The greatest gift one can share with another is knowledge. Your instructor should be very proud of what you've become. Not only are you a first-class woodworker and restorer, but you, like your instructor, are sharing with your videos.
Thanks for giving us this little peek into your life. I’ve been a subscriber for quite a while and I have always been amazed at how clean you keep your shop. I know very little about woodworking and wish now that I had been hands on when watching my dad growing up because I find it fascinating. Even now, the smell of sawdust is very evocative. Your work is amazing and very satisfying to watch and your videos aren’t filled with annoying edits and music and other various nonsense that so many RUclipsrs seem to think are necessary. Your videos match your aesthetic: clean, simple and straightforward. I’m looking forward to your next project! ☺️
People, like myself, enjoy watching because your skill is so masterful and you don't cut corners. You always leave me in awe of your beautiful transformations.
I don't know why other people love your videos, but for me it is because you restore things and make them beautiful again. There is so much chaos and destruction in the world and it is very troubling. Watching you fix things and make them new and beautiful again gives me hope.
Thank you! I love this! Sometimes I wonder myself, why I, a 55 year old wife and mother of 8, like to sit here in Tennessee USA and watch an Estonian man restore furniture on RUclips. I guess I just find it satisfying to see something old or broken restored to near perfect and I can escape my simple little life for a while. I took wood working for one year in school and I asked for an orbital sander for Christmas.
@@davids6533 Well, with 8 children, 4 still in the house, 2 that I am still homeschooling, a cleaning business and a husband, maybe "simple" wasn't a good choice of words. ;)
Brilliant... Thank you for the insights from where your MASTERLY work comes from. I am 100% sure that many people viewing your work feel better after they see your completed project in each video that you put out. I say this because you said you were surprised that the Farm Table got so many views. Your work is therapeutic! I watch EVERY video you put up because I get to see a Master at work, the respect shown to old furniture by perfect and tasteful restoration and as I said above, "healing" to viewers. Please keep the videos coming.
I'm so glad this popped up on my playlist! Now I know your back story & appreciate your work even more! Your teacher must be very proud of your accomplishments!
What a cool video! Thanks! It is nice to see 'behind the scene' as it were, and all of your tools. I'm not surprised that your videos have gone viral - you are a true craftsman and do amazing work. Even those of us who do not understand all the work behind the restoration can appreciate the skill behind it. Thank you so much for posting!
My dad taught industrial arts. As a young girl, he didn't invite me in his shop, plus I wasn't interested in those tools or sawdust! Now that he is gone, I am older and wiser. I wish I had just put on some coveralls, joined him at the table, and learned those extremely valuable skills. The new furniture is so cheaply made. I want to restore the better antiques for my home. I watch your videos for comfort, inspiration, and education. THANK YOU!
Thank you for the grand tour of where you perform these miracle restorations. You are a very talented carpenter. Your instructor should be very proud of your accomplishments. You can also thank your employee for lamenting as it gave you a better workshop. Thanks again..
It's always a delight to watch a skilled craftsman at work. The restorations are beautiful and I learn a lot from watching. Thanks for the shop and equipment tour!
I have watched all of your videos that have actual furniture and I base all of my opinions of true restoration on how you do things. Thank you for sharing your art with us! ❤
Love hearing about your life, I am from Argentina and I have lived in the USA for most of my life. We have lots of immigrants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. They are hard workers and good people like you. Sadly most of the last wave of immigrants to Argentina want to live there for free! And now we have the same problem in the USA. 😢 keep up the amazing work!!
It is oddly satisfying to see old stuff get a new life. I think that, as we get older, we also need to transform ourselves and get a second lease in life. Regards from Seattle, USA.
Let’s start with the end, of course, folks all over the world want to watch, your videos are concise and take us clearly through the process start to finish. Some the projects like the Biedermeier sofa look impossible and yet come out museum quality. I was surprised that through school you were able to study furniture making and restoration. Sadly, I don’t know of any such schools here in the US. When I was young, more then a few years ago we had trade schools and valued them. Your work is amazing and quite enjoyable to watch. Keep it up and thanks
You'll be pleased to know that such programs do still exist. A lot of them are found in relation to museum conservation programs, but there are also entry level training courses like the Furniture Academy in NC and Palomar College's (CA) Furniture Technology course. Period Furniture Conservation in NYC trains people with woodworking skills to go into conservation. (Art historian nerd here who knows these things exist from professional research interests. 🙂 )
I went to an industrial school called Kurikan Ammattioppilaitos (at the time it was called that, it changed since) in 95-97 and became a joiner. That school was and I guess it still is a friendship school with Tallinna Ehituskool. So in spring of 97 we visited Ehistuskool and stayd in Tallinna for a week. Two guys from Ehituskool spent some time in our school before that and they were our tourist guides in Tallinna and invited us to their homes too. It was a really fun trip and it was cool to see a little part of Estonia.
