This Is A BIG One | Furniture Repair & Refinishing
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I found a BIG mid century credenza in an alley.
I took it home and refinished and repaired it. This video contains, stripping, sanding, veneer repair, shellac, lacquer and gold leafing. Thanks for watching.
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I'm excited to announce that I will now be posting Patreon exclusive videos on my Patreon page! I'll still be posting videos here on TH-cam just as I always have but I will also be posting exclusive videos to Patreon. These exclusive videos are a way for me to say Thank You to the patrons that support me there. If you'd like to become a patron, the link is www.patreon.com/dashnerdesign .
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It's crazy how one of my favorite entertainers in this day and age is a furniture restorer.
Kvailystė ir priklausomybė :)
The man is good!
My kids were just complaining about how "there's nothing to watch on TH-cam" and I kindly offered my roster of furniture restoration/ diorama building / château renovation channels to them. Weirdly, they didn't jump at the opportunity. I wish they would though, when I buy my castle someday I will need them to know about oxalic acid, sandpaper grit and the like...
@@LaughingInTiny Just play the videos while they sleep. It will be ingrained in their subconscious minds. 🤫
And all the narration as you work. Bravo! Add gold tone lamps or large tray and that “flaw” will look intentional.
I am a sewist. This desk table would be perfect for a sewing machine and all that accompanies that! Fabulous well done!!!
Great Idea! ! !
Ikr! Would be such an incredible quilters table!
Love how you are open to trying completely new techniques that you've not tried before -- the result with the gold-colored foil is lovely and definitely turning a flaw into a feature!
We love all that you do and don't care if the pieces you work on are road-finds or salvage or bought at thrift stores... it is the work you do to transform them and the expertise you share with us that matters to your community!
Kintsugi
Its the woods heartbeat... in gold.... love it!
What a beautiful piece! The gold leaf was a nice added touch. As much as you try to restore it to the original condition sometimes you just cannot and must enjoy and appreciate the "flaws" that it now has. The gold leaf just helps one to know this piece has had a life and is ready for a second one. Outstanding job once again.
I needed hinges for my built in medicine cabinet. They were less than ten years old and falling apart. The local ACE, Home Depot, Lowes, no goodsky. Searching online, I discovered San Diego Hardware. From jewelry box to barn door hinges, they had them all, and the medicine cabinet hinge I needed. And these aren't falling apart. (miniature European style hinges)
Never give up on restoring these old classic pieces. Your work is amazing and however they come out its still amazing to watch and learn from.
Yay, it finally happened! I was wondering when someone as talented as you, Dashner, would try the Japanese art of KINTSUGI on wooden furniture! It came out beautifully. You could have even created more gouges and filled them with gold leaf, too. Love it!
I was thinking that too. Make the ‘ gold river’ wander the length of the top.
I was thinking of, I think it’s called
Wabi Sabi? Fixing things with gold and making them more beautiful.
@@mickim5507 Called Kintsugi.
@@mickim5507 Wabisabi is just the aesthetic of accepting imperfection and transience (from the Zen Buddhist mentality), which often coincidences with shibui which is the aesthetic of rich simplicity. Techniques like kintsugi are expressions of it though.
@@xarcaz thank you! ☺️
No matter what project you’re working on, I learn something new! Love all you do!
Thanks!
Your videos help me relax at night, but they also inspire me. I believe in restoration of old things- it's better for your wallet, the planet, and its a challenge. it's beautiful that old furniture can be refreshed so we can continue to appreciate it. thank you for what you do❤
Embracing the imperfections with kintsugi is brilliant!! I learn so much from watching your restorations. Thanks so much!
Hey Dash....I love what you do. You always make all of your furniture pieces look beautiful and desirable. Also I thank you for the last 2 1/2 years that helped so many of us get through the pandemic calmly. Thanks!!!!
I bought 2 credenzas at the second hand store and oiled them and they look like new. I use them to store holiday pieces for decorations and containers. Thank you for restoring this one.
That's are really nice credenza and you did a great job of bring it back to life. Who ever ends up with the piece is very lucky.
You're so REAL. That's one of the things that keeps me watching. You mess up? Okay.. you'll find a way to fix it. You fixed it right the first time? Cool, you taught us from the start. What more can anyone ask for? Thank you. You are REALLY appreciated!
The gouge repair reminds me of a Chinese dragon. I wonder if any of the previous owners of your finds see your videos and watch their pieces come back to life...great job as always!
