Amazing restoration of a rare CHEST
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this video I will restore a rare chest from Estonian farmhouse.
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Title: Amazing restoration of a rare CHEST
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What I enjoy most about you and your channel is that unlike other channels who claim to do furniture restoration you ACTUALLY restore furniture to its former beauty.
Other self proclaimed restorers just sand items and paint it with modern colors destroying the unique beauty of a piece.
Looked high and low for a foot locker style trunk to store my daughter's dress up clothes. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxRkkpE1_3gMEZ2mPhAt6b2moNCUXyH8tG I had one growing up that I stored my Barbies in and wanted something sturdy like that for her costumes. This arrived really, really quickly and is exactly what I've been looking for. Perfect size, color (pink) and has stood up for nearly a year so far against my kids using it as a chair, stage, and barricade (😬) to keep each other out of their rooms. I'm probably going to order another one for my daughter's Barbies.
Loved the folk music tie in to the old culture and history. Glad the original finish was preserved and refreshed using classic pigments
I enjoyed the history of the chest along with the historic pictures and singing. It really added to the value of this piece of furniture. Beautiful restoration of a family heirloom.
Ah, the symbolism of the double X’s. The old trunk in the photos also had interesting “art”/symbolism on its side. Great find and restoration as always.
the beginning surprised me so much lol
thank you for your amazing work and for including the story and the photos. the before/after is pure magic
That steamer is coming in handy on many of your projects.
Aussteuertruhe. Einfach grandios renoviert.
You are extreme underrated Mate.
Beautiful!
Thank you for reviving a piece of history❤
Simply beautiful, the trunk and the workmenship!💖
Beautiful Thank you for sharing
Great that you kept it very original and not over restored it
Adorable piece reborn to life. Gracias, maestro.
Помимо поистине великолепной работы по восстановлению, это ещё сделано с юмором и вниманием к культурному наследию! Замечательно!
Very good job! Thank You very much for the cultural lesson! Keep 'em coming!
Very nice restoration of an interesting historical piece.
Fantastic Job!!!
A true piece of history carefully restored. Wonderful job. You have preserved an essential part of tradition and 'family pride'.
Здорово. У нас дома тоже был сундук . И я мальчиком любил в него залазить . Только закрывался навесным замком и был обшит металлом с красивыми полосками и ромбами .
Great Restoration! Everytime I hear that music I always think of your channel...Love It!!!
What beautiful episode and history. ❤
i am always in awe of your beautiful work
Hey man, I wan to give you a tip on how to paint with tape, and live very smooth line after the tape is removed: so you have to apply the tape where you want it, then ( in your case) paint the edge that goes between gold and brown in brown,let it dry and then you work with gold paint,the brown paint before gold will seal all the microscopic cracks and caverns on the tape, so when you will remove it ,it will be perfectly straight!
Amazing! I love the backstory of the chest.
Most interesting. Beautiful job of restoration.
Carol from California
thank you for the history and photos that provide the context for this magnificent restoration!
Magic!
I like how you're undoubtedly masterful at the craft but yet remain so lighthearted when working on it - Great Work and Life Skill!
Привет из Петербурга! Очередное великолепное видео! Огромная благодарность Вам за такую чудесную работу. Показываю детям, чтобы они поняли, что такое настоящий труд, высокое мастерство и настоящая вещь, которой нет цены. Ваша деликатность, вкус, мастерство восхищают!!!
Great job. Thanks sooo much for sharing. I learned a lot.
Another great job, and enjoyed the history lesson. 👏
Best intro track in the game~!
I love your work, great project
Beautiful.
That opening wasn't creepy at all. 😉
Beautiful 😍
Looks good!
That was the best restoration project I’ve seen to date! Thank you 😊
Amazing job 🤩
Ottimo il risultato è bello il video. Forse mi sarebbe piaciuta di più senza nuova verniciatura
very, very good. Good for you that you kept the original colour and carvings. The job done with respect to the story behind this piece. Awesome result! What did you dissolve the iron dioxide with? The same water based lacquer you used as the first coat? Thank you for your great work!
Forgive me the serious ones, but good humor is essential
wow...amazing
Spettacolo!
You do such a great job 👏 thanks always for sharing have a wonderful blessed day as always in our wonderful savior Jesus Christ bye 👋
Amazing as usual. I sure hope you are imparting this knowledge that you have to someone else in your shop.
I'm sitting here thinking,look at this guy! He's just the best! That was beautiful and the backstory was heartwarming 🤗 I feel like a kid who has been read a story. 🎉🎈🎊🎖you made my day.
The paint was in good condition because it was protected by the 100 years of dust. 😃
NICE......
Yeah that was in gross condition. A charming folk piece. Restored wonderfully.
Damn, that old master who made that old chest crafted some pretty straight lines. But man that poop brown paint color is just not good. It's not horrible just not good either. But honestly when you brought out the lacquer I said out loud "water-based lacquer?"
