Watch how pro restorer does his job / 50-s chair restoration

This chair was made in occupied Soviet Estonia, in 50-s by freshly nationalized manufactory called Tallinna Vineeri ja Mööblikombinaat (former Luterma). This design was invented already in 1930-s, but because its good and sturdy design, the production lasted about 30 years. Its probably most produced chair model (with variations) in Estonia. In this video, I will show how pro restorer does hes job, on this violated chair.
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[@ATRestoration]

The fabrics name is RODEO and I bought it it from Nevotex (local dealer).

[@rayenwiller7879]

what a fantastic job’

[@ikust007]

The fabric , you mean the stuffing ?

[@МусаеваМусаева-н5у]

@@rayenwiller7879 й

[@julijajulija2980]

Какая улыбка в самом начале.... Ваша работа просто завораживает!!!👍

[@cynthiaq1073]

I enjoy watching your channel. You do amazing things restoring pieces that seem like junk, but you restore them to beautiful art. You are gifted. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. 💫😊

[@bookcadenb4584]

People need to understand, this dude probably spent several Hundred Dollars worth of Labor Hours to fix what most people would just replace from IKEA for like $49. This type of dedication to a Craft is what Society is sorely missing these days.

[@bryceanderson4864]

Agreed. Also missing is the willingness to pay for craft/ quality.

[@Mechanarian]

@@bryceanderson4864 that’s why a lot of modern product is cheap trash made in China with workers that are payed peanuts

[@iamb2348]

Oh really? So why don't you buy chairs like this for several hundred dollars?

[@Mechanarian]

@@iamb2348 I’m poor

[@oyesimon8112]

Nobody is a pro, when you enjoy doing something and are good at it and don't criticise other's, alot of people talk alot of bull, I dislike that on KZbin

[@bohsonca]

I like how the repair still makes it look like an old chair, just well kept, rather than making it into a shiny new chair or (even worse) - something it never was (like some faux-rustic, shabby chic crap) . Way to respect the spirit of the old object. Thumbs up.

[@alibobo2009]

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

[@ИДов-з1у]

Это, пожалуй, единственный на просторах интернета мастер по дереву, нежно и трепетно относящийся к вещам! Он, действительно, реставрирует старые вещи, а не ремонтирует! Браво, маэстро!

[@michaelmalugin7938]

Ага как им написано в описании этот стул 50х годов из "Оккупированной" Советской Эстонии! 4 крупных завода им клятые "оккупанты" построили 1. Эстонсланец (ныне Enefit Kaevandused) 2. Прибалтийская ГРЭС (ныне Балтийская электростанция) 3. Эстонская ГРЭС (ныне Эстонская электростанция) 4. Балтийский судоремонтный завод (ныне Baltic Workboats)

[@sirko3791]

@@michaelmalugin7938 о, гебешная тля подтянулась с унылыми рашисткими мантрами и офтопит. на швабру, манька

[@charlesseymour1482]

Reuse refurb and recycle is saving the planet one chair at a time. Priceless guys. Well done.

[@JDARJISJ]

Not the style of chair I would put this effort into. I didn’t like the style when I was in grade school and it hasn’t grown on me any in the intervening 4 decades. It did make for a good demonstration of techniques. Nice job making it look as good as it could.

[@jonjonsson6323]

Strangely enough i would, because the back support on those is so much better than most of today, they are comfortable and much better built than a lot today

[@mcstyle24]

Doesn't matter if you like it or not. Wood is Wood and it should be saved and treated with respect. That's my opinion.

[@catch.22]

@@mcstyle24 Id return the wood to nature, and grow more trees over it.

[@PedroFerreira-pu4iz]

It was an amazing restauration/job, congratulations! but the chair remains a crappy one.

[@uchimico988]

@@jonjonsson6323 kn

[@Desmodus1958]

I could tell by the skillful way that those wires were twisted and bent down, that guy really knew his shit when it came to wiring chairs together. I am especially impressed but his choice of the gauge of the wire he used. Not too thick, not too thin. A perfect blend of metal work and woodwork! What a classic! I would’ve been proud to have that at my dinning table! A veritable classic Van Gogh of chairs! It seemed like it literally spoke to me and longed for me to sit on it! And YOU had to ruin it with your fancy tools and skills! What a travesty!!😂😂😂😂

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@angrybadger4236]

This is funny

[@bkitteh6295]

😄❤😄

[@DarkNaifu]

I swear, that's the sharpest chisel I've ever seen in my life!