I really like this desk. It would be perfect for sewing curtains or quilts on without all the excess fabric weight pulling on the onw needle. Amazing job, really nice. I wish I had a place for it, since I sew quilts.
That's amazing dude. I don't think you give yourself enough credit. I learn something new with every video. They're all simple tricks like steaming cracks but they work miracles and even though they're not 100%, off the shelf perfect, they're considerably better than what you had and probably a lot better than anyone else could do! I'd love to see you finish this one even if you have to give it modern hinges. I don't know what you see in these pieces but I'm glad you save them because you do a phenomenal job! I love the longer format too. Gives me more to watch. I think you should try making shorter videos of tips and tricks for helping others like a whole video on steaming out dents with footage from different projects and maybe some experiments with sacrificial pieces of wood just to research what would work best in whatever situation without risking an entire project. You have a wealth of knowledge and I think you make amazing videos!
I like that your restoration of this piece kept the rustic charm.
I don’t mind all the nicks and scratches, they give it history. As long as it is a solid piece.
As soon as you said “I want to do something different with this deep scratch” I thought “Do gold!!!”.
You did not disappoint.
LOVE the idea with the gold accent to make the scratch stand out instead of hiding it.💕👏
I find it a unique piece, the gold leaf looks actually amazing and matches the brass handles!!!
The scratch fixes are what separates you from an ordinary carpenter. Artistry. Bravo
I love to see the really damaged ones get a refurbishment. Very satisfying and lovely to see things reused and so painstakingly cared for.
Pretty darn good. Love the gold filling. I’d take it gladly!
Love your work and the time you spend to give old broken things a new lease on life. For filling gaps like that where you want it to show more than be camouflaged, I've found melting crayons works well. It's pretty much like your fill sticks but Crayola makes a lot more colors!
Looks good. Like the gold leaf. Reminds me of kintsugi, Japanese art of using gold to repair pottery.
I love the gold leaf. I have done it with piety but never thought with furniture. You are a genius
Dashner, you really like a challenge! It turned out wonderful and I love how you turned the scratch into a plus! As always, your voice is so soothing, just another plus to watching your expertise! Thanks for sharing
Love this, the scratch flaw really does look like a river that was meant to be accented in gold!
So I just watched a video of a lady who just bought a château, and the bathroom floor had a huge water stain... and I'm busy typing a comment to helpfully let her know that you've taught me that oxalic acid will help with the stain... and while I'm typing SHE PAINTED THE FLOOR!!! I'm utterly horrified. Some people and their lack of knowledge about important things, I tell you.
Andrea, That is so funny. Gettin’ really involved in TH-cam videos. It almost comes down to ethics. Ethics on restoration. We get all worked up and we’re not even working on the thing. I can identify.
@@boa1793 Right?? 😁
I swear to god the people who buy chateaus (not all!) just do a bodge job and say it’s “rustic”. Which channel was it?
@@gemmasalmon9667 totally new one ... her second video. I can't actually remember the name but the thumbnail is of her unlocking the door. I'll try to find it in my history 😊
@@gemmasalmon9667 Château Chronicles... But don't watch the third video (just out)... it will make you angry. Apparently they plan to paint the entire thing white. 🙄
I've done exactly the same with the gold foil on an old bar stool. I'm so glad you kept that and turned it into something beautiful.
And THATS why you save road side finds! I love that credenza. If I had an 8 foot wall I would drive to Minnesota just to pick that up! And I live in Alberta, Canada! Watching you find ways to finish pieces and coming up with solutions is just fascinating! I'm in love with the gold river! 💕
You definitely deserved a black belt in patience discipline. Happy to see your new video!
Great restore. Love the use of the gold leaf as a unique fill for that nasty scrape.
Steven: that piece is a honey. It would look so perfect in an mid-century office.
How you handled the deep jagged damage on the top using the gold leaf was the way to go. It reminded me of the way the Japanese fix a break in a porcelain piece. They fill the break with gold or silver. There is a name for this which escapes me at this moment. This is something they have done for years. Brilliant! Carol from California
Yup, that’s the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
Really like this project. The gold leaf looks like a dragon 🐉 to me. So glad to know this credenza won't be joining a landfill. I wish I were closer to you, I have just the place for it in my office.
I sure hope there's another like you close enough to his house to come get it!
The gold leaf was brilliant - I love this whole piece!
