Don't Paint Over This
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Tom Johnson of Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration in Gorham, Maine shows us how he repairs veneer damage. Tom has been restoring furniture professionally since 1979. Visit our website at www.thomasjohns..., call us at (207) 222-2266, or write us at thomasjohnsonrestoration@gmail.com. And for those on the west coast looking for custom framing, be sure to check out Tom's daughter's shop, www.emcollier.com (@emcollierframes on Instagram).
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 😍
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.
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.
The first part is having very sharp tools and patience, and your skills are ready. ❤❤❤ beautiful finish 👏 😊
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).
Really appreciate this veneer compilation Tom, and it was lovely to see Bella too. Thank you.
I was waiting for the before and after. My favorite part!
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.
I remembered each piece - and had no issues watching again - You are a wonderful craftsman
As good as they were the first time, and I've watched all of them more than once. Thanks!
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.
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!
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. 😊
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.
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Ouch!
We got to hear your "pretty good" lots of times. I agree and love watching your calm, informative videos.
Amazing workmanship...you are a true craftsman...amazing integrity...THANK YOU...❤
Ella with the cone of shame 😂 Such a sweet pup.
Repairs that are not noticeable are A+ Fantastic woodworker!
Congratulations, Thomas!
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 🙂
Oh my how thick was the putty. Well done you. Always a beautiful finish.
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
Another masterclass Tom, thanks for sharing.
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
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.
Beautiful work Tom as always. Conservation is the way to go.
It looks like a burl in that mahogany.... Great job as always Tom ❣️
It's pretty early in Oregon, but not too early for you, Tom.
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 👍☺️
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.
Wonderful. Thanks for posting Tom
Thank you as always. Will definitely be filing this away for all my future veneer repairs
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 Thomas for another compact informative show. Weather must have been a little warm over there. Keep well. 👏👏🇦🇺
Morning Tom!
Good morning Brian! Congratulations! First Comment
Beautiful work, thank you for sharing your work.
Wonderful as usual.
Good morning Tom
😞 that’s so true I despise solid color applied to wood 😒
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.
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😎.
You do nice work...... on every thing........ I love to watch your projects..... :)
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?
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.
All these jobs are done well
Tracing paper? See through.
Can't help but notice you have multiple projects in the shop? Do you have an assistant?
❤ always amazed and impressive
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.
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.
Hey Tom. Hope you are well.
I use Tracing Paper, it's more transparent than white paper and easier to orient your pieces...
God bless 🙏
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 .
anyone else surprised he didn't go hide glue on that first one?
This is great, but I think some people in the comments should keep in mind that those people covering old furniture with paint because they lack the skills or patience or access to a suitable inventory of materials for veneer repairs are more likely than not saving that piece from a landfill. The majority of old furniture has little to no value on the market regardless of the quality and how overpriced most new trash furniture is and I would guess that most of these restoration commissions exceed the market value of the piece, which are repaired more for sentiment or appreciation of old furniture or plain old preference for it over some new junk, feelings which are sadly not shared with the majority of people. In my little area alone, I see so many decent pieces of furniture on the sides of the road and I can't save it, so if someone else does and they paint it as part of the process, that's one more saved piece of real wood furniture and, presumably, one less new purchase POS Ikea on its slow trip to a landfill. Anyway, for the rather rarer more historic or valuable pieces, it's much easier to strip paint and repair later if the piece still exists than if it doesn't, but even if it's irreversibly altered for the arguable worst, it's still better than something made of rodent bedding and chewing gum. Another thing is that some of those people starting off as slap-o-painters will be inspired to advance their skills, which is something they may have never done without those first steps.
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Paint over what? Please inform your video editor to NOT clickbait people anymore? Thank you. You're a woodworking channel for pete's sake. Just describe the content of your video in the title.