1940s Restoration- A woodworkers nightmare

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

Beautiful restore, folks like yourself are the reason that we today know how things were made and how the quality was back in the GOOD OLD DAYS!! Today, most wooden furniture is nothing but pressboard, glue, and cardboard. Nothing like how the items from the past was made!!!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you. 🙂

[@Lavendercn1951]

Same kind of desk I used in the 1950s ink well and all. Brings back memories.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Good memories I hope 😊

[@JuhaK71]

I started my school in 1978. It was a little rural elementary school(from 1:st to 6:th class), about 30 pupils. On that year there was just 2 kids on a first class, so the teacher put us to sit in that kind of ancient desk/chair combination(a double version).

[@SteveBadger-l9c]

ninety seven thousand views in 4 days!! What?? Truly wonderful . Thank you for sharing this with us all

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you. Yes I'm super happy the video is doing so well. Two weeks of hard work paying off is a good feeling. 🙂

[@agj-sk5bp]

No music, no paint, no cats, just a truly great restoration. Well done

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Haha thank you 😊 🙏

[@apocalypsecat1665]

What's wrong with cats?

[@gabe-dub]

Amazing how well made things were in the past

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

I know and the Oak was so heavy.

[@nosemellon]

Absolutely brilliant. I had one of those in my primary school. You brought back so many memories

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@roberttresemer8226]

Beautiful. I love watching restorations like this. it's obvious that you are willing to do the work and make it the best it can be. That desk has so much history and character in it. To think about how many students sat in it 80 some years ago. WOW! I hope you make more videos like this one. You've got my subscription.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@roberttresemer8226 Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes I'm trying to improve with each project and I'm receiving lots of advice.

[@manuelalvarado7628]

I don't know English, but in 1960 I had my first bench of that type when I entered primary school in the first grade. Beautiful memories!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Lovely memories, thank you 😊

[@pepeluis44]

El mismo pupitre que tenía yo en la escuela estatal de primaria, en la década de 1950/1960.

[@خالدالبيومي-ظ1ز]

You are a teacher in your craft !❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@HondoHog-ii3nd]

Awesome restoration!! Thanks for sharing.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kaymcgraw9362]

Beautiful work. You have such patients and knowledge of wood.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Vixtorz]

Patience

[@oneshotme]

It looks beautiful and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😀 🙏

[@phils6122]

stunning transformation. really a nice piece. slotted screws for the hinges would definitely sit better though

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@garyjones2582]

Turned out very nice, thx for sharing...

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@laurabenevelli6783]

This truly shows the difference between old fashioned furniture / school desks vs modern ones. Unless someone has purchased very high quality furniture the chances of it having dove tails and mortise and tenons especially with shims for the ideal fit are slim to none. That type of work is old school (no pun intended). Thanks for disassembling this and sharing your process.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you Laura 😊

[@fathogwoodworking]

Great video Jakob. That turned out really well. Excellent job.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thanks mate 🙂

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you for the super thanks mate, that's really kind.

[@ludvigtande1236]

Sat in those in the fifties. Beautiful work❤

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@KaquolMeliReno]

Very beautiful work!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

She's a beauty. Soooo many good memories from school.😊

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@pamsheets632]

It's amazing how you restored this beautiful desk! Impeccable job! Turned out gorgeous! 😊❤

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😊

[@yorkshirepudd7532]

That's a joy to look upon

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@jbmckean]

Very lovely looking and brings back so many memories.🤩😍🤩😍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@saraocampo9066]

Love the restoration you made

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@AmenJunglist1973]

Great job, Respect

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Beautiful piece

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@laurasilvaayala8303]

Magnifico trabajo!!!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you kindly 🙏

[@Vidarl-_-l]

Very impressive!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@PabloGonzalez-vc6sc]

Muy buen trabajo. Felicitaciones. Yo fui a la escuela en los años 60 y usabamos este tipo de banco ,lo que eran dobles y traian canaletas para poner los lapices. Que lindo recuerdo me trajiste. Saludos desde Uruguay.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you I'm glad you have found memories of the time.