I hadn't seen this video until today! This is great. It answers most of my questions about how you got to be where you are. I loved the photos of Young You, and I particularly appreciated seeing a photo of your teacher. You do him honor. It was good to "meet" your nachines, too. That table saw is amazing. Why am I so eager to watch your videos? It's because I love watching highly skilled people doing their work. I also watch videos about restoring paintings, restoring cars, landscaping, cooking, and even trimming cattle hoofs! It is so wonderful to see how people find something they love and do it WITH love. It is one of the most beautiful characteristics of human beings! Thank you for sharing your skill with us.
I love you talent your attention to detail and I'm amazed by your collection of of tools but what I love the most is your kind words to a teacher who you respect best wishes Gaynor 🇬🇧 UK
Thanks for giving us an opportunity to get to know you better! That Biedermeier sofa!!! This is why I watch--you are very talented and clearly care about the pieces you restore. I also enjoy your sense of humor. Keep on keeping on!
Ahti, thank you for sharing a bit of your story and showing us more of the place where the magic happens through your expertise and creativity. I got a lump in my throat when you showed us the restoration of that Biedermeier sofa, it was so stunningly beautiful. I am grateful that you decided to film your work; it’s always so interesting and satisfying. I hope there will be many more years of fabulous restorations and videos to chronicle them.
Think you for this - I’ve become a huge fan and am so impressed by your work. I use videos to fight depression and watching something broken being made beautiful again works wonders. 😊
Congratulations, Ahti! You do an incredible job and you are certainly a good and hardworking person. I admire your work and your videos enchant me! In my country, Brazil, I have never seen a restorer like you before. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for showing us your work place and a little back story on your life. I really enjoy watching you make old worn and broken items like new again. It's a relaxing and interesting experience. your skills are wonderful.
I enjoy watching furniture refinishing and you are the best craftsman I have found. Your skill and attention to details are really one of the best on RUclips and you don't take shortcuts like many refinishers do. It's just a pleasure watching someone who is great at his work. Also, I enjoy your humor. Thank you for sharing a little bit about yourself. I hope the channel brings you much success.
I think I watch your videos for the same reasons as many of your viewers. There's something wonderful and deeply satisfying about watching someone who is very good at what they do, and also seeing broken and damaged things made whole again. In addition, seeing old things restored shows that we don't have to have the newest thing all the time, but instead puts importance on items of good quality and caring for what we have in front of us. And in a world that is fast, uncertain, often broken, and filled with sad or troubling stories, seeing the calm and deliberate fixing and restoration of something that was damaged is in a small way a reminder that humans are resilient, creative, and industrious, and we can each do little things to repair the world around us, and your little jokes are a reminder that people can find joy and humor in their work. Also, and this is probably just me, but wood shop noises are like some kind of ASMR when I'm stressed out. Super relaxing. I grew up with a dad who worked in construction, so he never hired someone else to do what he could do himself. He was always building or fixing stuff around the house, and I would always follow him around his workbench in the garage when he did those projects when I was a kid. To this day, the sound of tools and the smell of wood shavings are insanely relaxing and comforting to me. But that's probably just me remembering good times with a father that I miss, and recalling all the things he spent so much time teaching me to do.
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful, immaculate workshop & the story of your journey. I hope the video of that Biedermeier sofa is still availabl---it made my mouth absolutely water. It is gorgeous.
I adore your vids..and Im in awe of your talents ... clean working ..with wood ..I binge watch ALL your stuff ..it soothes me to watch you working ...so...THANKKYOU FOR SHARING WITH US 💚🧡💙
I always thought that you kept such a clean shop. I didn't need this video to prove it. But, thanks! Your skills speak for themselves. I am quite sure that your teacher thinks that you are the best student that he ever had. I know that a lot of your fans have said all of this, but I totally agree. Your work is impeccable, and the added bits of humor always make me laugh. You are super talented in so many ways.
That’s awesome! Makes me feel better 😂 I’ve only started working with furniture during Covid and learned from RUclips mostly. I wish I had a teacher. You’re definitely one of the guys I learn from. I’m happy you’re doing well mate. 👌
Ahti, you are an honest and hardworking man. Thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us. I know that in the future you are going to restore amazing furniture and objects. I can't wait to see those videos.
To do all the restoration you do, at the level at which you are your instructor has to be so proud. You take hopeless causes and turn them into beautiful functional furniture once again. 😊 ty for sharing 😊
Ahti, all you equipment is fantastic, but without the magic in your hands it would be worthless, those tools are so lucky to be owned by and respected by you.😉🏴
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I always love to about the path people took, to where they are now in life. So creative to incorporate the cleaning (caressing) of the tools as you give us this tour! I love and cherish old things. I came to your channel to see the antiques. I stayed because watching your artistic talent just blows my mind! Thank you for the videos.
