Those feet look like they always belonged to this table. They are exactly what I figured out they should be right away. So I jumped with joy as you were drawing them. You executed them perfectly, as always, Tom.
The sign of a true expert is how simple he makes a complicated job seem. The mark of a good alteration is when nobody notices the new work. Need I say more?
Thank you! That's nice. You're right - I know the owners will tell someone "we had new feet made for the table" and the guests will look and say "whatever you say - not really seeing any new feet"
That jig for drilling out the hole is genius. And the feet not only look original but really improve the look of the legs. Really amazing work, as always.
No need for computer software and a 3D printer when one's capable of hand drawing the design using rulers and a stencil! I love that Tom still does things the old way. A joy to watch.
As always, another superb video! I recommend you to every woodworker, artist and craftsman I know. I can honestly say, the Atlanta Georgia woodworking community knows this channel!
In this episode, Tom Johnson, re-energized by a session with nature and armed with a straight edge and French curve, sets out on a mission to save the world from boring, trite design and shoddy craftsmanship........and doing it with a flair and aplomb only he possesses. And, DANG, another mission accomplished, to the delight and fascination of those who admire watching a Master at work.....................
I greatly enjoyed watching your draftsmanship designing those table feet. I like how, as a true artist, you often have a coffee or tea within reach. Watching you turning the feet on the lathe was a great pleasure tool. When I was younger I knew a man who turned out pretty lamps on his home lathe, but said his greatest trial was making matching pairs! Yes, Tom, the finished table looks "Pretty good!"
Wow! I can watch you work in your shop and around your machines all day, Tom. You moved around those machines like a true master! I remember when I was a child seeing those rulers with different sizes of circles in my father's things and when my brother was going to college studing to be an engineer but i never saw how to use them until now, Tom. I remember playing with them making circles with eyes on them...😅🤣😂😇....love from Texas...
I was having a touch of anxiety tonight, you really calmed me with your work. There's nothing quite like watching you colour match wood to make you forget about the troubles of the world
One of the only channels that I'm mesmerised from start to finish. Craftsmanship in its truest form, taking something and making it look like it's been like that since it was made. Thank you again for an amazing video 😊
Thomas, you serve as an inspiration continually to me as an amateur tinkerer of wood. The knowledge and ingenuity of your work from draft to realisation is a pleasure to behold. The patience and methodology you exhibiting in craftsmanship, for me, holds much gravity beyond the Antique Furniture Restoration realm. Thank you
This is just beautiful work. The new feet completely blend into the old legs. That's some really good craftsmanship, design, and attention to detail to make it seem like that's how the legs were always supposed to be. Just lovely.
Fascinated by the DaVinciesq drawings and the patient skill by which you turn them (pun intended) into the art they were just meant to be. Flawless! Thanks.
Absolutely fascinated by your videos - there is no doubt in my mind that you are a master craftsman. Watching you design the feet, made me once again thankful that South Africa had converted to the metric system about 40 years ago. Knew the fractions of an inch as a kid but truly using mm makes life that much easier.
Hitting the like button seems so inadequate to how much I really liked the video. Even though I don't restore furniture, I still learn things that I can apply to the little projects I do.
Another beautifully done restoration--the table looks wonderful. Glad to see you showcase your woodworking talents as well. The new feet are seamless and look as if they were always there.
What a fabulous project example! Thanks so much for posting this for all of us. I know its a huge hassle for you. I look forward to weekend even more knowing the lessens I'll get from you!!
Thanks! These lathes will last forever! I bought this used in 1980! There's an old machinery site where they can tell you exactly how old a machine is. I did that with my Delta scroll saw. I need to do it with my lathe and thickness planer
Great to see both the design process to seamlessly add a new feature to existing turnings and the execution of turning them. Makes me want to dust off my lathe. Thanks for the great tutorial. I liked the simple template to match features both across the bun foot and across the other turnings.
