The best is that it looks old and original , but in good condition. As opposed to stripped and sanded down, stained and polished to look new! THIS is history!😸
I never thought I would ever say this but I believe you’re better at repairing and blending wood and wood furniture than my brother. My brother has left me flabbergasted and in disbelief at the repairs and builds that he has made, but you’ve gone a step further. This comment I’m leaving you is the highest compliment I could ever leave another person, your talent goes beyond belief and you’re a legend in my opinion. So thank you for the entertainment, I’ll be looking forward to your next video.
You should watch Thomas Johnson antique furniture restoration. He is a real master. He explains what and why he does something. Ahti explains generally, but Thomas explains in detail.
I like how instead of sanding down to real wood grain, you matched the original work or the first restoration of the painted faux wood grain. You remove only what cannot be restored, leaving as much of the original as possible, and matching its design! 👍😻
Wow!! What a beautiful antique table!! And to think it started off as a piece of firewood with legs!! Your technique to recreate the graining is pure artistry!! You outdo yourself every time!! Thank you for sharing!!
Приятно всегда смотреть Вашу работу, как Вы дарите вторую жизнь предметам из дерева соблюдая все каноны уважения к ним с соблюдением всех технологий и сохранением их поклонного века.
Old farm table has a glamorous make-over! It is so great to see the fun and collaboration that happens to save these honest pieces of furniture, humble but now regal under your expert hands; thank you Ahti!
Wow!!!! The length you went to with that Piece was INCREDIBLE!!!! I mean, even matching the Pattern of the Wood Grain!!!! Who does that?! Only someone who really TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR WORK, that's who!!!! Oh, and LOVED the Hardware!!!!
What a beautiful table! Impeccable work and very impressive as always! Discovering you and your channel was a special gift that I received this year, Ahti. Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos with us. A blessed Christmas to you and yours and happy new year!🎉👏🌷
I've always enjoyed your channel, but I liked your videos better when you spoke. I know some people prefer the no talk, but you're à born teacher and hearing you explain things is so much better than having to hurry and read, especially when watching on a cell phone, where the script doesn't appear completely. You have a beautiful, calm speaking voice and I think your videos are more enjoyable whith it as well as easier to follow. With some other artisans, the silence is better, but in your case, speaking is gold, and silence is silver.
I watch many furniture restoration channels. It's so disappointing when they decide to radically deviate from the look of the original piece. I'm going to give you the highest compliment I can on this restoration. You gave this piece back it's dignity. I only wish you had been able to find a replacement lock.
You always do such beautiful work and I appreciate that you actually take the time to assess the piece before you just go tearing into it and replacing all the parts. You have a great day. Merry Christmas to you and yours
Though considered to be "restoration", this piece comes very close to "conservation". As usual, awesome work! That "locked" drawer is where my grandmother kept her knives. Probably with the intention of me not cutting my fingers off!
Looks like a lot of the farm tables in the American West, which makes sense, because so many Eastern Europeans came here and presumably made things using the skills they brought with them! Beautiful restoration, as always . Edit: i was going to veneer a drop leaf table i have. Now, i might try the faux graining!
Amazing work! I never thought that it can be saved, but skilled people with magical hands showed me otherwise. I love that the table still remains very old, yet nice. It is far from perfect by modern expectations of how a table should look like, but that is what gives it value. It is a lovely restored old table that shows its age.
I personified its recovery from a battered outcast, scarred from rough handling, but restored to dignity for its service worthy of pride of place in a gallery showcase, an ugly duckling to beautiful swan.
Oh freaking wow! That was amazing, such a beautiful job! I am completely blown away by the wood grain, it just looks so good. Your grasp of all the various techniques to restore and repair furniture is remarkable. Thank you for all your hard work and all these wonderful videos! Have a delightful holiday season!
That turned out really nice. I was a bit sceptical that the top might need a complete strip back but you proved me wrong and the sympathetic restoration worked really well. You have come a long way restoring furniture and not redoing furniture. I'm so glad to be a part of your journey. Best wishes for the future from Eston. May you live long and prosper.
It was great watching you and your colleagues have fun with the artistic finish. The restoration turned out just right. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones.
This looks like our kitchen table that came from my father’s farm. Mother loved this table because it was scooped out in the middle. When we spilled our milk it ran to the middle. The table was used as the wash stand outside of the back door at the farm.
You always do great work and are not afraid to show your mistakes. Thankyou for showing you are human and are able to fix your work. I love what you do.😊❤
Wonderful outcome! I love to do faux wood finishes. My current project is turning a cheap 1950s mass-market sewing machine cabinet from generic mahogany veneer into looking like flame and birds-eye maple. Who are your helpers?
The furniture magician strikes again…
The best is that it looks old and original , but in good condition.
As opposed to stripped and sanded down, stained and polished to look new!
THIS is history!😸
At this point someone has to say it and I am taking all the responsibility of this message:
AT does the best restoration videos on RUclips!
