Antique Thonet No. 14 Chair Restoration and Refinish

[@167curly]

Yes, a great restoration of that bentwood chair. Congrats.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thanks again curly, very much appreciated 👍🙂

[@cynthiahager7858]

I love the wood grain look! Beautiful work.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Cynthia! I apologise for the delay. 👍🙂

[@christinarobinson1163]

Once again, I throughly enjoy watching talented craftsman give new life to old, yucky pieces. Marvelous job.❤

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Cheers Christina, that paint was a bit ghastly looking. Now you can see the pretty wood! 👍

[@ProfessorChaosKitty]

The chair looks lovely, and Han's living his best life

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Professor, Hans really knows how to make the most of it 😂👍🙂

[@richardharsma7355]

Great careful work

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Richard 👍🙂

[@larrynelson3329]

Beautiful work and Thonet bent wood chair.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Cheers Larry, they are great chairs :)

[@SuburbanDon]

You truly are a master restorer. I learned some things from this. Nice job.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you my friend 🙂 I’m glad my struggle with that paint can help someone else out as well. Always appreciated Don 👍🙂😺

[@kathleenburns7065]

Beautiful restoration, I agree with the owner that it was the right call to keep that gorgeous carved seat that replaced the original cane. The finished product was well worth the work it took to get there! Also Hans is such a gorgeous kitty, I adore is little ear fluffs. While I am sure he’s already gotten a bit of an ego please let him know that we think he’s just handsome here. With best wishes from me and my two kitties!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Kathleen. I do apologise for the delay in response. Haha yes I do have to keep his ego in check, he likes checking his ear fluff in the mirror 🤣 Will do 👍 give a big pet from me to both of your kitties. Best wishes from me and Hans 😺🙂

[@herbgreen3599]

Good Job

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thanks again buddy 👍🙂🐱

[@joaoduqueduque4353]

Beauty chair and a good appetite

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Joao, very much indeed a beautifully designed chair and wood 👍👍

[@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303]

Such a beautiful result!!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very much appreciated! Thank you for watching 🙂👍☺️

[@cbebop5]

...it's the kitty for me 😍😍😍 great work on the chair too!!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

I understand, Hans has a way with his good looks. Thank you! 👍🙂😺

[@sharaleeinsley7289]

Beautiful!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Sharalee 😃👍

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks great.😊

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Cheers buddy, much appreciated ☺️👍😺

[@diyresttube]

nice work putting some effort restoring this old chair..and the outcome was good.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very much appreciated my good sir. haha I see what you did there ☺️😉👍

[@lydiaflatt9859]

So pretty!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Lydia! ☺️👍

[@harrietetter9321]

my thonet rocker was painted black and had a cane seat -- i rocked all my 6 grandsons in it -- all long gone

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Sounds like they served you well. I’d love to get my hands on a thonet rocker. Thank you for sharing I enjoyed the read 👍🙂

[@mariepeillon2037]

Magnifique résultat ! Et le chat est très beau aussi.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very much appreciated Marie! Hans will be pleased to know 👍🙂😉

[@Fruity_lexia]

My grandparents had a few of these chairs - all of them had those pressed/embossed seats, not sure if they were originally cane as I never checked! The blind stamp you couldn't make out was "THONET AUSTRIA".

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very interesting, I wonder if the pressed seats were a factory replacement as the cane seat had a 5 year lifespan. Ahhhh i can read it now! Thank you that, it was really bugging me haha 👍🙂

[@dshey6802]

The owner will be very pleased. The beechwood is beautiful in its natural state.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

I totally agree, it’s such a nice hardwood to work with 👍🙂

[@sistersarann3819]

I do love these bentwood chairs. Beautiful job :) Also love the kitty :)

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

They are quite special, surprisingly comfortable as well. I will let Han’s know ☺️👍😉

