83 Year Old Chest RESTORATION

[@jodysaliba]

I'm sure you're aware of him by now, but Thomas Johnson's channel is truly fantastic to view and learn when it comes to furniture restoration.

[@garykoite]

Great work! I wouldn't mind seeing more restorations.

[@AndyRawls]

Thanks! That’s good to hear

[@MrKillertalon]

My heart sunk when you said "paint"

[@TheLotusLives]

Excellent production all around. Great editing and accompanying commentary. I really enjoyed this from start to finish, Andy. Thanks for putting this together.

[@timothyvolkers5343]

It's fun seeing your shop mascot walking around following you through the shop

[@tischlertobi]

I wouldn't have painted it in green - I prefer to see the woodgrain - but it came out great! Sure some hideglue that is reversible is better, but already saving this old chest from going in to firewood is great! ;)

[@royunderwood7514]

Really cool restoration work. It’s cool seeing your dog hanging out in the shop also.

[@M104-q9y]

Last year my mother gave me a box my great grandad (who I share a name with) made when he ran away and joined the navy back in about 1880. It's only a small keepsake box, but otherwise looked exactly like yours. He even did a little bit of marquetry, putting his (and my) initial in the lid. It needed work to make it properly functional again, one of the dovetails was snapped through, the bottom was warped and the corner of the lid got burnt a long time ago, but it was so much fun to put back together.

[@AndyRawls]

Man that’s a cool piece to have, priceless to you I’m sure. Good to hear you got it back in shape!

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Awesome build and info brother. Thanks. I think restorations are awesome and am excited to see more coming from your shop.

[@jerrycomo2736]

I wouldn't worry about hide glue unless this was a valuable museum piece in which restoration procedures must follow specific guidelines. I bet 100 years from now when this piece is restored again, the restorer will be impressed by saying "Wow, this was restored by a human hand, not a robot, and the human used Titebond".

[@mrfirestop415]

Or they'll say, "Why the f$#& did they use this horrible aliphatic glue back then?"

[@MrTexasDan]

He nice job Andy! Those brasses look great. I'd sure like to see more of this.

[@lawrencecurtis812]

Hi Andy, it’s funny because I have just finished doing the same piece and I painted it green. Mine had an original strip of wood across the back just under the lid when it was open, 0:04 this stops some of the strain going on the hinges. Mine did not have the skirting on it, so I replaced it and dovetailed the corners. Mine also had those iron pull up ring handles on the ends. I re-used the original iron hinges but replaced the lock as you did. I have to admit I got a lot of satisfaction from doing the renovation knowing I was giving the piece a new lease of life and even though I painted it I felt I was giving it a sympathetic renovation. A couple of years wear and tear and the milk paint will look original. I really enjoyed watching your work and look forward to you doing more. Thanks

[@alancook1380]

I'm in on the restoration projects. Thank you for sharing.

[@danielpreilly77]

Yes! Restoration projects, cool. Great job on this one, thanks very much for the wood movement lesson, I understand little about that, but a bit more now. Thanks 🤜🏻⚡️🤛🏻

[@mattelias721]

Hey, Andy, great video. You paraphrased my thought during the watch - if you want good advice on how to build something, watch someone restore a similar piece... you can see where things went wrong and avoid them. Love the "kids will learn" comment, too - hope you don't get any hate for that. Pain is a talented teacher. I think your built-up dovetail solution is genius. It's almost a hybrid breadboard technique. Now, as a 'purist,' I won't troll you, but what I'd suggest here is if you do that again, use the screws as clamps and then take them out later once the glue sets... if it's important to you. Or not. As far as the pin nails, hide glue vs. Titebond, etc., I cannot imagine a craftsman 80 years ago NOT using that stuff if he/she had it available. I shudder to recall what I had to do before I got my pin nailer and compressor.

[@idontthinkso666]

I love the "kids will learn" comment! Say it like it is. Nothing like getting your fingers pinched to teach you not to be a dumbass. Don't coddle your kids.

[@modivator-u8l]

I really enjoyed watching your restoration. You showed great skill. I just wish I had not seen it painted...

[@williamellis8993]

Looks great Andy. The method you used for attaching the end pieces of trim is genius. Bill

[@clydedecker765]

Andy, may I suggest some binge watching of Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration KZbin videos. He's very good at going through every feature of restoration.

[@TRVWoodworks]

Great work indeed!

[@TH3mrBROWN]

Random Friday night video? No complaints from me!!

[@donalddparker]

Damn fine work. Fun to watch. Looking forward to future videos. Cheers!

[@dannielfriedrichsen7226]

Nicely done. I may have to tackle that disassembled old cabinet in the garage attic that I brought home in 1992...

[@GrizzCraftCustoms]

Awesome work! I've got my wife's great-great grandmothers blanket chest to restore, about 150 years old...someone in the 80's decided to paint it with latex paint, and I've got to figure out a way to get it all off. The bones of this chest are almost identical to yours.

[@siharrop5055]

A brilliant job, I have three blanket chests to restore myself. I have learned a lot from your video. Can’t wait to start the restoration. Keep the videos coming. 👍 all the best from England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@AndyRawls]

Glad to hear the video can help you out!