I never thought I would ever say this but I believe you’re better at repairing and blending wood and wood furniture than my brother. My brother has left me flabbergasted and in disbelief at the repairs and builds that he has made, but you’ve gone a step further. This comment I’m leaving you is the highest compliment I could ever leave another person, your talent goes beyond belief and you’re a legend in my opinion. So thank you for the entertainment, I’ll be looking forward to your next video.
You should watch Thomas Johnson antique furniture restoration. He is a real master. He explains what and why he does something. Ahti explains generally, but Thomas explains in detail.
Leslie
I like how instead of sanding down to real wood grain, you matched the original work or the first restoration of the painted faux wood grain.
You remove only what cannot be restored, leaving as much of the original as possible, and matching its design! 👍😻
Wow!! What a beautiful antique table!! And to think it started off as a piece of firewood with legs!! Your technique to recreate the graining is pure artistry!! You outdo yourself every time!! Thank you for sharing!!
Приятно всегда смотреть Вашу работу, как Вы дарите вторую жизнь предметам из дерева соблюдая все каноны уважения к ним с соблюдением всех технологий и сохранением их поклонного века.
Fantastic restoration!! That drawer pull was perfect! This piece looks gorgeous now!!!
So refreshing to see something old made beautiful without looking brand new.
Beautiful! Sincerely dramatic before/after shots... showing the incredible work you and your fellow restorers did on this piece!
You and your staff certainly brought that table back to life and the drawer handle was the perfect piece of jewelry for it. Thanks! ♥️✨
Love this. The "artistic" side of your work is just as inspiring as the more "mechanical" woodworking side. 🙂
LOVE the rustic look!!! great job as ALWAYS!!!
Fantastic work! A real restoration! My skills would be limited to sanding and staining. Beautiful! 👏👏👏👏
Привет из России,Иркутская область.Обожаю ваши ролики.
I appreciate you keeping the original character of the table
Old farm table has a glamorous make-over! It is so great to see the fun and collaboration that happens to save these honest pieces of furniture, humble but now regal under your expert hands; thank you Ahti!
How a humble piece of furniture can still look beautiful! Thx for all the videos in 2023 and keep surprising us in the new year!
The faux wood grain technique is so interesting. You and your team did a great job.
Wow!!!! The length you went to with that Piece was INCREDIBLE!!!! I mean, even matching the Pattern of the Wood Grain!!!! Who does that?! Only someone who really TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR WORK, that's who!!!! Oh, and LOVED the Hardware!!!!
What a beautiful table! Impeccable work and very impressive as always! Discovering you and your channel was a special gift that I received this year, Ahti. Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos with us. A blessed Christmas to you and yours and happy new year!🎉👏🌷
Same to you Monica :)
I've always enjoyed your channel, but I liked your videos better when you spoke. I know some people prefer the no talk, but you're à born teacher and hearing you explain things is so much better than having to hurry and read, especially when watching on a cell phone, where the script doesn't appear completely. You have a beautiful, calm speaking voice and I think your videos are more enjoyable whith it as well as easier to follow.
With some other artisans, the silence is better, but in your case, speaking is gold, and silence is silver.
Good grief, that table would not be out of place in any high class salon now. Great job, and to your helpers. You really are a master of your craft.
Unbelievable another masterpiece. No sanding no stripping just awesome.
Very well, Ahti! Merry christmas from Uruguay!
The first minute I thought: wow, he's got some filigree fingers .... :-)
Greetings from Brandenburg and Happy Xmas!
I watch many furniture restoration channels. It's so disappointing when they decide to radically deviate from the look of the original piece. I'm going to give you the highest compliment I can on this restoration. You gave this piece back it's dignity. I only wish you had been able to find a replacement lock.
I love how you saved as much of the original wood finish as possible. Beautiful!
May I be so bold as to suggest Thomas Johnson’s example of using Krud Cutter as a cleaner/degreaser! He is the Master!
So cool that you have apprentices! Keep the knowledge going! I love your work!
I like that you didn't remove the history of the piece. Good job!
Oh. My. Gosh.!!! This is my dream table!! Sooo beautiful!!❤️
You always do such beautiful work and I appreciate that you actually take the time to assess the piece before you just go tearing into it and replacing all the parts. You have a great day. Merry Christmas to you and yours
Though considered to be "restoration", this piece comes very close to "conservation". As usual, awesome work! That "locked" drawer is where my grandmother kept her knives. Probably with the intention of me not cutting my fingers off!
You and apprentices, painting the top of the table?
Three medieval ladies working together on a tapestry!
Delicate and intricate craftwork, both! 😸
Initially, that table looked to be in rough shape but afterward, it still looked old but so much nicer. Magical!
Looks great. I enjoyed watching the furniture restorers at work. Thanks for sharing.
Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent work as always from you.
Looks like a lot of the farm tables in the American West, which makes sense, because so many Eastern Europeans came here and presumably made things using the skills they brought with them! Beautiful restoration, as always . Edit: i was going to veneer a drop leaf table i have. Now, i might try the faux graining!
