Coming up is the restoration of a broken rocking horse by a master artisan. Let's dive into the delicate, intricate process of wooden restoration project.
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@mollysheridan71348 ай бұрын
The carpentry and restoration of the horse body and stand is impeccable. However, it would have been a good idea to contract out the actual painting of the coat and features of the horse. As it is, it looks like it was painted by a 10 year old.
@deeharper24828 ай бұрын
I have to agree. I did not like the eyes but just the fact that this horse was brought from a wreck back to full restoration was a plus.
@aliway41368 ай бұрын
Could you be just a tad bit ruder about it? 🙄
@tabithahackney84038 ай бұрын
I have to agree, I’m not understanding what he was going for with the paint job but maybe there was a reason behind it, idk but got restoration none the less
@JulianaBlewett7 ай бұрын
@@aliway4136rude? You're ridiculous if you think that was a rude comment. "Bloody Christ, that looks like feckin' rubbish" is rude.
@magickelfgirl7 ай бұрын
Um, don't know how to tell you this, but this is exactly how that horse looked originally. Google it, there's an image of an almost identical horse floating around.
@sidobern43748 ай бұрын
The painting is a disaster...
@magickelfgirl6 ай бұрын
The painting is an exact replica of how the horse looked originally, so on a restoration standpoint it is perfectly executed. Sometimes old toys were simply quite ugly.
@Kelpiejane32526 ай бұрын
This is not how it looked originally, we had one in the 60’s and it was rather beautiful looking much more realistic and not like this ugly shocker, totally overdone.🏴
@sidobern43746 ай бұрын
@@Kelpiejane3252 I had one too in the 60'. I was a child. My horse was beautiful and realistic.
@magickelfgirl6 ай бұрын
@@Kelpiejane3252 There were several types of horses, some were better made/painted than others, this one in particular did look like that, google it, you'll find pictures of similar horses with that exact paint and look.
@nathaliesayada291Ай бұрын
@@magickelfgirlfaux, false … lorsque tu enlèves les lanières de cuir, la couleur originelle apparaît. Or c’est du blanc beige et pas cette horreur que tu as fait😢😢😢😢😢😢
@Anton_168 ай бұрын
This is supposed to be a video showing a master's work by a craftsman? This complete restoration is terrible! I have never seen such treatment from a restorer. If a grandfather does this as a hobby for his granddaughter, I think the work is fine. But this cannot possibly be viewed as professional craftsmanship. The result is just horrible.
@Kelpiejane32526 ай бұрын
Utterly brutal! We had one of these horses when growing up and it was beautifully and delicately painted I can’t believe the freak show here. It’s easy enough to check what it originally looked like, makes me so sad.
@WilliamWagner-hq9ut5 ай бұрын
Lorna, You, yourself should have done some research!
@Oakleaf7003 ай бұрын
Agree...But very few people can begin to do a decent restoration on old rocking horses. The original paintwork was very fluently done by people who were doing painting all the time in the paint shops of the horse workshops, so had a fast and fluent hand.
@mem13637 ай бұрын
Those eyes!!!! The horse went from nice to nightmarish. Would scare a child or adult
@James-In-Exile5 ай бұрын
I had the same thought, it turned into a freak show. I think they're vlogging a dead horse...
@MmmmmmmmTaters8 ай бұрын
1:24 “parts are delicately stripped away “ Artisan *rips and snaps leather into pieces *
@teacheme8 ай бұрын
Exactly what I thought. I wonder what he would do if he was less delicate in his work.
@itsabughunt63108 ай бұрын
Right?
