German 'St. Hubertus Glas' binoculars restoration [very damaged leather grip]

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  • Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
  • In this video I am restoring an old pair of binoculars. I found these, in fact opera glasses or also known as lorgnettes, on Ebay-Kleinanzeigen, a trade market for used goods for just 13€. In this renovation video the priority had the dissembling, polishing of the brass and the stitching of the leather. You will see a perfectly formed patina which has had been hidden under the old and defect leather grip.
    ▬ What I did ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
    The dissembling is the first step as always while a restauration of old hidden and found goods. I started with unscrewing all the parts of the binoculars. The old leather grip was damaged and already ripped apart, so I just took it off. With the scalpel I remove the patina by scrubbing it off the opera glasses. The inside of the binoculars was painted black, as I want to renew the whole opera glasses, I remove the old paint with a disk brush. Of course, I want to apply new black paint, so I need to tape off the areas I don’t want to be black. I decided to not paint the whole opera glasses, I aimed to have the brass surface be visible. For that I polished the brass to a high gloss. The grip of the opera glasses gets new leather. I stitched the leather to the grip and reassembled the whole pair of binoculars. For the perfect finish I added a leather strap so I can hang the binoculars around.
    ▬ Good to know ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
    Tools: scalpel, disk brush, drill, screwdriver, vice, bench grinder, polishing wheel / disk, polishing compound, knife, sewing kit/stuff, leather, leather strap / lanyard, sewing thread, acetone, kitchen paper, black paint
    ▬ Chapter ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
    0:00 viewing the opera glasses
    0:23 disassemble the opera glasses
    3:41 view all components
    3:50 removing the patina
    4:40 cleaning with steel wire attachment/disk brush
    9:18 tape off the parts
    9:32 spray on black paint
    10:16 brass polishing
    11:41 work the adjusting wheel
    12:16 tailor the leather grip
    15:46 sew leather
    18:46 view all finished components
    19:00 reassemble opera glasses
    21:31 attach leather stripe
    21:59 before and after
    22:32 function test
    Thank you for watching!
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  • @HannahMattox
    @HannahMattox 2 года назад +46

    My Daddy was a man of this kind of thing, in a way. He loved odd tinkerings, he loved creating his own blueprints and resurfacing/redoing the fabric on all different kinds of things. He was a welder and an upholsterer, a carpenter and everything else. He chewed my tail for using his fabric scissors to cut paper as a kid once and I would never do it again 😂 after learning all the things I know now after he left this old world, I realized why he was so mad about that after I had my own kids and they dulled my best fabric shears, that were once my old man's, the very ones I dulled myself as a kid. It was an easy fix, but I had to take longer to finish recovering my chairs 😂

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  2 года назад +13

      What a great story... But that's the way it is everywhere, I felt the same way at home and at my grandpa's from time to time. When I was a child, I didn't understand what the big ones wanted from me, but with every year that I get older and I see my children, I understand more...

    • @HannahMattox
      @HannahMattox 2 года назад +2

      @@ForgottenShineRestoration 😭❤️❤️

    • @hamoody4262
      @hamoody4262 2 года назад +2

      I love your dad ❤

    • @HannahMattox
      @HannahMattox 2 года назад

      @@hamoody4262 I guarantee he would've loved you too ❤️ he loved everyone until they gave him a reason not to ❤️

    • @hamoody4262
      @hamoody4262 2 года назад +2

      @@HannahMattox I love so much the kind your father may God preserve him ❤

  • @Claire-eh5zi
    @Claire-eh5zi 2 года назад +22

    It’s 3:26am in korea and I can’t sleep. Idk why but I feel so relaxing when I’m watching your videos ! This is so amazing

  • @zachlewis9751
    @zachlewis9751 2 года назад +8

    I like how this person shows off everything that’s going on so well they even focus on a mechanical pencil whenever they push the tip out.
    And then immediately snap it.