Красота, браво. Похвально что оставил всю фурнитуру, плюс остался запах старины. Спасибо, лайкаю и с Рождеством поздравляю.
I LOVE watching painted woodgraining. Such a patient art and skill.
Wonderful as usual. I really appreciate your talent for knowing exactly what to fix and that to leave as it is. 👍
Sanding and planing! My secret pleasures!
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Amazing work! I never thought that it can be saved, but skilled people with magical hands showed me otherwise. I love that the table still remains very old, yet nice. It is far from perfect by modern expectations of how a table should look like, but that is what gives it value. It is a lovely restored old table that shows its age.
Such a pretty table made whole and useful again.
Lovely work...as always. Happy Holidays to you, your loved ones, and the other, mysterious restorers!
This is absolutely gorgeous. You did such a good job on the faux wood grain!
I personified its recovery from a battered outcast, scarred from rough handling, but restored to dignity for its service worthy of pride of place in a gallery showcase, an ugly duckling to beautiful swan.
lovely work, Ahti and your music at the end is a nice finish 😊😊
Oh freaking wow! That was amazing, such a beautiful job! I am completely blown away by the wood grain, it just looks so good. Your grasp of all the various techniques to restore and repair furniture is remarkable.
Thank you for all your hard work and all these wonderful videos! Have a delightful holiday season!
Always a pleasure. Hope you have a good christmas with your family.
You are a miracle worker my friend!
That turned out really nice. I was a bit sceptical that the top might need a complete strip back but you proved me wrong and the sympathetic restoration worked really well. You have come a long way restoring furniture and not redoing furniture. I'm so glad to be a part of your journey. Best wishes for the future from Eston. May you live long and prosper.
Always a pleasure to watch, thank you for the video, Merry Christmas 🎄
omg!! this is my dream table and THE handle!!! it's amazing. you're definitely a wizard 🪄
Happy to see you save that original grain paint.
Stunning work. As usual.
Looks great! It was funny seeing the newsprint on the top when you first started--you could start a trend by designing one like that 😆
Perfect work! Compliments! Happy Holidays to you and your family!🥂🍾🌲
That worked out quite nice! Nice work on graining! I hope all three of you have a Blessed and joyful Christmas!
What a beautiful restoration and I really like the drawer pull that was added, it was the jewelry that finished the table. 😊
It was great watching you and your colleagues have fun with the artistic finish. The restoration turned out just right. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones.
You are the best ever🤶🎄🎁
I think this might be the first time I 6 seen you strip something all the way down. Looks nice.
This looks like our kitchen table that came from my father’s farm. Mother loved this table because it was scooped out in the middle. When we spilled our milk it ran to the middle. The table was used as the wash stand outside of the back door at the farm.
“Let's fix it,” he says. And proceeds to take out the saw. 🤣 Beautiful work as always. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and your teammates.
Part of the rural heritage of Estonia, or perhaps a piece from the kitchen of a manor house. Excellent work!
You always do great work and are not afraid to show your mistakes. Thankyou for showing you are human and are able to fix your work. I love what you do.😊❤
Fantastic work. It doesn't even look restored, but like how it came out of the shop. Your work never fails to amaze.
Great talent by all the artists that recreated the original.
A good honest peice of furniture I'd be happy to have in our home. Well done.
Beautiful out come well done
Refreshed with loads of character, wonderful.
I love to see anything restored, thankyou.
beautiful job, it is not a farm table. It is a desk, Napoléon style. Bravo!
А столик удался замечательный.
lovely job again. Hope you and those you love have a good Christmas and New Year
That painted top looks amazing
It came out so beautiful!
Excellent job, my friend! Thank you for sharing!
Another senior piece saved. Good on you.
Simple, but beautiful! Merry Christmas to you and your friends and family! 🇨🇦💕
You’re an absolute master in your work
Magnifique travail comme d'habitude !!! On ne s'en lasse pas ...
Looks great. Sympathetic restoration.
It was so relaxing seeing the restoration work.
I was very surprised at how nice that came out. I thought you would have had to do much more to the top. Very nice indeed sir.
Wonderful job. Thanks for bringing us along.
It looks amazing. Nice job.
I still play the opening music in my head 😢. I miss it dearly.
Superb job thank you for another great video, Happy Christmas
Beautiful...Very good restoration 👍🙋🇧🇷
Very impressive. Excellent work.
Beautiful! I would love to have this in my kitchen. The history!
I read that this was one of your early videos. Great filming, and a beautiful restoration project.
Awesome work!❤
Brilliant work as always!😊
Bonita história a sua. Parabéns pela dedicação à profissão. Estou aprendendo muito contigo
Wonderful outcome! I love to do faux wood finishes. My current project is turning a cheap 1950s mass-market sewing machine cabinet from generic mahogany veneer into looking like flame and birds-eye maple.
Who are your helpers?
Fellow restorers