In my "pre Tom" days I would have used putty to fill in for missing veneer and painted the entire piece. Not knowing any better it would have been the best I could do. From your excellent videos I learned how to find loose veneer, match grain, glue, clamp, color match and so forth. Honestly I find great pleasure doing veneer repairs now. Restoration is only a hobby but thanks to you my family thinks that my results look pretty good!
Yes, there is a before and after Mr. T.J, Gorham, Maine. It's hard to go back to the crappy work one used to do after seeing this true master do his thang 😅
Thank you. I cannot watch flippers who paint and put on weird knobs and whatever. Yuck! Thank you for your patience, expertise and respect for furniture.
Speechless. What a beautiful piece. The light through the table finished me. I felt close to tears. Beautiful old wood from a tree way before we were born still looking gorgeous and completely practical. X
I really appreciate these 'skill bases' series of tutorials you've been putting together lately Tom. They are so effective in showing how you apply your knowledge to the variety of scenarios furniture restorers are likely to come across (as you have yourself in your career), but we also get to see the cheeky sweet Miss Ella again. Both do the heart good🥰
Great Synopsis of veneer work, and loved seeing Ella again. I miss not seeing her in the shop with you. I had a Black lab also. named Lady. and Ella reminds me a lot of her. thanks again for sharing Tom God speed. ECF.
Thanks Ellis! It's always a little weird when you see another dog that's a carbon copy of your own! Ella was a junkyard mutt but for all practical purposes she was a lab
Beautiful work!!!...you are indeed a gifted craftsman! Thanks for not doing putty repairs and painting with Dixie Bell chalk paint like all the furniture flipper chicks on UA-cam 🙂
I love how you appraise each and every piece of furniture and base your treatment of them around each one individually. True restoration. It’s a joy seeing Ella again and her beautiful eyes. Sorry to see she was wearing the dreaded cone!
What a nice video. I learned veneer repair years ago because i was a sewing machine mechanic. A lot of older machines had cabinets with failing veneer and i wanted to fix that. One thing led to another….😊 thanks for putting this out there!
You're a man who loves a clamp, Tom. And some masking tape as well. You make it all look so easy - but a load of experience and skill goes into it all. Thanks for such informative, interesting and, maybe more than anything, gentle moments. Tom (from France).
And my favourite was.....drumroll......the edge banding on the gorgeous circular table. I do love a magic disappearing colour repair. Dear Ella in her cone of shame there too, bless her. Thanks, Tom, great to have veneer repairs all in one film to show the variety of techniques.....(and clamps!). 😂 ...required.👍
Thanks Tom. You inspire me to do more challenging projects. I made a new top for a sewing machine stand and I replaced some veneer in an inlaid box. I think it looked,,,fairly good.
Hi Tom, you sure make it look easy. I realize how many years of experience you have. I have learned a few of your tricks in repairing furniture. I thank you for that.
My mother always thought veneer was “cheap.” I tried to Make her understand that there were beautiful, valuable American antiques that were veneered but she wouldn’t listen. She once took an 1850s table and stripped all the veneer off it. This was many decades ago, and while she did a nice finishing job, it still was only the secondary wood left behind.
Enjoyed the video Tom. The first table repair you would't find the patch if you hadn't pointed it out. It looks beautiful.The Italian side table looks really nice. The compass table turned out great also. Thank you for taking the time producing the videos. You all take care and God bless.
A very enjoyable compilation video! Watching the intricate work to corrrect inlay issues on the Italian side table was fascinating. So beautiful! Thank you for the teaching and the fabulous piece restored to the world! On the round table - I love those 3-way clamps! The golden oak toner was magical! 😊
Hallo Tom, das waren wieder sehr aufwendige Arbeiten. Aber du hast es wieder sehr sehr toll gelöst. Es ist mir immer eine Freude dir bei deiner Arbeit zu zuschauen . Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende viele Grüße Christel 👍☺️
Danke, Christel! Das weiß ich zu schätzen! Wir haben ein schönes Wochenende - unsere Tochter ist zu Besuch! Ich hoffe, du hast auch ein schönes Wochenende
I really enjoyed learning what you are sharing with us today. Wonderful to watch & learn from the best..Thank you for teaching us thoughtful excellence and love of craftsmanship. 😊
Thank you I have learned a lot about veneer repair from you. I learned a lot from my dad about building furniture. He built cabinets for homes . He built me a small chest of drawers when I was about 4 years old that would have been around 1955 . He used the wood from an old packing crate.I still have the chest . Prayers 🙏 and Love 🤟 From Oklahoma
Thanks for all your wisdom and knowledge Tom. Today I was called to fix some scratches in a fine end table that had 2 different veneers going in 2 different directions. I tried using wax sticks- then touch up markers but wasn't happy with my results. I hope you will show us how you touch-up scratches in veneer tops. It takes a lot of patience and time.