  • @lukalavande6028
    @lukalavande6028 Месяц назад

    I usually look more at your work with stronger objects, like the blades, so to see you working on a more delicate piece is a wonderful surprise !

  • @thor2015
    @thor2015 3 года назад +31

    Very nice restoration! The decision not to repaint the eye rings was a good one- I like to see factory markings that are legible.

  • @Dmbm789
    @Dmbm789 2 года назад +1

    These give off a very steam punky vibe I like it

  • @puglife658
    @puglife658 2 года назад +2

    It’s a good thing the lenses stayed intact

  • @user-sb7ou5hq6n
    @user-sb7ou5hq6n 2 года назад +5

    Волшебник..приятно смотреть ..спасибо за хорошие видео...привет из России...

  • @tycrabs
    @tycrabs 2 года назад +3

    Another SUPER good video! I absolutely love watching you work. Also, your editing is especially good in this one… showing us everything we want to see and skipping some of the more routine things. Please keep posting! I promise I’ll keep watching

  • @jamesfield5346
    @jamesfield5346 Год назад

    I truly appreciate your attention to detail.

  • @sandrawest2105
    @sandrawest2105 3 года назад +5

    Such a beautiful and sensitive restoration. Thank you. Peace💫

  • @littleredhairedgirlsteph3922
    @littleredhairedgirlsteph3922 Год назад +2

    You got patina all over the table! 😂

  • @mariapilar2692
    @mariapilar2692 3 года назад +8

    Really beautiful restoration. Love the result

  • @xoteish
    @xoteish 2 года назад

    the patience i lack, this man has!! i admire this honestly.

  • @samanthazeiger1553
    @samanthazeiger1553 3 года назад +7

    Your editing is so good and your work is stunning! Thanks for sharing

  • @terrystover7365
    @terrystover7365 Год назад

    Beautiful result! I enjoyed watching you work.

  • @revox7860
    @revox7860 Год назад

    Me and my 10 year old daughter love the content 👍🏽

  • @guillermo4273
    @guillermo4273 2 года назад

    Fantástico! Me resulta hiper relajante ver tus videos. Se agradece..Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @inayachan2949
    @inayachan2949 2 года назад +1

    the result is really fascinating and beautiful!

  • @CrimeanBoy
    @CrimeanBoy 2 года назад +3

    Всё видео прикольное, лайк прожал, но... Надо было ещё медленнее показывать разборку, реставрацию и сборку бинокля, а то что то сильно быстро 😂😂

  • @marianaprudente2397
    @marianaprudente2397 3 года назад +2

    Most delightful video I’ve ever seen! Congratulations on a perfect job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Extreme-Graphics
    @Extreme-Graphics Год назад

    Hey, Super Nice!!! I have seen other restorers restore this exact kind of binos...but they only glued the leather on and didn't make a strap for it like you did!! VERY GOOD JOB Sir! Wow!

  • @tonyday7233
    @tonyday7233 3 года назад +4

    Very good, i love how you made the patern for the leather. Thanks.

  • @watrgrl2
    @watrgrl2 2 года назад +1

    Wow, those were really well made!

  • @alucianamartinez
    @alucianamartinez 3 года назад +7

    Que trabalho lindo!!! Abraços do Brasil. ❤️

  • @kippybrawlstars
    @kippybrawlstars 2 года назад

    What a beautiful result

  • @emmaduke
    @emmaduke 2 года назад

    these are always so impressive but your ability to reassemble everything amazes me...there are so many parts and i'd forget where they go

  • @Edwinwest72
    @Edwinwest72 2 года назад

    Great video. Enjoyed the process of cutting the leather out.

