Glazing and Toning Furniture - Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration
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- Tom Johnson of Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration in Gorham, Maine discusses and displays his techniques for achieving desired results in matching contemporary repair work to the colors of antique furniture. Tom has been restoring furniture professionally since 1979. Visit our website at www.thomasjohns..., or write us at thomasjohnsonrestoration@gmail.com. And for those on the west coast looking for custom framing, be sure to check out Tom's daughter's shop, www.emcollier.com (@emcollierframes on Instagram).
Be sure to consult Tom's prior video on staining wood:
• Staining Wood - Thomas...
And to watch full-length videos on the restoration of the pieces seen in this video, click these links:
Recreating a Carved Piece for an Eastlake Table:
• Recreating a Carved Pi...
Restoring an Antique Tilt-Top Table:
• Restoring an Antique T...
Repairing a Contemporary Chair:
• Repairing a Contempora...
Restoring a Veneered Tabletop Edge:
• Restoring a Veneered T...
Restoring an Antique Federal Secretary:
• Restoring an Antique F... - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I like this channel because the editing is so minimal - no bullshit transitions, showing you walking into a door you obviously walked into already to set up a camera etc. Great information - and to the point. Thanks for being authentic.
You're welcome! We're trying to keep it real!
A masterclass in glazing and toning Thomas. Thanks for distilling some of your voluminous wisdom into this "reference" work video.
Thanks! I'm glad this is helpful
Colorants.... stains... shellacs and primers in aerosol form changed my world...these products are the bomb....saving time and constant brush cleaning. Watching these excellent vids is like sitting in the workshop with my dad and grand dad....sweet memories for me. Merry Christmas Thomas.
Thank you! I appreciate it. I wish my Dad could see these videos
Thanks, I'm pleased you mentioned this video. It captures the nuance of your skill and knowledge
Thank you!
Tom Johnson must be in a world of his own. He's a craftsman of the kind that doesn't exist in today's world.
A legend in his own mind!
Marvellous! This video really shows how getting the proper colour is an iterative process in which you take stock of each stage and decide how to get closer to your final tint in the next stage. Thanks for sharing your knowledge so freely. Happy holidays!
You're welcome! Yes, you have to sneak up on it!
Tom, another GREAT tutorial. Always learn something from your videos. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Thomas this summary video on your finishing techniques is "OVER THE TOP"...Clearly the best I've ever seen...Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and pull this together
You're welcome!
I've been away for a bit so I haven't had the chance to watch my favorite TH-cam channels. The good news is that when I was able to get back to it, I had four (that's 4) Thomas Johnson videos to view. Although always a push, life does have it's rewards. I wish you and your family the best this holiday, and a safe and happy New Year.
Thank you for watching! And the best to you and yours also!
You have given so much valuable guidance to your viewers and I have used your techniques to improve my furniture and refinishing work immensely. I would definitely be willing to support you through affiliate links or Patreon if you ever become interested in something like that. I recently purchased a variety of Mohawk toners and would happily purchase them through an affiliate link in the future. Thanks for your work in making these videos and your willingness to lift the veil to show how real world refinishing work is done with mastery.
Couldn't say it any better so I'll just second your thoughts Rich!
Thank you! I'll have to look into the "Patreon" thing sometime
Thanks!
Great job. An early Christmas present for sure. Best to you and your family for a happy holiday season and a safe and happy new year!
Thanks! And the same to you too! Thanks for being such a good fan!
Thank you. I enjoy your craftsmanship and professionalism. Great information!
You're welcome!
Incredible video, thank you.
You're welcome!
Great, I will watch this again several times. I am trying to learn these techniques.
Thanks! And learn by doing - again and again!
This and the staining video are your best ever!
I wish you would have mentioned some brand names for the less common dye stain product.
I would appreciate a video on the dye markers and brushes.
Thanks, JIM 🥰
You're welcome Jim. I'll try to do that if the right piece comes along
Another useful video,thanks Tom.