Wow, thank you so much for making a video like this, I was really curious about how you got there and achieved all this! I always watch your videos and imagine myself in a job like this because I recently graduated from wood restoration school and I really enjoy that job and I would love to work like you, I'm currently looking at the machines you showed and making a list of what I'm going to buy! Keep up the good work, you're doing great.
8:30 The reason why people love to watch your videos is because you're a craftsman. You show you have artisanal knowledge, all the little tricks etc. and people respect that. It is fascinating to watch how you break down a chair or table into components and then build it up again, looking like the day it came out of the factory.
I know absolutely nothing about woodworking but I have a great love for 'old things', and I genuinely love your videos! Your work is stunning. It's nice to have a look behind the scenes also and your workshop is impeccable. Kudos to you, greetings from The Netherlands! 🇳🇱
Ahti, I think you'll find the correct answer to the question, How many claps do I have? Is - not enough. 😉 Fantastic video my friend. Thank you for sharing your life's work with us. 🤠👌
Well I don't know how I didn't know about this channel! Been watching your other one for a year. So nice to hear your story! I think many people are interested to find out more about the people we admire on RUclips 😊
What a nice surprise to see this video where you tell a little about how you became the best restorer in the world. I was touched by the mention of your teacher, who must be immensely proud of you. Your studio is very clean and organized, even with so much equipments. I also love your 50 clamps, hehe. Your academic background is very interesting and that is why it is very pleasant to see your videos, these tracks, such good humor and good taste. I'm running out of words to express my admiration for you. Your channel is wonderful! 👏🌷
Hi Athi, it was a pleasure to discover your channel the first time, and since I've been following you now more than a year I think! Every time every object, every work of yours manages to amaze me like the first time, and to teach me a new thing every time and with this video, where you showed a bit of your story, I respect you even more! THANK YOU MY MENTOR!
Thank you for sharing your story and work shop. Your videos bring me hours of learning and are relaxing to watch. You are amazing at what you can do with wood!
Wow...awesome story. You are a fantastic woodmaker and restorer and I have enjoyed watching. found you a few months ago. I do not have any type of tools really. small hands tools but I do like to make something on occasion. is it perfect..nope never..but its functional. but to see how things come apart that is vintage or antique is truly fascinating and how you can manage to take a piece of rotted trash and turn it into a masterpiece. You are Brilliant at what you do. Thanks for sharing.
Muchas gracias por tus vídeos. Eres un excelente artesano. Verte trabajar me da mucha paz. Enhorabuena por todo lo que has construido y logrado. Buena salud para usted
I want to express my respect to you. Your videos are inspired and very useful! I like your sense of humour and how you show the projects, with description and without extra information. I consider you my teacher. With your help I have fixed a stool with PVA. I new about it before but didn't trust🙂 It's amazing, but it's really works. And it's not all. I've also done some videos with furniture restoration for my friends also due to you. The format doesn't suite for RUclips, but soon I'll solve this matter. Thank you!
What an outstanding shop, however is the owner that makes it. Your instructor should be always smiling, also he must have imparted humor , cause your vids make me smile and put me in a good mood. Ty for sharing.
Tua história é muito linda! Parabéns pelo trabalho e sucesso! Sempre observei tua oficina, limpa e organizada! Por isto, teu trabalho é sempre perfeito!
Grazie per aver raccontato la tua storia e aver fatto vedere il tuo bellissimo laboratorio! Vederlo mi ricorda quando mio padre lavorava nel suo, con tutti gli attrezzi in ordine, i macchinari puliti.. (che abbiamo cominciato a sistemare poco alla volta).. Adesso che non c'è più, mi manca sentire il rumore così familiare della sega in funzione, del rumore del legno che viene tagliato, del carta vetrata che leviga il legno.. Guardarti lavorare mi ricorda i lavori che faceva mio padre e che non farà più.. Grazie! 😊
Thanks for the tour, and for the channel with the wonderful videos, and for being you. And thank you thank you for giving prices in euros. It is such a relief to see a European dude give prices in euros for a change, even though youtube gives you more profit for views from the US. As to the success of your channel I can only speak for myself. I like channels/videos where good craftsmen do a good job. A job they love. On top of that you are funny and don't waste your time on blah blah. The information you give is concise and interesting. Your channel is one of my favourites and seeing new uploads always make me happy :)
I started out watching Tom Johnson furniture restoration videos for relaxation. Loved them, so I searched for more and found you next. I subscribed to your channel. Then subscribed to your music channel. I enjoy hearing the backstories of You Tubers. Keep up the good work.
I also watch Tom Johnson. He only does a video every other week so I looked for others and found AT. Relaxes me before bedtime! You might want to try @twoodfrd and @BaumgartnerRestoration.
What an interesting man!! You are very talented with humility and a sense of humor ! That’s rare these days! I enjoy your videos and maybe even learn something too! Great video!
I just love watching your videos. So happy to have found this older one telling us about yourself. It's enthralling for me to watch you create stencils and recreate all the gorgeous things you do. Your talent is amazing and is a lost art in the US. Thank you for sharing your art and talent with us all.