You're welcome Tony! Repairing scratches in tops is very frustrating - I would always warn a customer - I can make them look not as noticeable but I can't make them go away.
I have learned so many things from watching you. From wood chisels, clamps, working with fillers, even replacing veneer with masking tape to ensure a perfect fit. And each technique has adapted to my scale modeling with strength plastic, resin and printed bodies and parts You are a natural teacher.
I must say thank you for doing what you can to preserve these wonderful pieces of furniture while teaching what and how to do it. At some point I have tipped furniture flippers about you, but I guess they know you already. A fantastic table. I myself have been sailing for many years and understand the importance of always knowing the direction of the weather and that table will be a good help with this. Carsten Sweden
Superb veneer repairs. Careful and methodical. I am especially impressed with the first table repair. It looks undetectable. This video proves that one of the most important shop tools you own is patience.
Tom, I have specialized for over 50 years in restoring veneered furniture surfaces. I want to tell you about a simple trick I use for matching the replacement veneer to the cavity. I have a lot of thermal fax paper in stock (purchased in advance of the demise of fax machines.) By placing this fax paper over the cavity I can use a small metal burnisher to capture the outline of the cavity. The next step I take is to use the "chevalet de marqueterie" but you can do this with a hand held fret saw or jigsaw. Use hot hide glue to attach the paper outline onto a suitable piece of veneer held in place on a 3mm backing board. Cut carefully just inside the outline of the design and you will have a repair which matches the cavity perfectly. This avoids the typical straight cuts which most repair men use and which are hard to hide.
Thanks Patrick! Good tips and techniques! I will give it a try... I've started tracing the cavity directly unto masking tape and the tape then goes directly onto the veneer being used for the patch, seems to work OK. I wonder if Staples has any thermal paper?
This video gained you a new subscriber. I jumped into my first veneer patch project a few weeks ago and I just had to have some patience... and glue. The outcome was "okay" but I appreciate your tips and trick to fix veneer versus filling and covering. Cheers!
Poor Bella and her cone of shame ... LOL ... I know she's no longer with you, but her memory lingers. Your color matching skills are exemplary! I'm always learning from you.
You must have quite a catalog of videos seeing the time warp in the different segments and how your shop developed over the years . Love seeing the chunky 1/8” material in an era where 1/32 veneer is thick. Of course getting some shots of Ella over the years was as good as watching your craftsmanship. She wasn’t happy about the cone though😎.
I've watched in horror as furniture flippers have sanded off, chiseled off, puttied and/or painted over beautiful, rare book-matched veneer with incredible figuring. The best part of a piece of furniture is destroyed and they're not seeing the financial loss of it all. Had they done some basic repair - they could have brought it back to life and sold it for 2-3x the amount they were asking (and likely didn't get) for the flipped version. I paint over old furniture all the time - but only pieces with no historical value, no rare hardwoods/fruitwoods - and/or that might otherwise end up in the city dump because their condition was too poor to restore. Loved this video! Furniture Flippers out there - watch & learn... you can master this technique & financially benefit from it! :)
Thanks! Well said! The videos I've seen painting furniture have always been just used furniture 30 - 50 years old. They often do a good job! (if you like that sort of thing...)
When you cut certain patches, have you ever tried a "light box?" Essentially a wooden frame topped with a thin piece of Plexiglas and a light source underneath, not only can you trace the shape, but - in the veneer is thin enough and the light source strong enough - you can also cut (lightly) on the veneer while atop the Plexiglas piece.
Gosh! I typically get up close and personal with a warm Brandy for a late night viewing…but, it’ll be Easy over eggs on pan toasted home made bread this time around. At the 14;13 time stamp, what is that piece on the middle shelf to your left?
Nossa!...Parece magia, o que você fez de reparos hoje, foi muito bom. Perfeito e um trabalho lindo.Gostei muito da mesa italiana, ela deu mais trabalho.
