Oh no, I just watched this and didn't realise how recent it was so no part 2 for me yet, I'll have to wait! That wood is gorgeous, can't wait to see what the finished piece looks like.
Don't worry we wont keep you waiting too long for the next part should be out Friday. Hope you wont be disappointed with the end result. The tiger oak looks amazing!
Some pieces are beyond "restoration" without investing more time, effort, and materials than the piece would be worth after restoration. If this piece was solid tiger oak and you painted tge whole piece, I would be screaming at the video; but the sections with damaged veneer didn't leave you any options but paint, or getting totally obsessed with a very involved veneer replacement job which still may have not worked out the way you wanted. I think you chose the appropriate path to keep an antique with great potential out of a landfill! 👍
Thank You Lonna I appreciate your comment in the next video I do some veneer repairs using what I salvaged from the doors. and the finished piece came out great without taking away the character of the piece
I'm actually in the same boat. Not sure what my viewers will says once I upload the video but I think it was the best route to take with my 120+ year old piece
I'm sure its not a decision you have taken lightly which I'm sure people will respect. If a keeps a piece alive that would either been forgotten or disposed of you made the right choice. Looking forward to seeing your video.
I covered an old guitar with newsprint and i think shellac many years over painted wood. Would you suggest denatured alcohol would remove the paper newsprint withOUT stripping the original paint on the wood of the guitar?
It is really impossible to give you the answer to your question. Yes denatured alcohol will take off the shellac with the news print. However without knowing what type of paint is under that its impossible to say what effect it will have on the paint. If you must have the news print off all you can do it test on a small area and wait to see what happens and wait at least a day. I would hate for you to damage that original paint but no one can answer this question so you can either take the risk and do a small area and wait or leave it alone.
I’m in San Diego and just purchased an old oak antique 5 drawer dresser for $80 which the guy said was his grandmothers which they brought from New York / Jersey area and he looked as old as I am at 50. I thought it was probably from the early 1900’s but think it’s at least 50 years older. Its a simple style vertical dresser with 6 inset rectangular panels on the sides and back. The side panels are probably no more than 3/8” thick and two of them have circular saw mill marks which I believe means it is 1850 or later. It’s almost Shaker like in style but has a 16” tall elevated victorian-esque back panel with a small 6” diameter circular mirror in the middle surrounded by carved leaf / fronds. It too is all solid oak as is the main dresser frame and all drawer fronts. You can tell a lot of it was hand cut, not machine cut. I have a full wood shop myself and know what to look for. From what I’ve gathered online I think it’s probably made from 1850’s to 1900 era. There are no labels, writing, or stamps anywhere but I can tell the dovetails are hand cut and while the 3” spaced decorative pulls are brass, the center locks are steel with a brass decorative cover set by two small nails. They didn’t have the key unfortunately. I debated if I should try and resell it but don’t feel it’s worth much more than I paid even though its almost 200 years old! It’s just not big enough or as decorative as those types which command $500 to $1500 price tags. It’s nice but also very basic and simple. So I think I’ll just modernize it and leave the old mirrored top/back alone. I plan to leave off the decorative mirrored top, sand and paint the rest with a charcoal paint I make using 1 gallon Rustoluem gloss back mixed with 1 quart aluminum (it makes oak grain pop fantastically) and replace the pulls with some nice modern simple brushed brass. Am I crazy? Is anything like this worth more? I can’t find a single picture online of anything like it but again, its a very simple style. I have to wonder however if it’s possibly older and the pulls were updated? Could it be from the early 1800’s or 1700’s?
I've got a piece that's from 1860-1890's and was hoping to avoid painting it but it's been turning out better than I thought it would. Glad to see others agree
If there's an especially thick coat of shellac, will just the denatured alcohol still work? I have one of those 70's pieces that's got what seems like a pound of shellac on the top that I'd like to strip back and do some repairs on.
Yes denatured alcohol will work on even really thick coats of shellac no matter how long ago they were done. With a thick coat its just going to take longer but it will get there in the end. If you find your not getting results chances are its not shellac it could be polyurethane being a 70 piece. Hope the project goes well for you.
Denatured alcohol is used as the solvent in both commercial and home made shellac. So when you apply denatured alcohol back into the shellac you redissolve it then is lifts right off with a rag along with an awful lot of dirt. Works no matter how many years or centuries ago it was applied. Steel wool just good for getting into that grain really thoroughly.
Oh no, I just watched this and didn't realise how recent it was so no part 2 for me yet, I'll have to wait! That wood is gorgeous, can't wait to see what the finished piece looks like.
