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 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!
Thank you for sharing your story. I love the work you do, you are welcome extremely talented. I especially love the cleanliness of your workshop. Keep those videos coming but most importantly keep doing what you love. Lisa, from the U.S.
Thanx for letting us have a slight glimpse into your workshop and your life! I think both of them are nice which is not selfunderstanding - you did a lot of work for that! Congrats for that! Greetings from Germany from the silver fox, David 😉🦊
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 TH-camrs seem to think are necessary. Your videos match your aesthetic: clean, simple and straightforward. I’m looking forward to your next project! ☺️
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!
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 TH-cam. 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. ;)
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. 🙂 )
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 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, 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.
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!
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 TH-cam 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.
Head uut aastat, Ahti! Vau, kui kaunilt korraldatud töötuba olete hoidnud! Märkasin tööriistade kaubamärki "Toll". "Toll" tähendab saksa keeles "suurepärane" või "vinge", nii et neil oleks parem oma nimele vastata. Teie selle Biedermeyeri diivani taastamine oli hämmastavalt ilus - läige, polster on lihtsalt vapustav, eriti kui arvestada sellega, millega teil töötada anti.
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.
Lahe video! Huvitav vaade algusesse. Väga vähesed tahavad näidata seda, kuidas nad alustasid, samas paljudele algajatele on selline videoa heaks teejuhiks.
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.
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.
You look like my grandfather, he spent a lot of time in his workshop, he was both a carpenter and a locksmith, he laid stoves and repaired watches... There is even an outward resemblance. I can assume (I only assume, I apologize if I invade my personal space!) that you and the family are the same silent as in the video, at any free moment you freeze in thought - how to cut a cunning connecting spike, for example? I wish you well and creative success! (and I hope the automatic translator gets my message right).
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..
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! 👏🌷
Such a great life story! 2020 was a perfect time to start a TH-cam channel and i'm so glad you did. The work you do is absolutely incredible. Every time I see a new video it makes me so happy. Great job my friend. Love sent from Vancouver Canada
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 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.
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!
This video is a great video. I have never known someone who majored in furniture restoration. I have recommended your channel to over a dozen other youtubers who just don''t understand the furnitur restoration craft. Appreciate all you do. Cheers! Translation: See video on suurepärane video. Ma pole kunagi tundnud kedagi, kes oleks mööbli restaureerimise erialal. Olen soovitanud teie kanalit rohkem kui kümnele teisele youtuber'ile, kes lihtsalt ei mõista mööbli taastamise käsitööd. Hinda kõike, mida teete. Tervist!
Thank you for sharing this Ahti! It was interesting to hear your story. You certainly have lots of "toys!" And you put them to good use! Your content is appreciated. 🙂 Cheers! Sarah
That was a nice idea for a video You answered some good questions I didn’t even think of How many clamps I’ve asked before lol Thx for the entertainment
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 TH-cam, but soon I'll solve this matter. Thank you!
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.
You are an amazing restorer and extremely skilled. I was born ten years before you, but if I lived there I would be happy to be an apprentice. Good luck to you and your family!
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. 🤠👌
Nice but could u do an overall view of the shop like how it is layed out reason I ask is I have new shop 25 ft by 40 ft and I just can't figure out how I would like it old shop is 25 by 25 ft I'm thinking about using it for stripping and sanding
I put the machines so that I don´t have to move long way between them. Another option is to put some machines on wheels, so you can move them as needed.
Loved every minute. Actually, your last video showing what I believed was a town name, gave me the push I needed to finally buy/invest in an European atlas. Turns out it was a town name and I learned where you live or at least the country. That finished couch was incredible, but not a surprise after watching your work for over a year now.
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!!
That’s awesome! Makes me feel better 😂 I’ve only started working with furniture during Covid and learned from TH-cam 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. 👌
This was really great to watch, and interesting how you reached this point in your life. I watch your videos to see simply incredible skill and craftsmanship. Thankyou for this peek behind the scenes.
Thank you for the tour and a bit of your history. I love watching your craftsmanship. In one of your videos you said you know you did a good job when no one can tell the piece has been touched. I think that's such a cool philosophy and goes against the norm of trying to standout so people notice and praise you. Very cool.
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 :)
Thank you for sharing your skills. I recently had a wood office chair which need repair. Having watched your videos, I knew how to properly make the repairs. Happy New Year!
