A customer reaction to finished peice would be great to see. Some kind of tag or info to put on the peice when done with your info would give you and your business more recognition
I love the customer reaction part! However, I don’t know about putting her business info out there on TH-cam. I think that may raise a safety issue. Something tells me the people in the area, plus the word of mouth and referrals, she has plenty of work.
I am in awe of your talent, patience. I'm guessing you have customers lined up to have you work on their treasures. You are very talented. I love watching you work.
It’s just unbelievable what you did to that piece. So much work. It’s probably took a month or more to fix it all. Its a piece of art now. I hope your customer appreciates your hard work. I love to refinish furniture myself, but your level of skill and equipment is times better than mine. I am learning something new from every of your videos. Thank you Trena.
Trena, you always do great refurbishing on all the furniture, thanks for taking us on your journey of revying the souls of all these pieces of furniture. You are truly a master at your trade. Greetings from Georgetown, Texas.
Trena that piece turned out awesome, I'm so happy to see that there are still people out there that can look at a antique piece of furniture and fall in love with it enough to seek someone out like you to bring it back to life ! There's still hope for America , between the crying rooms and the tearing down of our statues and history of America . There still is hope. Thanks your awesome lady.
She's Canadian and there's no hope for America. It is so divided politically right now that it makes the Grand Canyon look like a scratch on the face of the earth. The world used to have a great deal of respect for America, but now we just shake our heads. It's a crying shame.
A super job! Many would have have given up on this piece and thrown it in the trash. But you have made it look very fresh, pretty and stylish! I love the intensity with which you work. The tutorial nature of your videos is very much appreciated. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the restoration world discover your channel. Already looking forward to watching your next project. You are the best!
So many furniture pieces deserve a second life, otherwise the artistry and technology is lost forever. I find this fascinating, not only from the historical perspective teaching us how these were built but also your expertise, skill and patience. Looking forward to see more like this in the future.
Watching even the few videos I have so far has already significantly improved the quality of the pieces I am building, especially the finishes. There is so much information to take in and very well presented.
Excellent result, I am in awe! I really love watching your skills with the repairs and rebuilding. I am always concerned when you spray finishes without a respirator though. Keep up the good work and thank you from the UK
I sit in awe as you confidently move from working with craftsman tools to sculpturing back to woodworking then to painting with such ease. Seamless. Beautiful work, absolutely. I see someone else suggested a label you could add somewhere so the history of the piece would have your name on it. I add my vote for that!
You make it look so easy but we all know it’s not. Love your work. I usually watch Thomas Johnson and he’s such a perfectionist , which I love . You seem to do things with such ease . So now I have someone else to watch . Thanks !
@@johnsfurniturerepair Yeah he even responded to an email of mine when I had a question about a piece I was working on. So calm too. You are calm when you work . That’s one of the things that makes it so enjoyable. ✌️
Excellent! Nice job! I recently saved a coffee table from the curbside and just realized that it has the very same style of feet! I don't know how to restore furniture which is why I've been watching TH-cam videos to educate myself. Thanks very much!
Amazing restoration almost a complete rebuild bringing back something rare . A task most would only cobble up where here you were a Master of both knowledge and talants. Thank you for sharing.
Super work, Trena. Thank you for sharing. I finished a piece recently with a large number of veneer issues. It seemed like every time I took it out of the clamps, I found another loose spot. I thought I would never finish, but persistence won out. Thanks again.
Amazing work. Really enjoy your videos. After watching several (okay, more than several) one thing I've longed to see at the end of your videos is a side by side comparison of the before and after. And I'll second a suggestion below that you add a plaque in a discrete location that says something to the effect of this piece was restored by you or your company.
You might consider turning yourself a mallet or 2 out of Osage Orange. With the striking surface round it tells you hand where it hit, on or off center and you will learn to adjust without ever looking at the mallet. I have one I turned 40 years ago and it is still in good condition. Turn a freshly cut chunk to rough size then coat it with something to slow moisture change. Much later turn to finished size. This is to prevent checking.