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
The leatherwork was rotten and what was left of the original gesso could not be safely saved. I removed all of the nails and retained a few of the better original ones which I cleaned and reused back on the horse later. I have restored well over 100 horses in the past twenty years and believe you me there is no subtle way of removing old pins. There was no saddle and the old bits of leather were just breaking up. The old saddle cloth trim was not salvageable and so there was no point in wasting time by delicately stripping it away. The glue holding the legs to the body was breaking up and the legs were all removed and the joints cleaned before resetting them. I attached the swing rails to the legs to ensure they were correctly positioned before again removing them after the glue had set. This horse is now being used by the next generation of riders who are enjoying it. Because the horse was going to be played on, I have a duty of care to make sure that it is safe for that purpose. Of course I have to accept peoples views as those who post these delicate assignations against my character seem to take great joy in being far from delicate and damn right offensive. This horse took 9 days from start to finish with a two week gap to allow for the new gesso to cure and dry. Not sure what experience you have in restoring rocking horses? Regards, Paul
@ryptoll48016 ай бұрын
Yeah I had a chuckle about that. Although I kinda understood that those old leather pieces probably weren't in good condition anymore. I mean they looked kinda crumbly even in the video if you look closely. Also, if leather snaps that easily, it's most likely because it's pretty much disintegrating in your hands. I haven't done much restoration, but I've handled old, crusty leather.
@Victoria-mg5bt8 ай бұрын
This was more a renew (revamp) than a restore as the horse had all new components and a new look, a restore very rarely involves a hammer and chisel and everything is repaired and returned so as the item in question is as back to its former self as possible ....or am I wrong 😮
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
The leatherwork was rotten and what was left of the original gesso could not be safely saved. I removed all of the nails and retained a few of the better original ones which I cleaned and reused back on the horse later. I have restored well over 100 horses in the past twenty years and believe you me there is no subtle way of removing old pins. There was no saddle and the old bits of leather were just breaking up. The old saddle cloth trim was not salvageable and so there was no point in wasting time by delicately stripping it away. The glue holding the legs to the body was breaking up and the legs were all removed and the joints cleaned before resetting them. I attached the swing rails to the legs to ensure they were correctly positioned before again removing them after the glue had set. This horse is now being used by the next generation of riders who are enjoying it. Because the horse was going to be played on, I have a duty of care to make sure that it is safe for that purpose. Of course I have to accept peoples views as those who post these delicate assignations against my character seem to take great joy in being far from delicate and damn right offensive. This horse took 9 days from start to finish with a two week gap to allow for the new gesso to cure and dry. Not sure what experience you have in restoring rocking horses? Regards, Paul
@kathyp40067 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379Paul, you pasted this same answer for the second time. If you leave the comment section open, you will face criticism as well as praise. If you can't take it, maybe just disable the comment? Just a suggestion...
@trudilawrence98997 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379I think it looks wonderful. I could never do anything like this and found it fascinating to watch. Is the horse a dapple? I'm really not up on my horse breeds. Lol I think people also miss the fact that any child would find this great. ❤
@renar11d118 ай бұрын
This was amateur.
@aliway41368 ай бұрын
What is the name of your professional carpentry KZbin channel?
@maxleadleybrown8 ай бұрын
"leather tack saddle in various parts are delicately stripped away" Artisan goes at a SCREW with a nail lifter, chipping away the finish!
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
There was no finish to chip away, it had long since gone. The screw was corroded and was just turning but not coming out, What would you have done in this situation?
@annesimmonds37504 ай бұрын
First class repair so well done and meticulous. Bit sad he wasn't painted as well but he will last another 100 years as a lines horse❤
@durangodave8 ай бұрын
nothing delicate about how they removed the straps
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
The leatherwork was rotten and what was left of the original gesso could not be safely saved. I removed all of the nails and retained a few of the better original ones which I cleaned and reused back on the horse later. I have restored well over 100 horses in the past twenty years and believe you me there is no subtle way of removing old pins. There was no saddle and the old bits of leather were just breaking up. The old saddle cloth trim was not salvageable and so there was no point in wasting time by delicately stripping it away. The glue holding the legs to the body was breaking up and the legs were all removed and the joints cleaned before resetting them. I attached the swing rails to the legs to ensure they were correctly positioned before again removing them after the glue had set. This horse is now being used by the next generation of riders who are enjoying it. Because the horse was going to be played on, I have a duty of care to make sure that it is safe for that purpose. Of course I have to accept peoples views as those who post these delicate assignations against my character seem to take great joy in being far from delicate and damn right offensive. This horse took 9 days from start to finish with a two week gap to allow for the new gesso to cure and dry. Not sure what experience you have in restoring rocking horses? Regards, Paul