[@leofredritumalta5817]

he also has strong thumb

[@varrjames186]

@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow I saw a Japanese chisel once that was made up of three different layers of metal and you could shave a fine shaving off hardwood end grain with ease. The Japanese make extremely good woodworking tools...they've been building wooden temples for thousands of years.

[@chnacr2]

@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow Instructions unclrear. Bought a Chinese chisel which doesn't get any sharper than my hammer.

[@mcdrippyyt562]

Sharper than a box blade

[@helenascheele5922]

Oh, I’ll have to learn to sharpen mines, which I think he does very often!

[@fireballninja01]

Tim Hunkin recently said that what people would normally learn in an apprenticeship is now becoming available online in places like youtube. I really felt that here. There were multiple times it felt like I was asking you questions about how to do things, and you were answering them in your technique or i could refer to a previous or future bit of text. thanks a lot. i hope im back in a woodshop someday soon

[@ikust007]

I love the fact that there are texts instead of words. I can focus on the work being done

[@jkoerjkoer1094]

An apprenticeship still requires hands on expierience and AQUIRED KNOWLEGE and while you can get the basics online if you cant apply it it means little....ive been doing this work over 30 years and still am surprised by some of the things brought to me.

[@jkoerjkoer1094]

And why waste time patching those spots with a veneer when he coulda bondoed them if you were gonna recover it...BIG WASTE OF TIME on this chair

[@reynoldscs]

@@jkoerjkoer1094 Yes, an apprentice needs "hands on" experience - youtube is not a sublet. Ideas shared are great but armchair experts cant replace experience and tools of the trade.

[@RissaFirecat]

I can see that he is a master that has learned from doing. I am happy to have found this channel. Thank you.

[@МахмудШарибаев-у5ю]

Не ждал такого результата. Просто золотые руки. Спасибо, приятно даже за работой следить. Дай вам бог здоровья. 👍👍 Спасибо за видео.

[@wandakowalski7063]

This is a great video! I really learned a lot, especially all the neat materials you used. It’s so good to save stuff rather than throwing them away. I especially like that your videos don’t have noisy, synthesized repetitive music in the background. Thanks so much for that!

[@kathharper]

I love that you took a piece of furniture that has seen better days - and might've ended up on the fire (or garbage heap) - and made it useful again. This is something that needs to be more common in our modern world, where the garbage dumps are full of stuff that was either never intended to last a lifetime, or stuff that was, but was discarded anyway by folks without the skill or inclination to fix and keep it. Great job!

[@1stfloorguy59]

Lots of people have the incline just not the time. I'm a slave in america my work week beats me up. I restored a kitchen set made in the 1940s and it took well over 200 hours. I can see why this is not done more often then naught now a days time is a premium and I tell every one my time is extremely valuable.

[@My_Op]

I invite you to watch the "Repair-A-thon" series by "The Post Apocalyptic Inventor" here on KZbin: the guy is going to scrapyards to save objects from the crusher, he than explains how to repair them or how to use parts in other objects, giving them a new purpose or a second chance in life, just genius!

[@bensoncheung2801]

69 likes, nice.

[@aikiiai]

@@1stfloorguy59 Yeah, but some people fix things as their recreation. It doesn't matter how long it takes, it's the "doing" that gives pleasure.

[@cuebj]

It's a difficult one. To DIY, you need some sort of workshop, space to keep tools, offcuts of wood, bolts, screws, and time apart from day job and family. All that space costs money unless you inherit a large home in an undesirable part of the country. So you need a high income and someone to have shown you the core skills when young. I'm fortunate to be in that position and retired so I can do it as a hobby for myself and others. But, realistically, the cost of the restored chair is maybe £150 in UK representing 2 hours work, cost of workshop, depreciation of tools, etc

[@swiinka]

Haha I remember every office and dining room having chairs like this back in Poland, must be some sort of universal Warsaw Pact design. Great job, as always.

[@martinlouden9005]

My initial thought was "why bother with this worthless piece of junk?" Until I saw the finished article. Beautiful!

[@alistairfletcher6187]

The elegance of the twists in those wires was breathtaking. You're not bad either, I'm sure one day you'll twist a wire that'll make you go 'there! I finally achieved perfection'

[@ИринаПодгорняк]

Спасибо, что делитесь знаниями.