Thank you for the tour of your workshop. You have some very interesting tools. I enjoy watching your videos because my father and grandfather enjoyed little woodworking projects. Watching your videos brings them back to me ❤️ Happy New Year
A fellow 75er! Whoop! Best year, Ahti. And only 50 clamps??! Not sure I believe that 🤔 🤣 Great video. Feel like we know you far better now. 🤗 And can I say for the record, that your teacher may have been the best teacher, but you are teaching all of us. I've learnt loads from you. It makes you a great teacher also 🙌 Keep up the good work and Happy New Year from me on the Somerset coast 🇬🇧 to you in Estonia 🇪🇪 xx
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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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 😊
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! 👍🏻
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 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!
How about linking those 2 videos of the farmhouse table (anything "farmhouse" is gonna take off now days lol) and the sofa 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😳🤯 Gorgeous!!
Love to see most anything properly restored by those with great skills. Artists in their fields. Thanks for your background information.
Thanks for taking advantage of a vacuuming session to give us this perspective. Your channel is my favorite. 🤩
God bless you. We love you here in Minnesota. USA!!
Thanks James, you are very welcome!
Great story, thank you 😊 What about your family? Wife and kids? ❤
Yes ;)
Thank you for sharing your story. I love the work you do, you are welcome extremely talented. I especially love the cleanliness of your workshop. Keep those videos coming but most importantly keep doing what you love. Lisa, from the U.S.
Thanx for letting us have a slight glimpse into your workshop and your life! I think both of them are nice which is not selfunderstanding - you did a lot of work for that! Congrats for that! Greetings from Germany from the silver fox, David 😉🦊
The Biedermeier sofa! Please provide the link.
I did this work before I was youtuber, so no video about that.
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 TH-camrs seem to think are necessary. Your videos match your aesthetic: clean, simple and straightforward. I’m looking forward to your next project! ☺️
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!
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 TH-cam. 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. ;)
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. 🙂 )
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 loved the tour. I am amazed at your creativity (and sense of humor) in producing your videos. You are an inspiration.
Everything has it's place to be used and returned. Clean shop is more productive. So glad to know that you have lived free of ruzzian stupidity.
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, 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.
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!
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 TH-cam 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.
Head uut aastat, Ahti! Vau, kui kaunilt korraldatud töötuba olete hoidnud! Märkasin tööriistade kaubamärki "Toll". "Toll" tähendab saksa keeles "suurepärane" või "vinge", nii et neil oleks parem oma nimele vastata.
Teie selle Biedermeyeri diivani taastamine oli hämmastavalt ilus - läige, polster on lihtsalt vapustav, eriti kui arvestada sellega, millega teil töötada anti.
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 ;)
Lahe video! Huvitav vaade algusesse. Väga vähesed tahavad näidata seda, kuidas nad alustasid, samas paljudele algajatele on selline videoa heaks teejuhiks.
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.
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.
You look like my grandfather, he spent a lot of time in his workshop, he was both a carpenter and a locksmith, he laid stoves and repaired watches... There is even an outward resemblance. I can assume (I only assume, I apologize if I invade my personal space!) that you and the family are the same silent as in the video, at any free moment you freeze in thought - how to cut a cunning connecting spike, for example? I wish you well and creative success! (and I hope the automatic translator gets my message right).
Hai la falegnameria più pulita e ordinata mai vista
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..
don't think I watched the sofa video something to look forward to
vous êtes vraiment bien installé et bien classé
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.
Лучший ученик своего учителя! Талантливый человек талантлив во всём!!!😊
Loved hearing your story, thanks for sharing. Went to your music channel...impressed so I subscribed there too! 😊
Such a great life story! 2020 was a perfect time to start a TH-cam channel and i'm so glad you did. The work you do is absolutely incredible. Every time I see a new video it makes me so happy. Great job my friend. Love sent from Vancouver Canada
27 years of practice builds great skill.
Dziękuję.
i nie potrzeba maszyn za "miliony dolarów" by robić piękne rzeczy!
Zdrowia życzę.
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 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.
ti amo. adoro la tua professionalità e intelligenza.💞
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!
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 ♥
jacques from canada
you learn well and talented great work
thank you for your video
This video is a great video. I have never known someone who majored in furniture restoration. I have recommended your channel to over a dozen other youtubers who just don''t understand the furnitur restoration craft. Appreciate all you do. Cheers! Translation:
See video on suurepärane video. Ma pole kunagi tundnud kedagi, kes oleks mööbli restaureerimise erialal. Olen soovitanud teie kanalit rohkem kui kümnele teisele youtuber'ile, kes lihtsalt ei mõista mööbli taastamise käsitööd. Hinda kõike, mida teete. Tervist!
