Nobody wants to restore this BED but this guy

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  • @nancynewlin
    @nancynewlin 10 місяців тому +171

    The use of the sandbag to secure the rounded area for glue-up is genius!!!❤

    • @lauralake7430
      @lauralake7430 10 місяців тому +6

      Stealing this idea

    • @vickiefowler1429
      @vickiefowler1429 10 місяців тому +6

      It was brilliant! I’m stealing it, too!

    • @roballison3281
      @roballison3281 10 місяців тому +3

      I won't forget that one !!!

    • @СергейСнегирь-ы6д
      @СергейСнегирь-ы6д 10 місяців тому +11

      this method is described in old Soviet books on furniture restoration

    • @vickiefowler1429
      @vickiefowler1429 10 місяців тому

      @@СергейСнегирь-ы6д … that’s probably why we amateur furniture restorers here in the west (US) have never heard of it. While I was watching the video and saw him put the sandbag on… my jaw dropped! And I thought to myself “why has nobody shown this trick before now?” It’s just pure genius!

  • @KarenL-qt7dy
    @KarenL-qt7dy 10 місяців тому +80

    That bed has lasted over 70 years, and now it will last another 100 years, at least. Great work, as always.

  • @Jen39x
    @Jen39x 10 місяців тому +72

    This makes me understand why they bought what I’ve always thought of as ugly furniture. Wasn’t ugly when it was new. Loved the nearly eye level ride through the table saw

  • @benediktmorak4409
    @benediktmorak4409 10 місяців тому +159

    I like it as it is.
    No silly words.
    No - Houston we have a problem - sentences.
    No screaming Music.
    Just great work.
    And when and where needed an explanation.
    And since i just like watching the episodes, it doesn't matter to me when some of the explanations don't make any sense to me.

    • @lourias
      @lourias 10 місяців тому +12

      Amen! I cannot stand music in the background, also. The producers never play the kind that I like! Besides all of that and most important, it is horribly distracting!

    • @TukikoTroy
      @TukikoTroy 10 місяців тому +7

      So basically... not an American restorer lol

    • @readMEinkbooks
      @readMEinkbooks 10 місяців тому +2

      And no bad sanding and then painting with white chalk paint!

  • @marlonmangonon176
    @marlonmangonon176 10 місяців тому +48

    This guy's hands have magic!!! He turns scraps to gold!!!

    • @JuanARivera-z9d
      @JuanARivera-z9d 10 місяців тому

      I dont know about that mike Meyers get up.

  • @PhantomFilmAustralia
    @PhantomFilmAustralia 10 місяців тому +28

    I found veneered '50s wood furniture to be a pain to work on. Then the '70s rolled around with the faux wood veneer on particle board, and I quickly grew to appreciate '50s furniture. 😂

    • @iglitsa
      @iglitsa 10 місяців тому +1

      that's a point!

  • @Cat_Lover365
    @Cat_Lover365 10 місяців тому +13

    Ahti, you're so funny. I am sure there are many people who are so glad they know "the guy who will restore anything"! 💕 Yet another restoration that shows your remarkable talent and skill!

  • @davidgalietti3398
    @davidgalietti3398 9 місяців тому +1

    It must be so satisfying to take items that have been written off as junk and restore them to something beautiful and useful.

  • @nancyring8104
    @nancyring8104 10 місяців тому +29

    This restoration turned out beautifully, as all your work does!! The two main things that I have learned from you are- disassemble before starting repairs, and, when gluing, use more clamps!!😁❤️😍

  • @susansaadati6998
    @susansaadati6998 10 місяців тому +3

    I like the poor guy who’s willing to restore anything! He’s very very good at what he does.😊

  • @CalicoShadowPlusCat
    @CalicoShadowPlusCat 10 місяців тому +53

    It simply amazes and astounds me how you can take a piece of furniture I would have been certain was headed for the dump or to a burn pile and resurrect it to the point that I would be proud to have it in my own house had I the room for it. Beautiful restoration! Again I love watching your videos and look forward to the next one!