[@5cloudwalker]

It’s always a pleasure to watch a skilled craftsmen resurrect a classic beat up furniture to its former glory. 👏 Bravo. 😊😊😊

[@Homeworkshop_Evgeniy]

Отлично 👍! Вторая жизнь старому стулу!

[@louisacheung7841]

I watched almost all of your video over the weekend, I love the way you restore the furniture n not putting colourful paints on these furnitures. To me this is a way to respect what they are. You attend to all the details of the furniture. It is a pleasure to watch you working in a clean, neat and tidy workshop. Also great to see all the machines and tools you use to restore the furnitures. All the best from Hong Kong, keep it up💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@Nayte08]

This is my actual job and it’s cool to finally get to see what someone else’s process is like and how we differ. Great work, it looks beautiful

[@stephen332]

Exactly- me too! PVA and heat instead of animal glue and veneer hammer, plug cutter instead of cutting them by hand on the fret saw, rolling the finish instead of spraying etc. All different methods of getting the same result....the chair looks great 👏🏻

[@bowinkle2206]

@@stephen332 your methods sound very American

[@ГаляРумянцева-л2л]

Вот это мастер! Ювелир! Восхищена!

[@Texsoroban]

I wish we did that more often in America. But the economics of manufacturing make it a losing proposition on a commercial level. Still the skill and craftsmanship are superb and its a wonder to watch. +1

[@thesoulmateconnection]

It is amazing to me that you spend all this time to completely restore these old pieces that most people would never give the time. Amazing and great work! Incredible actually.

[@susskinsgamer]

It's a genuine pleasure to watch you work, even on something as utilitarian as this chair.

[@imochiexe5056]

Truly a fantastic rescue of a noble 50s chair.

[@StandartDust]

Отличный стул вышел. Вы молодец!

[@dollidolli9055]

Знакомый стул!

[@leonrobinson2053]

Imagine if instead of throwing everything away, we have it a little TLC. Very good job

[@soberhippie]

I once had a chair like this in a rented flat. I fixed it with lots of epoxy. It retained the original shape, and epoxy had colour very close to that dark lacker. And the chair became sturdy as hell

[@eltonm.t.873]

The pleasure of giving life to what's dead (when it makes sense) is far above the price of a new chair!

[@photonpattern]

The highest quality 50's era Estonian soviet-style chair in existence. Beautiful work and I learned a lot.

[@jeromeduffy9270]

I love fixing chairs and lamps. Older the Better

[@netherwent2725]

Excellent work! For those interested in a trip - Estonia is a lovely country with nice people. Talinn is so interesting, with lovely historic buildings and a great atmosphere.

[@wandakowalski7063]

As soon as it’s safe to travel, Estonia is on my list!

[@ЖеньшеньПомпень]

Topic of your comment is just spot on!!!🤣

[@svenrostin2843]

I'm so impressed by the variety of your skills: carpentry AND upholstry.

[@jeffgoldenberg9579]

Wow. Never knew you could use PVA as a heat-activated contact cement. Great trick, and really beautiful job on the chair.

[@SpotlessPig]

такие стулья до сих пор служат в провинциальных школах, библиотеках и т. д.

[@MilaIvanovaS]

Отличная работа! Благодарю за видео!🙏

[@cathycelli8855]

Someone really loved that chair so much - you brought it back to life!

[@Case2_0]

Thats how my great grandfather repaired his hand planer. I just repaired it after almost a hundred years (My family waits a while before having kids)

[@TheDGAF06]

The sound of sanding in fast forward is a noise I never thought I needed in my life.

[@ATRestoration]

😆

[@shamrock4500]

I have 4 of those chairs and the table from the 50's in like new condition, love the style.

[@Sootycork]

There is one thing I have learnt from these types of restoration projects - you can't have too many clamps!

[@deusdragonex]

That chair was being held together with wire and a dream.

[@Civilmonkey1]

That wasn't wire. That was the previous owner's fingers crossed everytime he sat down

[@LadyLeigh]

Not only are your restorations superb but I get to learn a little bit of history of the piece which makes it much more interesting. I love your videos. Pls keep videoing!

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

Восстановил со всем уважением к старому заслуженному стулу. Отлично сделанная работа. Приятно посмотреть.