Hi Thomas, At 3.29 you are using a "sharp" chisel to remove wood and old glue. If i have to do this i take my "Blunt Chissel" to do so. It takes, in a very controlable way, minute shavings.
@@johnsonrestoration A sharp chisel wil "dive" in the wood / follow the grain. Search the internet for "Blunt Chissel" and you wil be amazed what you can do with a "blunt chissel". A "blunt chissel" has a very scharp edge altough the edge is appr. 90 degress.
Lovely work, as per usual. I think it is the toning part that scares me a little. Mainly because I am just doing my own furniture and do not have lots of money for mistakes. Never know one day I may own a piece worth looking for a professional to work on it. 😊😁 In the meantime ... May I ask what buffing compound you use?
@@johnsonrestoration I agree that making mistakes is a good way to learn, but preferably without costing too much money. I have a large pile of inherited furniture that I would like to refinish. I haven't refinished any furniture in years, and a lot of what I did decades ago, I am now learning was not the best way, thanks to UA-cam and experts such as yourself. So, once I have finished restoring my easels, I will be starting on that furniture and seeing how much of your teachings I have hopefully absorbed. Thank you very much for your lessons and the product information. It is greatly appreciated.
Technique! Watch this video closely, and you will see a master at work. Things that seem simple are the result of years of experience. That's what makes the difference between a frustrating experience, and a job well done.
Questions for you Thomas: Can you tell us what brand of 0000 steel wool you use? Can you share how you decide what finish to use (tung oil, lacquer, shellac, just oil, just wax, etc)?
I’m guilty! I used wood putty to fill in veneer desk top…and I was not very skilled doing that. This was one of my very first projects about thirty years ago.
In my "pre Tom" days I would have used putty to fill in for missing veneer and painted the entire piece. Not knowing any better it would have been the best I could do. From your excellent videos I learned how to find loose veneer, match grain, glue, clamp, color match and so forth. Honestly I find great pleasure doing veneer repairs now. Restoration is only a hobby but thanks to you my family thinks that my results look pretty good!
Yes, there is a before and after Mr. T.J, Gorham, Maine. It's hard to go back to the crappy work one used to do after seeing this true master do his thang 😅
I hope to try veneer someday, and edge banding.
Terry, this makes my day! Thank you for being such a great fan!
Thanks! That makes me happy!
You should! It opens up a lot of possibilities
Ella with the cone of shame 😂 Such a sweet pup.
Thanks! She was! She put up with the cone very patiently!
As soon as I saw this was a compilation on veneer, I thought, oh good, I bet we will get to see Ella again. And sure enough, there she was!
Thanks Nancy! It is good to see her - I think about her everyday
Thank you. I cannot watch flippers who paint and put on weird knobs and whatever. Yuck! Thank you for your patience, expertise and respect for furniture.
No kidding! The number of pieces ruined by cutting off legs, two-toned paint and generic Amazon knobs is sickening.
Better than it going to landfill though l suppose....
You're welcome! Yes, but it's mostly just used furniture
I agree with Heather, better than a landfill
Yes! I agree
That Italian table with all the inlay is a truly beautiful piece. Glad it came to you so we could see how well it turned out.
Thanks! Me too! I liked that table
Speechless. What a beautiful piece.
The light through the table finished me. I felt close to tears. Beautiful old wood from a tree way before we were born still looking gorgeous and completely practical. X
I really appreciate these 'skill bases' series of tutorials you've been putting together lately Tom. They are so effective in showing how you apply your knowledge to the variety of scenarios furniture restorers are likely to come across (as you have yourself in your career), but we also get to see the cheeky sweet Miss Ella again. Both do the heart good🥰
Thank you! Yes, I like seeing Ella - I miss her so!
Great Synopsis of veneer work, and loved seeing Ella again. I miss not seeing her in the shop with you. I had a Black lab also. named Lady. and Ella reminds me a lot of her. thanks again for sharing Tom God speed. ECF.
Thanks Ellis! It's always a little weird when you see another dog that's a carbon copy of your own! Ella was a junkyard mutt but for all practical purposes she was a lab
Evening Tom. This is a treat to watch.Seeing Bella with her collar of shame made me smile. That sunburst table is quite a doozy 😍
Thanks Alison! She put up with the collar really well!
We got to hear your "pretty good" lots of times. I agree and love watching your calm, informative videos.
Thanks Sarah!
