Old chest of drawers gets a loving restoration | Furniture Makeover

In this video I restore an old chest of drawers, there were a few surprises along the way. I took it back to bear wood and completed a full restoration. Let me know what you think in the comments
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[@lorrieguinn8221]

I work with maple a lot and you need to use a pre stain conditioner on it to help prevent that splotchiness. It works great

[@hickorygolddoc]

Oh my! What a beautiful result! Love the color and it is such a timeless piece! I am a huge fan of walnut it definitely is one of my most favorite, having grown up in a town that was known for its walnut trees so much so it was called often called Walnut City, even though that was not its official name. The area was then known for turkeys and now known for the Alien parade as a famous photo was taken here decades ago. Currently live out of town and had walnut trees here until we lost them. But it is the site of an 1886 school house known as school house number 6 or the Maple school! The whole road was lined with maple trees back then. We had one here but it was in bad shape and it was the last one! Beautiful trees for sure. We actually lived in the old school house that was turned into a house in the 30’s but we had to tear down and rebuild about 10 yrs ago. Was not fond of the maple wood but truly this piece is a huge exception!

[@coleenburgess6689]

I agree with using the wood conditioner before staining. You can always use toner later if it still needs a little more tweeking. Great save on a classic piece!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@mirandamom1346]

I love working with maple- it’s got great chatoyance. But I also like a light finish, so I generally just clear coat it and don’t run up against issues with blotchy stain.

[@interact48]

It looks beautiful. I worked as a French polisher in the late 1970s and when we had close grained wood such as beech or maple , stain would hit dark in areas like this , we called it striking, we would spend hours with different toners and card masks to even out the colour. The old guys back in the day applied colour with squirrel hair mops. These days I use a airbrush and compressor .

[@helenrosetipper3200]

I love the gradual reveal from sanding!

[@64bosely]

My goodness, I would have thought that was a new dresser. Awesome job!

[@leewood729]

Nice. Maple (and birch) is hard to work with. The toner knocked down a lot of the blotchiness and whatever blotchiness was leftover actually makes the piece look patinaed and antique-y. Looks great.

[@tammyc1276]

Wow turned out beautiful. Well done sir. I love the color.

[@georgesehy8058]

Thanks for the video! I enjoyed watching the process of taking away and then giving back! I didn't guess the wood right, but then I have no reason to suppose I could.... Anyway a great video and great work. George

[@juliakathryn2582]

Great job on the repairs. Blended quite nicely. Great job!

[@pamsheets632]

Looks absolutely gorgeous! Love the color and wood grain! Awesome job! 😊❤

[@katherineharper-sj4ys]

Great job. The color work turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

[@carloss9119]

Que bonito!

[@killy1958able]

Gorgeous 😊

[@dahtalmichaels7548]

that looked beautiful when you'd finished! Great restoration, great video... great arms! 🤣❤️

[@MASI_forging]

Such a beautiful restoration. 👍👍

[@alexandra_sa_lazer]

Great skills brought this piece back from ruin. Amazing work! From a fan in Iowa, USA

[@Cradley684]

Excellent work friend, have a nice day, Brian UK !!!. 😀😀👍👍.

[@josehidalgotenerife2022]

Gracias... 🌹