe chuck with the tightening pins? Ditch it and but a good 4 jaw chuck with key- turns. I had one like yours. that I got from WEN. NOTHING but scary incidents of it not gripping pieces and when I went to the WEN site I learned many many were having the same issues. Before a piece pops loose and smacks you in the face, (don't ask how I know this) please heed my advice- Tyler Also Kudos on your invention, did you ever get a patent?
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Granted, I have lived in Ontario for only 36 years, and anything to the right of Don River is a Wild East to me, but how did I not hear about a fricking castle in Whitby? On my way this weekend.
I really enjoyed every second of this. Your careful details are so wonderful. I found myself going oh that's how you do that! Keep up the fabulous work!!!!
I'd love to see a workshop tour, Scott. Great work as always.
I love watching your wood-working videos and have learned some things already. It was an added treat to see such a historic building and to get a chance to appreciate the architecture too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing that. Scott