At last!!! An informative how-to video that gets right to the point without the unnecessary and all too common wordy preface. Blah blah blah this is what it looks like blah blah it cost me blah blah!!! Well done!
I have found a special anvil in the past that is used to set the split rivets. Think of it as a special base for the rivets similar to the base end of a stapler that sets a curve in the staple to bind properly. They are used extensivly in the building of "roadie" cases for theatrical equipment. The anvil actually curves the ends of the rivets and allows the tail to dig into the wood. Now as for adding a thin felt liner this might cause issues in creating minor bulges in te felt.
Awesome! Question: my top is misaligned from staying open and age, I need to get it aligned forward, so do I remove the hinges and re-pin? Use clamps to force it into place? Thanks
In my view this method is incorrect. The (widely available) tools curl the rivet's ends onto the wood surface, neatly seating the rivet in place rather than hammering them flat. And a thin felt or other cloth should be inserted between the hinge and the anvil (whatever heavy steel piece is used to back up the head of the rivet) to eliminate scratches on the hinge.
When refinishing a chest like this one I noticed in the video you hadnt reupholstered the exterior. Do you do that later or not at all? I'm working on the exact same chest right now and just finished sanding it down. Am trying to decide whether or not I was to reupholster it or leave it bare.. I just got some really pretty dark cherry wood stain that I might just use and be done with it.
+David Condrey in this video they have not yet re-installed the felt. I would re-felt the chest myself using the actual Gerstner felt (available on their site). There is a good video called "Gerstner Toolbox Refurb" but, unlike that guy, I would use hide glue as recommended because nothing in hide glue will react with tooling causing it to rust...an original construction principle of National/Gerstner tool chests. But the guy in that refurb video has all the right ideas. Or even you stained you can still re-felt if you were so inclined.
At last!!! An informative how-to video that gets right to the point without the unnecessary and all too common wordy preface. Blah blah blah this is what it looks like blah blah it cost me blah blah!!! Well done!
I have found a special anvil in the past that is used to set the split rivets. Think of it as a special base for the rivets similar to the base end of a stapler that sets a curve in the staple to bind properly. They are used extensivly in the building of "roadie" cases for theatrical equipment. The anvil actually curves the ends of the rivets and allows the tail to dig into the wood. Now as for adding a thin felt liner this might cause issues in creating minor bulges in te felt.
Awesome! Question: my top is misaligned from staying open and age, I need to get it aligned forward, so do I remove the hinges and re-pin? Use clamps to force it into place? Thanks
How do you accomplish this when replacing the handle on a case?
In my view this method is incorrect. The (widely available) tools curl the rivet's ends onto the wood surface, neatly seating the rivet in place rather than hammering them flat. And a thin felt or other cloth should be inserted between the hinge and the anvil (whatever heavy steel piece is used to back up the head of the rivet) to eliminate scratches on the hinge.
That's going to be a real bugger to remove when it's eventually serviced again in 50 years.
When refinishing a chest like this one I noticed in the video you hadnt reupholstered the exterior. Do you do that later or not at all? I'm working on the exact same chest right now and just finished sanding it down. Am trying to decide whether or not I was to reupholster it or leave it bare.. I just got some really pretty dark cherry wood stain that I might just use and be done with it.
+David Condrey in this video they have not yet re-installed the felt. I would re-felt the chest myself using the actual Gerstner felt (available on their site). There is a good video called "Gerstner Toolbox Refurb" but, unlike that guy, I would use hide glue as recommended because nothing in hide glue will react with tooling causing it to rust...an original construction principle of National/Gerstner tool chests. But the guy in that refurb video has all the right ideas. Or even you stained you can still re-felt if you were so inclined.