@durangodave7 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379 thank you for explaining
@jacquelinesmit8767 ай бұрын
I loved the unrestored horse far better: you totally screwed it up
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
This horse was being handed down to the next generation of young riders and in its old state was not safe or fit for purpose. What little gesso was remaining was flaking off, none of the original paintwork was left and the remaining leatherwork was crumbling and falling apart. Don't tell me I screwed it up, I did a thorough job to ensure it was safe to ride again and including removing all of the remaining gesso. All four leg joints were becoming loose and these I removed and reset. The original glass eyes were very badly scratched and one had a hairline crack so I decided to replace them with new glass eyes. Having restored well over 100 rocking horses over the past twenty years, some which were virtually a pile of firewood, I can pride myself on 100% satisfaction from my customers. I have also restored many dolls houses and countless other items which were destined for the scrap heap but now have a new lease of life. I realise that it is very easy for the keyboard warriors to try and discredit me on this media platform and make all sorts of crass remarks when they don't know the full story behind these jobs. Whatever I do or say there will be others who enjoy ripping apart my efforts to retain these items for future use. Kind regards, Paul
@tarobug25604 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379I just want you to know, amid the absolute flood of spiteful, rude comments there are still people who are absolutely in love with this restoration. I’m not old enough to have ever seen an original of this coat and build in a good state in person but I *have* seen Polaroids and old photos of my mother as a small child with a horse near identical to this. Watching you paint this horse made me emotional in a way I cannot explain and I loved it. Thank you for your incredible work 🥰
@paulcommander3794 ай бұрын
Thank you for your very thoughtful and kind comments on this restoration job. Unfortunately when you publish these videos, you throw yourself wide open to the sad morons who all think they know what they are talking about. I have been restoring all sorts of toys now for nearly 40 years and I have restored well over 100 rocking horses in that time. The company who asked me to help them make the video were very pleased with the outcome and the owner of the horse was delighted with the work that I did and his son is now playing with it, the third generation of riders. Why people have to be so rude is beyond me and they don't care who they offend, they should crawl back into their shells and keep their thoughts to themselves. This is the down side of the social media where they are the faceless morons, I would love to meet them face to face and see then what they have to say. So thank you again for your support. Best wishes, Paul Commander@@tarobug2560
@tracymclaughlinholmes6778 ай бұрын
Has this person ever seen a horse before? I'm definitely not trying to be mean but the painted project will give children nightmares.
@the-red-ghost2 ай бұрын
I agree
@carriebtc7 ай бұрын
As an Antique Toy, its resale value was completely destroyed by its 'modernization'. One important keyword is missing in the job: Restoration. WHAT NOT TO DO should've been the title.
@paulcommander3796 ай бұрын
This horse had very little resale value and in fact it was going to the next generation as a toy to be played with and ride on which after all is what it was intended to be used for, not as an exhibit in a museum.
@maggiefranks68496 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379 It wasn't even well done as a restoration. This kind of butchery should be illegal. Those poor kids that have to play with this monstrosity
@WilliamWagner-hq9ut5 ай бұрын
I don't know what a toy of this era would have looked like. This could be a beautiful rendition for all I know. The old boy can sure swing a hammer though :-)
@rogermellie15148 ай бұрын
I was wondering what the eyes reminded me of.. Clockwork Orange.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Fame at last, Yay
@billybungle17576 ай бұрын
If Robert Smith from The Cure was the inspiration for the face and eyes then I'd say it's a job extremely well done.
@evelynpagan81353 ай бұрын
I think you did an excellent job. I get that it's suppose to look like a carousel horse. A big difference from what you started with. 🎠
@davisdavis49346 ай бұрын
I am a true novice except to say that anything I ever "restored" was worth less after I touched it. Fun work and that can be admired, but nothing speaks to a history better than the scratches dings and even dirt and broken wheels of the real thing> to all the best
@oneshotme8 ай бұрын
I like everything but the eyes other than that it's beautiful!!
@SusanWilliams-wj9bb7 ай бұрын
As a restorer of rocking horses this made me cringe. The painting is dreadful. Would have been better to get an expert in at that stage I’m afraid.
@WilliamWagner-hq9ut5 ай бұрын
A child of the age that would have gotten this Christmas gift in the time period this was made this would have been the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Use your head before you comment...and do your research.