[@sistersarann3819]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796 I bought 4 of them back in the 70s and they were painted black. A nightmare to strip them. I finally gave up and repainted them white even though I wanted them as natural and beautiful as you made yours. Thank you for the inspiration :)

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

@@sistersarann3819 I really understand your pain, the paint is unbelievably stubborn. I don’t blame you for painting them. Thank you for sharing, I always love reading other peoples experiences 🙂

[@michaelgarringer1844]

Looks much better, but a true restoration would have also included weaving a caned seat like it originally had.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thanks Michael 😀 that is true. The owner was pretty set on keeping the carved seat. I would love to try some weaving though in the future. 👍🙂

[@vsrinivasarao6209]

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[@markneo1]

Excelente trabalho.👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you again Marcelo, 🙂😺👍

[@nataliakhartskhaeva7446]

Спасибо за видео, продолжайте нас радовать.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Natalia, you are very much welcome. Plenty more to come, thank you for watching 🙂👍

[@kerylcooper2314]

Beautiful ❤👍🏼👏🏼🇺🇸🛐

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you for watching and commenting Keryl 🙂👍🇳🇿😺

[@juliej5917]

I’m shocked the original seat was not rewoven. I could’ve done it for you. 😢 The wood is so beautiful.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Yea the owner is pretty set on the carved seat. I think the solid carved seat is a nice replacement, you can actually still buy these chairs online and customise the seat which is pretty cool 👍🙂

[@dionetaylor931]

Superb

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Cheers Dione 👍🙂

[@mariapilar2692]

Qué bonita silla!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Id highly recommend the thonet chairs. Great wood and construction as well 👍

[@slonvposudnoilavke]

Очень даже познавательно. СПАСИБО.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

You are very much welcome. Thank you for watching. 👍🙂

[@jennyday4378]

漂亮，感覺真材實料

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Jenny, your feedback helps me out a lot 👍🙂

[@rodolfojimenez6988]

just apply a cold bluing to the screws so that the beautiful wood is not missing, 👍

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

What a fantastic idea. Definitely going to try bluing next time 👍🙂

[@rodolfojimenez6988]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796 👍🎉

[@derda528]

The marking you were not able to read says "Thonet Austria"

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very interesting! Thank you for letting me know. 👍🙂

[@jefffriedberg]

A very difficult Restore but it turned out nice. 😊

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very much appreciated! That paint was a nightmare. Thank you again 👍🙂

[@chadhilk]

Too bad you couldn't find the big screwdriver! Just kidding...thanks for sharing!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Haha it is quite a beast of a screwdriver. Thank you for watching 🙂👍

[@Firatsevimli44]

nice 👍👍👍👍

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

👍🙂 thank you Firat

[@jefffriedberg]

Wow! Chair is a wreck !!!!

[@radosvetakalinova3101]

Hi there! Really impressive work, well done. Im currently doing similar chair but i think little bit older as on the label is written Ungvar wich i believe is the previous company. It has quite holes from woodworms but i think they're gone now (still one of the legs doesn't look good). Im not sure to treat it with something or not. Would you recommend that step? Thank you!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Hello! Thank you Radosveta. Very cool! I’m going to check that company out. For any type of tunnelling damage, I’d fill it with epoxy just to make sure the structural stability is maintained. As the leg may already be severely weakened. If your not sure the bugs are gone you can soak the leg in turpentine or methylated spirits for a day.

[@snjezanadujmovic2056]

👍❤️😺

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

👍🙂🐝😺

[@romeu2133]

*O trabalho ficou muito bom, mas creio que ficaria melhor com a madeira escurecida para seu tom original...*

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Romeu, I can certainly understand your view point. I think a nice walnut would look similar to the old finish 👍

[@jenn460]

Beautiful work. I'm trying to restore a similar Thonet chair and this was very helpful. Do you have any recommendations for a stain that would restore the wood to its original finish? Would the jarrah stain you used for the seat be a good option (and how did you dilute it)? Thank you!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Hey Jen, a Jarrah would definitely be similar and look great. Although it was quite dark I think a walnut may look more similar, you would have to do some testing. Be sure to sand at least up to 240grit, or else the stain will pool in deeper scratches. I diluted it with feast Watsons colour reducer, although you can just use mineral spirits it’s basically the same thing. With water based stain just dilute with water. Thank you for watching! 👍🙂

[@federico6569]

hello, beautiful restoration. may i ask what paint did you use?