[@beersboy_82]

This was cool. I enjoyed it Andy. Thank you

[@bushman4124]

Love it, but i probably just had put a hardwax oil on it so you still see all the old handcraft ship, but that is me the green is nice too.

[@mikeinmaryland]

Very cool restoration. I know it can be hard to find a stopping point, especially when you know you could make it perfect.

[@tonywebb3867]

Good job Andy. I love the restoration work!

[@thedrumssayyes]

Love this! Well done!

[@aaronmccully]

Great job Andy!

[@Josh_M556]

Another great video. I want to give furniture restoration a go now.

[@davecurda2350]

Great job on the restoration 👍 Horton brass is super expensive but are very heavy and super good quality hardware. I have used them a couple of times,would use them on every project if they were more reasonable price. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@AndyRawls]

Yes they’re expensive but as you know you pay for what you get.

[@soupmandude]

Great work!

[@volofly2011]

Ah yes, the Old Stanley miter box. I remember it well. Got to love it!

[@AndyRawls]

It works great and is super helpful for the kids, they can use it much easier than free handing a saw.

[@jimhanrahan6406]

Looks great!

[@dariushmilani6760]

Very satisfying restoration, would have been safer if you incorporated a soft close mechanism to prevent little fingers from getting caught. 🤞👍

[@Buildthat1989]

I been watching your stuff for a while. Mind sharing what hand planes you recommend for a hobbyist woodworker? Im not sure I want to spend hundreds on a single item but if the quality difference is out of this world then recommend away!

[@whitexeno]

Tom Johnson would be proud.

[@AndyRawls]

I’ve been binge watching his channel. He’s a wealth of knowledge!

[@qaweeorltuys]

Did you apply any topcoat finish over the milk paint? Looks great

[@mikewhittington3451]

Excellent work!! I see a Burbon Blade!!

[@AndyRawls]

Yes! I love that thing

[@pitsnipe5559]

Nice. Wonder if that chest was originally painted?

[@jillbork2683]

Very nice!

[@dpmeyer4867]

Thanks

[@sullivanwagner1996]

Hate to be this guy, but I would have loved to see it all sanded and clear finished. Great video though

[@jimmywalter6214]

Beautiful work. Love the applied dovetail! With regards to the hide glue. I use it occasionally but can't bear the smell. Have you ever used tite bond's pre mixed hide glue?

[@AndyRawls]

Not Titebond but there’s another brand that makes liquid hide glue and I was thinking of using that. Yes it stinks and really gets the dog excited!

[@joconnor2717]

Your dog is very attentive

[@volofly2011]

Oh, I think I know what it is about you that likes bringing things back to LIFE. 😉

[@DrCRAZYde]

Nice one, but you hide the showrunner (The dovetails). The color remids me on the german Bundeswehr (Army).

[@1deerndingo]

1. You need a half set of hollows and rounds moulding planes. 2. Everything past chewing on a stick is cheating. I'm sure some craftsmen in the mid 1800's thought using the new Stanley 55 was cheating. 3. I predominantly use hand tools because I make too many mistakes with those elecktrickery powered tools.

[@jamesklove9629]

Did you get some snow this week?.

[@AndyRawls]

Yes we got about .5”….enough to shut the schools down and give the kids a day off!

[@goodflyer2012]

6:14 special guest spotted

[@mauriceryton]

Hmmm why not type a note describing when you did the restoration and what you did etc.. Then attach it underneath the piece.

[@AndyRawls]

Yes, I’m going to write a brief description of the work done somewhere on the chest, not sure what I didn’t do that for the video.

[@zanderchiasson8064]

I wouldn’t be concerned at all about the hide glue, the top has been resurfaced, it’s no longer “original” you may as well use the “better quality” glue and just make it as strong and as good as you can

[@AgCWby90CS]

There’s a real difference between preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse. Preservation is very strict in practice. Honestly, yours was not quite restoration, slanted towards adaptive reuse but definitely not preservation. Love what you did though as I see a niche for furniture repair and restoration off of what is offered on craig’s list.

[@Mostviews111]

Why are you so worried about what people say who cares it's your product you can build it how ever you want. If it works or doesn't you learned something.

[@seanobrien7169]

You know...if it's a museum piece that is a valuable piece of history then I could see hide glue and keeping things original. But in that case using repo hardware, modern screws and nailgun brads and even the patchwork and sanding decreases the originality. It's a functional piece of furniture that will be used many decades to come. You did good.

[@seanobrien7169]

I appreciate keeping things as original as possible. But there is a fine line if you want it to be a usable piece and not just sitting behind velvet ropes. One of my favorite furniture channels is art deco furniture. The father is an artist as far as fixing and blending veneer. They apply their own vision to the pieces but keep them within the period look. They are flipping the pieces and are finishing them to be 100 percent usable. Heres the thing; some might not like this but the furniture they restore is trashed and useless. It is valueless in the state they get it...i mean, sure its worth a few bucks but will never be a museum piece. They breath new life into this stuff and create some very elegant, quality furniture. Just some food for thought.

[@AndyRawls]

I mean I think this is a great perspective of on it, thanks for sharing and I’ll check out art deco furniture

[@kirkusmigirkus]

First?

[@masterfranco1991]

who wear shoes inside there house??

[@stevend9960]

*their