  • @pauldockins9635
    @pauldockins9635 3 года назад +1

    Very elegant from another time

  • @jameslynch7826
    @jameslynch7826 2 года назад

    Superb work
    Brilliant

  • @vanillekiste
    @vanillekiste 3 года назад +1

    Echt geile Arbeit. Und schönes Schmuckstück wieder draus gemacht. Gefällt mir sehr. Mehr davon. Ich mag es auch sehr, das viele im haushaltstypische Werkzeuge benutzt werden. Weiter so :)

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +1

      Hallo VeMiCaInSo K. Vielen Dank für dein tolles Feedback! Ich hoffe du hast abonniert um kein Video mehr zu verpassen?! 🤩

  • @darrellwill7970
    @darrellwill7970 3 года назад

    I like that you tell us what steps and techniques you are using.

  • @WorkshopDC
    @WorkshopDC 3 года назад +8

    Awesome Restoration Bro! Keep it up!

  • @deathblossomrede8624
    @deathblossomrede8624 2 года назад

    Amazing!! Makes me wanna learn this stuff!

  • @Morgast
    @Morgast 2 года назад

    I always watch these videos just before going to sleep. They're so relaxing and informative at the same time.
    Greetings from Germany :) Keep up the good work.

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  2 года назад

      Vielen Dank, grüße auch aus Deutschland 😊🐢

    • @Morgast
      @Morgast 2 года назад

      @@ForgottenShineRestoration Oooh wie cool, das wusst ich gar nicht! :D

  • @yeagerxp
    @yeagerxp 3 года назад +1

    Excellent work👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

  • @raibeck55
    @raibeck55 Год назад

    Das sieht bestimmt schöner aus wie die Neuware von damals! Kompliment!

  • @mikecorrado4971
    @mikecorrado4971 3 года назад +2

    Undoubtedly better than the original! 👏

  • @razorboyXVII
    @razorboyXVII 3 года назад +1

    Phenomenal restore!

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +2

      Hey razorboyXVII, great if you liked it, but like to subscribe to the channel to not miss anything more

  • @jocefh
    @jocefh 3 месяца назад

    Niiiice with the leather work!!

  • @RevMikeBlack
    @RevMikeBlack 2 года назад

    Most impressive!

  • @gregwright392
    @gregwright392 3 года назад +1

    Outstanding job

  • @TheAsvarduilProject
    @TheAsvarduilProject 2 года назад

    Now I challenge you to watch an opera using those binoculars!

  • @exilibrius
    @exilibrius Год назад

    So many parts!!! 💪🐢

  • @Whitebrowpriest
    @Whitebrowpriest Год назад

    Very nice!

  • @valmonta3647
    @valmonta3647 3 года назад +2

    Great job, loved it

  • @andremasaloff7628
    @andremasaloff7628 3 года назад +4

    Шикарная работа! Я бы не выдержал и кожу приклеил к корпусу.

    • @user-tm4fm6sq9h
      @user-tm4fm6sq9h 2 года назад

      а её и надо клеить. иначе при влажной погоде она растянется и будет болтаться как крайняя плоть на члене

  • @Tatal.b
    @Tatal.b 2 года назад +4

    Coisa linda de se ver, ótima para apreciar e, ao executor, só temos que parabenizar 👏👏👏🙏🍀🇧🇷

  • @djevo3441
    @djevo3441 3 года назад +1

    Awesome restore congratulations

  • @adriamiraguilar
    @adriamiraguilar 3 года назад +2

    Excelente restauración !!!

  • @emilyf279
    @emilyf279 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @madscout1969
    @madscout1969 3 года назад +1

    Great job I love the look

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад

      madscout1969 Thank you, you really do not know if the restoration will be successful, but the result was very satisfying for me

  • @rosimariferreiradelima2350
    @rosimariferreiradelima2350 2 года назад +1

    Lindo, maravilhoso trabalho!
    Parabéns!!

  • @DrRestoration
    @DrRestoration 3 года назад +3

    This is a very very good job!! 👌🏽

  • @chunkydad3103
    @chunkydad3103 2 года назад

    Beautiful job buddy

  • @OtavioRegis
    @OtavioRegis Год назад

    Great job

  • @cakku667
    @cakku667 2 года назад

    nice and relaxing restoration

  • @bebel6874
    @bebel6874 3 года назад +1

    Great job, bravo .