@francstrever43316 ай бұрын
that painting... the colors, the lines, what a flop! DRAMATIC!!
@131dyana7 ай бұрын
I rode my rocking horse until I was to big to ride him any more. He was my Trigger and imagined the forests we could ride through. Thank you for repairing this steed.
@WitchesRule7 ай бұрын
Hi two years ago I got a rocking horse and had him done up he cost me $750 at the time I got him I later found out he is a later version of F.H Ayres I called him Cavendish he has lost his original color and his odds and ends so I got to make him what I wonted as we here in nz don't have someone who can really get them in the way they should be, I also got a Collinson & son rocking horse he come to me in a bad way but he now looks beautiful with his black and white saddle his body looked like a child had painted it but this is the way he was when he was first made both my horses and a lot of people have said it they look like a real horse now so I just love them to bits so does friends and family who come around. They both have real glass eye's like other old rocking horses do even me collinson and son rocking horse has glass eye's and not the pins they used way back as they were not there when I got him and as I said it's hard to get things in nz and I'm still trying to get the original things for them both of them it well take some time. Understand this, the painting of this horse is how they are and how they were done back in the day, this old rocking horse should have been done and taken back to the original way they first come out this is why rocking horses of old have a lot of value in them they cost the earth to get them in their original form and they don't use PVA glue it's a Hide glue in the joints and wooden pegs which is important. Just to get my horses done cost me over $2000, BUT a Restoration should be how they would have done it in the past when the horse was made AND NOT using screws nor using nails to hold the legs on. The restorer that done mine went over seas to learn how to get these old horses done right.
@AlejandroJimenez-xw9sh8 ай бұрын
todo quedo muy bien menos los ojos 😅
@WilliamWagner-hq9ut5 ай бұрын
Googled these old rocking horses and many of them from this era have this garish (to our eyes) appearance.
@kashinath38246 ай бұрын
quedo super siniestro
@teacheme8 ай бұрын
Everything about this "restoration" was a disaster, from the delicate removal of the leather strapping to the final paint job. I'm going to have nightmares about those eyes. Sorry to say that this channel has gone down in my estimation lately. The artisans are nowhere near as skilled as many of the restorers on KZbin and the commentary makes things worse by overblowing the so called amazing work carried out. I'm afraid I'll have to consider unsubscribing if things do not improve which is a shame really. Can we have some real Masters of Crafts please.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
I had nothing to do with the commentary that was edited in when they compacted 9 days of filming down to a 30 mins video. The leatherwork was rotten and what was left of the original gesso could not be safely saved. I removed all of the nails and retained a few of the better original ones which I cleaned and reused back on the horse later. I have restored well over 100 horses in the past twenty years and believe you me there is no subtle way of removing old pins. There was no saddle and the old bits of leather were just breaking up. The old saddle cloth trim was not salvageable and so there was no point in wasting time by delicately stripping it away. The glue holding the legs to the body was breaking up and the legs were all removed and the joints cleaned before resetting them. I attached the swing rails to the legs to ensure they were correctly positioned before again removing them after the glue had set. This horse is now being used by the next generation of riders who are enjoying it. Because the horse was going to be played on, I have a duty of care to make sure that it is safe for that purpose. Of course I have to accept peoples views as those who post these delicate assignations against my character seem to take great joy in being far from delicate and damn right offensive. This horse took 9 days from start to finish with a two week gap to allow for the new gesso to cure and dry. Not sure what experience you have in restoring rocking horses? Regards, Paul
@teacheme7 ай бұрын
While I appreciate everything you say in your reply to my criticism of the video, I can only go by what I saw, that is, the edited version including any commentary. Like many of the other comments what we saw did not in any way showcase your knowledge and skill in the work you do. It's as if the film makers set out to discredit you in some way. I accept that your feelings are hurt as a result of my comments together with all the other similar ones and you deserve to put things in perspective. At no time did I set out to take "great joy" in my criticism and my remarks are not intended to be offensive. Perhaps if you made your own recording of such a restoration with an appropriate commentary we can truly see a master at work. Best regards Ed@@paulcommander379
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
I was asked by the KZbin channel to restore a rocking horse which they brought in their own film crew so I don't have any of my own video of this horse. Maybe the phrase restoration was not correct for this project as I was doing this horse for one of my customers so that his child could use it as the next generation to play on it. Believe you me there was nothing other than the bare bones of the horse which could be saved as all of the existing leatherwork was crumbling and not strong enough to reuse. The old gesso was just falling off in most places and it was therefore better to completely re-gesso to ensure that it was safe to play on. This is after all a toy to be played with and not something that would be exhibited in a museum. So whilst I can understand some of the viewers are purists and don't like to see things over restored, my job was to make it usable for the next and following generations of riders. Kind regards, Paul@@teacheme
@vamp972 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379restoring toys for a next generation of children sounds like a very kind and rewarding job to have 😊
@deeharper24828 ай бұрын
When I was a little girl my mother, brother and I went to live in London. We stayed for a time in a redbrick tenement in Battersea. In one of the rooms was a full sized rocking horse. He sat alone in this unfurnished room. I would go and ride him and imagine all sorts of adventures. I named him Starchaser and I loved every moment with that horse. I often wonder what became of him. I was seven and I'm going back to 1970. I wonder if anyone else remembers him?