[@ThirrinDiamond]

Ty for healing my eyes from having to witness another youtuber not know basics nor important things about restoration but still call it that 🙏🙏😭😭😭

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Beautiful work

[@DiannLent]

These chairs remind me of the ones that I grew up with in school. I love your work ❤

[@miketrifonov1580]

Стульев этих и правда очень много, до сих пор можно встретить на даче. Отличная работа, жаль такой стул ничего не спасёт от советского пром дизайна)

[@ПчелаМайя-с9ч]

Ваш снобизм смешон . Эти стулья имели рабочее предназначение , а не для дома . Вы видимо предполагаете , что господа капиталисты для рабочего класса в то время приготовили нечто эксклюзивное ? Увы, там дела обстояли гораздо плачевнее , чем вы думаете .

[@terrimitchell-whatdoyouthink]

Your chisels seem to be super sharp... You must spend hours keeping your tools maintained... You have so many!!! Awesome work.

[@lwilton]

A very nice restoration! It is amazing what you can do with the proper tools and more importantly the proper knowledge. That chair reminded me of many chairs very much like it that I sat in as a child in schools and libraries in the 1950s, half a world away from Estonia. It must have been a fairly common chair design of that age. And I have to say, that for someone with probably almost no tools in the 1960s, that old repair was a lot better than it could have been!

[@jessedaron6971]

My friend I have been comparing your restorations with others and my conclusion is that you are excellent! My favorite channel of restorations.

[@MrSthomas423]

Tbf the original wire repair was a good job because it wasn't destructive and held up until someone skilled could repair it.

[@robertthomas5906]

Is that what you told your father and was smacked across the mouth for?

[@AllAboutMiims]

@@robertthomas5906 harsh, but true.

[@robertthomas5906]

@@AllAboutMiims That's very likely what would have happened to me.

[@Qlicky]

@@robertthomas5906 It's a $10 chair. DId you really expect someone to spend a day and $100 restoring it? I would have used it as a fire wood.

[@Slenkamure]

the wire repair was soviet repair because replacing was not possible and likely did not have the proper materials or tools to do a correct repair because......soviet

[@christopherneufelt8971]

Plot twist: the guy who made the fantastic job, is the best friend of the woodmaker.

[@cristinaleitao9479]

Quanto mais vídeos dessas restaurações incríveis eu assisto mais fico impressionada com a dedicação e a perfeição no final de cada trabalho 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kathycutting8045]

You never cease to amaze. I"ve learned a great deal from watching you.

[@davidharris241]

A new video, yay! Great to hear you talk too. 🙂👍

[@TheJcs555]

Another success story! You are definitely the King of Clamps!!

[@Littlerabbit-li2sj]

Золотые руки! Можно смотреть бесконечно. Эти ролики единственное, что помогает не сойти с ума сейчас.

[@texanasimmons1761]

Very nice restoration! Even low end pieces deserve to be conserved! Well done, thank you.❤

[@JankoWalski-uo2br]

Good job ! One day I would like to see leather and artificial leather sewing. And fabric covers. :-)))

[@neilfranklin5644]

Love to see you do restoration of your work bench as it has seen a lot of hard work and showing signs of wear.

[@mutestingray]

I mean, I guess I’m happy they tried something as opposed to tossing it in the trash, lol.

[@leifhietala8074]

I am very reassured! I repaired a friend's damaged rocker and many of the things I did to rescue her chair, you did with this one. Tells me I'm doing something right.

[@ElBrooklyn1]

Awesome. I learned a lot about patching veneers from watching this. Thank you!

[@rainerzufall689]

I see you didn't appreciate all the hours spent by the last artist to make it zombie apocalypse style. He wanted to use barb wire first but his local store was closed due to corona so he went with the normal wire. I thought it was nice. Maybe one leg could have been replaced with a leg bone or something.

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

Gorgeous and simple. I would have that chair sitting in the corner of a living room as an accent.

[@bellatr1xdh]

What the f.....! Excellent work.

[@daveawb]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought he was about to say something different :D

[@dennisneo1608]

Now they can enjoy their favorite chair again. :) Lovely repair job.

[@jonplace5525]

You should call this the "Lazarus Chair" coz you basically brought it back from the dead.

[@AnnoyedKitten]

I can see the "perkele" wanting to come out when you looked at the "repair". 😂 Amazing job to repair it!