Don't worry we wont keep you waiting too long for the next part should be out Friday. Hope you wont be disappointed with the end result. The tiger oak looks amazing!
You did the right thing, it is beautiful. Good job.
Thank you! 😊
Some pieces are beyond "restoration" without investing more time, effort, and materials than the piece would be worth after restoration. If this piece was solid tiger oak and you painted tge whole piece, I would be screaming at the video; but the sections with damaged veneer didn't leave you any options but paint, or getting totally obsessed with a very involved veneer replacement job which still may have not worked out the way you wanted. I think you chose the appropriate path to keep an antique with great potential out of a landfill! 👍
Thank You Lonna I appreciate your comment in the next video I do some veneer repairs using what I salvaged from the doors. and the finished piece came out great without taking away the character of the piece
I'm actually in the same boat. Not sure what my viewers will says once I upload the video but I think it was the best route to take with my 120+ year old piece
I'm sure its not a decision you have taken lightly which I'm sure people will respect. If a keeps a piece alive that would either been forgotten or disposed of you made the right choice. Looking forward to seeing your video.
I covered an old guitar with newsprint and i think shellac many years over painted wood. Would you suggest denatured alcohol would remove the paper newsprint withOUT stripping the original paint on the wood of the guitar?
It is really impossible to give you the answer to your question. Yes denatured alcohol will take off the shellac with the news print. However without knowing what type of paint is under that its impossible to say what effect it will have on the paint. If you must have the news print off all you can do it test on a small area and wait to see what happens and wait at least a day. I would hate for you to damage that original paint but no one can answer this question so you can either take the risk and do a small area and wait or leave it alone.
I’m in San Diego and just purchased an old oak antique 5 drawer dresser for $80 which the guy said was his grandmothers which they brought from New York / Jersey area and he looked as old as I am at 50. I thought it was probably from the early 1900’s but think it’s at least 50 years older. Its a simple style vertical dresser with 6 inset rectangular panels on the sides and back. The side panels are probably no more than 3/8” thick and two of them have circular saw mill marks which I believe means it is 1850 or later. It’s almost Shaker like in style but has a 16” tall elevated victorian-esque back panel with a small 6” diameter circular mirror in the middle surrounded by carved leaf / fronds. It too is all solid oak as is the main dresser frame and all drawer fronts. You can tell a lot of it was hand cut, not machine cut. I have a full wood shop myself and know what to look for.
From what I’ve gathered online I think it’s probably made from 1850’s to 1900 era. There are no labels, writing, or stamps anywhere but I can tell the dovetails are hand cut and while the 3” spaced decorative pulls are brass, the center locks are steel with a brass decorative cover set by two small nails. They didn’t have the key unfortunately. I debated if I should try and resell it but don’t feel it’s worth much more than I paid even though its almost 200 years old! It’s just not big enough or as decorative as those types which command $500 to $1500 price tags. It’s nice but also very basic and simple. So I think I’ll just modernize it and leave the old mirrored top/back alone.
I plan to leave off the decorative mirrored top, sand and paint the rest with a charcoal paint I make using 1 gallon Rustoluem gloss back mixed with 1 quart aluminum (it makes oak grain pop fantastically) and replace the pulls with some nice modern simple brushed brass. Am I crazy? Is anything like this worth more? I can’t find a single picture online of anything like it but again, its a very simple style. I have to wonder however if it’s possibly older and the pulls were updated? Could it be from the early 1800’s or 1700’s?
I've got a piece that's from 1860-1890's and was hoping to avoid painting it but it's been turning out better than I thought it would. Glad to see others agree
If there's an especially thick coat of shellac, will just the denatured alcohol still work? I have one of those 70's pieces that's got what seems like a pound of shellac on the top that I'd like to strip back and do some repairs on.
Yes denatured alcohol will work on even really thick coats of shellac no matter how long ago they were done. With a thick coat its just going to take longer but it will get there in the end. If you find your not getting results chances are its not shellac it could be polyurethane being a 70 piece. Hope the project goes well for you.
@@RIA thank you!
I'm confused. Did you use just denatured alcohol or shellac to dissolve the old finish? And rags or steel wool? That grain is fabulous! Thanks!
Denatured alcohol is used as the solvent in both commercial and home made shellac. So when you apply denatured alcohol back into the shellac you redissolve it then is lifts right off with a rag along with an awful lot of dirt. Works no matter how many years or centuries ago it was applied. Steel wool just good for getting into that grain really thoroughly.