Restoring a Foot Stool with Loose Legs - a Fixing Furniture Restoration
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2024
- This upholstered foot stool has two loose legs that need to be repaired. The only way to repair it is to remove the upholstery. This might seem intimidating but once you've seen how it's done, you may feel more comfortable tackling a project like this. Restoring furniture is a processes of understanding the craft, the processes, and most importantly, strong problem solving.
This foot stool has many layers that make up the upholstery. From the finish material on top through to the worn out webbing providing support. For details showing all the layers and the purpose they solve, refer to the Reference Sheet on the Fixing Furniture Community - visit www.fixingfurniture.com
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Absolutely love this piece! I grow tired of the "perfect restoration" videos on UA-cam. These types of refurbs give the piece alot of character, and makes it feel more welcomed in a home. Kudos!
Hi, regular viewer. 😁 Hyde glue is used in the event the piece may need to be taken apart again in the future. Its the oldest type of glue used. Congrats on your channels growth.
Thanks so much for your calm 3 31:40 1:37 instructional videos WITHOUT any music. Silence truly is golden!
Wait! There is some music now but it’s soothing and not interrupting when you speak. It’s pretty bad when the music is annoying and louder than the person speaking.
This was very nice, but even without any music at all, it would have been just as nice. This is coming from someone who loves music, but I think as everything, there’s a time and place for it. Thanks again! ☺️
Hide glue is fully reversible. Thanks for a really informative video!
Yes, you got it right! Well done!
When I was a kid (50s and 60s), my dad had a small box of upholstery tacks. I could not figure out why they said "sterilized" until many years later, when I learned that upholsterers would hold a bunch of tacks in their mouth and bring them out to the magnetic hammer one at a time when they were taking up some upholstery.
Yes, I’ve only seen one person do that. It’s quite the sight to see how quickly they can work. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I love these footstools. Wish that I could find one to restore ... great video, thank you
The reason you use hide glue is that it can be easily removed at a later point. So, this allows someone to take the furniture apart to do future repairs. When you need greater structural strength on a part that shouldn't be taken apart, other types of glue are preferable. That can mean either PVA glue or epoxy. Epoxy creates the strongest and most permanent bond. It can be used as a filler to replace damaged wood. PVA glue is a more standard wood glue that creates a strong, semi-permanent bond. It can be removed with some difficulty.
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Thanks again for all you projects. All great info I have used from time to time on my repairs!!😊😊
Thanks, Scott, you have added immeasurably to my abilities to make small furniture repairs.
You’re welcome. Glad to hear our videos are helpful for you!
Like the previous commenter, The use of Hyde Glue is to have the Option of taking that joint apart again in the future, with some solvents such as Vinegar or water to help dissolve and release the glue. also a regular subscriber. Thanks for another great tutorial Scott. ECF
I love Hyde glue, the dogs want to spend time with me in the shed! It’s the original antique glue and it is reversible for future repair work.
Yes, you got it right - it's reversible
Hide glue is used in antique furniture because it's what many used back in thr day and so if the piece needs to be taken apart it can be done so much easier than if you used something like Titebond or epoxy.
Very nice work as always.. i really enjoyed when you plugged in your glue gun and the music started... Perfect timing... Take care my friend and God Bless...
Hide glue = ONLY fully reversible glue hence why it’s great for antiques
Yes, you got it right! Well done!
congrats on repairing more stuff for the castle! loved those videos!
Scott: super job. Putting that old gimp back with a glue gun is very precise work. That, in itself, can be very tricky work. Again super restoration. Carol from California
Great job! I've worked for over 30 years as a builder of high-end custom furniture in a small shop of about 10 employees. The owner also took in repair and restoration work for our clients, so I have quite a bit of experience in that department as well. Some jobs were very minor while others were real basket cases! Unless the client, designer or architect specified hide glue I would use aliphatic resin glue, having seen what time does to hide glue.
I found repair work interesting, especially if I had to carve new molding or other details.
Normally I finished with nitrocellulose lacquer, although I used varnish and shellac as well. Never cared for polyurethane though.
When fixing down the webbing, why do you use tacks as opposed to just more staples, which look easier for to put in? Is it just because antique furniture you want to use traditional fittings (even for parts that are not visible) or do tacks have some desirable properties that staples lack?
I use hide glue because it's strong but if it needs a repair down the road it is easily repairable.
Nice as always. But I would have liked to see how the upholstery fabric and covering band would have been given an gentle soak in cold soapy water.