  • @jannamarie3990
    @jannamarie3990 10 місяців тому +34

    Your patience, talent and attention to detail never fails to amaze me! Wonderful job as usual! ❤❤❤

  • @MOLLIMEDIA
    @MOLLIMEDIA 10 місяців тому +12

    I’m loving the sandbag trick! 👍🏻

  • @a0flj0
    @a0flj0 10 місяців тому +11

    I believe it was Matthias Wandel (ex-Blackberry engineer turned YT maker - but his father was a carpenter) who did some experiments with gluing strength. It turns out, with PVA, the smoother the gluing surfaces the stronger the joint is, even if this is counter-intuitive. Rough surfaces cause the glue layer to be thicker, and it seems PVA glue is strongest when the glue layer is thinnest.

  • @saxandrew100
    @saxandrew100 10 місяців тому +2

    Recognizable, thorough professional work, thanks to which the old furniture is reborn. My recognition.

  • @MrVince8
    @MrVince8 10 місяців тому +3

    My favorite restoration guy.

  • @autodidactin
    @autodidactin 10 місяців тому +18

    Always impressed with your color matching skills Ahti! A deceptively simple design, but the curved surfaces made it challenging. Loved the “sandbag clamp,” so inventive!

  • @michaelamaestas4950
    @michaelamaestas4950 10 місяців тому +1

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!! that is just wonderful, great job !!!

  • @RomantiCynic
    @RomantiCynic 10 місяців тому +11

    Thank goodness for this guy! How else would we get such great restoration videos?!!

  • @darilynkrupp6309
    @darilynkrupp6309 10 місяців тому +4

    A couple years ago I was looking for wood furniture restoration videos. I watched many and was disappointed with the majority of what I saw. The wood pieces weren't made sound nor were they prepared properly. On almost all the finish showed the lack of care. Finding your channel made me so pleased. I kept thinking, "Yes! That's the way you do it." The items were sound, completely usable and the wood finish glowed as if lit from within. Thank you for the joy your videos bring me.

    • @lynnjasen9727
      @lynnjasen9727 10 місяців тому +1

      It’s true! There are a couple of men in Germany who do similar quality work, but that’s about it. 🇨🇦💕

  • @karenburrows9184
    @karenburrows9184 10 місяців тому +1

    Bravo. Another resurrection. Beautiful.

  • @tomrailton9201
    @tomrailton9201 10 місяців тому +2

    This man is a genius. I am glad that I stumbled across his channel. Only trouble I don't get any house work done I just sit and watch his videos.

  • @EllenMorrison-v5c
    @EllenMorrison-v5c 10 місяців тому +10

    Thanks for the ride through the saw. Yes, I’m paying attention now! Wonderful restoration. Beautiful, and you taught me a lot, as always.

  • @raywood8187
    @raywood8187 10 місяців тому +7

    You can make something simple into something classy. What an artist you are!

  • @martihurford
    @martihurford 10 місяців тому +12

    Beautiful results. ♥️ And…….
    Thanks for the information about the expansion of wood and veneer. I always learn something from your videos. Appreciate you taking the extra time in editing to include useful details.

  • @josephinehogg3629
    @josephinehogg3629 10 місяців тому +3

    Oh Good Grief! I had a bed identical to this one, back in the 1950's. It was quite a shock to see it again and it looks so beautiful restored! ☺ I think one of my favourite parts of watching you work, is painting/rubbing on the Shellac. I can even still remember the smell of shellac! My dearly departed husband was a Carpenter/Joiner Cabinet Maker and I loved watching him work too

  • @kathykarkut9526
    @kathykarkut9526 10 місяців тому +16

    Excellent work! You have great followers that await your next project! When I found your new video after being posted 25 min before, there were x245 likes. By the time the video ended x23 min later, there were x735 likes and x3, 349 views! You are a Master Restorer! Thanks for your inspirational videos from Canada!

  • @isabelleblanchet3694
    @isabelleblanchet3694 10 місяців тому +2

    The sand bag trick is great!

  • @marcusott2973
    @marcusott2973 10 місяців тому +15

    Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent work as always from you.