I enjoyed this video about your journey, Thanks.
I wish you another 27 years of happiness in your workshop !!! Your work is most of the time Art Work
27 years and still have all of your fingers. THAT SAYS YOU ARE MOST CONTENTIUOS WORKER. I just subscribed.
It’s good to get to know you a little. Thanks for the tour!
Ok, you just turned your adorable up to 1000!
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.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks so much for sharing. Did you also learn upholstery from your main teacher? That work seems very unusual in today's world.
I learned upholstery from other teachers and most of it figured out myself.
Thank you for sharing this Ahti! It was interesting to hear your story. You certainly have lots of "toys!" And you put them to good use! Your content is appreciated. 🙂
Cheers!
Sarah
That was a nice idea for a video
You answered some good questions I didn’t even think of
How many clamps I’ve asked before lol
Thx for the entertainment
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 TH-cam, but soon I'll solve this matter.
Thank you!
Hoy toca...limpieza general...todo debe de estar en condiciones...
Saludos desde ANDALUCÍA, ESPAÑA 😉 👍
Greetings from Latvia !
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.
You are an amazing restorer and extremely skilled. I was born ten years before you, but if I lived there I would be happy to be an apprentice. Good luck to you and your family!
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. 🤠👌
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I really learns a lot from your videos. keep doing it ! :D
Nice but could u do an overall view of the shop like how it is layed out reason I ask is I have new shop 25 ft by 40 ft and I just can't figure out how I would like it old shop is 25 by 25 ft I'm thinking about using it for stripping and sanding
I put the machines so that I don´t have to move long way between them. Another option is to put some machines on wheels, so you can move them as needed.
Loved every minute. Actually, your last video showing what I believed was a town name, gave me the push I needed to finally buy/invest in an European atlas. Turns out it was a town name and I learned where you live or at least the country. That finished couch was incredible, but not a surprise after watching your work for over a year now.
Well, don't be surprised that people like your videos. They are well made, interesting, and you are very talented. A great combination!!
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 👍
Have you seen NewYorkshire Workshop building his huge router table? If not check it out, I think you'll enjoy.
When I grow up I want a workshop like yours!!! 👏👏👏👏
Предлагаю новый проект - реставрация Вашего верстака😁
That’s awesome! Makes me feel better 😂 I’ve only started working with furniture during Covid and learned from TH-cam 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. 👌
Thanks for the tour of your workshop. I especially loved the restoration of that sofa - amazing job.
This was really great to watch, and interesting how you reached this point in your life. I watch your videos to see simply incredible skill and craftsmanship. Thankyou for this peek behind the scenes.
Great to know more about you! I surely enjoy your videos!!
Thank you for the tour and a bit of your history. I love watching your craftsmanship. In one of your videos you said you know you did a good job when no one can tell the piece has been touched. I think that's such a cool philosophy and goes against the norm of trying to standout so people notice and praise you. Very cool.
Thank you for sharing your background. You do amazing work.
You are so talented! 🥰
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. I live in the USA (Indiana) and am 80 years old. I look forward to your videos.
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 :)
Thanks, really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your skills. I recently had a wood office chair which need repair. Having watched your videos, I knew how to properly make the repairs. Happy New Year!
Simply lovely. Amazing workshop , very jealous 👍 keep sharing . .
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Ты лучший создатель и реставратор мебели на ютубе.
You are the best furniture maker and restorer on whole youtube
Thanks so much for sharing very interesting
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Such a cool guy
Great video showing us your background and workshop.Your restoration work is first class.How can i listen to your music or where to find it ?
Keep up the amazing work, thanks for sharing!
Cool video! Best wishes from Montevideo, Uruguay!
Thank you for the tour of your workshop. You have some very interesting tools. I enjoy watching your videos because my father and grandfather enjoyed little woodworking projects. Watching your videos brings them back to me ❤️ Happy New Year
Yours is one of my favorite channels. I only wish I could meet you in person, you're a real master!
A fellow 75er! Whoop! Best year, Ahti. And only 50 clamps??! Not sure I believe that 🤔 🤣
Great video. Feel like we know you far better now. 🤗 And can I say for the record, that your teacher may have been the best teacher, but you are teaching all of us. I've learnt loads from you. It makes you a great teacher also 🙌
Keep up the good work and Happy New Year from me on the Somerset coast 🇬🇧 to you in Estonia 🇪🇪 xx
Really enjoyed hearing/watching your story, Ahti; thank you for sharing it!
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Yes, I thought I own it to my fans.
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. 🌺👍🌷🌸
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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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 😊
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!