@sunitafisher47588 ай бұрын
🌸 such a beautiful memory thank you for sharing
@crowznest4383 ай бұрын
That's a special memory right there.
@Oakleaf7003 ай бұрын
what a wonderful memory! I too remember old rocking horses from a London childhood. There were several factories in London making rocking horses- the most commonly seen rocking horses were Lines and Collisions {Liverpool} and some plain carved Ayres. {From my own childhood} Occasionally there would be a large bow rocker about - but most were swing stands. One thing...as children we remember them being huge.. I revisited a family member's house as a 16 yr old, and wanted to see the rocking horse...but he was tiny! I remembered him as a large horse that was a struggle to climb onto .
@donroussy54728 ай бұрын
I didn't last past the 5 minute mark. i couldn't continue to watch such a desecration.
@user-sy3ti6nt2e7 ай бұрын
The initial nuts and bolts were not cleaned before you put them back on. I definitely would’ve done that. It’s a pretty horse; but, I would’ve picked happier, more cheerful pastel colors. The forelock and the main definitely need to be trimmed. The tail looked OK.
@craftygirl1388 ай бұрын
A restoration yet he replaced all the parts with new pieces, even the glass eyes were new! Don't even get me started on the paint job on the face, especially those eyelashes. 😮It's obvious he's not one for painting detail work as the brushes he used have obviously been stored with the bristles downwards. Trying to paint any detail with those brushes was never going to be neat.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
The leatherwork was rotten and what was left of the original gesso could not be safely saved. I removed all of the nails and retained a few of the better original ones which I cleaned and reused back on the horse later. I have restored well over 100 horses in the past twenty years and believe you me there is no subtle way of removing old pins. There was no saddle and the old bits of leather were just breaking up. The old saddle cloth trim was not salvageable and so there was no point in wasting time by delicately stripping it away. The glue holding the legs to the body was breaking up and the legs were all removed and the joints cleaned before resetting them. I attached the swing rails to the legs to ensure they were correctly positioned before again removing them after the glue had set. This horse is now being used by the next generation of riders who are enjoying it. Because the horse was going to be played on, I have a duty of care to make sure that it is safe for that purpose. Of course I have to accept peoples views as those who post these delicate assignations against my character seem to take great joy in being far from delicate and damn right offensive. This horse took 9 days from start to finish with a two week gap to allow for the new gesso to cure and dry. Not sure what experience you have in restoring rocking horses? Regards, Paul
@matthewstrickland17738 ай бұрын
He didn't even clean the hardware before restoring it. I'm out.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
All of the metalwork was cleaned before repainting
@samwyz698 ай бұрын
The carpentry work, gesso work and coating was beautiful, but the paint job was a disappointment, especially the eyes. The eyes spoile it.
@samio390722 күн бұрын
Straight out of nightmares
@user-vp4fk1ne7i7 ай бұрын
Aua!
@EquineLover837 ай бұрын
I’m not trying to be rude but maybe a easier coat color would have been better maybe like a bay or chestnut or even a paint horse, but to me it looks like they tryed doing dapples but dapples aren’t for a beginner with horse painting. Sorry trying not to be rude but it is cool watching it go from trash to unique.