  • @georgelequin5070
    @georgelequin5070 10 місяців тому +2

    “You need to use what you got”,words to live by.👍

  • @petervandermolen4089
    @petervandermolen4089 10 місяців тому +1

    This humble functional piece restored in full glory! Estonishing as my wife said!

  • @LarryJohnson-c5u
    @LarryJohnson-c5u 10 місяців тому +6

    I watch several furniture restoration shows and yours is my favorite. One, you do excellent work; two, you don't talk a lot. Thanks for the great shows. Larry, Arkansas, USA

  • @olgapaulus7299
    @olgapaulus7299 10 місяців тому

    I think you are so talented in the restorations you perform. Your techniques are unquestionable, not to mention how much I enjoy you being funny in these videos. Please don't stop making videos for us because we enjoy them so much. Most of your videos are watch in my home 3 times or more. We can't get enough of them. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @leewood729
    @leewood729 10 місяців тому

    Nothing ornate, just elegant simplicity. Lovely save - and as a tall person, I can appreciate wanting a long bed! Some of the antique beds are incredibly short.

  • @iracema1
    @iracema1 10 місяців тому +3

    I'm not a woodworker myself, but I love your videos! It is great that you take distressed or unwanted pieces and turn them into the centerpiece of your clients' homes. Keep up the good work!

  • @aetherograph
    @aetherograph 9 місяців тому

    I love that you will restore something that is so simple. We call that design 'mid-century modest' in houses. I think people forget about a lot of the simpler, quieter designs, but this is unmistakeably of its time just as much as any boomerang-shaped coffee table!

  • @TD-zl6dx
    @TD-zl6dx 10 місяців тому +5

    I like the different camera angles. Very creative. Thanks for another great video!

  • @sirmiyu
    @sirmiyu 10 місяців тому +4

    I can watch his videos all day. Always top quality. Never disappoints.

  • @tnxstaff
    @tnxstaff 10 місяців тому +1

    MASTERPIECE!

  • @shellydehart8217
    @shellydehart8217 10 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful piece back from the 50ty’s n on to another 70ty plus years n more.
    You are so brilliantly gifted. To take a piece of furniture apart . Restore what needs to be done n amazingly put it back together with great patience n skill blows me away. Love that wonderful idea of using a sand bag. You know all the tricks in making it work. I hope your client appreciates the beautiful work you done. I’m sure he does as that is why he came to in the first place. I have no more words say except two…Your awesome!
    ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👏👏🌟

  • @RosesRblue66
    @RosesRblue66 10 місяців тому +3

    I really truly love your videos. Relaxing, informative, enjoyable, even humorous on occasion (almost always) I’m a 66 year old grandma whose hobby is sewing but always had wished I had taken up carpentry! 💗

  • @girlnorthof60
    @girlnorthof60 10 місяців тому +3

    If I was in the room I still wouldn't get such a clear, close-up view of your work as I do in your vlogs.
    Like watching a sports video, I can pause, rewind & see details I missed. A+ lighting/editing etc.
    Trying to say "great video production as well as fantastic workmanship, Ahti. You never disappoint" 👋Pat- Yukon

  • @PINTandDALE
    @PINTandDALE 10 місяців тому +10

    Wow - this started out looking like bonfire material! Very impressed at the excellent quality of work, even for a modest piece!

  • @murt4718
    @murt4718 10 місяців тому +2

    Lots of REPAIRS executed meticulously! Well done👏👏👏

  • @sharonlaster2767
    @sharonlaster2767 11 днів тому

    You make the cheap look expensive. I think the client will be very pleased with the result.

  • @gaslitworldf.melissab2897
    @gaslitworldf.melissab2897 10 місяців тому

    You ought to be in the wood masters' _Hall of Fame._ Everything you do is par excellence.

  • @karencox3235
    @karencox3235 10 місяців тому +2

    Okay, I LOVE the camera on the board at 12:45! Great shot!

  • @BrassMtn
    @BrassMtn 10 місяців тому +3

    That is a rough project! I would have never gave that one the time of day! But you did. Thank you for the new video and I support you! Good work sir! Awesome video as always

  • @ElaineWood-f2t
    @ElaineWood-f2t 10 місяців тому +3

    You, sir, are a truly skilled and gifted craftsman!!