You're welcome!
Brilliant, thank you for sharing
You're welcome!
A Well informative video. Let me just say the green toner saved my skin on several occasions, once with about 10 high end cherry cabinets with pediment tops. Some how the med brown stain I had purchased from my supplier had one gallon mixed out of a red base instead of neutral. The guys applying the stain in the paint room hadn’t even noticed. These are Great tips and are well represented, but it also takes training the eye and mind to perceive the next step and when to stop. Merry Christmas to you and your family Thomas
Thanks! Wow! What a screw up! Glad you were able to correct. Have a great Holiday!
Hi Thomas, I get asked (hired, actually) to repair old and new (mostly old) furniture, on a somewhat regular basis. Your approach, style and knowledge is worth gold to me. Very much enjoy watching your work and learning. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thank you for all your videos, they are a wonderful source of information. I away even more than I learned in college. But then I always learn something new when I watch a master at his or her work. Merry Christmas
You're welcome! Happy Holidays!
Fascinating Tom Thank you for sharing your secrets. Always enjoy your videos. I find them relaxing as much as educational.
Thanks!
Thank you Thomas, amazing, informative and inspirational once again. Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas and the best for 2019. Most of all thank you for for all your videos over the last year, they have all been a real joy to watch.
You are welcome! And the best to you and yours also!
Always great. I have found if you have a surface that feels a little rough but you can't sand it, rub it down with a rough brown paper like a grocery bag
Yes, thanks! I show that it one of my videos!
In der Beschränkung zeigt sich der Meister. Enjoy the season and happy new year.
Vielen Dank! Ich muss darüber nachdenken! Alles Gute für Sie und Ihre Familie!
I absolutely love your attention to detail!!!
Thank you!
Excellent video! A true craftsman makes repairs disappear by toning and blending color into the finish not the wood. I've seen some real hack jobs done by "professionals" that while technically the repair was sound, it looked repaired. They were usually way too dark. It takes years and years of experience and a thorough understanding of color to achieve near undetectable repairs. You are one of them and thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thanks!
I really appreciate the effort you’re putting into answering our (my) specific questions! I could tell this one took some planning, forethought and editing to work thru the info you were presenting to us. I’m all in still on any other vids you do on this subject!
Thanks!
You're welcome! Yes, and I would like to hear any ideas you might have for future videos
Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration
Well for starters I’d love to see
-a video or a series on the ethics of restoring furniture. Something like a what to do and what not to do type thing. Like an ethics 101 for those that don’t know.
-Another vid or series I’d like to see is how you get customers? are all the pieces you work on from customers or do you find pieces to repair yourself and then sell them?
- And something specific on how you charge for the work you do... not asking to get into specifics on income etc... it’s just hard to gauge sometimes on how much time is spent on a piece and what is realistic to charge a customer.
-Also a video on whether you would recommend taking on projects for customers that are challenging or that you’ve not done or had experience with but that could be good learning experience.
-How you got started and any other background stuff I think would be very interesting also.
- Anything with advise for us just getting into repairing and restoring furniture would be interesting along with how to get a small business going doing this type work...
-Or at least maybe how YOU got started would be an interesting story to hear I think.
I could go on and on lol
Enjoyed the video. Thanks the tutorial on staining and color matching. Take care and God bless.
Thank you!
Awesome. Keep it up! You’re the first person besides me to use complimentary colors to match stain. I have jars of pigment from paint stores I add to stain, mostly to tone down orange.
Thanks! We can’t be the only ones!
This was a great video! It's a lot of fun hangin out with you. Merry Christmas.
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
Good stuff! Have a wonderful holiday! Looking forward to what 2019 brings to us from you! All the best to you, Tom.
Thank you Deette! Sorry I missed this comment! The best to you - now it's the next Holiday Season!
Another information packed video. I am learning so much from you, and the tips and techniques in this new series you are doing are invaluable. Please keep on doing these videos as your style of presentation is the best out there. Jeanine from Australia
Thank you! And all the way from Australia! Merry Christmas!