@nightraven92588 ай бұрын
When I seen him taking the old gesso off, I started to worry what he's inhaling, especially since whitening agents from around the time the rocking horse was made contained lead
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
You need not worry as I was wearing a suitable dust mask as I value my health
@pattyspretties89208 ай бұрын
Ok, it was going well until it got painted. What happened there?
@Kijiji-ny7qh8 ай бұрын
Good carpenter....but not much of a painter.
@shirleypedersen74067 ай бұрын
WOW! BEAUTIFUL! OUTSTANDING!
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments
@nathaliesayada2913 ай бұрын
THE MAD CRAFTSMAN. YOU are DANGEROUS. LET THE ANTIC TOY LIVE 😮😮😮😮😮😮 poor horse.
@vamp972 ай бұрын
Live? It was falling apart.
@SaraMGreads8 ай бұрын
Wow!
@Alex_Erickson6 ай бұрын
Foi uma destruição e não restauração. Os métodos utilizados são brutais. A oficina não possui recursos adequados para executar os trabalhos, por exemplo, não há um pulverizador de pintura. O ambiente é muito sujo e as restauradoras não têm muita paciência. E restaurar não é fazer um novo, mas preservar o máximo que puder.
@chrissycamacho69427 ай бұрын
That paint job is enough to deture a child from wanting to even get close to it! What a waste of a beautiful wooden horse.
@vamp972 ай бұрын
My mother in law’s friend restores carousel horses, I can only imagine how much training you have to do before you can fully trust yourself to do the job right.
@vasbes10508 ай бұрын
Now I don't know which is worse: that horse or that one guitar restoration video.💀💀💀
@rooziej8 ай бұрын
I need to watch that next 😹
@theempath82448 ай бұрын
I don't want to upset anyone but those eye lashes just shouldn't have been there. They spoilt the face of the horse and maybe the guy, although very good at restoring, just hasn't been close to a horse enough to see that they don't have eyelashes like that. That was a big mistake and the only mistake. Plus they don't have pink round the edges and I paint horses myself and lots of other things.
@annaabney14207 ай бұрын
Horses have very, very long eyelashes.
@kathyp40067 ай бұрын
@@annaabney1420Yes but not like these. Plus their eyes look completely different
@annaabney14207 ай бұрын
@@kathyp4006 oh I agree it looks bizarre.
@Mrsstick077 ай бұрын
Those eyes are terrifying, give a child nightmares!!!!😮
@maryannecross42208 ай бұрын
WOW! I was riveted 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧
@dawn52278 ай бұрын
Was the "artisan" an 8yr old? What happened to the painting? It's awful.
@Metroretro5948 ай бұрын
What is the purpose of having a seperate muscle block on the legs, rather than the piece just be whole?
@star27058 ай бұрын
I'm no expert, but I'd guess it had to do with the thickness of the milled lumber. They were able to get _almost_ the whole leg out of it, but needed the extra little block to fill out the muscle.
@Venge948 ай бұрын
It saves on wood and time, it would mean carving the entire leg from a much larger price of wood for just a little more width at the top.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
If you study how a rocking horse is constructed you will see that the muscle blocks are added and never cut from a single piece. The sides of the neck are also built up in the same way. If you had watched video carefully you would have noticed that I removed two old muscle blocks as they were coming loose and replaced them with new timber.@@star2705
@kingdomfreedom83233 ай бұрын
@@star2705Makes sense & thank you. 👌
@kingdomfreedom83233 ай бұрын
@@Venge94Thank you, when in business cost effective is a definite plus, especially if it doesn't interfere in quality. 👍
@SS-wu5du8 ай бұрын
doesntblook like a good job. Around eyes are bad. why use PVA. cant consurve later😢
@davisdavis49346 ай бұрын
Is PBA wood glue reversable?
@owllover8137 ай бұрын
Beautiful!!!
@baylaschauer31226 ай бұрын
What a beautiful restoration job, only to ruin it with that horrible paint job! I couldn’t even finish this video after that.
@barbarahogan26047 ай бұрын
It was all going well until “the artisan” painted it ! Absolute mess !
@selection14458 ай бұрын
I'm sorry but the painting job...