[@FixItfurnitureDE]

it's great, it brings back childhood memories

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@StarCashmachine]

nice i wish i had that u did an excellent job

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@sandramartins2038]

Amo trabalhos de restauração ! Como se desse um novo brilho ,vida nova a algo que fez parte da história de pessoas !! Maravilhoso ❤

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@IndianaGraphics]

That turned out really nice.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@georgeannapatterson5553]

Beautiful restore job❤❤❤ Accurate attention to doing the detail work

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@rosayoutube5393]

Wonderful job!!!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@chrishamblin2774]

Great Job. Beautiful

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@dang6832]

Nice resto.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@joycepayne3505]

Great job. Looks new.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😀

[@angelamcdavid534]

Very nice! Great work

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@جمالديلمي-ع6ع]

Very , very good.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@lazy_OS]

It would be cool to see a set of plans made for this - would be fun to make one!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Now that's an idea 🙂

[@SusandeWinnaar]

Sat on these type of tables with a loose chair in the 1970's in primary school, wish I could have those years again😢 then I would really live😢😢

[@ElizabethWagner-h5t]

Amazing work 🎉

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@MissLady-pq4hc]

Unbelievable what you have done. Beautiful work.👍🏼❤️

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Lovely comments thank you.

[@Chaves_Novo_Quiz]

Wonderfull job!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@Stubear22374]

When I was at my junior school many many decades ago his we had these same type of desks, it was an old Victorian school and these old desks were in abundance similar reminds me of the smell

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Good memories I hope. Thank you for watching.

[@ameyring]

Beautiful! Sell it at a price that suits you and be ready for offers. I've had a hard time selling refinished/repaired antique furniture that can still be used because it takes a while to find the right buyer.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you and yes I understand I've had a few peices take a while to sell but generally sell them eventually.

[@woodandwheelz]

To keep my pieces from wandering while I sand them, I use a rubber rug mat. the kind that goes under the rug to keep it from slipping. Works pretty good. If it starts to get a little less "grippy", I just wash it off and it's like new again. Great video and restoration. You have a new subscriber. God bless.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you for the tip 😀

[@kayjones392]

I sat in many of these desks. I never saw one looking like this one, they were covered with ink marks and scratches. This is amazing to see like it looked when new, good job!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jessgreenwood262]

Me too. But one desk you shared with another , so if you wanted anything out of it you had to disturb the one next to you to open the lid as it was the whole length of the desk top, I remember being told off or kicked.

[@CliffordDaniels-g4e]

Great job buddy 👍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thanks mate 🙂

[@MattBannan]

VERY VERY NICE!!!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@tommicks53]

They certainly don’t build them like that anymore 😢Nice work 👍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@rianmc4760]

The dovetails look to be done by machine and not by hand. Didn't think dovetail jigs were around back then. Great video

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Yes that's correct i was shocked to see this as well. Honestly I'm not 100% sure.

[@thomgreve]

The Knapp Dovetailing Company introduced a dovetailing machine in 1871.

[@pgoessnitzer]

You did an outstanding job with this renovation! Also, that school desk was well designed and well made. They don't make furniture that good anymore. I just subscribed and look forward to more of your work. Cheers, Peter

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@pgoessnitzer Thank you so much Peter.

[@lydiaflatt9859]

I love it!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@@lydiaflatt9859 Thank you.

[@RustyPetterson]

Aw man, I would have loved to do this project! The closest thing I've done was a gorgeous old high stool from a school science lab, complete with acid burns on the seat (preserved, of course!) These old school seats were built to last and were beautifully designed. Just a couple of comments: Some people would recommend putting a playing card under the saw when flush-cutting dowels. That would save you from marring the surface and having to clean it up. I think I would have spent a bit more time on making the metalwork look nice (before painting it) and I would paint all the screw heads black. But I'm just nitpicking, outstanding job lads! Loved the medullary rays as well! New subscriber thanks to this video.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Hi Rusty thank you so much for the detailed feedback and we agree totally, my dad left me alone to do this apart from helping on a few of the table saw and router cuts. I'm just finding my feet with this side of the business so appreciate constructive feedback like this which I'll definitely take on board. Thank you

[@pablobarros610]

Is Beautiful Job 👏🎉

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@slappedhappy9549]

Just subscribed! Great Job!💪🏼Cant wait for mire!👍🏼

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you very much 😊

[@joeladams338]

Beautiful job. I owned a rental freezer trailer business and we froze some furniture that had active wood worm or wood pests to kill the active pests and any eggs. I liked the liquid you used. My personal opinion the metal i would have cleaned it and put bees wax or something on it to keep it metal colored. Just my opinion. I loved your process and thank you for sharing it.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Hi Joe thank you, yes I agree about the metal I was not thinking proper when I painted it because I was close to finishing I think.