Looks original Tom, can't say anything better than that. Excellent drafting job on designing the new feet. the color match looks spot on from where I'm sitting.
Great vid .. I have a tip for you.. take some masking tape and run a strip right on your tool rest .. then mark all the profile marks from your drawing on the tape, like a pencile or pen mark.. then when you start in on the blank every one will be the same .. you can also make multiple marks as many pieces you need to turn.. ive been turning for 45 years .. so many tricks to doing turning .. the job you did turned out excellent.. well done !!
Thank you for sharing your skills. It is truly a pleasure to watch you work through a situation and bring it to a satisfying conclusion. I know it comes from years of experience and dedication to your craft.
Lathe turning is an art itself and as always you mastered it , i agree with Phillp, if you can´t notice the repair it´s a fantastic job, as i said the last time ,they look as they have been there always, thanks master for another great lesson, keep safe and se you in the next one.
Doing your layout reminded me of the layouts we used to do for making the patterns. Turning the feet just like I used to do mark out length and spin using the dividers to put a mark on then pencil so easy to see. Thank you for bringing back the memories, and really thought you did a wonderful job on the table. 🥂🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thank you so much for this more in-depth look at designing, turning then applying extension feet to this antique table. I really appreciate knowing all the detail and hope there are more like this to come.
You are an incredible artist with the patience of Job! Loved seeing how you turn table legs & would definitely like to see a real time video on the last leg you turned. Can't even imagine how you get them all the same size.
So YOUR house is where the woodpeckers (that come through my place spring and fall) end up! I'm sure they are enjoying a cooler summer with you!! Thank you so much for the detailed video on planning and turning the new feet for the table legs. They look awesome and like they are original to the table. It balances them. You are an awesome craftsman / artisan!!!!
Amazing video!! always looking forward to your videos which are not only inspiring but really show how one has to work and approach the different problems. My congratulations from Uruguay!
Those feet really complete the legs. I wouldn't be surprised if the castors were added soon after the table was originally purchased, and the original bun feet were removed to get the overall height lower again. The legs looked distinctly odd without them - much better now. Thank you for making this a separate video, too - it's been a fare more complex and time consuming restoration than I would have guessed at the beginning, and I've been captivated every moment - learned so much! I'm finishing off breakfast at a mahogany dining table, to which someone added castors of similar style to those (and with similar problems). It needs raising too. Thankfully it's nowhere near as complex a pattern as the one you've just finished, and only needs a small drum or a slightly tapering cone underneath the feet (which are intact). I'm encouraged to try the repair now!
Thank you! I think the casters are original, you can see them in the old Sears catalogs. And yes, those who casters can be problematic. The leverage on the stem causes failure. Tough to know what to do with a pedestal table.
You’re welcome! Learning to sharpen them is difficult. But it has to be part of the turning process. And then suddenly, you feel like “maybe I am a good turner after all!” The tools start doing what you want them to do. Who knew?
Master of the understatement as usual! ‘Look pretty good’? No, they look amazing! We have a lot of stately homes here in the UK with original antiques. I’ll pay more attention from now on. 👍
While watching your previous video on the restoration of this table, I was stunned how original the extensions looked. I logically knew you didn't just go to the lathe without a plan, but seeing the design process is wonderful and amazing - like having a magician show how he does his tricks.
Amazing as always. Great surface finish on the feet right from the roughing gouge. Your turning skill is equal to all the other skills you possess. Restoration demands you have a large toolbox of skills!
Thank you! Many years ago I made a list of all the different skills used, as an aid in the hiring process. It was 4 pages long! You have given me an idea for a video
Excellent work demonstrating a variety of design and work skills. The customer must have been delighted. Not sure though they would probably appreciate the amount of thought and time you had to put into it.
Hi Tom, I absolutely love watching you work, the turning on those feet was fascinating to me, I could almost smell that wood, amazing work as always...Take care...stay safe...