@65geoffrey4 ай бұрын
A very strange "restoration" to an original Lines Brothers "Sportiboy" size 1, circa 1925/30. The approach was rather agricultural, and I was surprised that it was found necessary to remove the original muscle blocks on the leg joints, as they looked perfectly sound, as seemingly, his glass eyes. Sportiboy types have their leg joints covered with a two to three inch band of muslin, to lower the risk of cracks along the joint line, but to use a muslin weave all over the body and head to support the gesso application is totally unnecessary, and will be a nightmare for any future restorer. Whether or not the legs were checked for movement before removing all the legs, was not obvious but it seemed a rather radical measure to remove all of them. Lines mortise and tenon leg joints were designed to be wedged from behind either side of each tenon, but no sign of that being done in this video. The less said about the paintwork and dappling the better. It takes quite an effort to turn a Sportiboy into a scary "Collinson" stlye horse made in the mid 1950s.
@annaabney14207 ай бұрын
Oof. This isn't restoration. Ripping and tearing pieces off, using modern glue, not bothering to clean the hardware. Hide glue in the joints is important in case of any future need of restoration because it is reversible. Using PVA glue is a bad practice here. And ripping off pieces of the wood and tearing up the leather accoutrements? Why? That's not preservation.
@ryptoll48016 ай бұрын
Well done, a beautiful restoration! It amazes me how skilled the artisan is in not only woodwork but also metal, leather, painting and much more. It also looks like so much fun restoring old things like that, bringing them back to the life they once had. It's very inspiring and makes me wanna get back to working on my old (but not that old) and crusty chest of drawers. It's been painted too insanity (9+ layers of paint) and the top layer is so porely done that it's an eyesore. But the wood underneath is beautiful and I'm trying to bring that back out. It's not really a restoration but more like a light revamp? I dunno. I came to a standstill about that project by the end of summer, but now I really wanna get back into it!
@malcolmbrown36126 ай бұрын
Ours is from 1932. It had a removable saddle and stirrup irons. It was a lot less dappled and was more yellowed. Could this be the varnish discolouring? I definitely think that the contrast between black and white is too much.
@septiccalling83413 ай бұрын
Yes, it's just the ageing varnish......
@Oakleaf7003 ай бұрын
Yes, the yellowing on your horse is probably the shellac oxidising, keep that look! It's what people want.
@rdred86933 ай бұрын
It looks as if they were trying to make a Collinson style rocking horse. They had the bold dapples and big eyelashes. It feel short. Jane Hooker Rocking Horses: she does restorations and you can see the difference.
@lesleystratton26356 ай бұрын
the delicate, intricate process of the wooden restoration project? I have never seen a craftsman use a screwdriver to remove tacks or a chisel to apply wood filler, that's not a sympathetic restoration it's a pantomime and very sad to see.
@vamp972 ай бұрын
The artisan has commented elsewhere on this video - this was not intended to be a historical restoration, rather giving this item a new lease of life for a child who was going to play with it.
@bashboi40748 ай бұрын
My guess is with the eyes and other details, maybe they had an image of what it looked like before and were attempting to copy it
@MmmmmmmmTaters8 ай бұрын
8:16 for real he couldn’t polish up the bolts
@LULUBELLE274006 ай бұрын
Limite je le préférais avant... Quel dommage !
@michellemcknight41857 ай бұрын
What a mess that paint job was!
@JMINDIANA4878 ай бұрын
Sub par paint job looks cartoonish and eyes look like some whacky piccaso attempt.
@JulianaBlewett7 ай бұрын
The pink eyes are a bad color choice. The paint job is, I'm sorry to say, poorly done and inaccurate as to the time period. It's clownish rather than realistic, as what would have been attempted in that era. The carver took great pains to make it accurate, as would the painter.
@scottytetreault20227 ай бұрын
Looks nice, but why the half-finished paint job...?
@kaymcgraw93628 ай бұрын
So important to restore the past. Excellent work.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments
@docinparadise5 ай бұрын
Have you ever seen a beautifully formed figurine that looks like it was painted in 3 seconds on a Chinese assembly line? This is that.