[@bobrfotos]

Fantastic 👍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@alizaisfandiari7289]

Beautiful

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@sharonbuckley4591]

Beautifully redone, almost too nice for a kids desk. Hopefully if it is given to one they will treasure it.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@cabbitkisser2620]

this are the type of desk that my mom & dad might have used back when they were young kids in the 40's

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Lovely 🙂

[@simoncurl4504]

A truly beautiful piece of furniture from a school desk. My old school had those, i am guilty of having carved names, football teams and rude words into them! 😂

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Haha 😂 good memories 🙂

[@holgerpriebsch6643]

Sehr schön gemacht

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@johnfirst552]

We still use it in indonesia back in the 80s...good memories...

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Brilliant 👏

[@impulse_guy_22]

i had a desk like this at school...in 1989!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

So many people with found memories. Yours are to we hope.

[@emmacordova574]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😍😍😍😍🥹🥹🥹🥹, good job

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@martinamaack4940]

Schöne Arbeit von den Schreibtisch. ❤❤

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@thorstenm.2777]

very nice 🙂

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@CasualDIY]

Fantastic video and great end result👍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@CasualDIY Thank you Tomasz 😊

[@TheRealMarioMan]

Nice Work, Subscribed 🐧

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@squeak5164]

nice job

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@LovingShadow-e3k]

Have you thought about making plans of this desk for woodworkers? But in a adult size. Because that looks like a great crafting table for a child. I get leg cramps just thinking about how to sit comfortably in this desk with my overly long giraffe legs. But like I said scaled up it would be perfect for crafters.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Now that would be amazing, honestly if I where doing this full time I would. Thank you for watching.

[@arteira2000]

Belo trabalho. A construção e o material dos móveis antigos não tem comparação com os de hoje em dia.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@joshbridges9055]

It both sounds and looks like a white oak variety. Tough to work with sometimes. I found my angle grinder and 36 Grit flap wheel well with sanding a very hard wood.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

It's definitely super hard. 👌

[@ottorinopugliese7697]

Bellissimo!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@j.l.emerson592]

One of the many things that my father taught me was: "Never use your hand as a hammer. All you will accomplish is hurting your hand. Use the proper tool for the job."

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Did I do this can't remember, but yes you're father is absolutely correct and thank you for the reminder.

[@j.l.emerson592]

@UpcycleFurnitureFinds My father caught me doing that about 100 times. He would shake his head & repeat what he told me... I finally stopped doing that... mostly... :)

[@jonvincentmusic]

My dad told me the same. What I think he really meant is I needed to find a girlfriend.

[@M21-w1y]

@@jonvincentmusic😂😂😂

[@jonathasfigaro4992]

When you dont have a hammer everything is a hammer

[@andreialins2913]

Please more videos! From Brazil

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@Flippingdrawers]

I’ve done one of these. It’s a pain😂. Great job 👏

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thanks mate, ye I watched yours, I liked the veneer you applied, I did consider that but then opted to fix with a inlay of Oak.

[@Flippingdrawers]

@ it was a long time ago. I’m sure I’d do it better now 😂 don’t have many tools or skills

[@XL-5117]

I’m glad you have taken my comments on board and if you want to know how professional restorers would approach something like this, could I suggest you check out AT restoration and Thomas Johnson. They are two of the best ones. The rest of the restorers are, what I would call furniture flippers. Good luck.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you for the recommendations I'll definitely check them out. In regards to taking on board what you said I'm still waiting for your advice on how a professional restoration would be achieved so unfortunately there's nothing to take on board as of yet. Looking forward to hearing your advice on how a restoration should be achieved, many thanks in advance.