When you say it looks pretty good I automatically change that to it looks better than when it was new! Thanks for pointing this video out to me🌟😘💞💖💞🌟🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖👍👍👍👍
Thank you! me too! Since we were kids we always called it "Daddy's Shop Smell" A combination of shellac, alcohol and lacquer thinner, maybe a touch of turpentine
My master who taught me, was so skilled at turning, that he even didn´t use sandpaper at the end. The oak was almost glossy after turning. That's when you got the right technique.
Wow. This series of videos on the table was masterful, amazing, and full of detailed pointers and tricks. I tip my hat to you, Tom. This table must have involved months to complete. Would you imagine this project, overall, was the longest single piece of furniture restoration project you've undertaken?
Buying feet from a catalogue is too easy,when you put your touch on a peice of furniture,the finished product looks so much better. A real sense of pride in every thing that you do,it just shows a masterclass in furniture repair 😎
My perfectionism wouldn’t allow me! Now at 33 years old, I know why my dad hated working in cars but he was a mechanic after his fisherman trade ended. I only know now that he was doing a job that was a hobby. So forced to do a tedious (for him especially) hobby for a living. Woodworking is different in a good way I think this IS perfect. It doesn’t get better. With a vehicle my dad would be bothered not able to change every rusty old part he seen failing. I am the same. I think with woodwork it’s possible! Maybe that’s why I’m drawn to it. And likely worthy the money 🤷🏻♀️ Inspirational! This is wisdom that’s priceless!👌🏼
Beautiful job. I like the addition of the bun feet. It balances the table in just the right way. Going a little Bauhaus or however you call that style. Lol
Those feet look like they always belonged to this table. They are exactly what I figured out they should be right away. So I jumped with joy as you were drawing them. You executed them perfectly, as always, Tom.
Thanks! Yes, I'm proud of those feet!
The sign of a true expert is how simple he makes a complicated job seem. The mark of a good alteration is when nobody notices the new work. Need I say more?
Thank you! That's nice. You're right - I know the owners will tell someone "we had new feet made for the table" and the guests will look and say "whatever you say - not really seeing any new feet"
That jig for drilling out the hole is genius. And the feet not only look original but really improve the look of the legs. Really amazing work, as always.
Thank you very much! Yes, I thought so too - even the original ending of the legs looked rather abrupt!
“I think it looks pretty good” Quite the under statement! Beautiful work sir!
Thank you!
Should market t shirts with that logo
No need for computer software and a 3D printer when one's capable of hand drawing the design using rulers and a stencil! I love that Tom still does things the old way. A joy to watch.
Thanks! Yes, especially for simple things
As always, another superb video! I recommend you to every woodworker, artist and craftsman I know. I can honestly say, the Atlanta Georgia woodworking community knows this channel!
Wow, thank you! That's really nice
Once again, wonderful!
Thanks! My favorite video!
Wow! Just loved this segment. So much attention to detail in everything and a beautiful result.
Thank you!
Another beautiful job. Thanks again.
In this episode, Tom Johnson, re-energized by a session with nature and armed with a straight edge and French curve, sets out on a mission to save the world from boring, trite design and shoddy craftsmanship........and doing it with a flair and aplomb only he possesses.
And, DANG, another mission accomplished, to the delight and fascination of those who admire watching a Master at work.....................
Thank you! I love that intro!
I greatly enjoyed watching your draftsmanship designing those table feet. I like how, as a true artist, you often have a coffee or tea within reach. Watching you turning the feet on the lathe was a great pleasure tool. When I was younger I knew a man who turned out pretty lamps on his home lathe, but said his greatest trial was making matching pairs!
Yes, Tom, the finished table looks "Pretty good!"
Thank you! Yes, matching is tough! That’s why I made those plywood cut outs. I’m doing it on camera, no room for error!