Great video, Tom. Thanks!
you're welcome!
This is such a good video. It shows just how valuable good teaching skills are. I would love to take classes on this and french polishing. Just for everyone's edification, it is not a perfect way to do things but it can help you to understand what colors you need or don't need and the direction you need to go in. Take a picture of the two pieces in good light side by side. Bring them into Lightroom or some other editing program and use the sliders to shift the different dominant colors into them to determine what base colors you need when you start mixing. For a beginner this will help you to understand how to shift tones.
Thanks! Actually, a color wheel and a 3X5 card with 2 holes cut in it work fine for me!
Thanks so much for taking the time to produce these two videos for us Tom. A true masterclass!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.
You're welcome! And all the best to you and yours also!
Yes, thanks and happy holidays. Always enjoy your videos...rr Normandy
Thanks! And to you too!
I am always impressed by your colour matching. There is more to it than simply using the right colour. Which stage it is used in the process, which grit you might sand with and the medium carrying the pigment all make a difference. Personally I get a wee bit nervous about compatibility of mixed mediums (or is that media?) Glad to see the birds getting their fill. I wondered why ours had spurned their seeds over the last week, till I discovered the feeders were upside down. I had unintentionally been inflicting mental torture on them. Great video Tom. thanks for posting, compliments of the season to you and yours.
Thanks! That's wild about the birds - glad you figured that out!
I won’t be able to watch till later today but just wanted to say that I was freaking out cause I hadn’t seen a video in a few days lol
Been looking forward very much to this one!
Great!
This is the best explanation video I’ve ever seen. Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎁
Thanks again!
Once again Tom your video is extremely informative .Early on in life I painted professionally, and your handling of colors is dead on where it should be. your approach is very logical and a means to a successful end. thanks again, and Merry Christmas and a Happy healthy and prosperous New Year !.
Thanks! And the best to you and yours in the coming year!
Great man!!!!
Thank you!
Very educational, thank you very much. I’ll try using these techniques on my new project.
Great! Good luck!
Thank you for your continued mentoring. Merry Christmas to you and your family and your you tubers
You're welcome! And Happy Holidays to you too!
Great video, thanks for posting!!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing! Thank you for the lessons, they truly are priceless. An early Christmas present as Lost Mountain Restoration said. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
You're welcome! Happy Holidays for you too!
Merry Christmas, Tom. I wish you n your family all the best very best this Christmas n for the new year. I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos n I look forward to seeing more videos next year. Thank you.
You're welcome! And Merry Christmas to you and yours!
As always...very well explained and informative! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
Thank you! And you too!
Always something new! I haven't heard of the use of asphaltam before. Thank you for your wonderful videos, as always, and Happy Holidays!
Thank you! And the best to you and yours!
Like most have said already, another great video! Your expertise and experience shines through on that cherry chest of drawers. It turned out amazing and really shows your talents! Merry Christmas to you and yours and may y'all have a truly GOD blessed New year!
Thank you! And Happy New Year to you!
Great tutorial, really helped for my future endeavors, Thanks Thomas
You're welcome!
Thank you for this very informative video...I was relieved when you used tar as a stain, have to admit that I now use it extensively both as a glaze and toner mixed with gasoline,(!!!) actually learned that around here with rather impressive results....
Wow! I don't know about using gasoline! Paint thinner will work fine, but hey, stick with what works best for you
Thanks Tom this video is just what I asked for and you answered a lot of my questions, have a great New Year.
Thanks! And a great New Year to you and your family also!
Thanks for sharing this information. Merry Christmas
You're welcome! And Happy Holidays to you too!
Love these vids A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR from the UK Looking forward to 2019 vids
Thanks! Happy Holidays to you and yours also!
Merry Christmas Tom Johnson and Family, your videos are great I have been watching for years, online university if you like, Love the content and your signature closing remark, "I think it looks pretty good!"
Thanks you! All the best to you and yours also!