Very impressing. Great work as always. I enjoy these videos very much. You make it look so easy, but it takes a lot of talent and confidence! You deserve many more followers, but I'm sure they will will find you. Greetings from Denmark.
I have made guitars for some 58 years and I have found that using a piece of expanded polystyrene as a sanding block is preferable to using a piece of wood or just using my fingers to hold the piece of abrasive paper. This I find can adapt to the shape of the piece of wood that I am sanding far better.
If you've ever wondered why all those really old antiques have that dark mahogany stain, it hides a multitude of sins. You would have to get on your hands and knees to see the splice in the feet with such an excellent carving job. Oh and that little silver piece on the right was from the volume knob! You would pull a rod in and out to allow more sound from the phonograph to the speaker cone.
I’m currently working on a 1906 Victrola VV-215 for a client. She’s basically having me renovate it for a modern sound system, separating the record player, removing the divider between the record shelves cavity and the speaker cavity, building a bottom where the record player was, and doing a complete refinish. I’ve done just about everything but the finish thusfar. My first attempt at a French polish has gone horribly. 😅
Trena your work is superb and this job was enormous! Your skill and artistic talent, plus your vision really adds to the pieces when you bring them back from the brink! I so enjoy watching your process too. Did you learn from your dad, or did you go to school to learn your craft? You appear to have such a natural talent. Thank you for a quality program every time. I'm such a fan. With many Blessings from Australia Trena. xx
This piece reminds me of the 78rpmMono spring-loaded record player that was the first one in my earliest years that I enjoyed putting my ear up onto the front carved listening 🎶 area on the R/side. My parents had a large collection of mostly symphonies & operas. I would sit infront of it & pretend I was conducting the orchestra...loved the many hours, especially on rainy ☔️days in Hilo, H🌦🏝🏖⛰️🏔🌋 🌊🩴where I was born (1949) & raised (🌈paradise👣🫂🏄♀️👩🍼🧠)! One of the 78s was a Enrico Caruso opera. Still remember the smell of the livingroom with its baby-grand Steinway piano, etc. Later came the intro to 33rpm & 45's Stereophonic records (upgraded to a spring-load stacking Magnavox cabinet record player) that greatly expanded our myriad music collection of records (& stair-stepped siblings)... ln 1958 came a Zenith portable b/w 📺 then (1959) a color Magnavox cabinet TV... with adjustable "rabbit ears." My sister had every commercial jingle in her head&came out verbally, so my mother's favorite thing to say to us was "go outside & play" after chores were done. [ Again, you are terrific, so experienced... A Master Craftswoman!!! ] Thanks sooo much for the trigger into my wonderful memories!!! 💝😃🫂👣
You sure put yourself through it with the devastated pieces you rehab. I am SOOO impressed with your work. This piece is so unique it was entirely worth saving. Bravo!! BTW, did I see a ToDo list on a sheet of legal paper off to your left there? Do you write up all the details of what you need to do to reclaim a piece? I am currently working on a piece that I have encountered problem after problem as I go. Does it help to keep a running tally? Just curious. And BTW, who is John?
So informative. I am learning a lot from watching your videos. You are quite talented. I have restored a few pieces, but none quite so intensively. What is the stripper that you are using?
A customer reaction to finished peice would be great to see. Some kind of tag or info to put on the peice when done with your info would give you and your business more recognition
I so agree!
That is a first rate idea!
I love the customer reaction part! However, I don’t know about putting her business info out there on TH-cam. I think that may raise a safety issue. Something tells me the people in the area, plus the word of mouth and referrals, she has plenty of work.
more than i can handle.
Bet your client was impressed beyond words. Besides all the rest of the repairs, my fave was your recreation of the little feet. Very nice restore.
I am in awe of your talent, patience. I'm guessing you have customers lined up to have you work on their treasures. You are very talented. I love watching you work.
