Turn of the Century Travel Trunk Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • I believe this trunk is pre 1900. It was covered in paper and put together with old cut type nails. It was eaten up with worms, however I do think they were inactive. I treated the entire box with a Borax solution to take care of any if they were still there. I left the top intact, but disassembled the box to make wood repairs. The finishing process was shellac, stain and three coats of Arm-R-Seal satin poly. I painted the inside with several coats of oil primer and top coated with a few coats of interior oil based semi-gloss. Cleaned up the hinges but did not re-use the original lock as it was rusted out on the inside and didn't have the key anyway. If I ever come across one at the market I'll add it later. this was an in-house project to work on some skills and challenge myself. Thanks so much for viewing. Please comment if you have any suggestions for my channel.
    #antiquerestoration #trunks #barnfind #antiques

Комментарии • 63

  • @Uwannawatch
    @Uwannawatch Год назад +6

    100% the best trunk restoration I've seen on RUclips. Fantastic!! It's so hard to color match new wood with the old but you did well. Good call putting it to the bottom. Seriously amazing work. Only channel suggestion is keep doing what you are doing. I love the variety you bring and it's nice to see the work. Take it easy brother.

  • @peterstevens6555
    @peterstevens6555 10 месяцев назад +1

    Kia Ora & Good Evening from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand …great video bro …

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  10 месяцев назад

      Welcome to the channel, glad to have you. Appreciate the kind compliment.

  • @ivanstiles7030
    @ivanstiles7030 4 месяца назад

    That is a beautiful old trunk. Nicely done

  • @jeanloreaud9282
    @jeanloreaud9282 Год назад +2

    Du très joli travail bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot ⚒😉

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      Thank you very much, and I do hope to see you soon back on the channel!
      Merci beaucoup et j'espère vous revoir bientôt sur la chaîne !

  • @carrestore
    @carrestore Год назад +2

    Great job

  • @wallaceknifeworkshomestead
    @wallaceknifeworkshomestead Год назад +2

    Nice Job!

  • @abdullahali5039
    @abdullahali5039 Год назад +3

    Very good work

  • @chuckbowie5833
    @chuckbowie5833 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @anaregafernandez3935
    @anaregafernandez3935 Год назад

    Muchísimas gracias por la enseñanza. He aprendido mucho. GRACIAS!!!

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад

      Awesome! Glad you liked it and learned something!
      ¡Impresionante! ¡Me alegra que te haya gustado y hayas aprendido algo!

  • @QuickCampsJohn
    @QuickCampsJohn Год назад

    Very nice work!

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging Год назад +2

    Great restoration 👏👏

  • @arlenelamont5610
    @arlenelamont5610 Год назад +1

    Very interesting. I don't do restorations but I really enjoy watching them being done. And this was a great one!

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching! Hopefully you will enjoy future videos.

  • @tomdale1313
    @tomdale1313 Год назад

    you got skills, txs for sharing...

  • @pickletreewoodcraft7858
    @pickletreewoodcraft7858 Год назад +3

    I almost didn’t watch this because I was thinking I’d see some schmuck make a big mess out of something that was already a big mess, I’m glad I took a chance! There are so few people on here who have a shop and know what they are doing and I look forward to seeing what else you you come up with! I am lucky enough to have 2 steamer trunks that came to America with my great grandparents from Poland around 1910. It was common for old trunks to be covered with wallpaper inside and out if they were of lesser quality and trunks of a higher quality would be completely sheeted with metal outside and a wallpaper inside. That’s the little bit I understand about them.

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      Well I'm glad I didn't disappoint you! I knew very little about these old trunks and this was my first restoration on one. I did figure out that is was some type of paper or wall paper once I got into it, and I figured the inside was lined as well, the paint just didn't seem original. I decided to honor the last "restorer' and paint it back. I will make a tray for it and replace the lock at some point but I needed to move on! Thanks for watching and hopefully my future content will keep you interested.

  • @aaronkemp6847
    @aaronkemp6847 Год назад +2

    Very nice restoration. It was a great idea flipping around the box itself. I remember seeing similar trunks and other old relics at my grandpa's place growing up.

  • @WEABRNC
    @WEABRNC Год назад +2

    5400 views!!!
    Good Job!!!