Amazing info Tom, thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Thank you for the invaluable information you provide. You're helping valuable furniture survive for the future by sharing your knowledge. My question is this: after using a toner, do you need to use a sealer or is the toner also a sealer?
Thanks! Yes, the toner is lacquer (with stain), so it will act as a sealer or even a top coat
A challenge that I have when following you is when do you use shellac or when do you use lacquer? I noticed you ‘lock” in some stains, dyes, toners, and glazes with shellac, but you finish them with lacquer. Additionally, I noticed you might use a couple of coats of gloss lacquer and top coat that with satin. Same when you use tung oil varnish. I kind feel like a mosquito over a nudist colony with all these finishes.
Thanks! I like that mosquito line! I hope to do a video on finishes
Great work at usual Young Tom. Have a Great Christmas, and a Happy/Healthy New year my friend, for you and all your Family. x
Thank you Sir! The best to you and yours also!
Thank you for the so valuable info Thomas. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2019 with more videos and more customers !!! Greetings from Cyprus !!!
You are welcome! Happy Holidays to you and yours also! Merry Christmas to Cyprus!
Another fantastic video, Tom. Not only does it compliment your video on staining techniques, it provides reassurance that the end result can be achieved in various way. That said, as a hobby woodworker and furniture restorer, the finishing aspects is often be the most critical part of the job. A great repair, and or joinery work, I have frustratingly experienced, can be spoiled by a poor finish. To the casual observer it is usually the standout feature ensuring a professional result.
The use of toners, looks to be a very useful and perhaps a necessary ingredient for success. I have never come across them commercially, is there a "traditional" or shop made formula you could advise on?
I also found the introduction of the colour matching wheel very useful. I must add this to my shopping list.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
David
Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes on all points. The finish is everything. Color toning is critical. Try "woodworker's supply.com" They should have everything you need. It's easy to make any that you need by just putting a compatible stain in your finish
Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration. Thanks, Tom. I picked up one of those colouring mixing wheels, or at least it's in the mail. Thanks again.
You talked in the video abou 'Tong (?) Oil varnish or Tan oil varnish ? To seal of the wood, before you stain it.? By the way You 're a great teacher. Thank you.
You’re welcome! It’s Tung Oil Varnish by Waterlox. The sealer is just the first coat of finish, no matter what finish you’re using. Often the wood needs more color after the sealer coat, and it gives you more control
Nice video Tom! Thanks for sharing it with us, And Merry Christmas! To you and your family!👍😎JP
You're welcome! And to you too!
:) Thanks Tom! 😎
Very good explanation, it's good learning I really enjoyed it! now back to work. Real N. p.s. I just saw it took 4 year for your channel to reach me.
Thanks! Better late than never!
Awesome video as usual! 😊
Thanks!
Hi, Tom. Thanks for the help you've given so far. My 1860s house is looking better for your videos. I have a mahogany bannister which is quite nice, but by the stairwell window it is very faded. Most of the rail is just waxed over a very old finish. What can I do about the colour fading? Hopefully something that doesn't involve many steps or needing to buy multiple products. Happy to apply many thin coats of stain etc. until the colour matches. Of course the fading is highlighted by the fact that it is in good light to see that it is faded.
Thanks! The best way is to clean it, "sand" with a gray Scotch Brite pad, and recoat with poly that has stain in it. You'll have to experiment to get the right tone, and it should take multiple coats
@@johnsonrestoration Thanks, Tom. I'll look out for the right product.
Of my project comes out "pretty good" it's perfect 💯👌😄
Thanks! Oh, that word is banned from my shop!
Love these instructional videos, your knowledge is invaluable. The #AntiqueSamurai strikes again!
Thank you! I'm going to google "antique samurai"!
Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration well I hope your photo pops up because you’re the reason I use the hashtag, lol.
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금손의 아저씨^^
나는 한 달에 두 번씩 하나씩 넣으려고 노력합니다!