Very interesting story, my friend! Thank you for sharing with us! As to why we watch you, watching a master craftsman do amazing things is always very nice to watch. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I have watched all of your videos on both your restoration channels. I have never met a woodworker who has been working for as many years as you have who still has all their fingers intact!
Your channel is a rare gem of workmanship, humor, passion, understatement and time honed skill! You share generously and genuinely. You show daring and restraint. You share with us your love for your work. Thank you so very much!
Thank you for your videos. After watching a lot of your videos i decided to take a class on woodworking with my wife. Even if it’s really different of our daily jobs 😀. Keep posting new videos!!
Thank you so much for posting. I feel that I got to know you so much better. Why do your videos go viral? It's because every one interested in furniture and maybe lots of other like to watch a master at work. What I admire too is that you don't think you know everything and are still taking classes and learning. I will continue to watch in awe as long as you post.
I think my knowledge is deeper (in restoration scene) than average DIY youtuber and people appreciate it. Now after 2 years of Youtubing II also understand what people really want to see. Sometimes there are surprises, like the guitar video. I honestly thought it will fail, but it was one of the most watched video. I try to rise the bar with each video. It doesn´t happen every time but I surely learn with every video.
Me encantan tus videos, aprendo un montón y además vuelves a la vida cosas que para otros sería basura, como las magnificas sillas sobrevivientes de un bombardeo de la 2da Guerra Mundial, Chapó. abrazo desde Venezuela !!!
Смотрела много видео о реставрации мебели, но ваши работы, это просто каждый раз новый шедевр!!! Видно что вы любите то чем занимаетесь, так бережно и аккуратно. Очень люблю ваши видео! Браво мастеру с золотыми руками и с золотой душой! 👏👏👏💖
I wish I could leave 1000 like to this video!!! You are simply the best! Thank you so much for sharing with us your story and your astonishing work. No one looks for perfection and is so skilled to get it like you!
I really enjoy your channel. You are a true craftsman… I have done flooring work for over 40 years and appreciate your patience and meticulousness. It relaxes me to watch and enjoy your videoes and appreciate your finished projects! 👍🏻
That was great seeing your workshop and hearing your story. Really nice to know something about the person we are following on each video. You are a superb craftsman and a really good housekeeper (ha,ha,ha)
Thank you for sharing this. I'll tell you why I watch you because you show what you're going to do, how it's done without being boring. I could watch you for hours because you are so talented, skilled, and interesting. Thanks for being here & sharing.
Very interesting story! What I like most is that you restore furnitures to their orginal look, not painting them in some crazy colours and talk bulls**ts about contemporary design..;-) Really good work!
The greatest gift one can share with another is knowledge. Your instructor should be very proud of what you've become. Not only are you a first-class woodworker and restorer, but you, like your instructor, are sharing with your videos.
Thanks for giving us this little peek into your life. I’ve been a subscriber for quite a while and I have always been amazed at how clean you keep your shop. I know very little about woodworking and wish now that I had been hands on when watching my dad growing up because I find it fascinating. Even now, the smell of sawdust is very evocative.
Your work is amazing and very satisfying to watch and your videos aren’t filled with annoying edits and music and other various nonsense that so many RUclipsrs seem to think are necessary. Your videos match your aesthetic: clean, simple and straightforward. I’m looking forward to your next project! ☺️
People, like myself, enjoy watching because your skill is so masterful and you don't cut corners. You always leave me in awe of your beautiful transformations.
I don't know why other people love your videos, but for me it is because you restore things and make them beautiful again. There is so much chaos and destruction in the world and it is very troubling. Watching you fix things and make them new and beautiful again gives me hope.
Thank you! I love this! Sometimes I wonder myself, why I, a 55 year old wife and mother of 8, like to sit here in Tennessee USA and watch an Estonian man restore furniture on RUclips. I guess I just find it satisfying to see something old or broken restored to near perfect and I can escape my simple little life for a while. I took wood working for one year in school and I asked for an orbital sander for Christmas.
If you have a "simple little life" my friend, be proud. Some are not so lucky. : )
@@davids6533 Well, with 8 children, 4 still in the house, 2 that I am still homeschooling, a cleaning business and a husband, maybe "simple" wasn't a good choice of words. ;)
Brilliant...
Thank you for the insights from where your MASTERLY work comes from.
I am 100% sure that many people viewing your work feel better after they see your completed project in each video that you put out. I say this because you said you were surprised that the Farm Table got so many views. Your work is therapeutic!
I watch EVERY video you put up because I get to see a Master at work, the respect shown to old furniture by perfect and tasteful restoration and as I said above, "healing" to viewers.
Please keep the videos coming.
27 years and still have all of your fingers. THAT SAYS YOU ARE MOST CONTENTIUOS WORKER. I just subscribed.
I'm so glad this popped up on my playlist! Now I know your back story & appreciate your work even more! Your teacher must be very proud of your accomplishments!