  • @choppermike3329
    @choppermike3329 Год назад

    Great resto. You did a really nice job replacing the old wood. Blended in nicely. Copper was a nice touch also. For your first trunk resto, you nailed it!

  • @bethrundle5560
    @bethrundle5560 Год назад +1

    Really nice project! Job well done:-)

  • @Phil197
    @Phil197 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the video, I found it while searching for trunk videos (not many for solid wood trunks) , the trunk I am working on, I think may predate yours, my top is one piece and all sides of top and base are dovetailed, with wedges in each of the dove ends, it has three coats of paint and have been trying to decide to sand it all the way down and stain as you did or leave some paint or patina and just shallac that, after watching your vid I may take it down and stain to regain that old look, I liked the paint on the inside .

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Месяц назад

      Hi Phil and thanks for the note. This is one of my early projects on RUclips and it's been pretty popular, so I'm glad you found it and I hope it has been helpful. This is the first trunk I restored and I just kinda let it guide me on what to do. Sounds like you are doing the same! The dovetails sound pretty cool! Stripping paint, well enough to clear coat or stain, can be a real pain but very satisfying at the same time! Good Luck and let us know how it comes out.

  • @cathybenson5119
    @cathybenson5119 Год назад +1

    I rather enjoyed watching your video. You've got yourself a new subscriber, mate. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @gypsygirltarot2451
    @gypsygirltarot2451 Год назад +2

    Great job…I like your narration…I learned a lot! New sub!

  • @lisachiboroski9930
    @lisachiboroski9930 Год назад +1

    Beautiful! I’m Ldy boxes

  • @JazzStrat781
    @JazzStrat781 Год назад +1

    Wonderful job 👍 glad to have found your channel, I'm subbed! Best to you and yours

  • @leonardbutler9338
    @leonardbutler9338 Год назад +1

    Hi. I enjoyed the video. You did a great job. I do some restoring myself so I understand when you say it was a challenge. Good call on the gel stain evening out the color! I must say I am not a fan of the brass screws with black hinges but that's a personal call.

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад

      Thanks for watching and appreciate your comments! good point on the brass/black on this vintage.

  • @StedyMarconi
    @StedyMarconi Год назад +1

    New subscriber here, love the job you did on the trunk!

  • @_BigLife_
    @_BigLife_ Год назад

    Nicely done David. Your probably doing it for the love of saving something from being forgotten and the experience. Just my guess.

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      That's right, and just wanted to challenge myself!

    • @_BigLife_
      @_BigLife_ Год назад

      @@westhighlandsshop that sir is what it's about

  • @MadEagleUSA
    @MadEagleUSA Год назад

    That turned out Great! I hit the Sub and Like buttons. Excellent craftsmanship!😎👍👍

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад

      Glad you liked and appreciate the sub! Thanks for all your kind comments.

  • @atlnmurthy3330
    @atlnmurthy3330 Год назад +2

    Dear Friend, it was a nice job indeed. I would like to make two suggestions: you would have put one more chain on the left side of inside box and another one is after stuffing the box with material is it not better to put two handles on the two sides for lifting purpose?

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      Thank you for the comments! I always appreciate others thoughts. I was surprised that the trunk did not have side handles originally, I did look for evidence. I just decided to leave it as it was. It's probably just going to be a display piece anyway. Keep sending suggestions!

  • @Shujashaher
    @Shujashaher 11 месяцев назад

    As good as new❤👍
    Any reason for not taking the copper to the bottom side of the box?

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks! No reason, just a personal preference. This is one of my videos from last year so hard to remember exactly. LOL. Thanks for watching.

    • @Shujashaher
      @Shujashaher 11 месяцев назад

      @@westhighlandsshop bad luck that I did not come across the video before now😥

  • @deborahcampbell9602
    @deborahcampbell9602 Год назад +1

    Why did you shellac before stain? Seemed backwards, im very curious as to the reasoning, great video by the way

    • @westhighlandsshop
      @westhighlandsshop  Год назад +1

      On the older antiques I like to shellac first especially after a lot of sanding. It seals the grain and let’s me control the color a little better. Thanks for the comment!

  • @rogerpatrongonzalez5800
    @rogerpatrongonzalez5800 2 месяца назад

    👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃

  • @kennethjohnson4280
    @kennethjohnson4280 Год назад

    LOL Turn of WHICH century? Ya, we got to specify now.