Wow! I can watch you work in your shop and around your machines all day, Tom. You moved around those machines like a true master! I remember when I was a child seeing those rulers with different sizes of circles in my father's things and when my brother was going to college studing to be an engineer but i never saw how to use them until now, Tom. I remember playing with them making circles with eyes on them...😅🤣😂😇....love from Texas...
Thanks! The templates and french curves are fun to play with!
This was a really nice episode :D Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Norway.
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
I was having a touch of anxiety tonight, you really calmed me with your work. There's nothing quite like watching you colour match wood to make you forget about the troubles of the world
Thank you! That's nice
I just love watching your work. Those new feet are pure art.
Thank you! One of my favorite videos!
As an old school draftsman from the 70’s, I can appreciate you ability to recreate that table leg on paper. Well done sir. 👍
Thank you! I love drafting - I'm glad we got out of it before the computer age
One of the only channels that I'm mesmerised from start to finish. Craftsmanship in its truest form, taking something and making it look like it's been like that since it was made. Thank you again for an amazing video 😊
You're welcome! I appreciate you watching!
Every time I watch one of your videos, I am amazed by your knowledge and expertise. Beautiful job.
Thank you very much!
This is the better version of New Yankee Workshop I never knew I needed. Thanks for the all of the content!
You're welcome!
Thomas, you serve as an inspiration continually to me as an amateur tinkerer of wood. The knowledge and ingenuity of your work from draft to realisation is a pleasure to behold. The patience and methodology you exhibiting in craftsmanship, for me, holds much gravity beyond the Antique Furniture Restoration realm. Thank you
Wow, thank you! That is very nice!
Thomas you are a magician sir, and such a pleasure to watch and listen to.
Thank you! That's nice
Burst into laughter at the "If this joint fails it won't be due to a lack of glue"! Funny bit of humour in another masterclass in restoration.
Thank you!
This is just beautiful work. The new feet completely blend into the old legs. That's some really good craftsmanship, design, and attention to detail to make it seem like that's how the legs were always supposed to be. Just lovely.
Thank you!
Alchemy and artistry in motion. Thanks for all the time you take to film and explain as you go.
You are very welcome!
Another absolute Masterclass Tom...👍.
Thank you!
Fascinated by the DaVinciesq drawings and the patient skill by which you turn them (pun intended) into the art they were just meant to be. Flawless!
Thanks.
Thank you!
Absolutely fascinated by your videos - there is no doubt in my mind that you are a master craftsman. Watching you design the feet, made me once again thankful that South Africa had converted to the metric system about 40 years ago. Knew the fractions of an inch as a kid but truly using mm makes life that much easier.
Thanks! I should try switching to metric
Hi Tom,
Another amazing job...
Thanks for all your videos, very much appreciated.
You're welcome! I appreciate it!
Hitting the like button seems so inadequate to how much I really liked the video. Even though I don't restore furniture, I still learn things that I can apply to the little projects I do.
Agreed - there should be (just for Tom) a 'that was bloody excellent' button...or at least an 'I think it turned out pretty good, too' button.
That's nice! Thanks!
Yes! We should be able to create the buttons ourselves to suit the videos
I’m fascinated by how much work and care you put into this beautiful table. Your wood turning is exquisite, one of your most interesting projects!
Thank you! I like it too
Another beautifully done restoration--the table looks wonderful. Glad to see you showcase your woodworking talents as well. The new feet are seamless and look as if they were always there.
Thank you! That’s the best compliment!
What a fabulous project example! Thanks so much for posting this for all of us. I know its a huge hassle for you. I look forward to weekend even more knowing the lessens I'll get from you!!
You’re welcome!
Fantastic. I love it. plus your gentle way of explaining things makes it so enjoyable.
Thank you!
Excellent job Tom. The feet were exactly correct for the table. I trust the client was pleased.
Thanks! They are!
*Tom, we are SO close to 100,000 subs! You deserve it, my friend.*
Yes! I need to do a special video
@@johnsonrestoration Keep in mind that your most popular video with more than 600,000 views was over an hour long!! 😁 Jus' sayin'! 😁
WONDERFUL video! I love watching you create and reason things out.