What a cool video! Thanks! It is nice to see 'behind the scene' as it were, and all of your tools.
I'm not surprised that your videos have gone viral - you are a true craftsman and do amazing work. Even those of us who do not understand all the work behind the restoration can appreciate the skill behind it.
Thank you so much for posting!
My dad taught industrial arts. As a young girl, he didn't invite me in his shop, plus I wasn't interested in those tools or sawdust! Now that he is gone, I am older and wiser. I wish I had just put on some coveralls, joined him at the table, and learned those extremely valuable skills. The new furniture is so cheaply made. I want to restore the better antiques for my home. I watch your videos for comfort, inspiration, and education. THANK YOU!
Thank you for the grand tour of where you perform these miracle restorations. You are a very talented carpenter. Your instructor should be very proud of your accomplishments. You can also thank your employee for lamenting as it gave you a better workshop. Thanks again..
It's always a delight to watch a skilled craftsman at work. The restorations are beautiful and I learn a lot from watching. Thanks for the shop and equipment tour!
I have watched all of your videos that have actual furniture and I base all of my opinions of true restoration on how you do things. Thank you for sharing your art with us! ❤
Well, don't be surprised that people like your videos. They are well made, interesting, and you are very talented. A great combination!!
Love hearing about your life, I am from Argentina and I have lived in the USA for most of my life. We have lots of immigrants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. They are hard workers and good people like you. Sadly most of the last wave of immigrants to Argentina want to live there for free! And now we have the same problem in the USA. 😢 keep up the amazing work!!
Thank you for sharing. I live in the USA (Indiana) and am 80 years old. I look forward to your videos.
It is oddly satisfying to see old stuff get a new life. I think that, as we get older, we also need to transform ourselves and get a second lease in life. Regards from Seattle, USA.
Ты лучший создатель и реставратор мебели на ютубе.
You are the best furniture maker and restorer on whole youtube
Great thing about RUclips is that it connects all over the world. Who knew I'd ever see a dude from Estonia show us how it's done. Thanks for sharing!
Let’s start with the end, of course, folks all over the world want to watch, your videos are concise and take us clearly through the process start to finish. Some the projects like the Biedermeier sofa look impossible and yet come out museum quality. I was surprised that through school you were able to study furniture making and restoration. Sadly, I don’t know of any such schools here in the US. When I was young, more then a few years ago we had trade schools and valued them.
Your work is amazing and quite enjoyable to watch. Keep it up and thanks
You'll be pleased to know that such programs do still exist. A lot of them are found in relation to museum conservation programs, but there are also entry level training courses like the Furniture Academy in NC and Palomar College's (CA) Furniture Technology course. Period Furniture Conservation in NYC trains people with woodworking skills to go into conservation. (Art historian nerd here who knows these things exist from professional research interests. 🙂 )
I went to an industrial school called Kurikan Ammattioppilaitos (at the time it was called that, it changed since) in 95-97 and became a joiner. That school was and I guess it still is a friendship school with Tallinna Ehituskool. So in spring of 97 we visited Ehistuskool and stayd in Tallinna for a week. Two guys from Ehituskool spent some time in our school before that and they were our tourist guides in Tallinna and invited us to their homes too. It was a really fun trip and it was cool to see a little part of Estonia.
Yes, I have heard about your school. I know that they are teaching upholstery there in pretty good level.
I hadn't seen this video until today! This is great. It answers most of my questions about how you got to be where you are. I loved the photos of Young You, and I particularly appreciated seeing a photo of your teacher. You do him honor. It was good to "meet" your nachines, too. That table saw is amazing. Why am I so eager to watch your videos? It's because I love watching highly skilled people doing their work. I also watch videos about restoring paintings, restoring cars, landscaping, cooking, and even trimming cattle hoofs! It is so wonderful to see how people find something they love and do it WITH love. It is one of the most beautiful characteristics of human beings! Thank you for sharing your skill with us.
I love you talent your attention to detail and I'm amazed by your collection of of tools but what I love the most is your kind words to a teacher who you respect best wishes Gaynor 🇬🇧 UK
I watch the films on this channel because I like the handsome, skilled handyman and the music, too. 🥰
I loved the tour. I am amazed at your creativity (and sense of humor) in producing your videos. You are an inspiration.
Thanks for giving us an opportunity to get to know you better! That Biedermeier sofa!!! This is why I watch--you are very talented and clearly care about the pieces you restore. I also enjoy your sense of humor. Keep on keeping on!
Love to see most anything properly restored by those with great skills. Artists in their fields. Thanks for your background information.
Ahti, thank you for sharing a bit of your story and showing us more of the place where the magic happens through your expertise and creativity. I got a lump in my throat when you showed us the restoration of that Biedermeier sofa, it was so stunningly beautiful. I am grateful that you decided to film your work; it’s always so interesting and satisfying. I hope there will be many more years of fabulous restorations and videos to chronicle them.
