My beloved wants to try it in our kitchen. I may be looking for some sexy white oak to see if I can make a suitable leaf for it. We need to test with some scrap ply to see how stable the table feels with a leaf in it.
You did an awesome job, Art. I can't count the many times I found beautiful pieces by the road and refurbished them. It is amazing to me how many people throw away good things...
I've had to "raise" a number of pieces of antique furniture because they're too short for modern chairs (and people). 2" is about right. Nice job. Well done!
Nice job. From junk back to a functional table. I see so many "restoration" videos where all they are really doing is just painting a piece of furniture. It's good to see it being done properly.
Nice fix! I have just about the exact table that my wife and I bought at an auction in about 1975. It, 6 chairs, 5 leaves and a buffet came as a matching set. A few years later I did a re-finish on it. It's been our daily use table for all that time and it still looks great. The "cheap" factory furniture that was done 100 years or so ago was definitely not poorly built. Too bad so much has changed in that regard.
Beautiful end to a table worth saving. I have a bar table that I have kept because it has the same beautiful grain. Wanted to sell because of space but hated the idea of it being abused. Leaf could be well gone a decade ago or snug in some inconspicuous spot.
Awesome. I agree that something is not original about the base of the column. Maybe there was some long-ago damage and that was how it was repaired? Regardless, it is now ready for another hundred plus years of service! Well done!!
Great job giving that table a new life. I wonder if the wood on the pedestal bottom was a repair - water damaged maybe and the legs could have been added/replaced? It would be interesting to know the history, but a mystery is good too.
That's another idea. I did find some faint numbers, but one was just the diameter. The other one was maybe a model number, but without a manufacturer it doesn't help. This did reinforce my idea that it is factory furniture.
I've been wondering a while. What is the point of using the shellac and poly both? Seems like just using the poly alone would work just as well? Does it protect better having both?
1/ Barrier between waterbased top coat and oil-based stain. So I use it as insurance. 2/ waterbased poly can make wood look a bit dull. Shellac gives it that liveliness that an oil finish does.
Nice work, I just picked up a beautiful Quarter Sawn oak table with ball and claw feet for $100, you can't give thise things away yet if people only knew how awesome white oak is and how beautiful these refinish. Question, why did you use shallac and not just use the water based as all coats?
Just being cautious as I was using an oil-based stain and water-based topcoat. Shellac is the "universal" sealer, so it can go over almost anything and under almost anything. If I had the patience I could wait a few days for the oil stain to fully cure and it would probably have been okay. There's more than one way to do it!
Maybe it was too short and someone added the blocks at the base to elevate the table? Any shadows in the old finish or wood to see that the legs were slid down and reattached? Very interesting!
I was thinking the same thing. Those blocks on the bottom are butt joined, where the rest of the pedestal is possibly mitered? The grain direction of the main pedestal is also vertical while the blocks at the bottom appear to be horizontal. I wonder too it they are of a different wood species as well?
That was truly impressive to watch; It looks new! Whats the plan for the table now? Are you officially entering your furniture refinishing era?
My beloved wants to try it in our kitchen. I may be looking for some sexy white oak to see if I can make a suitable leaf for it. We need to test with some scrap ply to see how stable the table feels with a leaf in it.
Very labor-intensive but very good save. Looks great 👍🏻
Amazing how well that black spot got removed, I was thinking there was no way it was going to come off! Looks great!
I thought the same about that stain! Thanks, Robin
Awesome find. Great restoration.
You did an awesome job, Art. I can't count the many times I found beautiful pieces by the road and refurbished them. It is amazing to me how many people throw away good things...
I've had to "raise" a number of pieces of antique furniture because they're too short for modern chairs (and people). 2" is about right.
Nice job. Well done!
A satisfying project that yields a useful and handsome piece of furniture. Nice one Art!
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job bringing it back to life! It looks great!
Nice job. From junk back to a functional table. I see so many "restoration" videos where all they are really doing is just painting a piece of furniture. It's good to see it being done properly.