That's a good suggestion, however there's a risk that the fabric may shrink. After consulting a dry cleaner, it seems to be best not to wash the fabric.
Someone already put the answer in. Prayers and Love 💖 From Oklahoma
It was through watching this channel where I learned about hide glue and how it can be reversed to make future restoration easier! This was another fantastic restoration. BTW, how did you get that dent in your UA-cam award?
Scott, as always, nice restoration. I'd like your opinion on something I viewed recently. A restorer (on UA-cam) needed to reglue two boards in the seat of a chair. He hand sanded the mating surfaces but felt there might still be a few gaps. He made a mixture of sawdust and glue and used it to glue together the boards. As a woodworker I have done this many times to fill small gaps or cracks but I've never seen this done before and I question whether he may have compromised the joint. Granted, it is glue applied to wood but I suspect the strength of the glue was diminished greatly by the sawdust and the long term integrity of that joint is iffy at best. Your thoughts?
Yikes. That’s not someone who knows what they’re doing. PVA glue needs a tight fitting seam to properly bond the two pieces of wood together. The sawdust in the glue is a wood filler trick some people try, but even that is a bad woodworking technique for filling voids as there are more effective ways. I hope people don’t follow that advice.
@@FixingFurniture Thank you for responding Scott. It was not an instructional video, i.e., just him working, no talking or voice over, so it wasn't a situation where he advised viewers on what/how to do the restoration. In the woodworking world, I feel there is a place for the sawdust and glue technique. I've been at it 45 years but I'm human and make mistakes. It's personal choice whether to redo something or accept it and make it presentable. An example might be hand cut dovetails. Small gaps can be filled with the sawdust/glue and be practically imperceptible.
Such talent and skill 👍👍
Thank you 😊
From what I remember, Hide Glue is reversable with vinegar. Is this what you told me before? (in other videos)
I always thought that he says Hi Glue.
@@RPKGameVidsHide glue is made from the hides of animals.
He does use vinegar to soften hide glue in other videos. You can also use heat sometimes, I've used a heat gun to reverse hide glue so I could take something apart.
This was a great video! Just a couple questions so I better understand, could you have shortened the spline rather than adding the shim stock? Do you think the muslin material was the original material? Thank you. 😊
This was a great restoration repair! Thank you.❤
Great video very interesting good job scott
Probably made in Blaine, Missouri during the big Stool Boom!!
The decorative strip is called gimp.
Excellent video! Can you share the reason you manually added the stitching to the webbing before taking on the red decorative fabric, please? Is it to hold them tight to that layer of the seat?
The stitching is to help hold the horse hair in place and prevent it from shifting over time. I hope that helps. Scott
@@FixingFurniture Genius! Thank you for the clarity and the lesson! You are a legend!
What you called muslin as you took the fabric off, looks to me to be the last finish fabric on the top, left after someone took off the original braid. Then someone simply put a square of new fill in the middle, slapped on the needlework looking top and put new braid around the edges.
As it turned out with only the 2 corners loose you probably could have just pulled back the fabric along that side, but you wouldn't have known that.
so will only repairing two legs cause future issues? i know the join was tight but the former repair wasn't done correctly
Hi Scott!
I'm not an expert, so I'll probably ask a stupid question, isn't it better to use nails instead of a stapler? Nails don't cut the canvas like a stapler sometimes... I repeat, I'm not an expert, I'm just asking, thank you! Great job as always by the way!
I used tacks on the second layer of webbing because they’re longer than the staples I was using. That way I had a good amount of metal in the wood to help keep tension on the webbing. I hope that helps.
@@FixingFurniture - Thanks Scott, I'm asking about a completely different purpose, mounting and tensioning canvases for painting, that's why I was interested. Thanks for the answer, best regards!
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What was the purpose of sewing the bottom to the top cushion.
It prevents the horsehair from shifting over time. I hope that helps. Scott
@@FixingFurniture Thanks for responding, it all makes sense.
Why did you use a scraper to remove some glue and a chisel to remove other glue? Did you scrape the hide glue but needed a chisel to remove the PVA glue?
That's what it looks like to me. The hide glue is more brittle and has a weaker bond. The PVA is more rubbery and has a stronger bond. And so a scraper would likely work well enough to get the remaining hide glue off. But the chisel was needed to remove the remaining PVA glue.
@@TerryProthero Great minds? 😉
Bring out the Gimp.
It’s reversable
Yes! You got it right! Thanks for your comment. Scott
I love these footstools. Wish that I could find one to restore ... great video, thank you
Thanks for watching!