Think you for this - I’ve become a huge fan and am so impressed by your work. I use videos to fight depression and watching something broken being made beautiful again works wonders. 😊
Congratulations, Ahti! You do an incredible job and you are certainly a good and hardworking person. I admire your work and your videos enchant me! In my country, Brazil, I have never seen a restorer like you before. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for showing us your work place and a little back story on your life. I really enjoy watching you make old worn and broken items like new again. It's a relaxing and interesting experience. your skills are wonderful.
I enjoy watching furniture refinishing and you are the best craftsman I have found. Your skill and attention to details are really one of the best on RUclips and you don't take shortcuts like many refinishers do. It's just a pleasure watching someone who is great at his work. Also, I enjoy your humor. Thank you for sharing a little bit about yourself. I hope the channel brings you much success.
I think I watch your videos for the same reasons as many of your viewers. There's something wonderful and deeply satisfying about watching someone who is very good at what they do, and also seeing broken and damaged things made whole again. In addition, seeing old things restored shows that we don't have to have the newest thing all the time, but instead puts importance on items of good quality and caring for what we have in front of us. And in a world that is fast, uncertain, often broken, and filled with sad or troubling stories, seeing the calm and deliberate fixing and restoration of something that was damaged is in a small way a reminder that humans are resilient, creative, and industrious, and we can each do little things to repair the world around us, and your little jokes are a reminder that people can find joy and humor in their work.
Also, and this is probably just me, but wood shop noises are like some kind of ASMR when I'm stressed out. Super relaxing. I grew up with a dad who worked in construction, so he never hired someone else to do what he could do himself. He was always building or fixing stuff around the house, and I would always follow him around his workbench in the garage when he did those projects when I was a kid. To this day, the sound of tools and the smell of wood shavings are insanely relaxing and comforting to me. But that's probably just me remembering good times with a father that I miss, and recalling all the things he spent so much time teaching me to do.
27 years of practice builds great skill.
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful, immaculate workshop & the story of your journey. I hope the video of that Biedermeier sofa is still availabl---it made my mouth absolutely water. It is gorgeous.
I wish you another 27 years of happiness in your workshop !!! Your work is most of the time Art Work
I adore your vids..and Im in awe of your talents ... clean working ..with wood ..I binge watch ALL your stuff ..it soothes me to watch you working ...so...THANKKYOU FOR SHARING WITH US 💚🧡💙
I always thought that you kept such a clean shop. I didn't need this video to prove it. But, thanks! Your skills speak for themselves. I am quite sure that your teacher thinks that you are the best student that he ever had. I know that a lot of your fans have said all of this, but I totally agree. Your work is impeccable, and the added bits of humor always make me laugh. You are super talented in so many ways.
That’s awesome! Makes me feel better 😂 I’ve only started working with furniture during Covid and learned from RUclips mostly. I wish I had a teacher. You’re definitely one of the guys I learn from. I’m happy you’re doing well mate. 👌
Ahti, you are an honest and hardworking man. Thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us. I know that in the future you are going to restore amazing furniture and objects. I can't wait to see those videos.
You are very talented! Your wife and family must be very proud of your journey.
I love watching your restoration projects, as you do the perfect work. Thank you.
To do all the restoration you do, at the level at which you are your instructor has to be so proud. You take hopeless causes and turn them into beautiful functional furniture once again. 😊 ty for sharing 😊
Ahti, all you equipment is fantastic, but without the magic in your hands it would be worthless, those tools are so lucky to be owned by and respected by you.😉🏴
How many clamps do you have? The RIGHT number, and the RIGHT kinds. Thanks for the neat tour and history.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I always love to about the path people took, to where they are now in life.
So creative to incorporate the cleaning (caressing) of the tools as you give us this tour!
I love and cherish old things. I came to your channel to see the antiques. I stayed because watching your artistic talent just blows my mind! Thank you for the videos.
I don´t think I´m super talented but thanks anyway ;)
Лучший ученик своего учителя! Талантливый человек талантлив во всём!!!😊
Wow, thank you so much for making a video like this, I was really curious about how you got there and achieved all this! I always watch your videos and imagine myself in a job like this because I recently graduated from wood restoration school and I really enjoy that job and I would love to work like you, I'm currently looking at the machines you showed and making a list of what I'm going to buy! Keep up the good work, you're doing great.
8:30 The reason why people love to watch your videos is because you're a craftsman. You show you have artisanal knowledge, all the little tricks etc. and people respect that. It is fascinating to watch how you break down a chair or table into components and then build it up again, looking like the day it came out of the factory.