Beautiful work!!!...you are indeed a gifted craftsman! Thanks for not doing putty repairs and painting with Dixie Bell chalk paint like all the furniture flipper chicks on UA-cam 🙂
Thanks! "furniture flipper chicks" - I like that!
Repairs that are not noticeable are A+ Fantastic woodworker!
Wow, thanks!
I love how you appraise each and every piece of furniture and base your treatment of them around each one individually. True restoration. It’s a joy seeing Ella again and her beautiful eyes. Sorry to see she was wearing the dreaded cone!
Thank you! Yes, I like seeing my Ella!
So good to see these videos from 'the archive'! How fun it would be to work alongside you, Mr. Johnson!
Thanks Jesse! But I'd have you sweeping the floors! Email me and let me know how you're doing! What was the final result of the college search...
I was waiting for the before and after. My favorite part!
Thanks Christine! Yes, a few didn't have the afters, they do appear in the videos of the full restorations though
Love watching you repair Veneer
Thanks! I love doing it!
What a nice video. I learned veneer repair years ago because i was a sewing machine mechanic. A lot of older machines had cabinets with failing veneer and i wanted to fix that. One thing led to another….😊 thanks for putting this out there!
Thanks Laura! Very cool! You must have a lot of initiative! Sewing machine mechanics here in Maine are scarce - and very busy!
You're a man who loves a clamp, Tom. And some masking tape as well. You make it all look so easy - but a load of experience and skill goes into it all. Thanks for such informative, interesting and, maybe more than anything, gentle moments. Tom (from France).
You're so welcome Tom!
Really appreciate this veneer compilation Tom, and it was lovely to see Bella too. Thank you.
You're welcome Mandy!
And my favourite was.....drumroll......the edge banding on the gorgeous circular table. I do love a magic disappearing colour repair. Dear Ella in her cone of shame there too, bless her.
Thanks, Tom, great to have veneer repairs all in one film to show the variety of techniques.....(and clamps!). 😂 ...required.👍
I didn't even know three way clamps existed and my other half was a carpenter.
You're welcome Jude! I appreciate it!
Thanks! There are an amazing amount of different clamps out there - one for every purpose
The first part is having very sharp tools and patience, and your skills are ready. ❤❤❤ beautiful finish 👏 😊
Thank you very much! Yes, we all have to learn the hard way to keep the tools sharp!
Congratulations, Thomas!
Thank you!
It looks like a burl in that mahogany.... Great job as always Tom ❣️
Thanks Sandra! It was all over the place! A little burl, a little flame figure...
Thanks Tom. You inspire me to do more challenging projects. I made a new top for a sewing machine stand and I replaced some veneer in an inlaid box. I think it looked,,,fairly good.
You're welcome Diane! I'm so glad you are trying your hand at veneer, keep at it and you will get better
Tom, you are a national treasure. Everything you share shows amazing experience and skill. Thank you
You're so welcome!
I love watching veneer repair, and you do it very well, Tom.
Thanks Sparrow! (love the name!) I love doing them!
As good as they were the first time, and I've watched all of them more than once. Thanks!
You're welcome! I like seeing them again also!
Oh my how thick was the putty. Well done you. Always a beautiful finish.
Thanks Jean!
Hi Tom, you sure make it look easy. I realize how many years of experience you have. I have learned a few of your tricks in repairing furniture. I thank you for that.
You're so welcome Tom!
The master of veneer repair at work!
Thanks Vicki!
My mother always thought veneer was “cheap.” I tried to Make her understand that there were beautiful, valuable American antiques that were veneered but she wouldn’t listen. She once took an 1850s table and stripped all the veneer off it. This was many decades ago, and while she did a nice finishing job, it still was only the secondary wood left behind.
😵
Ouch!
Thanks! I've seen that too, quite often with American Empire pieces
I know, right?
It does hurt to think about!
Enjoyed the video Tom. The first table repair you would't find the patch if you hadn't pointed it out. It looks beautiful.The Italian side table looks really nice. The compass table turned out great also. Thank you for taking the time producing the videos. You all take care and God bless.
You're so welcome Ron!
Just the instructions I needed for veneer repairs on my own little table. realy good camera work too. Many thanks from Belgium.
You're so welcome! Good luck with that project!
Morning Tom!
Good morning Brian! Congratulations! First Comment
A very enjoyable compilation video!
Watching the intricate work to corrrect inlay issues on the Italian side table was fascinating. So beautiful! Thank you for the teaching and the fabulous piece restored to the world!