Thank you!
I am in total awe of your talent and skills, Mr. Johnson!! Beautiful work!!
Thanks!
Great job Tom. Nice design on the turnings. I have the same lathe, I picked it up in North Parsonfield, ME many years ago. Really enjoyable episode.
Thanks! These lathes will last forever! I bought this used in 1980! There's an old machinery site where they can tell you exactly how old a machine is. I did that with my Delta scroll saw. I need to do it with my lathe and thickness planer
your workmanship always brings a great pleasure to me a real joy
Awesome, thank you!
I enjoy watching a perfectionist at work.
Thank you! And I love that you watched it!
Great to see both the design process to seamlessly add a new feature to existing turnings and the execution of turning them. Makes me want to dust off my lathe. Thanks for the great tutorial. I liked the simple template to match features both across the bun foot and across the other turnings.
Thanks! Yes, the templates are important and make it so much easier than guessing
The new feet look like they've been there since day one, outstanding work Tom!
Thanks! That's the best compliment!
Looks original Tom, can't say anything better than that. Excellent drafting job on designing the new feet. the color match looks spot on from where I'm sitting.
Thank you! I like this video too!
Just a wonderful addition to this table. your machines are impressive ...you make it look easy
Thanks! Maybe so - that's good editing!
Mr. Johnson, beautiful work... as always. I so enjoyed this series, looked forward to each part. Thank you for sharing your talent!!
You are very welcome!
Great vid .. I have a tip for you.. take some masking tape and run a strip right on your tool rest .. then mark all the profile marks from your drawing on the tape, like a pencile or pen mark.. then when you start in on the blank every one will be the same .. you can also make multiple marks as many pieces you need to turn.. ive been turning for 45 years .. so many tricks to doing turning .. the job you did turned out excellent.. well done !!
Thank you! I really like that idea, I will try it!
Thank you for sharing your skills. It is truly a pleasure to watch you work through a situation and bring it to a satisfying conclusion. I know it comes from years of experience and dedication to your craft.
You're welcome!
Lathe turning is an art itself and as always you mastered it , i agree with Phillp, if you can´t notice the repair it´s a fantastic job, as i said the last time ,they look as they have been there always, thanks master for another great lesson, keep safe and se you in the next one.
Thank you!
A true artist Tom. Gonna miss your videos when you finally retire.
Thanks! I am "retired" but will continue to make videos. Maybe "semi-retirement"? I hope for awhile
Doing your layout reminded me of the layouts we used to do for making the patterns. Turning the feet just like I used to do mark out length and spin using the dividers to put a mark on then pencil so easy to see. Thank you for bringing back the memories, and really thought you did a wonderful job on the table. 🥂🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
You're welcome! I have always greatly admired the pattern makers!
Thank you so much for this more in-depth look at designing, turning then applying extension feet to this antique table. I really appreciate knowing all the detail and hope there are more like this to come.
You're welcome! I'm constantly trying to show more detail
Great way to spend a Friday evening, watching a Thomas Johnson video!!!! 😀😀✝️✡️
For me too! We always watch the video on our TV on Friday evenings
I love your work. You really help find the best solution on things. Thanks so much for your content.
You’re welcome!
“Turned” out great! A very satisfying project ... and that drilling jig-well done!
Thank you! I liked it too. I’ve done a similar jig in a previous video, I can’t remember which one!
You are an incredible artist with the patience of Job! Loved seeing how you turn table legs & would definitely like to see a real time video on the last leg you turned. Can't even imagine how you get them all the same size.
Thanks! It's not as hard as you think - if you're careful!
So YOUR house is where the woodpeckers (that come through my place spring and fall) end up! I'm sure they are enjoying a cooler summer with you!!