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Hello there, you certainly can. I used a satin oil based varnish. The exact product is Cabot’s oil based varnish, I think it’s only made in Australia, but you can use any brand. I diluted it by 10% which I would recommend with all varnishes. 👍🙂

[@farhorizons3901]

First time I've seen the AirWave sandblaster being used. What are your thoughts on it?

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

It’s actually good, it’s got a decent sized hopper, however I know it would be better for smaller scale work as you would have to fill it up less frequently. Overall not bad, I’d recommend it.

[@sweighemilyspilkin8925]

. @ejwoodhouserestorations2796 Hi! I'm also curious what did you use in the blaster? Was that mineral spirts as well? Or something else...Thanks! I have some old bentwood I'm wanting to strip..

[@designabeej]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@klausbohne9716]

Er versteht nichts von Holzbearbeitung, die Arbeit eines Stümpers. Man darf z.B. nur sog. Hasenleim verwenden, aber das Video zeigt mal wieder, eine dreijährige Lehrzeit als Möbeltischler ist mit gutgemeinter Arbeit nicht zu ersetzen. Der Autor sollte sich der Metallrestaurierung widmen. Klaus Böhne

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

The label you couldn't work out. Try taking a hi res photo, then in Photoshop or similar, turn it negative, or monochrome, and sometimes it reveals more detail, likewise, alter the contrast. If you don't have Photoshop, pm me and I can have a go for you if you wish.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

That’s a fantastic idea. I actually do have photoshop, well an old version. I will give it a shot, if I stuff it up happy for you to decode it for me 🙂👍

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796great, good luck, I have CS6, so equally PSenile! I used to do the same for a pottery collector trying to identify the backstamp on the bottom of pots. Didn't always work but worth a try.

[@matheisacoelho3841]

restauração bem meia boca

[@slonvposudnoilavke]

Интересно, что за цветы на сиденье?

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

That’s actually a great observation, I’d like to know as well. Would probably need a flower expert as it’s fairly tarnished. 👍🙂

[@kathleenburns7065]

Hello, I am popping in to say that the long stemmed flowers on the seat looked like a stylized version of a Calla Lily, in the center towards the bottom I couldn’t make out if it was meant to be a bow or another flower. If it’s meant to be a flower then it looks like a dogwood blossom as they were quite common on mid century table linens. Fun fact both of those flowers can mean rebirth and resurrection, the Calla Lily can also mean faithfulness and beauty while dogwood blooms mean durability and reliability.

[@noras.9774]

Thonet must be the same colour over all!! Sorry! It is an original and must be one dark colour and visible imprint on the sit. The two colour is specific for Art Deco, a late periode of time!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

I had no idea, very interesting thank you for letting me know! 👍🙂

[@noras.9774]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796 With pleasure! Thonet is considered the father of all chairs

[@walterfoerderer4175]

This is definitely not an original Thonet No. 14 chair. Thonet never used visible screws on the braces from the seat frame to the backrest or on the back chair legs. The screws were always camouflaged and therefore invisible. This is a replica.

[@jasoncoleman3611]

I am horrified by this restoration. Very aggressive techniques.

[@jefffriedberg]

Was just FORCED to watch an ad where two folks of different …uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…were somehow …Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….

[@timhull8664]

Dont mean to sound harsh, but that is the worst Reston on YT

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

😥

[@chlenishev]

переделывай, плохо получилось!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

😞

[@chlenishev]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796 да ладно, это шутка такая)))