It’s just unbelievable what you did to that piece. So much work. It’s probably took a month or more to fix it all. Its a piece of art now. I hope your customer appreciates your hard work. I love to refinish furniture myself, but your level of skill and equipment is times better than mine. I am learning something new from every of your videos. Thank you Trena.
Trena, you always do great refurbishing on all the furniture, thanks for taking us on your journey of revying the souls of all these pieces of furniture. You are truly a master at your trade. Greetings from Georgetown, Texas.
Thank you so much!
From beat up, battered & abused back to beautiful.
What a fine result after much fine work.
I had to smile at the wonderful renovations you do, all on a "Wonky" table. Love it
What artistry. I am amazed at the talent, patience, skill and reverence. Well done indeed.
Unbelievable talent! I am truly mesmerized by your videos. Please don’t stop making your videos.
I really enjoyed the carving of the feet. That was so neat to see how you did that. The whole piece turned out amazing.
Thank you very much!
Trena that piece turned out awesome,
I'm so happy to see that there are still people out there that can look at a antique piece of furniture and fall in love with it enough to seek someone out like you to bring it back to life !
There's still hope for America , between the crying rooms and the tearing down of our statues and history of America . There still is hope.
Thanks your awesome lady.
She's Canadian and there's no hope for America. It is so divided politically right now that it makes the Grand Canyon look like a scratch on the face of the earth. The world used to have a great deal of respect for America, but now we just shake our heads. It's a crying shame.
Indeed !!
But that's where I will disagree with you . It's because we are Americans and we will prevail and we will be as strong as ever ! God bless America !
Very impressive! I especially liked the remaking of the feet. You are gifted!
Never been a big fan of the dark brown stains but this turned out beautifully. Kudos!
The level of attention you bring to every little detail is astounding. The quality of everything you do really shines!
Trena's ability to problem solve is amazing. Her attention to detail is masterful
Your craftsmanship is amazing. I can't believe all that you did.
A super job! Many would have have given up on this piece and thrown it in the trash. But you have made it look very fresh, pretty and stylish! I love the intensity with which you work. The tutorial nature of your videos is very much appreciated. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the restoration world discover your channel. Already looking forward to watching your next project. You are the best!
So many furniture pieces deserve a second life, otherwise the artistry and technology is lost forever. I find this fascinating, not only from the historical perspective teaching us how these were built but also your expertise, skill and patience. Looking forward to see more like this in the future.
for a minute i thought the owner made a mistake with the choice of stain but i think she was right on the mark.
Love watching your show on these cold, Minnesota evenings.
Thanks for watching!
What would be interesting to see also is the customer bringing in the peice and their reactions to the finished product.
Watching even the few videos I have so far has already significantly improved the quality of the pieces I am building, especially the finishes. There is so much information to take in and very well presented.
LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THE BOTTON OF THE LEGS !!
Excellent result, I am in awe! I really love watching your skills with the repairs and rebuilding. I am always concerned when you spray finishes without a respirator though.
Keep up the good work and thank you from the UK
All of your skills were on display with this one!
Thanks Jo Anne
Did a really awesome job. Remaking those feet was something to watch!
My gosh! The owner must have really loved this to pay for all the work you did.
I sit in awe as you confidently move from working with craftsman tools to sculpturing back to woodworking then to painting with such ease. Seamless. Beautiful work, absolutely. I see someone else suggested a label you could add somewhere so the history of the piece would have your name on it. I add my vote for that!
Thankyou so much for watching Paul!
I just bought one of these (1920s) recently in England. It does work and taking it back to the US.
You make it look so easy but we all know it’s not. Love your work. I usually watch Thomas Johnson and he’s such a perfectionist , which I love . You seem to do things with such ease . So now I have someone else to watch . Thanks !
I am a huge fan of Thomas. He is a master
@@johnsfurniturerepair Yeah he even responded to an email of mine when I had a question about a piece I was working on. So calm too. You are calm when you work . That’s one of the things that makes it so enjoyable. ✌️
Fabulous job. You are very talented
Hello,
I watch your videos and enjoy all your wonderful work.