[@ВиршМазипа]

Старый Советский стул. Пока он жив, память о Советском Союзе не умрёт.

[@paulwilliams6753]

You are 60% craftsman, and 40% magician.

[@ryanelliott4538]

Ok mam your $35 chair is done. That’ll be $450

[@cassandraralph5906]

Although I didn't particularly like the chair, I thought you had done an excellent restoration job! I think that your workshop is very neat and tidy with plenty of good lighting. Your videos remind me of my father building both our houses many years ago when I was a child and also a teenager. It was always a smelly and noisy process, but my father's workmanship was always top-notch, so much so that my mother once said that only a nuclear bomb was capable of destroying his workmanship 😂. Thank you again 😊

[@sticky59]

"I've got to many clamps"! said a wood worker NEVER in the history of the world !

[@davidc9441]

Have no idea how I ended up watching this but watched every minute. what a satisfying job that would be doing stuff like that every day.

[@mohamedkoudri1739]

خدمة شابة ومتقونة شكرا..أنا عندي كرسي تاع واحد صاحبي قالي أخدمهولي تاع جد يماه..خفتو لأنو على االأقل مخدوم في أواخر 1800 وربما في أوائل 1900 بصح كي شفت فيديوهاتك درتلي شجاعة...نتوكل على الله وشكرا...from algeria

[@The_Four_One_Six]

You are like the My Mechanics channel, except for woodworking. Nice work.

[@sylviekoenig9960]

I absolutely loved the salvaging and rebirth of this chair. I have a 50's armchair that has suffered a bit and now that I have seen this video, I aam going to start working on it. Though it will probably take me a couple of years to finish that project. I love that leather looking fabric. It looks amazing. Thank you for all your beautiful work.

[@theempath8244]

I wondered what kind of voice you had and now I know. It is so soothing to watch you with the restorations, it is your easy way of working and taking so much care when working. I love the outcome. Brilliant.

[@DavideNastri]

Beautiful work, beautiful result, amazing inspiration. Let's fix, reuse, recycle!

[@clarissapennington895]

I love all the restoration you do ! When I had my house built I refused to let them paint the wood trim in my house they were all stained!

[@4OHz]

Nice little project. Good to give a little dignity back to a simple chair

[@ladamyre1]

That old chair had real character! The loose joints, the coat-hanger wire holding together the broken back. It must have been exciting to sit in, get the adrenaline pumping. An experience to remember. Now it's just a common chair you could get 100 copies of from China for $5 each.

[@sylviamayo379]

"I Totally agree with BookCase NB. This guy is "Awesome" I watch one of his videos after another.👍👍👍

[@redrufus444]

Enjoyed watching., outstanding craftsmanship....

[@bkitteh6295]

Whst a fu...antastic job! It looks fu..abulous, and I really enjoyed getting the history of the chair in the video and in the description below the video. Thanks for telling us what it is & how it's done! 👋🏼🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏽 from Seattle, WA, USA.

[@rfresa]

I appreciate that there are people like you in this world! I would not have the patience and dedication to do this, but I'm really glad you do.

[@p.v.chandrasekharan5666]

Fascinating to watch.It looks as though they shaping and cutting blocks of butter than wood.Next generation of gods.

[@mistahke]

looks legit, why bother :P

[@ATRestoration]

😅

[@updownstate]

Beautiful work, beautiful design. Made me realize all my tools need sharpened.

[@13c11a]

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would have sworn they were two different chairs. Superb work.

[@alashnomad3302]

Молодец , красавчик без лишних слов, всё классно!

[@zagrizena]

I like the shape of these chairs, but not their original look. Seeing the finished restoration with more natural texture and some of the wood grain showing through the finish I just love it.

[@canadiand6371]

Looking for old damaged chairs online …. That was great thanks

[@algigirl]

My god such a gentle Featherlight touch ..yet very fast

[@ludmilamatiyukha4604]

Всегда поражаюсь человеким золотим рукам!Браво!

[@ПчелаМайя-с9ч]

Восхищаюсь людьми с умелыми руками.

[@coolthinghere6853]

its looking fresher than when it left the factory!!

[@merontfeelta2557]

Many people believe that if a lot of nails are stuffed into the wood, it will turn into a composite material. GooD)))))))

[@TheSilmarillian]

Great upload I love restoring old furniture and learn a few things hello from Australia