Nice work . I like the fact that you embraced the deep gouge and turned it into a gold lightening bold. 👏👏👍
I picked up an antique buffet at the side of the road. It had 4 doors with what I believe are the same hinges - knife hinges. Most were with the piece but I did not have the foresight to keep the hinges on the doors until I knew what I was going to do with them and then mark which hinges went in each spot. So of course some were quite bent, but as I was only keeping 2 of the doors I could pick from the “best” ones. These seemed to be handmade as the 3 holes in there was not identically placed from one hinge to the next. So, figuring out which hinge could fit where, and exactly where they should be placed as the areas they sit in were partially worn down, and combine this with the fact that was only my 2nd flip so my skill/knowledge level was super low, let me to also question “why did I pick up a piece that was destined for the garbage?” Anyway with a lot of research, some help from my only slightly more knowledgeable-in-this-area husband, and my natural unwillingness to quit even when he did, I got them in to a place where the two glass doors would open and close properly. I did consider replacing them with more modern hinges and that’s when I learned you can buy these knife hinges. They are a unique option and I think with modern, properly working ones I can see where they could be a nice option vs more typical ones. You did a fabulous job. I learned a lot from this video. Love the gold leaf. I was thinking maybe resin would work to highlight it but maybe the area was to narrow? Anyway the gold looks fabulous. Have a great day.
Love that you said "sitting proud" above the surface--haven't heard that idiom since my great grandmother in Texas 50 years ago!
I like the gold foil on the deep scratch. Having little scratches left on the top just shows this piece has been used over the years. Good job.
That gold is a lovely solution to a difficult problem and the piece looks quite beautiful.
I love the gold leaf treatment, turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery") for furniture. Beautiful work, as always.
Thank you! This is the term I was struggling to drag out of my brain.
Yes, and much inline with the philosophy of Wabi Sabi too.
I liked the gilding idea, that gash reminded me of a little lightning bolt.
One thing I've tried with success is discount kinutsugi - fill a void to almost level with regular old grey JB weld, paint on a thin coat of cheap Japanese urushi lacquer paint, and then dust it with gold mica powder, repeating once or twice until it's flush and nice and gold. I've never tried it with wood (it works amazingly on ceramic cracks and chips, a coat of mod podge after all that and it'll be microwave/dishwasher safe forever) but I can't imagine it not working. It'd be interesting to see tried on chips in edge veneer, where you want it flush.
I like JB weld because they are the only brand that certify their epoxy as food safe, microwave and dishwasher safe, I've checked with about a half dozen brands and only JB weld have tested/verified their steel stick and classic formulas as safe/stable under heat and water.
Its also nice and cheap, JB weld is always on hand, and a little tube of urushi is about 4 or 5 bucks and gold mica powder is a dollar or so, and both will last for a very long time.
I'd be down to see more gilding/inlays like that when veneer is really dinged up. Match it to the hardware with some brass, bronze, gold, and silver mica!
New subscriber. Enjoyable voice over, no gratuitous music. Good job!
Look at how creative you are with your River of gold! Fabulous!
Great work. That gold detail was a brilliant solution.
Another great job! The gold foil was a unique and interesting twist!!
This wood is beautiful. When you have the furniture inside your home, you have a tree at home, in a way. Eternally, Thank you Mother Earth. No need to throw the trees . Renovating furniture is Good for the Planet. Congratulations for this renovation 🌹🌹🌹
I thought the deep scratch looked like a great shape that you could leave in the piece and was so glad you decided to make it a feature! Brilliant choice.
Brilliant idea with the gold. Reminds me of Kintsugi, a Japanese repair approach which I love.
Watching you colour match the veneer along with your explanations and thought process was really interesting!
My mother was given a 40’s coffee table that had so many dents and gouges it was easier to turn it over. She used it for 40 years and it sold in their estate sale. She loved antiques.
I think this project is a good candidate for cutting down. Saw that top down to cover the drawer base and vaneer the cut edge.
You've done an incredible amount of work on this piece. Would love to see you complete it with the hinges and do a postscript in a future video.
What a beautiful job ❤❤❤ The gold pop is brilliant, accent the history of the piece.
I like your idea of the gold in-fill. Nice job!
Absolutely love the gold leaf approach! I will try that myself!
Great work; I like your experiment with the gold leaf as well!
Awesome!! I'm glad you went with the gold leaf!
Thank you.
Innovative use of the gold leaf.
Liked it.