You have it in your fingertips!! Awesome!
Sincerely,
Niek from the Netherlands.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very good filming on this one, close ups of wood and cabinet. good job.
Thank you very much!
Very very nice Trena you did a nice job on it and it looks really nice
I think I do furniture repair for the love of old things. I sure don't make too much money all said and done. Good job!
You are amazing. Your work is absolutely stunning.
What a beautiful restoration, well done. Your attention to doing it all as good as could be done is inspiring.
Excellent! Nice job! I recently saved a coffee table from the curbside and just realized that it has the very same style of feet! I don't know how to restore furniture which is why I've been watching TH-cam videos to educate myself. Thanks very much!
Your talent and knowledge just amazes me! Just Wow, Wow, beautiful!
Thankyou!
Amazing restoration almost a complete rebuild bringing back something rare . A task most would only cobble up where here you were a Master of both knowledge and talants. Thank you for sharing.
Thankyou!
A work of art, beautiful job
You're a magician.... BRAVO... You amaze me.
I love all your video's! And how you fixed the foot i never would have thought of that way! great job!!
Super work, Trena. Thank you for sharing. I finished a piece recently with a large number of veneer issues. It seemed like every time I took it out of the clamps, I found another loose spot. I thought I would never finish, but persistence won out. Thanks again.
So beautiful! Your work is amazing! ♥️
oh I can tell thats going to GREAT. I love watching you do
sensational transformation. Your customer must have been over the moon.
Amazing work! Great job on the feet. You are a master!
I certainly agree in what ithers say.
About your skillful work, and the thougher way you go about it . So very well thought out and finished.
Amazing carving!
I'm amazed at your Patience
Awesome work. Keep them coming.
Just discovered this channel, the level of attention to detail and process is simply awesome, great work! PS hello from the UK! :)
Your very talented very nice work your Father taught you well.
Great job, impressive skills. You are fearless.
Amazing work. Really enjoy your videos. After watching several (okay, more than several) one thing I've longed to see at the end of your videos is a side by side comparison of the before and after. And I'll second a suggestion below that you add a plaque in a discrete location that says something to the effect of this piece was restored by you or your company.
some of the videos do this. i will add it into more of them and i am working on the name tag idea. thanks so much for watching!
Great job! looks so much better, love the color.
I agree with Sam and Brian's comments ! Where and when did you start learning your craft?
My father
Beautiful work 👍👍🇩🇰🇩🇰😁
You might consider turning yourself a mallet or 2 out of Osage Orange. With the striking surface round it tells you hand where it hit, on or off center and you will learn to adjust without ever looking at the mallet. I have one I turned 40 years ago and it is still in good condition. Turn a freshly cut chunk to rough size then coat it with something to slow moisture change. Much later turn to finished size. This is to prevent checking.
Sounds like a great idea. Love to see a pic of yours
Wow! congratulations!
Omg you did such an amazing job you are so talented
Super great job. I enjoy your videos. Thank you. Roger
You are such an artist!
Very impressing. Great work as always. I enjoy these videos very much. You make it look so easy, but it takes a lot of talent and confidence! You deserve many more followers, but I'm sure they will will find you. Greetings from Denmark.
well done Trena
With the older vacuum tubes of yesterday they gave off a lot of heat and likely the reason for the gap underneath the record player.
Wow, Amazing. Great job.
I have made guitars for some 58 years and I have found that using a piece of expanded polystyrene as a sanding block is preferable to using a piece of wood or just using my fingers to hold the piece of abrasive paper. This I find can adapt to the shape of the piece of wood that I am sanding far better.
thanks for the tip
great work girl !
WOW. great job.
Brilliant work! Beautifull! Amazing!
Thankyou Joel!
If you've ever wondered why all those really old antiques have that dark mahogany stain, it hides a multitude of sins. You would have to get on your hands and knees to see the splice in the feet with such an excellent carving job. Oh and that little silver piece on the right was from the volume knob! You would pull a rod in and out to allow more sound from the phonograph to the speaker cone.