Thank you so much for the detailed video on planning and turning the new feet for the table legs. They look awesome and like they are original to the table. It balances them. You are an awesome craftsman / artisan!!!!
You're welcome and thank you! We are seeing more and more species staying here all winter
Incredible job, Tom! You got the new feet identical to each other. Wow.
Thank goodness! Thanks!
Another great example of true craftsmanship and thanks for not waiting too long to post a new video!
You're welcome!
An understatement if ever there was !
I want a wood lathe.....well.......maybe.
Amazing!
Get a small one! Give it a try. Thanks
Amazing video!! always looking forward to your videos which are not only inspiring but really show how one has to work and approach the different problems. My congratulations from Uruguay!
Thank you! And my best to Uruguay!
And I’m still having problems making a perfect picture frame...wish I could hit the like button a thousand times!!!
Thanks! Check out my daughter's video: www.emcollier.com/process
Those feet really complete the legs. I wouldn't be surprised if the castors were added soon after the table was originally purchased, and the original bun feet were removed to get the overall height lower again. The legs looked distinctly odd without them - much better now.
Thank you for making this a separate video, too - it's been a fare more complex and time consuming restoration than I would have guessed at the beginning, and I've been captivated every moment - learned so much!
I'm finishing off breakfast at a mahogany dining table, to which someone added castors of similar style to those (and with similar problems). It needs raising too.
Thankfully it's nowhere near as complex a pattern as the one you've just finished, and only needs a small drum or a slightly tapering cone underneath the feet (which are intact). I'm encouraged to try the repair now!
Thank you! I think the casters are original, you can see them in the old Sears catalogs. And yes, those who casters can be problematic. The leverage on the stem causes failure. Tough to know what to do with a pedestal table.
Fascinating video. Loved the drawing out of the new feet, and then seeing this used to create the final product. Masterclass.
Thank you Lee! I appreciate it
Another excellent video, superb attention to detail. Thank you.
You're welcome!
I'm starting to wonder if there's anything you CAN'T do in the wide world of wood. What a masterful job this was, Tom.
Thanks! I'm sure there is plenty!
Bring back classic furniture back to life, you are Tom a master of your craft. Thanks for showing what it takes
You're welcome!
Most relaxing channel on RUclips. Great!!
Thank you!
Understatement "I think they look pretty good" They look original and what an amazing job you've done matching the colour.Love your work.
Thank you so much!
Really enjoyed your turning demonstration. This will inspire me to sharpen my lathe tools. Thanks for the inspiration.
You’re welcome! Learning to sharpen them is difficult. But it has to be part of the turning process. And then suddenly, you feel like “maybe I am a good turner after all!” The tools start doing what you want them to do. Who knew?
A true master. I so enjoy watching.
Thank you!
Magnificent craftsmanship, nailed it!
Thanks!
Correct! She should have said "you dowelled it!" Not quite the same
Master of the understatement as usual! ‘Look pretty good’? No, they look amazing!
We have a lot of stately homes here in the UK with original antiques. I’ll pay more attention from now on. 👍
Thanks! Yes, it's easy to take them for granted
you Sir never stops amaze us. this is great show of skills.
Thank you! I appreciate it
While watching your previous video on the restoration of this table, I was stunned how original the extensions looked. I logically knew you didn't just go to the lathe without a plan, but seeing the design process is wonderful and amazing - like having a magician show how he does his tricks.
Awesome, thank you! That's nice!
Amazing as always. Great surface finish on the feet right from the roughing gouge. Your turning skill is equal to all the other skills you possess. Restoration demands you have a large toolbox of skills!
Thank you! Many years ago I made a list of all the different skills used, as an aid in the hiring process. It was 4 pages long! You have given me an idea for a video
Pretty Good ? Outstanding! Nice work yet again.
Thank you!
Hi Tom, really enjoyed that vlog on a slow Sunday. Great job.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Wow - you got some mileage out of that table. Great display of skill and ingenuity. The owners should be very happy.