Unfortunately, at the time pigments for bright colors were out of reach for many who would have built this kind of chest for their or someone else's daughter. (Note the sparing use of yellow ochre.) Iron oxide is an inexpensive and very durable pigment so it was a good choice at the time, though perhaps not what we consider attractive today.
For being 100 plus years old there is surprisingly little damage & staining going on. Once something is that old you expect a lot more scratches, missing chunks, & staining icky stuff inside. It's an awesome trunk!
Another interesting movie! And my grandma had similar big chest (in nice green colour), it was her dowry. But she gave it somebody almost for free, she had no idea about it worth.. :-\ Maybe one day you will made movie how to build chest like this? ;-)
The bride would be proud
Lol that was funny you crawling out of it.
I think all the fumes have finally gotten to him.
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PARKOUR!
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Dear ATR, Beautiful work as always, I tend to follow you and Thomas Johnson as my favorites [ ruclips.net/user/ThomasJohnsonAntiqueFurnitureRestoration ]. My mother had a Hope Chest ( American from French Alsatian extraction ) it was made exclusively from Cedar to keep the moths out the fine woolens. This is a variant of the Hope Chest as well. They originated in 15th-century Renaissance Italy, with many of the chests often decorated ornately. Unmarried women used hope chests to store valuable things and “save up” for the marriage they dreamed of having someday. Woman did not own property, many were considered "property" so often home furnishings, furniture, plates, etc and a Hope Chest were her sole possessions in the world.
Curious, what language was the song in?
Yes, young women all over Europe would start working on their daughters chests (dowry chest) from the moment their daughters passed the age of young childhood. Then, the girls themselves would continue to fill the chest with the best of the best they could make. It breaks my heart that my grandmother had prepared a chest for me too. Every time I would be there she would take one afternoon and show me the content of the chest and would explain the embroidery meaning and the specific symbols of our family, though I was very young and didn't care one bit for those old things. Now I cry every time I remember it, I was abroad when she died. I hope the person who found this chest is glad he has something so precious, you restored it beautifully.
Same in Turkey. Also, it is not rare for grandmas to prepare one for their grandson either. Like mine.
I assume every country has their version of the same. In the USA, we call it a hope chest.
Very well done!
Beautiful
Loved the way you used natural pigments as were used then and matched them so well...such a maestro! It's always about the stories to me and how the craftsmen/artisans create the value and longevity with quality like those hinges and curved top. Thank You for bringing us with you on your journey of quality, saving these wonderful pieces and the history.
Thank you for including the story and the pictures. It was a labor of love when it was built,💜💜💜 and you treated it with the respect it deserves. I really enjoyed this video.
You got it just right Anita! Great work Ahti!
I agree Anita Morales. It's such a special piece, with a wonderful history. I'm so glad he was able to save it. 💜
Yes I totally agree
Its beautiful
@@rizpahjael1 Just shows what can be done. I would probably have smashed it up with a sledgehammer and used it for firewood. That's the best option for most people as they don't have his skills.
Anita Morales :
Yes ,i think so ,this is a good job und i like it . Bravoooooo !👍
Beautiful restoration, in complete sympathy with the history of the piece. That linseed-based paint really held up well and probably helped preserve it, despite it's less than ideal environment. I liked the technique of allowing the shrunken timber to remain as is and a thin piece of timber put in the sawn crack. There's no tension and everything remains square as a result. Your videos are real gems Ahti. I always look forward to them. Cheers.
What I enjoy most about you and your channel is that unlike other channels who claim to do furniture restoration you ACTUALLY restore furniture to its former beauty.
Other self proclaimed restorers just sand items and paint it with modern colors destroying the unique beauty of a piece.
I love Tom Johnson’s channel too. You should check out the Fixing Furniture channel as well.
Watch his channel. He restores amazingly too. ruclips.net/user/ThomasJohnsonAntiqueFurnitureRestoration
Trena is a master restorer. You should look at the grandfather clock she restored. It included wood turning and hand painted art restoration. There seems to be nothing she can’t do. I love watching her work.
@@tetedur377 they are fantastic at what they do, it's nice to see a woman do what she does, Trena is a treat and Thomas is a great old school craftsman.
Hes not wrong though, the vast majority of channels that do "restoration" are actually doing refurbishing. They will make the item look new again, but not necessarily the way it originally looked or with the appropriate materials and techniques. Certain words on RUclips like "diy" and "restoration" have basically lost all meaning.
What I like is that you didn't break the whole thing apart and redo everything. You fix just the faults and try to keep the most of the original "story".
13:07 Thank you for the cultural/tradition overview, and the beautiful folk music!
Nicely done! Sometimes IMO you go a little further than I’d like in restoring/repainting (it’s a debatable point, I know), but what you’ve done here will preserve this piece of history for another 120 years. Also - sometimes the pieces you restore prove that not every old craftsman was a good craftsman, but this guy knew his stuff!
We cannot see what he sees in person. He does minimal repairs to restore the items to good working condition.without being there we cannot adequately see the true damage ourselves.
@@cab102361 Sorry, with due respect, and I mean that, by the same token, the camera might also hide imperfections in his work. We can’t see everything. But I like his work.