I’m currently working on a 1906 Victrola VV-215 for a client. She’s basically having me renovate it for a modern sound system, separating the record player, removing the divider between the record shelves cavity and the speaker cavity, building a bottom where the record player was, and doing a complete refinish.
I’ve done just about everything but the finish thusfar. My first attempt at a French polish has gone horribly. 😅
Oh wow no hope it turns out!
@@johnsfurniturerepair Thanks for the encouragement. 👍 She was satisfied with the outcome. I recorded the process, and uploaded it to my channel.
Wow. Awesome job
you are soo talented
Trena your work is superb and this job was enormous! Your skill and artistic talent, plus your vision really adds to the pieces when you bring them back from the brink! I so enjoy watching your process too. Did you learn from your dad, or did you go to school to learn your craft? You appear to have such a natural talent. Thank you for a quality program every time. I'm such a fan. With many Blessings from Australia Trena. xx
Thankyou Esther. I did learn from my father. Check out my shop tour vid for more details. cheers to you too!
Its like brand new. Thanks
Amazing
Well done x love this video..
Exquisite !!!!
Stunning!!!
The area behind the screen would be great for a wireless speaker. Give it a little of the old life back, outside of your restoration, that is. :)
Great idea
Stunning
Hello from Germany, really nice work. You teach us really well. Which wood did you use for the feet?
Your work is very good. Were you impressed with the quality of wood used to build the cabinet?
Thankyou. It wasn't the best in my opinion, but compared to todays materials it was still solid wood with proper joinery.
Excellent job- how many hours labor before you actually applied the finish?
This piece reminds me of the 78rpmMono spring-loaded record player that was the first one in my earliest years that I enjoyed putting my ear up onto the front carved listening 🎶 area on the R/side. My parents had a large collection of mostly symphonies & operas. I would sit infront of it & pretend I was conducting the orchestra...loved the many hours, especially on rainy ☔️days in Hilo, H🌦🏝🏖⛰️🏔🌋 🌊🩴where I was born (1949) & raised (🌈paradise👣🫂🏄♀️👩🍼🧠)! One of the 78s was a Enrico Caruso opera. Still remember the smell of the livingroom with its baby-grand Steinway piano, etc. Later came the intro to 33rpm & 45's Stereophonic records (upgraded to a spring-load stacking Magnavox cabinet record player) that greatly expanded our myriad music collection of records (& stair-stepped siblings)... ln 1958 came a Zenith portable b/w 📺 then (1959) a color Magnavox cabinet TV... with adjustable "rabbit ears." My sister had every commercial jingle in her head&came out verbally, so my mother's favorite thing to say to us was "go outside & play" after chores were done. [ Again, you are terrific, so experienced... A Master Craftswoman!!! ] Thanks sooo much for the trigger into my wonderful memories!!! 💝😃🫂👣
Very cool!
You sure put yourself through it with the devastated pieces you rehab. I am SOOO impressed with your work. This piece is so unique it was entirely worth saving. Bravo!! BTW, did I see a ToDo list on a sheet of legal paper off to your left there? Do you write up all the details of what you need to do to reclaim a piece? I am currently working on a piece that I have encountered problem after problem as I go. Does it help to keep a running tally? Just curious. And BTW, who is John?
yes, i keep notes and time on each piece to help me keep track of everything
Amazing!
Another beauty!
So informative. I am learning a lot from watching your videos. You are quite talented. I have restored a few pieces, but none quite so intensively. What is the stripper that you are using?
I just found this channel.. Does anyone know where they are located?
Woodslee Ontario. Cheers
Great work!!! 👍 Mask??? 🤔
Were the legs bad when you started it
yep
When you want to clamp something that you don't want to stick to the clamp, use wax paper
Yep. Done that before. Thanks for watching.
A Dremel tool might work better on some carving. Gives you more control.
Well, I guess I'm into furniture repair videos now.
love your Toes!!!!
Hi how old is that. That you are working it looks nice so far
its from the 20's