Hey Tom, I think this video was pretty good! :) Merry Christmas to you and yours! ~Jack, VEG
Thanks! And Merry Christmas to you too!
You are amazing to watch. I love your videos!
I do have a question, if you go through all of this work to match un-aged wood to aged wood, what happens when the new wood ages? Said another way, if you make new wood look old, what happens when the new wood gets old? Does it become extra dark? Thanks!
Hi Todd, just answered your email, but it's just not something that can be accounted for
MR TOM !!!! I Need To Know What You Know !!! Your A GOD KNOWING WHAT YOU DO.
Thanks! It's all in the editing!
Thomas have you ever tryed making your own toners using Sprite powders and laying it on with a french polish rubber. You should give it a go. Definitely a great skill to have in your arsenal.
Thanks! I'm familiar with the technique but have not ever used it much. I will work on it!
"everything you need is right at the hardware store..." :-(
when you live in Germany, its a problem ... 80% of the people buy their furniture at IKEA, there is no (marginally) need to restore old and high quality furniture ... I'm envious of your broad selection of restoration equipment in the US... you are the younger culture as a whole but with the "older" and better taste of furnish your homes..
Great video! Cant find nothing comparable at youtube....
// edit: i was curious and did a search: you're lucky... the next IKEA is in Stoughton, Massachusetts, no one in Maine ... :-)
Thanks! Yes, it must be different there. I have traveled in Italy, and it didn't occur to me to try and find any hardware stores, I need to do that.
Something I would be interested in knowing is how color work may look in the future. For example when you use green to take down the natural red that eventually fades from wood as it ages. What happens as the pieces age and their natural red diminishes? In 50 years will they begin to shift greener than the original as the natural red no longer exists in the wood?
Thanks! good question! I don't know what happens. I have always thought about it
very informative lecture. any difference between shellac and varnish ? thank you
Thanks! The main difference is the different resins. They are both evaporative, and both could be called spirit varnishes. In use they are very different
Forgive me if other people have asked you about your llamas...it would be interesting to hear what made you get them besides the fact that they are absolutely charming.
Thanks! They're alpacas, and we board them for the owner. The males are separated from the females. We love having them
Great job, Tom. Very informative. Can you share the name/ manufacturer of the green toner?
Hi Michael, thanks! I get them from Mohawk www.mohawk-finishing.com/products/wood-touch-up-repair/aerosols/tone-finish-clears/. Also, I think you can get them from Woodworker's Supply woodworker.com/burnt-umber-shading-and-glazing-mssu-146-909.asp
Still catching up on your videos and enjoying them. You mention tung oil varnish, can’t see the label. What brand do you like? Stay safe.
Hi Clay, thanks! I'm using Waterlox Original www.waterlox.com/original
Please explain the difference between padding and stroking
I can’t! I’ve never heard the word “stroking” used in reference to a finishing technique
Thomas, can you use the Mohawk Glaze over polyurethane? Or would I need to seal the poly with Shellac first? Thanks
Thanks! Yes, you can. The glaze doesn't react with the finish, so any finish will work with glaze
👍 awesome 😎
Thanks!
Unskilled, supposedly professional painters stained an alder library and front doors in my sister’s Tuscan-style mansion without first sealing the wood. Result: ugly, blotchy mess that had to be stripped. Painters were fired. (They’d earlier had to be schooled about properly disposing of paint rags and properly venting lacquer fumes. Lucky the place didn’t burn down!)
Would love to see you restore a piece using only paste wax and steel wool. See how far you can improve it that way.
Thanks! If the right piece comes along I might do that! Painters are not finishers!
If you want to keep the finish as shellac, can you use color added to shellac as a toner?
Absolutely! The dye stains I use are soluble in alcohol. I've often done that for touch ups
Sir,please show us how to duplicate the thick built up shellac alligatored finish found on really old furniture.I'm trying to do this with missing spindles on my grandmothers rocking chair.Thanks P.N.