On the round table - I love those 3-way clamps! The golden oak toner was magical! 😊
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I remembered each piece - and had no issues watching again - You are a wonderful craftsman
Thank you! I like seeing them again too
It's pretty early in Oregon, but not too early for you, Tom.
Yes, you are up early! Thanks!
Hallo Tom, das waren wieder sehr aufwendige Arbeiten. Aber du hast es wieder sehr sehr toll gelöst. Es ist mir immer eine Freude dir bei deiner Arbeit zu zuschauen .
Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende viele Grüße Christel 👍☺️
Danke, Christel! Das weiß ich zu schätzen! Wir haben ein schönes Wochenende - unsere Tochter ist zu Besuch! Ich hoffe, du hast auch ein schönes Wochenende
@@johnsonrestoration 🌹👍☺️
I really enjoyed learning what you are sharing with us today. Wonderful to watch & learn from the best..Thank you for teaching us thoughtful excellence and love of craftsmanship. 😊
You're very welcome Linda!
Really Really Enjoy your Post's. Looking forward to your newest. Thank you for sharing all your Knowledge with us on UA-cam.
You're so welcome Johannes!
The tables at the beginning and the end came out amazing! Great editing job as always.
Thanks John!
Beautiful work Tom as always. Conservation is the way to go.
Thanks Joel! All we can do is try!
Hey Tom
I hope this finds you well.
Nice collection of projects put together.
Take care😊
Thanks Tim!
@@johnsonrestoration
My pleasure Tom.
Thank you I have learned a lot about veneer repair from you. I learned a lot from my dad about building furniture. He built cabinets for homes . He built me a small chest of drawers when I was about 4 years old that would have been around 1955 . He used the wood from an old packing crate.I still have the chest . Prayers 🙏 and Love 🤟 From Oklahoma
Thank you Ginger! That is a great memory and I love that you still have that chest
Another masterclass Tom, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dokładność, precyzja i cierpliwość jest cechą mistrza Thomasa. Pozdrawiam.
Dziękuję! Bardzo to doceniam!
It looks beautiful and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!!
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you very much!
You do nice work...... on every thing........ I love to watch your projects..... :)
Thank you so much! 😀
Wonderful. Thanks for posting Tom
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for all your wisdom and knowledge Tom. Today I was called to fix some scratches in a fine end table that had 2 different veneers going in 2 different directions. I tried using wax sticks- then touch up markers but wasn't happy with my results. I hope you will show us how you touch-up scratches in veneer tops. It takes a lot of patience and time.
You're welcome Tony! Repairing scratches in tops is very frustrating - I would always warn a customer - I can make them look not as noticeable but I can't make them go away.
You are such a great teacher!
Thank you Helena! 😃
I have learned so many things from watching you. From wood chisels, clamps, working with fillers, even replacing veneer with masking tape to ensure a perfect fit. And each technique has adapted to my scale modeling with strength plastic, resin and printed bodies and parts You are a natural teacher.
Thank you! I'm so glad that these skills are transferable to another craft! Makes me happy
Thank you as always. Will definitely be filing this away for all my future veneer repairs
You're welcome!
Amazing workmanship...you are a true craftsman...amazing integrity...THANK YOU...❤
You're so welcome Linda!
I must say thank you for doing what you can to preserve these wonderful pieces of furniture while teaching what and how to do it. At some point I have tipped furniture flippers about you, but I guess they know you already.
A fantastic table. I myself have been sailing for many years and understand the importance of always knowing the direction of the weather and that table will be a good help with this.
Carsten
Sweden
Thank you! Yes, we all need to know where the wind is blowing from!
Thanks to you Mr. Johnson !!!!!!!!!!!
You're so welcome Danielle!
I absolutely love all your content! Your level of skill and experience is priceless 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much 😊
Superb veneer repairs. Careful and methodical. I am especially impressed with the first table repair. It looks undetectable. This video proves that one of the most important shop tools you own is patience.
Thanks Pat! It is true! You have to learn the hard way though...
Tom, I have specialized for over 50 years in restoring veneered furniture surfaces. I want to tell you about a simple trick I use for matching the replacement veneer to the cavity. I have a lot of thermal fax paper in stock (purchased in advance of the demise of fax machines.) By placing this fax paper over the cavity I can use a small metal burnisher to capture the outline of the cavity. The next step I take is to use the "chevalet de marqueterie" but you can do this with a hand held fret saw or jigsaw. Use hot hide glue to attach the paper outline onto a suitable piece of veneer held in place on a 3mm backing board. Cut carefully just inside the outline of the design and you will have a repair which matches the cavity perfectly. This avoids the typical straight cuts which most repair men use and which are hard to hide.