  • @megabit101
    @megabit101 7 місяців тому

    Wow, that is so smart the sandbag, that takes form on it to seal glue. Bravo. Golden! What a beautiful job you did. Well done!

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 10 місяців тому +3

    Magnificent as usual. Thanks, Ahti, for sharing this with us, your skills, expertise, and abilities. This was fun.

  • @johnnyfeher3412
    @johnnyfeher3412 10 місяців тому

    Awesomeness! Just right to watch on a cosy Sunday morning... I kept nodding off, took me an hour to watch it! 😆

  • @dannraff
    @dannraff 10 місяців тому

    Mr magic fingers to the rescue .superb restoration many thanks.

  • @anthonym.pacelli1960
    @anthonym.pacelli1960 10 місяців тому +5

    Your techniques for clamping the curved surfaces are great, the sand bag and thin plywood are things I never would have thought of.

  • @rpg2181
    @rpg2181 10 місяців тому

    Ahti, another great job. Many hours of work. This is the best chanel of furniture restoration on UA-cam.

  • @marymorrison2484
    @marymorrison2484 10 місяців тому

    I loved that you restored it and updated the length so it can be used again.

  • @abigailhamiltonactor
    @abigailhamiltonactor 10 місяців тому

    A "simple" restoration----simply filmed and almost entirely self explanatory, and yet I learned so much! Thank you!

  • @yufrrr
    @yufrrr 10 місяців тому

    12:56 yay thanks for the ride! I will never stop saying that you're a genius! every piece from is precious

  • @barbaracatalano6299
    @barbaracatalano6299 10 місяців тому +3

    Fantastic save! Beautiful art!

  • @lovingmayberry307
    @lovingmayberry307 10 місяців тому +1

    I love your videos, Ahti!
    Once more, it is a beautiful bed.

  • @kurthansen570
    @kurthansen570 10 місяців тому

    Astonishing how you turned this piece of old junk into a nice looking bed. It still is a 50’s bed with the veneer and all, but you made it stand out as a nice piece of furniture. Thanks a lot for my viewing pleasure.

  • @scottsteinburg3284
    @scottsteinburg3284 Місяць тому

    Simple but elegant design. Looks like new!!

  • @briandeschene8424
    @briandeschene8424 10 місяців тому

    For someone who has never done this type of work before, you achieved amazing success!
    Joking of course.
    The level of skill, expertise, and experience you display at every step during each phase is astounding! Well done!

  • @user-ft2md2gd4s
    @user-ft2md2gd4s 10 місяців тому +1

    Love the 80s intro music and how it fades to mute when the work begins and comes back at the end.

  • @nereida116
    @nereida116 7 місяців тому

    It's elegance is in its simplicity. Outstanding job! 🎉 Congratulations!🎉

  • @2quintly
    @2quintly 10 місяців тому +2

    Excellent, as usual.

  • @kisselectronics8360
    @kisselectronics8360 10 місяців тому +1

    This piece of furniture has a very "Art Deco" look... Art Deco interpreted in the 50's...Lovely work !!!

  • @carmencampbell6994
    @carmencampbell6994 10 місяців тому +4

    When I see a new video from you pop up on my feed, I get so very excited! There is so much beauty and talent in your restorations. And then, I'm reminded that I don't own enough clamps for my own smaller scale projects. LOL

  • @michalwarszawski
    @michalwarszawski 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing job!

  • @tattoosteveneo
    @tattoosteveneo 10 місяців тому +1

    Always great to see old stuff fixed and reused. Great job as always.

  • @rla26368
    @rla26368 10 місяців тому

    Beautifully done! Just gorgeous. Thank you!

  • @cindyburesh5540
    @cindyburesh5540 10 місяців тому +2

    Another great project, nothing stops you.!

  • @mokimmy6457
    @mokimmy6457 10 місяців тому

    I know it’s going to be good when there lots and lots of clamps!!!!!! And thanks for the hack using the sandbag. Genius as always!!!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @vbee3571
    @vbee3571 10 місяців тому +1

    It is a pleasure to watch you work! ⭐️

  • @fiberotter
    @fiberotter 10 місяців тому +1

    You are the King of Clamps! Very nicely done.