Thank you! They are!
Thank you, Tom! The extended videos are great.
You're welcome!
Awesome Job Tom, really enjoyed how you laid out the full leg to aid in the design of the added feet. Some good tips there !
Thanks! 👍
A great series of videos. Thanks for sharing your skills.
You're welcome!
I enjoyed your video as usual, but this time even more because of your excellent drawing of the leg. The drilling jig is super.
Thanks! This is my favorite!
Excellent work demonstrating a variety of design and work skills. The customer must have been delighted. Not sure though they would probably appreciate the amount of thought and time you had to put into it.
Thanks! That’s the beauty of the videos, they get to see it
Fantastic job. I make wedges like this with a tilted sawblade in one go, so I don't have to sand them. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks! Yes, I could have done that too, not sure why I decided to do it on the sander
I love that Tom does the drawing the old fashioned way and not on a computer.
Me too! Thanks!
Hi Tom, I absolutely love watching you work, the turning on those feet was fascinating to me, I could almost smell that wood, amazing work as always...Take care...stay safe...
Thank you!
Color and grain. What an art. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome!
When you say it looks pretty good I automatically change that to it looks better than when it was new! Thanks for pointing this video out to me🌟😘💞💖💞🌟🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖👍👍👍👍
You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it!
Beautiful work. The legs really turned out nice. WOW!
Thanks Carol!
Fascinating process, lovely outcome. I love the smell of a wood shop, reminds me of my father.
Thank you! me too! Since we were kids we always called it "Daddy's Shop Smell" A combination of shellac, alcohol and lacquer thinner, maybe a touch of turpentine
My master who taught me, was so skilled at turning, that he even didn´t use sandpaper at the end. The oak was almost glossy after turning. That's when you got the right technique.
Thanks! Yes, that's cool. Mine didn't need a lot of sanding!
I especially liked seeing how the feet were designed as well as the lathe work.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I was looking forward to that, and wasn't disappointed!
Dave
Thank you!
Wow. This series of videos on the table was masterful, amazing, and full of detailed pointers and tricks. I tip my hat to you, Tom. This table must have involved months to complete. Would you imagine this project, overall, was the longest single piece of furniture restoration project you've undertaken?
Thanks! No, not the longest, but maybe near the top. This took about 80 hours, over a period of a month or so
I love watching you work! Thanks for the video.
You're welcome!
Buying feet from a catalogue is too easy,when you put your touch on a peice of furniture,the finished product looks so much better. A real sense of pride in every thing that you do,it just shows a masterclass in furniture repair 😎
Thanks! Those feet in the catalog are nice enough, I would have used them if they were the right size! But the ones I made are a lot better
Excellent, pure craftmanship, I'm guessing it will be ball and claw next time..
Thanks! Actually I do have a ball and claw coming up
Great job. I have a similar problem and your fix is great solution. Thanks for sharing a great video.
That's great! Good luck with it!
My perfectionism wouldn’t allow me! Now at 33 years old, I know why my dad hated working in cars but he was a mechanic after his fisherman trade ended. I only know now that he was doing a job that was a hobby. So forced to do a tedious (for him especially) hobby for a living. Woodworking is different in a good way I think this IS perfect. It doesn’t get better. With a vehicle my dad would be bothered not able to change every rusty old part he seen failing. I am the same. I think with woodwork it’s possible! Maybe that’s why I’m drawn to it. And likely worthy the money 🤷🏻♀️
Inspirational! This is wisdom that’s priceless!👌🏼
Thank you Vanessa! There are so many good aspects to woodworking and furniture repair
Beautiful job. I like the addition of the bun feet. It balances the table in just the right way. Going a little Bauhaus or however you call that style. Lol
Thanks! Just late victorian really. Bauhaus is a lot different
Beautiful cardinal. Beautiful restoration and new feet. Looks pretty good. 😃
Thank you very much!