Молодец ,мальчик ! Чистюля с "золотыми "руками 😊
You are gifted beyond the average person. That is why so many want to view your work. Thank you for all that you share and do. 🌺👍🌷🌸
I know absolutely nothing about woodworking but I have a great love for 'old things', and I genuinely love your videos! Your work is stunning. It's nice to have a look behind the scenes also and your workshop is impeccable. Kudos to you, greetings from The Netherlands! 🇳🇱
Вы невероятный человек! Вами просто нельзя не восхищаться! Творец, мастер, созидатель 👏🏻
Пожелаю творческих успехов, новых интересных работ и просто здоровья и удачи в новом году.
А то, что он пишет, что Эстония освободилась от советской аккупации, у вас тоже вызывает восхищение ?
Ahti, I think you'll find the correct answer to the question, How many claps do I have? Is - not enough. 😉 Fantastic video my friend. Thank you for sharing your life's work with us. 🤠👌
Well I don't know how I didn't know about this channel! Been watching your other one for a year. So nice to hear your story! I think many people are interested to find out more about the people we admire on RUclips 😊
What a nice surprise to see this video where you tell a little about how you became the best restorer in the world. I was touched by the mention of your teacher, who must be immensely proud of you. Your studio is very clean and organized, even with so much equipments. I also love your 50 clamps, hehe. Your academic background is very interesting and that is why it is very pleasant to see your videos, these tracks, such good humor and good taste. I'm running out of words to express my admiration for you. Your channel is wonderful! 👏🌷
Thanks! My teacher passed away years ago but he is still a legend among the restoration community.
Hi Athi, it was a pleasure to discover your channel the first time, and since I've been following you now more than a year I think! Every time every object, every work of yours manages to amaze me like the first time, and to teach me a new thing every time and with this video, where you showed a bit of your story, I respect you even more! THANK YOU MY MENTOR!
Hello fellow Esposito!
Thank you for sharing your story and work shop. Your videos bring me hours of learning and are relaxing to watch. You are amazing at what you can do with wood!
Wow...awesome story. You are a fantastic woodmaker and restorer and I have enjoyed watching. found you a few months ago. I do not have any type of tools really. small hands tools but I do like to make something on occasion. is it perfect..nope never..but its functional. but to see how things come apart that is vintage or antique is truly fascinating and how you can manage to take a piece of rotted trash and turn it into a masterpiece. You are Brilliant at what you do. Thanks for sharing.
Muchas gracias por tus vídeos. Eres un excelente artesano. Verte trabajar me da mucha paz. Enhorabuena por todo lo que has construido y logrado. Buena salud para usted
True craftsmen are hard to find. It’s a pleasure to watch you work your magic into successful outcomes. I’m hooked.
I want to express my respect to you. Your videos are inspired and very useful!
I like your sense of humour and how you show the projects, with description and without extra information.
I consider you my teacher. With your help I have fixed a stool with PVA. I new about it before but didn't trust🙂 It's amazing, but it's really works. And it's not all.
I've also done some videos with furniture restoration for my friends also due to you. The format doesn't suite for RUclips, but soon I'll solve this matter.
Thank you!
Yes!! I have much admiration for your work. I am a nurse. But i wish I studied to do something like this
I think healing people is the most important job in the world ♥
We want to see what you're doing because you KNOW what you're doing. It's as simple as that.
What an outstanding shop, however is the owner that makes it. Your instructor should be always smiling, also he must have imparted humor , cause your vids make me smile and put me in a good mood. Ty for sharing.
Tua história é muito linda!
Parabéns pelo trabalho e sucesso!
Sempre observei tua oficina, limpa e organizada!
Por isto, teu trabalho é sempre perfeito!
Grazie per aver raccontato la tua storia e aver fatto vedere il tuo bellissimo laboratorio! Vederlo mi ricorda quando mio padre lavorava nel suo, con tutti gli attrezzi in ordine, i macchinari puliti.. (che abbiamo cominciato a sistemare poco alla volta).. Adesso che non c'è più, mi manca sentire il rumore così familiare della sega in funzione, del rumore del legno che viene tagliato, del carta vetrata che leviga il legno.. Guardarti lavorare mi ricorda i lavori che faceva mio padre e che non farà più.. Grazie! 😊
Thanks for the tour, and for the channel with the wonderful videos, and for being you. And thank you thank you for giving prices in euros. It is such a relief to see a European dude give prices in euros for a change, even though youtube gives you more profit for views from the US.
As to the success of your channel I can only speak for myself. I like channels/videos where good craftsmen do a good job. A job they love. On top of that you are funny and don't waste your time on blah blah. The information you give is concise and interesting. Your channel is one of my favourites and seeing new uploads always make me happy :)
I started out watching Tom Johnson furniture restoration videos for relaxation. Loved them, so I searched for more and found you next. I subscribed to your channel. Then subscribed to your music channel. I enjoy hearing the backstories of You Tubers. Keep up the good work.
I also watch Tom Johnson. He only does a video every other week so I looked for others and found AT. Relaxes me before bedtime! You might want to try @twoodfrd and @BaumgartnerRestoration.
@@terrayjos I watch Baumgartner. I'll check out twoodfrd, thanks for the recommendation.