  • @truthseeker9108
    @truthseeker9108 10 місяців тому +2

    Wowser! wonderful work on this apparently simple piece of furniture.

  • @gplipp6489
    @gplipp6489 10 місяців тому +4

    Beautifully done. 👏🏻

  • @Ladybug-uf7uh
    @Ladybug-uf7uh 10 місяців тому

    Sleek. Absolutely Sleek. Thank you for showing us how it's done.

  • @kathharper
    @kathharper 10 місяців тому +3

    Very nice restoration - you always do very good work!

  • @1954JDR
    @1954JDR 10 місяців тому

    An excellent restoration that is better than the original. Your client will love it.👍👍

  • @SiddiGorsky-xc7ub
    @SiddiGorsky-xc7ub 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful as always Ahti. Thanks for saving that bed

  • @gayle525
    @gayle525 10 місяців тому +1

    It came out extremely beautiful. Nice work.

  • @crisholmurb007
    @crisholmurb007 10 місяців тому +2

    Great job as always! When I need something restored I will bring it over the Baltic Sea to you 🙂

  • @natallysergeeva5912
    @natallysergeeva5912 10 місяців тому +1

    Вы космос!!!!!

  • @cab102361
    @cab102361 10 місяців тому

    I love that you do not destroy but preserve the furniture as it was originally designed. ❤❤❤❤

  • @maramakesjournals2319
    @maramakesjournals2319 10 місяців тому

    Funny James Bond view of the buzz saw. I love that old veneer furniture. I saw that stuff when I was a kid. My daughter has a dresser that was my brother’s. The veneer needs slight repair. After watching you do it many times, I told my daughter I’d give it a try someday. 💜💜💜

  • @sunshinerainbow2818
    @sunshinerainbow2818 9 місяців тому

    Your videos are amazing and I especially like what you did with the camera on the saw…very unique angle. You are a master of your craft. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

  • @bbqlips
    @bbqlips 10 місяців тому

    Such beautiful work, brought this bed back to life!

  • @jennylawson1980
    @jennylawson1980 10 місяців тому +5

    A beautiful restoration as all your projects are, simple elegance with refined workmanship 😊 This type of bed brings back so many memories as a child, my great grandmother had a bed exactly like this one. I used to hang blankets on the head board and stretch them out over chairs and hide underneath them and read and make shadow shapes with a flashlight.
    Wonderful job 👏

  • @LadyLeigh
    @LadyLeigh 10 місяців тому

    Gosh, I have missed your meticulous work! Glad we are in the new year and hope to watch more videos. Fantastic restoration.

  • @laurigardner6227
    @laurigardner6227 10 місяців тому +2

    Another beautiful restoration! :)

  • @adriennejames9120
    @adriennejames9120 10 місяців тому

    Ahti, your skills are absolutely brilliant. Only you could take that sad wreck and make into something beautiful! Well done!

  • @bryanpowell3724
    @bryanpowell3724 8 місяців тому

    Table saw footage from the perspective of the board. I like it!

  • @appolop8273
    @appolop8273 10 місяців тому

    If you know how to iron, then you surely know the art of woodwork. Bravo!

  • @mrsquirell879
    @mrsquirell879 3 місяці тому

    I've been watching one video of you every night for the last month. I need more, I am addicted 😂 Keep up the good work 🔥

  • @ellenfoster9764
    @ellenfoster9764 10 місяців тому

    I find these videos very soothing. No music, no inane chatter, just good woodworking

  • @clutions
    @clutions 10 місяців тому

    Yes MASTER, you saved much more veneer than I would. I would of stripped and re-veneered much of it! Awesome work ... as usual!

  • @craigbaxter4842
    @craigbaxter4842 10 місяців тому +2

    At the start of the video I thought why bother😱
    But the end showed me why, what a fantastic transformation.👌

  • @ktkat1949
    @ktkat1949 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful bed. Reminds me of my old bed when I was a kid.

  • @Ladysilver43
    @Ladysilver43 7 місяців тому

    New techniques that are timeless. Thank you. Fascinating!