He obviously loves your glue.
Had the pleasure of seeing you talk about your boxes at San Diego Fine Woodworkers. Appreciate your continuing efforts to share your craft.
Thanks Patrick! Good tips and techniques! I will give it a try... I've started tracing the cavity directly unto masking tape and the tape then goes directly onto the veneer being used for the patch, seems to work OK. I wonder if Staples has any thermal paper?
Oh yes! Definitely!
Thanks Chris! But that wasn't me!
Beautiful work, thank you for sharing your work.
You're welcome Fran!
Wonderful as usual.
Thanks!
What a delight to watch. You always know your stuff. Helpful and encouraging lessons. Kind regards from Tucson.
Thanks Emma! Hello to Tucson! I like it there
This video gained you a new subscriber. I jumped into my first veneer patch project a few weeks ago and I just had to have some patience... and glue. The outcome was "okay" but I appreciate your tips and trick to fix veneer versus filling and covering. Cheers!
You're so welcome! Yes, it takes practice and luck! I think you'll do a good job!
Poor Bella and her cone of shame ... LOL ... I know she's no longer with you, but her memory lingers. Your color matching skills are exemplary! I'm always learning from you.
Thanks Joseph! She was always so good about the cone...
Thanks Thomas for another compact informative show. Weather must have been a little warm over there. Keep well. 👏👏🇦🇺
Thanks Michael! The past couple of weeks have been unseasonably warm, but in a good way!
Amazing tips, thanks Tom!
Thanks! I appreciate it coming from a fellow UA-camr!
You sir are fantastic and a pleasure to watch! You have the patience of JOB!!! Thank you again.
Thanks Doug!
I absolutely love your channel.
Thank you so much!
You must have quite a catalog of videos seeing the time warp in the different segments and how your shop developed over the years . Love seeing the chunky 1/8” material in an era where 1/32 veneer is thick.
Of course getting some shots of Ella over the years was as good as watching your craftsmanship. She wasn’t happy about the cone though😎.
Thanks Chris! Yes, been making videos for 13 years! I wish I had a better camera back then... Ella was very patient with the cones...
I've watched in horror as furniture flippers have sanded off, chiseled off, puttied and/or painted over beautiful, rare book-matched veneer with incredible figuring. The best part of a piece of furniture is destroyed and they're not seeing the financial loss of it all. Had they done some basic repair - they could have brought it back to life and sold it for 2-3x the amount they were asking (and likely didn't get) for the flipped version. I paint over old furniture all the time - but only pieces with no historical value, no rare hardwoods/fruitwoods - and/or that might otherwise end up in the city dump because their condition was too poor to restore. Loved this video! Furniture Flippers out there - watch & learn... you can master this technique & financially benefit from it! :)
Thanks! Well said! The videos I've seen painting furniture have always been just used furniture 30 - 50 years old. They often do a good job! (if you like that sort of thing...)
A master class - as usual.
Thanks Mark!
Tom you are the expert and I totally respect your skills. I would have used a French curve instead of a straight edge to outline the patch.
Thanks Gary! Good idea! I love every chance to use the french curves, I'll try it
All these jobs are done well
Thank you!
When you cut certain patches, have you ever tried a "light box?" Essentially a wooden frame topped with a thin piece of Plexiglas and a light source underneath, not only can you trace the shape, but - in the veneer is thin enough and the light source strong enough - you can also cut (lightly) on the veneer while atop the Plexiglas piece.
Thanks David! I've always wanted a light box for different projects, some day...
Good morning Tom
Morning! Have a great day!
Master Craftsman.
Thank you Lindsay!
Very good ! Very, very good !!! ( Brazil )
Thanks!
Gosh! I typically get up close and personal with a warm Brandy for a late night viewing…but, it’ll be Easy over eggs on pan toasted home made bread this time around.
At the 14;13 time stamp, what is that piece on the middle shelf to your left?
Thanks! You sold me with the home-made bread! Those are the pieces of a concert harp
😮 you are really an artist 😅
Thank you! I appreciate it!
❤ always amazed and impressive
Thank you Gehanne!