  • @lucasadasme8048
    @lucasadasme8048 2 года назад

    wow this is so amazing ⭐

  • @mutecryptid
    @mutecryptid Год назад

    I know why the black paint is necessary but it would look so cool being just all super polished brass inside and out

  • @davidcoats1037
    @davidcoats1037 3 года назад +1

    Well done! 😃👌🏼

  • @kangbewok165
    @kangbewok165 2 года назад +1

    I have a steiner military 15x80c with a blurry and moldy lens condition. does anyone know where to fix it

  • @aranitar
    @aranitar 2 года назад

    The result is pretty awesome🤩

  • @omaraljork9256
    @omaraljork9256 2 года назад

    You great man and professional

  • @Restomaniac
    @Restomaniac 3 года назад +1

    Really great job my friend 👌👌👌

  • @kiiiisu
    @kiiiisu 2 года назад

    woww very nice!!

  • @bsheedy7639
    @bsheedy7639 3 года назад +1

    Very nice indeed. 💚

  • @leelindsay5618
    @leelindsay5618 Год назад +1

    I wouldn't use steel on brass if you are trying to preserve the metal. They make softer copper wheels and brushes that would take off the old glue and dirt and polish up the metal better.

  • @RestorationAustralia
    @RestorationAustralia 3 года назад +1

    Very cool well done.

  • @beatrizsangronis7326
    @beatrizsangronis7326 3 года назад +2

    Estupendo desde Venezuela saludos👍👌💜

  • @ilbr0103
    @ilbr0103 2 года назад +2

    Привет всем! Классное видео, мне понравилось)

  • @abo_fhad
    @abo_fhad 3 года назад +1

    من اروع المقاطع . شكرا لك

  • @Whitebrowpriest
    @Whitebrowpriest Год назад +1

    I thought those were called "exacto knives", not scalpels? (14:58)

  • @luanipoll2479
    @luanipoll2479 2 года назад +3

    Love this!!! ❤🇧🇷

  • @ismailhakkalpsolak5264
    @ismailhakkalpsolak5264 3 года назад +7

    Nice work. Why didn't you use flour-salt-vinegar combo to remove patina?

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +10

      Hey İsmail Hakkı Alp Solak. Tried that already and it worked out very well! But I enjoy working with the scalpel a little more :)

  • @thisisrestoration1983
    @thisisrestoration1983 3 года назад +1

    Very good content like every time!Greetings from Germany👍👋

  • @1game94
    @1game94 3 года назад

    Very cool
    Nice
    Frome morroco 🥰🥰

  • @geoffquickfall8424
    @geoffquickfall8424 3 года назад +4

    Great restoration, have you thought about getting brass wire brushes. Will not score the brass on the object you are restoring. If you do, make sure they are brass and not brass coloured pawned off as brass.

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +1

      Geoff Quickfall I already like this growing community - you are right! I did a little research and will implement your input for the next projects - thank you

    • @christopherbedford9897
      @christopherbedford9897 3 года назад

      @@ForgottenShineRestoration It also distressed me to see you using a steel screwdriver to lever apart brass parts. I realise you are about to clean everything up with files, sandpaper etc but in general it's not good policy, the hard tool leaves marks. Rather look for plastic picks or "spudgers" in the computer tool section of your favourite website. Cheap and effective, and if anything breaks it's the plastic tool rather than the thing you're working on.

  • @RS23000
    @RS23000 Год назад

    Just wow

  • @patricioquezada161
    @patricioquezada161 5 месяцев назад +1

    En el cerro me encontré unos iguales alguien conoce su valor para ver si vale la pena arreglarlo

  • @mftmachining
    @mftmachining 3 года назад +1

    Sehr schöne Arbeit. Gruss aus Frankfurt.