Hi, thanks for watching! That's a tough one, I have no definitive answer. Try sealing with a couple of coats of shellac, not wax-free shellac, but regular shellac, make it really smooth. Then brush on low lustre water based polyurethane, a thick coat and see what happens.
I’m not familiar with the term sealing the piece of furniture then stain or dye. What do you mean by that? And when your completely done with a piece is all you do is add a coat of wax and buff it out?
Thank you
I should have waited until the end. What are the differences in using shellac, Lacquer, varnish, polyurethanes. How in the world do you know what to use. I’ve been revamping furniture for 40 years and now watching you I don’t think I know anything. I’ve always just stained & varnished. That bed I told you about just is very dull. It’s an antique and I don’t want to ruin it. My passion in antiques wood furniture. Even if I don’t know where I’m going to put it, if I love it I have to have it.
I use shellac on period antiques. Basically it comes down to using whatever finish works best for you. Sealer is just the first coat. When doing repair work I often seal before staining because it gives me more control. If I’m refinishing an entire piece of furniture I will stain the bare wood. Keep doing what you’re doing, it sounds like you’re doing a good job
Do you have any videos on removing watermarks from glasses on an otherwise perfect desk or tabletop surface?
JIM
I don't have one as good as I would like. I will soon though. th-cam.com/video/VmkCNrX_GFY/w-d-xo.html
I have not understood how you use this tool 12:01. What kind of material is the best to make this tool and how to do it?
Thanks! That's my "color checker". A piece of thin cardboard with 2 holes cut into it. One hole goes over the original color, and the other on the piece you're staining to match. You can instantly see if you need more red or more yellow or whatever
How to do this matching when I use spirit based stain? Could you please teach me?
I have different dye stains, usually thinned a bit, and I can "layer" it on a little at a time. You can see me doing that in many of my videos
I know this is a stupid question, but why should the top always be lighter than the base? Thanks!
If you look at nice antiques, at a museum, etc. the top is almost always lighter. Due to excessive cleaning and polishing and exposure to sunlight, etc. It doesn't have to be lighter, but that's the way I like it. Think of the reverse, what if a top was darker than the base? It would look silly
+Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration I see that, thank you. I thought there was a technical reason, but it's kind of down to fading & 'wear & tear'! Thanks again! 👍
I see that you rely on alcohol soluble aniline dyes. I was always taught water based aniline were superior because they were much more light-fast. Have you had problems with this or is there a method to deal with the UV? Thanks!
Thanks! I mostly do restoration and refinishing and the water soluable dyes don't work for refinishing projects. The wood is too contaminated. Not to mention raised grain. Over all, the alcohol stains are much more versatile
How do you identify the type of wood? Could you do a video on that subject please?
Thanks! It's mostly just experience. It could make a good video though
@@johnsonrestoration That would be very helpful.
What is used for sealing it before applying the toner and glaze?
Found the answer. So, tong oil can be used as a sealer.
Yes. You can use any finish as a sealer. Typically when doing spot finishing I use an aerosol shellac. It depends on what your looking for as a final finish
Should the top be lighter in color because it will darken more than the base over time, or other reasons too?
Thanks! Only because when I look at antiques, the top is always lighter, probably for a lot of reasons, cleaning, sunlight, etc
Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration thank you.
Excellent instructional video on a difficult process. Thank you!
You're welcome!
You used only " mohawk" brand?
Thanks for watching! I use a lot of Mohawk products, but anything that works best for you is good too. Mohawk's has been around forever and I've been using their products for 40 years, but other brands are fine
I'm a little oxidized too.
Every night!
Hello from Russian restorers!
Thanks! And hello to you too! I am always amazed at the world-wide audience, it's humbling!
I have a question for you but I need to send you a picture. Time is of the essence. Please respond with an email address so I can ask your advice on a potential investment. Thank you.
Hi Tracy, you can email me at: thomasjohnsonrestoration@gmail.com
Thanks. This is my weakest point in finishing.
You're welcome! I think it is for a lot of folks!