The gold leaf is awesome! Kintsugi credenza!
Nice save from the dump! I found it interesting how time and (I guess UV light?) lighten the color of the wood.
I love the way this turned out! I always learn something new when I watch one of your videos. Thank you!
The gold looks great. More of it would go well with this piece....like making more tunnels and filling them with gold. Very nice!
I think you did a beautiful job! I wish I was closer, I would take it in a heartbeat, I would love to use that as a sewing station. For my machine and crafts.
Kintsugi on furniture restoration !
It worked on broken china and it’s perfect for the deep gauge as well.
I simply love the work you put on hopeless pieces and the chance you give them for a second life.
I always watch your videos although I will never do anything like this myself.
Greetings from Greece.
Looks great imo. Davis & Stow is a good brand. They did a lot of high end mid century office furniture and are sought after peices by some.Thank you for showing the name of makers.
Wonderful renovation! Love the gold in the gouge and the indents. Beautiful!🌸
I think the gold in that gouge looks neat. It’s more than a little bit like the method of restoring broken pottery with precious metals. It looks interesting with the hardware on the drawers, too.
That would be a great sewing table for someone
I was inspired by you to start fixing up street furniture, Ive done two coffee tables now and they turned out great thanks to your videos! Thank you for all the tips :-)
The Repairs to the top you made with the gold reminds me of the Japanese kintsugi where they use gold to highlight cracks in repairs to vases etc, It looks great
Fantastic work as always! Loved that you tried some new techniques, with some kintsugi, it worked out brilliantly!
You’re such an inspiration to watch
It's a very nice & simple piece of furniture and you have done the best you can. Thanks.
I've been working on an old desk & first time using Oxalic. Trying to diminish some wood worm trails I wasn't able to stand out and I had one weird dark spot. I've been working on it all week and had to just leave it for a few days as I don't have the hang of this oxalic acid yet but it really solves so many problems so wish me luck!
I really love the gold leaf idea!
Hello and Good Morning 🌄 🌞☕️, Beautiful Saturday🌸
Good morning.
Filling that deep scratch with gold leaf was such a great idea. It looks really cool!
The gold leaf was an interesting idea. Once I saw you do it I thought you should gouge it more. but, it was a lot of work as it was. nice job.
Your work speaks for itself, Dash, and this video is no exception. I was very interested to what you would do with that big scratch. A few years ago, our dog jumped up on our dining room table because someone had left a couple of french fries and under the napkin and he went for it! Well, he got the fries and the table got the scratches! 😆Funny thing is that I've been putting my teapot right over them when I drink tea and they have diminished a little, but I see now I have to take off the finish first. Thanks again for a great lesson. Take care!
Love the gold leaf!! It is perfectly imperfect… that takes a Master!
Yet again, another excellent video, showing your skills. I love the Gold Leaf idea - very clever ! Thanks for sharing with us. Take care 🙂
The gold leaf was a fantastic idea. I’d love to see that used for a really heavily damaged piece - very smart.
I really like the gold fill. That was my first thought as well. Sometimes leaving character on an old piece is what's best. I think saving the piece is the important thing and restoring function and beauty to what would have been trash.
Really loved watching the process of figuring stuff out, great vid. The table turned out beautiful
It's cool to see you not only get better at every basic technique, but put effort into developing new ones. Celebrating imperfections is the way.
someone may have already suggested it. you could use a router to cut out that big scratch and have a matching place at the other end and inlay some other kind of wood. just a thought. it's easy for me to say that sitting here on my sofa when you have to do the work. keep up the good work I really enjoy watching your Channel
Amazing to see the piece in the ‘reveal’ from where it started! It looks beautiful, particularly the grain on the top. This kind of restoration may be frustrating for you, but it’s very instructive for us - I’m hoping to refinish a few mid-century pieces that were my parents, and am watching your channel for ‘how to’ advice. I was hoping to do the work this year but, like you, I would work outside, and in central Canada 🇨🇦 too, winter gets in the way.
I really like it!! I wonder if the door handles could have been gold leafed. I love the gold leafing on the top!! Nice job!
Dash, great content! The top is night and day. The hinges look like knife hinges, and can be obtained from most woodworking suppliers. Maybe do the hinges as an add- on, or a short.
Your channel is my favorite. Thank you for sharing! ❤
Beautiful. Clever solutions. Love this one.
Amazing! Love the gold leaf. Thanks
Super idea to use the gold foil