[@TomLaios]

I can remember these from Primary school in the 1970s.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Good memories I hope.

[@anamariaabascalinfantes6137]

Lembrou da minha infância na escola, lindo trabalho de restauraçao😘

[@TomLaios]

@@UpcycleFurnitureFinds can't remember much, apart from the smell and the graffiti .

[@timfurnier7061]

I would've taped off and isolated the section you added to the desk and stained it darker to match the rest. I would've done the same with the dowels. It would've come out nicer.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

In retrospect I should of used Oak dowels but the Oak repair looks good in person, just like another board. Thank you.

[@francstrever4331]

Thorough work, well done. Very nice! The only comment I have is that I would prefer oak dowels, 13:41 for the pattern and especially the color match.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you and yes i agree my dad pointed this out to me, attention to detail 😊

[@Celiamarcal2]

Bom trabalho de restauração Deu uma boa limpeza em tudo, renovou a carteira de escola que era muito antiga.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@@Celiamarcal2 Thank you.

[@oreobenavidez953]

Just amazing

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Your to kind thank you 😊 🙏

[@reginaldgraves1684]

I would love to know where you got the Oxalic Acid, all I have been able to find is cleaning products containing it.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Hi are you in the UK?

[@reginaldgraves1684]

@ Thanks for replying. I will be this summer.

[@veronicakalma5138]

Beautiful restoration!!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you very much 😊

[@Thefurniturefixer9]

15:12 That's amazing! The person who made this chair is truly a genius.😅

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@@Thefurniturefixer9 did I miss something at 15:12 lol 😂

[@betaniawaeger2398]

queria que estás mesas voltassem para as salas de aula, belíssimo trabalho

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

I agree, thank you 😊

[@NeilM1]

We had similar desks in the late 70s when I was at primary school, but they had tip up folding seats and just the hole for the ink wells

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Hopefully good memories? Thank you for watching 🙂

[@paddyhall523]

Some things arent meant to be restored. More soul in the memories of the engraved wood.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Agreed like ancient artefacts.

[@filomenamarquesmodestoorge927]

Q beleza de restauração!

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@collinpribula3270]

B-E-A UTIFUL 💓💗👏🏻👏🏻🥰💕💞💛❤️😍💖

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you 😊

[@garymucher4082]

Very nice refurbishing project. Looks great now and if it could talk, I bet there would be so many interesting stories it could tell. Thumbs Up for sure...

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

I know could you imagine, probably chalk board rubbers flying past people's heads and goodness knows what else. Thank you 😊

[@arlingtontrains7]

Why Phillips screws instead of the original flathead screws?

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Just what I had to hand at the time, I'm a bit low on funds so didn't want to go out a purchase more screws.

[@annettejones6306]

Looks amazing!! I love rustins products and youre the first I've seen using them. Also love using Liberon, especially their finishing oil. Now going to subscribe to your channel.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you Annette, you have the same name as my mum 😊 yes these are very nice products from Rustins.

[@annettejones6306]

@UpcycleFurnitureFinds really, not many Annette's out there although a few more than there used to be. Is she left handed by any chance?

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@annettejones6306 no she's not but my daughter is 😆

[@elainegothard]

That traditional brown glue is called hide glue.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Yes that's correct, thank you 😊

[@andrzejporeda7281]

Super jest ten klęcznik odrestaurowany i przepięknie jest ta cała Szkolna ława od remontowana jestem za tym żeby stare rzeczy remontować z drewna w metalu ze wszystkiego i na przyszłość radzę takie elementy jak to piaskować żelazne drewniane stary wypiaskować nie trzeba szlifować czyścić tego Pozdrawiam serdecznie. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you for the advice 🙏 ☺️

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Cracking work Jakob, I love the look and feel of the French polish.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thanks Dad. 😊

[@BombaBVI]

Awesome restoration.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

Thank you so much.

[@stephenbarlin2314]

Good to see such excellent woodworking to make a school desk that even after 100 years of rough treatment still functions perfectly although rather ugly. Worth restoring for sure.

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

@@stephenbarlin2314 Thank you 😊