Nossa!...Parece magia, o que você fez de reparos hoje, foi muito bom. Perfeito e um trabalho lindo.Gostei muito da mesa italiana, ela deu mais trabalho.
Obrigado Celia! Você me conhece - eu não me importo com o trabalho!
You should have a link to Old Hide glue. It’s hard to find online. You should get something for recommending it so much.
Thanks Jamie! (They do give me the glue!)
Hi Thomas,
At 3.29 you are using a "sharp" chisel to remove wood and old glue. If i have to do this i take my "Blunt Chissel" to do so. It takes, in a very controlable way, minute shavings.
Thanks! That's funny! Imagine what you could do with a sharp chisel!
@@johnsonrestoration A sharp chisel wil "dive" in the wood / follow the grain. Search the internet for "Blunt Chissel" and you wil be amazed what you can do with a "blunt chissel". A "blunt chissel" has a very scharp edge altough the edge is appr. 90 degress.
@@johnsonrestoration A "blunt chisel" works/cuts like a card-scraper, look it up on the internet. It takes very small shavings als on end grain.
@@johnsonrestoration a "blunt chisel" works like a crad scraper, works with and cross the grain, is very controlable.
Lovely work, as per usual. I think it is the toning part that scares me a little. Mainly because I am just doing my own furniture and do not have lots of money for mistakes. Never know one day I may own a piece worth looking for a professional to work on it. 😊😁 In the meantime ...
May I ask what buffing compound you use?
Thanks Lainey! But you have to make mistakes in order to learn! So give it a try. The buffing compound is from Mohawk Finishing, a medium grade
@@johnsonrestoration I agree that making mistakes is a good way to learn, but preferably without costing too much money.
I have a large pile of inherited furniture that I would like to refinish. I haven't refinished any furniture in years, and a lot of what I did decades ago, I am now learning was not the best way, thanks to UA-cam and experts such as yourself. So, once I have finished restoring my easels, I will be starting on that furniture and seeing how much of your teachings I have hopefully absorbed.
Thank you very much for your lessons and the product information. It is greatly appreciated.
Technique! Watch this video closely, and you will see a master at work. Things that seem simple are the result of years of experience. That's what makes the difference between a frustrating experience, and a job well done.
Thank you Michael! That's very nice
Bravissimo Maestro 🇮🇹👋❤
Grazie!
😞 that’s so true I despise solid color applied to wood 😒
Thanks Fater! Me too! Some of the folks on UA-cam who paint used furniture do a good job though, I have to admit!
@@johnsonrestoration as long as it is not an antique I wouldn’t mind as well 😊
Questions for you Thomas: Can you tell us what brand of 0000 steel wool you use? Can you share how you decide what finish to use (tung oil, lacquer, shellac, just oil, just wax, etc)?
Thanks! I like the Liberon steel wool. Varnish for table tops - shellac or varnish on the case etc
Thanks again
Always welcome!
Can't help but notice you have multiple projects in the shop? Do you have an assistant?
Thanks! When these videos were made I had a part-timer but now I work by myself. But I always have multiple projects at the same time
I’m guilty! I used wood putty to fill in veneer desk top…and I was not very skilled doing that. This was one of my very first projects about thirty years ago.
Thanks Dawn! We've all done some things we would rather forget!
The veneer patch I need to make is not on an edge. Can’t figure out a way to get the edges flush with the surrounding original veneer .
If you want me to try to help, send photos: thomasjohnsonrestoration@gmail.com
I have a very early card table that I need to replace some missing Veneer !
Thanks Richard! Well, I have plenty of videos showing veneer repair! Give it a try
How does one start looking for mahogany veneer online? I have several Empire pieces that need patching.
Thanks Katherine! Just google it! There are so many sources, Constantine's, Rocklers, and The Veneer Factory Outlet www.veneer-factory-outlet.com/
Hey Tom. Hope you are well.
Thanks Ben! I am, and I hope you are too! I'm working on a new video but it's taking forever!
Excellent work and video Thomas really enjoyed it, great veneer repair's Thank's for the share, have a nice day all !!!. Brian UK !!!. 😃👍📐✏.
You're so welcome Brian!
God bless 🙏
Thanks!
I use Tracing Paper, it's more transparent than white paper and easier to orient your pieces...
Thanks! I need to get some although now I go directly onto masking tape
The cone of shame RIP Ella.
Oh! She was so good about the cone!
Tracing paper? See through.
That would be a better idea! I don't use that technique anymore though