  • @anthonycphillips2430
    @anthonycphillips2430 3 года назад +2

    I am guessing that was the best that can be done for the lenses? Unfortunate, beautiful work you've done restoring.

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +4

      anthony c phillips thank you! to be honest yes. I think to restore lenses is only possible with a lot of know how of an optician, or you let it be done - but that costs a lot of money, money that i don't have and also didn't want to and couldn't spend for an especially optical restoration - and also my wife doesn't play along either, a lot of time and money goes in to this hobby (youtube and restoration)

    • @eduardolarrymarinsilva76
      @eduardolarrymarinsilva76 2 года назад

      You could have polished them like the brass

  • @oldgrandfather2697
    @oldgrandfather2697 3 года назад +3

    What you call a patina is not. This is skin glue, dried out. And the work is beyond praise.

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +2

      Old grandfather I appreciate your compliment very much. I think it is or better was kind of a mixture of the glue, leftovers of the leather and also patina

    • @greed8588
      @greed8588 Год назад

      It quite clearly was skin glue. Patina, Verdigris, Copper Oxide, whichever term you use adheres to the base metal. It does not behave in a manner that can be peeled away.
      Also I even question if this was the original state of the binoculars, it looks like it was accelerated aging. Which does not detract from the restoration but maybe should be notated.

  • @jimhaller6126
    @jimhaller6126 2 года назад +1

    And here I am not even able to fix my sunglasses when they break...

  • @robertjohnston4087
    @robertjohnston4087 3 года назад +1

    You deserve more views and subscribers.

  • @user-wv2pq4up2p
    @user-wv2pq4up2p Год назад +1

    А чем и как полировали линзы?

  • @canalsenhornossasalvacao6164
    @canalsenhornossasalvacao6164 2 года назад +1

    Nossa seja lá você quem for parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho

  • @ahmedabusaif1630
    @ahmedabusaif1630 2 года назад

    perfect 👌👏❤️🇪🇬

  • @martinduggan138
    @martinduggan138 3 года назад +1

    Awesome job, what did you use to clean the lenses.

  • @Ymril
    @Ymril 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful restoration, congrats. So many ads though, my god..

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад +1

      Ymril thank you! and thank you for the feedback, we'll think about testing less ads

  • @arthurbelarittervonmuller9183
    @arthurbelarittervonmuller9183 3 года назад +1

    moc hezké, jen bych byl pro použití tmavé kůže

  • @dariushforr
    @dariushforr 2 года назад

    👏👏👏

  • @DavidJones-we7gr
    @DavidJones-we7gr 3 года назад +1

    Who knew a pair of binoculars had so many parts

    • @ForgottenShineRestoration
      @ForgottenShineRestoration  3 года назад

      David Jones yes crazy, isn't it? you often don't see it at first glance - luckily, I record it, so the reassembly isn't that hard

  • @Chazriel
    @Chazriel 2 года назад

    Wirklich tolles Ergebnis, super Arbeit!
    (Übrigens, als jemand, der das selber immer falsch sagt, Zirkel ist (aus welchem Grund auch immer) im Englischen "compass".)

  • @temp6677
    @temp6677 2 года назад

    I Still Wan't To Know Where Eid You Got That Thing

  • @italianstugats
    @italianstugats 3 года назад +2

    Amazing how many parts it has!
    How long did this take you to do? I also have a pair of binoculars that my grandfather used in WW2 that I'd love to have redone.. looks very similar to yours...

  • @thewindgamer2607
    @thewindgamer2607 Год назад +1

    12:51 top 10 most unexpected anime deaths😔

  • @user-nn1fz8jz9z
    @user-nn1fz8jz9z 2 года назад +1

    페인트 제거는 리무버 추천

  • @alexandregabrielsousa2214
    @alexandregabrielsousa2214 2 года назад

    Nice 🇵🇹

  • @agustiarhidayat5777
    @agustiarhidayat5777 3 года назад +1

    👍👍