Cool, thanks! Paint can be okay, but agree it seems to be out there a lot in the "Thrift Flip" space...
Most satisfactory - thank you for sharing! ✌🏻🎨☕️
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks
Damn,Art- I'm gonna have to come over and drive around YOUR neighborhood ! Great video as always.
once in a long while things turn up
Very nice Art, your tecknit is spot on, came out beautiful, do you think a wire brush would have helped cleaning out the grain?
Maybe? I'd be afraid of scratching it
Nice fix!
I have just about the exact table that my wife and I bought at an auction in about 1975. It, 6 chairs, 5 leaves and a buffet came as a matching set.
A few years later I did a re-finish on it. It's been our daily use table for all that time and it still looks great. The "cheap" factory furniture that was done 100 years or so ago was definitely not poorly built. Too bad so much has changed in that regard.
5 leaves!?!? wow.
The cheap stuff is all long gone. Only the good stuff is left, which makes it seem like all old stuff is good.
I make small things mostly out of reclaimed hardwood from old furniture and I don't think I would have cut this one up either. What a nice top.
Beautiful!! By far my favorite wood Qtd. Red & White Oak.
thanks!
Beautiful end to a table worth saving. I have a bar table that I have kept because it has the same beautiful grain. Wanted to sell because of space but hated the idea of it being abused.
Leaf could be well gone a decade ago or snug in some inconspicuous spot.
Very nice
Thanks!
Looks great! Next video: a new leaf? :)
Could be!
I wonder if a stiff bristle brush would've helped clear some of the gunk out of the grain?
possibly. There are usually more than one way to do it!
Great fine..
Awesome. I agree that something is not original about the base of the column. Maybe there was some long-ago damage and that was how it was repaired? Regardless, it is now ready for another hundred plus years of service! Well done!!
That is another good possibility. I am liking the mystery aspects of this more and more
Great job giving that table a new life. I wonder if the wood on the pedestal bottom was a repair - water damaged maybe and the legs could have been added/replaced? It would be interesting to know the history, but a mystery is good too.
That's another idea. I did find some faint numbers, but one was just the diameter. The other one was maybe a model number, but without a manufacturer it doesn't help. This did reinforce my idea that it is factory furniture.
I've been wondering a while. What is the point of using the shellac and poly both? Seems like just using the poly alone would work just as well?
Does it protect better having both?
1/ Barrier between waterbased top coat and oil-based stain. So I use it as insurance.
2/ waterbased poly can make wood look a bit dull. Shellac gives it that liveliness that an oil finish does.
Nice work, I just picked up a beautiful Quarter Sawn oak table with ball and claw feet for $100, you can't give thise things away yet if people only knew how awesome white oak is and how beautiful these refinish. Question, why did you use shallac and not just use the water based as all coats?
Just being cautious as I was using an oil-based stain and water-based topcoat. Shellac is the "universal" sealer, so it can go over almost anything and under almost anything. If I had the patience I could wait a few days for the oil stain to fully cure and it would probably have been okay. There's more than one way to do it!
Good job on the refinish. How much of the bottle of stripper did you use for a table this size? Thanks!
About half? I really slopped it on
Nice restoration. Now the hard part: where in the house to put it?
Kitchen, dining room, basement.... it'll make the rounds possibly
👍
Maybe it was too short and someone added the blocks at the base to elevate the table? Any shadows in the old finish or wood to see that the legs were slid down and reattached? Very interesting!
Yeah I've heard others say that older pieces were shorter
I was thinking the same thing. Those blocks on the bottom are butt joined, where the rest of the pedestal is possibly mitered? The grain direction of the main pedestal is also vertical while the blocks at the bottom appear to be horizontal. I wonder too it they are of a different wood species as well?
I would have cut it up, then later wished I hadn't.
a life of regret... 😅 thanks for watching!
5:27 poor choice of words 😅
My conscience is clear... 😇