I believe in flat wood. LOL!😂
Absolutely loved the intro. But jokes aside you are not just a master craftsman but a genius as well.
This would be called a dower chest in English. It's fun to imagine some farmer or craftsman working hard on this so his daughter can be proud on her wedding day.
How wonderful you found those photos! They really brought the chest back to life, and you made it look new again. You asked us what kind of furniture you should restore on your channel. This was absolutely perfect. Thank you!
You saved it. I loved hearing about the history of pieces like this and knowing that you preserved it so beautifully.
Интересно смотреть не только на вещь, которую Вы реставрируете, но и какие инструменты и приспособления используете.
Спасибо за мастерство!
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This was lovely. Not only a seamless & flawless repair (that paint was awesome) but the history of this type of chest was wonderful. Thanks for a great video.
And now that chest will once again be someone's special treasure. Terrific restoration, and a wonderful history!
It looks perfect! And thank you so much for giving us the history behind it. That really brings it to life, and sets it in a time and place.🐝🤗❤️
It's a miracle that some of these pieces ever survived, given the tumultuous history of Estonia in the last 100+ years.
@@cv990a4 I love learning about the history.🤗❤️🐝
HAHAHA!!! What a great beginning! Love the spy music, but not quite Tom Cruise Mission Impossible! (That's a good thing!) Lol. Love you, love your talent! ❤️
in chests like that it was not only the garments ( clothes, that is) but also bedlinen, curtains, dishcloths, table clothes, everything that a new bride needed to give the new home HER personal touch.
i like these kinds of Episodes. no talking, no - heroic - music. just the translation. and this way it can easily also be changed for audiences that do not speak english.
where i grew up, my grandmother had a similar one. inside there were still - inserts- , sitting on a wooden - frame- in smaller sizes. to be used for smaller things.
In the past, wedding chests were widespread in the countryside (Europe). My grandmother had one in the attic that was very old. Not hers, she got married in 1931, so they were out of fashion. Probably from some grandmother.
Unlike the one shown, it was twice as big and made of oak, with small inlays. It also had an insert to hold small items and a false bottom. There were initials and a year (1841 or 42?) painted on the side.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful restoration with us. What a beautiful and quite rare glory box. It was nice to see that you respect the integrity of the original finish and didn’t try to make it look brand new, it is truly a credit to you and your skills. The difference from start to finish is fantastic. More restorers should do this instead of trying to make things look new. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺, Rob T.
You save not only the furniture, you save the culture and history. Thank you.
My heart cried “please don’t over-restore this chest” when I first saw it. I should have known better. You did a remarkable job conserving and restoring this chest to just the right degree. Perfect! 👌
You're a great craftsman but your sense of humour gives your videos the perfect touch! Thanks!!!
That was a brilliant restoration. You never cease to amaze me with your talents.
There are many restoration channels in RUclips. Why this channel is my best - because every video is a cool performance. And I still cannot say which I like more - restoration technique or staging.
This is a beautiful restoration. Thank you for sharing the history behind the chest’s design. Your color matching is right on the mark, and I also appreciated your pointing out the repairs on the finished piece. The intro was cute, too.
Fan of your work. Thanks for saving the possessions of those who have gone before us. I'd like to think you have their blessings but regardless you have mine . Please keep posting videos. I have many pieces of furniture I rescued from rubbish tips, abandoned houses and the side of the road and had restored. They give me a lot of pleasure and are recycling at its best. .
I congratulate you, this is a true restoration. I have seen videos where they disrespectfully destroy wonderful classic furniture, painting it with totally inappropriate colors or stencils. I believe that cultural heritage should be cared for and respected, and a piece of furniture like this is. Thanks.
I like you work and can learn a lot from you. Thank you for sharing.
I occasionally work whit old furniture, mainly from southern Germany, I find it fascinating how similar and how different furnitur from different areas can be.
не обычное начало. Как всегда великолепная работа! Чем вещь проще, тем сложнее её реставрировать. Браво!👍
Estonia meet new friend with Latvian grandparents. This chest is so beautifully handled. Thank you from new admirer from Penn's Woods(Pennsylvania,USA.).stay well.
Wow! Color matching sorcery yet again...well done! What a cool story behind the chest as well. In the Midwest (and probably other places) we have Hope chests, but they are not quite the same. The one you restored is much nicer and has a cooler story behind it. The photos really bring it to life.
That finish is amazing, to hold up to steam cleaning and all those years? That's some good stuff. Didn't think of adding the mineral powder to the finish, need to try that, seriously good idea.
Thank you, (yet again!) for posting! Always learn something and see some amazing bits of history.
É muito gratificante recuperar um objeto que fez da história! Lindo!
Absolutely beautiful! I have collected American primitive furniture for many years and this chest is a real treasure. 💞
Historian, comedian, master woodworker, thanks for making my Sunday. Cheers Michael🇨🇦
Great to understand the history behind the object. I hope this chest was part of a happy home and will continue to be so.
I hope you didn’t smash your new phone. It was a great opening and totally worth the effort 😂