John's Furniture Restoration might be intressting too, very similar high level of expertise 😊
@@Judoka26 I also watch John's Furniture restoration videos.
Yours is one of my favorite channels. I only wish I could meet you in person, you're a real master!
Oh my goodness what talent you have. The sofa turned out beautifully. I'm so happy to see some restores and not destroys timeless furniture.
I loved your cleaning your workshop as you introduced us to your machines. Very interesting!!! I love your work. Thanks.
What an interesting man!! You are very talented with humility and a sense of humor ! That’s rare these days! I enjoy your videos and maybe even learn something too! Great video!
Thanks for the tour of your workshop. I especially loved the restoration of that sofa - amazing job.
I enjoy watching you working! My grandfather was a charpenter and respect your work and results. Greatings from Rio de Janeiro,Brasil.
When I grow up I want a workshop like yours!!! 👏👏👏👏
Thank's for the tour friend great workshop , have a good 2023 and keep making those good video's for us all, have a nice day 🇬🇧🇬🇧😀😀:-).
I like the way to present your workshop cleaning and vacuum during the show of the tools. I like your video's. congrats
vous êtes vraiment bien installé et bien classé
I just love watching your videos. So happy to have found this older one telling us about yourself. It's enthralling for me to watch you create stencils and recreate all the gorgeous things you do. Your talent is amazing and is a lost art in the US. Thank you for sharing your art and talent with us all.
Simple and organized are two of my favorite things. I enjoyed this tour. Thanks!
Very interesting story, my friend! Thank you for sharing with us! As to why we watch you, watching a master craftsman do amazing things is always very nice to watch. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I have watched all of your videos on both your restoration channels.
I have never met a woodworker who has been working for as many years as you have who still has all their fingers intact!
Great story brother. I really enjoyed the trip you've been on the past 27 years. Keep on trucking! Thanks for sharing. GBU
Your channel is a rare gem of workmanship, humor, passion, understatement and time honed skill! You share generously and genuinely. You show daring and restraint. You share with us your love for your work. Thank you so very much!
Thank you for your videos. After watching a lot of your videos i decided to take a class on woodworking with my wife. Even if it’s really different of our daily jobs 😀. Keep posting new videos!!
It is good to get out of comfort zone 👍
How about linking those 2 videos of the farmhouse table (anything "farmhouse" is gonna take off now days lol) and the sofa 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😳🤯 Gorgeous!!
Thank you so much for posting. I feel that I got to know you so much better. Why do your videos go viral? It's because every one interested in furniture and maybe lots of other like to watch a master at work. What I admire too is that you don't think you know everything and are still taking classes and learning. I will continue to watch in awe as long as you post.
I think my knowledge is deeper (in restoration scene) than average DIY youtuber and people appreciate it. Now after 2 years of Youtubing II also understand what people really want to see. Sometimes there are surprises, like the guitar video. I honestly thought it will fail, but it was one of the most watched video. I try to rise the bar with each video. It doesn´t happen every time but I surely learn with every video.
@@atrestorationplus Life is learning. It's what our big human brains are evolved to do.
Hoy toca...limpieza general...todo debe de estar en condiciones...
Saludos desde ANDALUCÍA, ESPAÑA 😉 👍
Thanks for taking advantage of a vacuuming session to give us this perspective. Your channel is my favorite. 🤩
Me encantan tus videos, aprendo un montón y además vuelves a la vida cosas que para otros sería basura, como las magnificas sillas sobrevivientes de un bombardeo de la 2da Guerra Mundial, Chapó. abrazo desde Venezuela !!!
Смотрела много видео о реставрации мебели, но ваши работы, это просто каждый раз новый шедевр!!!
Видно что вы любите то чем занимаетесь, так бережно и аккуратно.
Очень люблю ваши видео!
Браво мастеру с золотыми руками и с золотой душой! 👏👏👏💖
I wish I could leave 1000 like to this video!!! You are simply the best! Thank you so much for sharing with us your story and your astonishing work. No one looks for perfection and is so skilled to get it like you!
I really enjoy your channel. You are a true craftsman… I have done flooring work for over 40 years and appreciate your patience and meticulousness. It relaxes me to watch and enjoy your videoes and appreciate your finished projects! 👍🏻
Can´t beat the experience!
That couch restoration was truly awesome!
It’s good to get to know you a little. Thanks for the tour!
ti amo. adoro la tua professionalità e intelligenza.💞
That was great seeing your workshop and hearing your story. Really nice to know something about the person we are following on each video. You are a superb craftsman and a really good housekeeper (ha,ha,ha)
Thank you for sharing this. I'll tell you why I watch you because you show what you're going to do, how it's done without being boring. I could watch you for hours because you are so talented, skilled, and interesting. Thanks for being here & sharing.
Very interesting story! What I like most is that you restore furnitures to their orginal look, not painting them in some crazy colours and talk bulls**ts about contemporary design..;-) Really good work!