@joedolceland7 ай бұрын
how to ruin a spectacular restoration with pain
@isabelochando64498 ай бұрын
Escesibas crines😮
@malcolmbrown36126 ай бұрын
Could the restorer have confused the rocking horse with a fairground galloper?
@tronhodler108 ай бұрын
👀
@leandersmith61846 ай бұрын
Yep I think you get the message, paint job sucks as many others mentioned. That's it, I can't make it better for you.
@matthewstrickland17738 ай бұрын
Amd what is this narration? Definitely does not fit this video.
@terrawolff13688 ай бұрын
It's all good,except for the eyes
@lindsaythompson7267 ай бұрын
"Master Artisan" ?
@davisdavis49346 ай бұрын
That does look a lot like lead paint. The restoration is more conservation as without the lead removal the horse might need to be destroyed
@jonathanmartinez4685Ай бұрын
los ojos dan miedo
@lambertax2 ай бұрын
Masters of craft? Really? An absolute nightmare!
@itsabughunt63108 ай бұрын
As a hose owner I was not ready for the actual skin from the neck of the horse to be nailed right on. Kind of gross. Paint job meh. I don't think skilled artisans would have whammed away with the tools that way.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
I use horse tails which I then go through a tanning procedure to cure the leather. Makers like Collinson's of Liverpool used to use cow tails which had to be joined together to make them long enough. If cut carefully you can get a good mane, tail and forelock from one tail. They are held onto the horse by nailing them on through the leather. Sometimes the manufacturer of the horse will cut a groove along the back of the neck and the hair is pushed into the groove. Some of the start of the video is of me removing the old rusty nails the held the long gone old mane. Regards, Paul
@Oakleaf7003 ай бұрын
They are copying a late Collinson horse here! This is a Lines horse. Completely different tack and paint style.
@TAG778 ай бұрын
Your video is nice, however☝🏼 Most viewers of restoration videos watch them for the noise & not talking. The talking isn’t necessary. We use them as an ASMR to soothe us & help us rest. If you just had subtitles, instead of talking, thus video would rock. 💁🏼♀️ My Autistic kiddo watches these to soothe him & I’m a disabled combat vet that’s started using them to help me sleep dealing with PTSD. So, we really enjoy every ounce of effort you put in to making this & restoration. The talking seems to have the opposite effect than soothing. Also, can you take less abrasive measures so as not to compromise the original artist of the piece🤦🏼♀️
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
I had nothing to do with the voice over and that was added later when they edited 9 days of filming down to a 30 mins video.
@TAG777 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379 that’s why I still complimented & thanked you for the vid. I know a lot of hard work was done. Something like this isn’t just done in a few hours.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Yes, as you say a lot of unseen hard work goes into these jobs. Unfortunately there is a segment of the viewing public who just want to tear others to pieces. I have restored well over 100 rocking horses and not one of my customers have ever complained so I must be doing something right. Thank you for your comments. Kind regards, Paul@@TAG77
@TAG777 ай бұрын
@@paulcommander379 that’s because there’s too many that are used to instant gratification or forgot their manners when giving constructive criticism to help a channel. I recognize the hard work and someone that takes time out to do that and then I’ll tell them ways of how to attract more of us that watch these types of video. But of course, I’m also an artist & I know it doesn’t take one day to do work like this.
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to read my replies and leaving your comments too. Kind regards, Paul@@TAG77
@polaX16 күн бұрын
Oh no - why this painting 😫😢and everything that follows💔
@theresalee86708 ай бұрын
Do we need to hear him breathing through what must be nostrils of hair?
@DoctorD2506 ай бұрын
Very impressive. I once helped a team redo an entire Looff carousel that was over 100 years old. It was more work than any of us could have anticipated.
@shirleyjessome50477 ай бұрын
The paint job?????? Not very nice.
@savaneflo7 ай бұрын
the grudge
@ronaldcumpsty56054 ай бұрын
Surely this is a joke. The sheer brutality of the work carried out here is torture. You can always tell a professional ARTISAN by how rusty and dull his chisels are. A hand held utility blade as a scraper, time to head over to " Thomas Johnson, Antique Restorer" for proper techniques. This may be an okay fix but not one of time and precision, sorry.
@vanessacassidy68467 ай бұрын
Good grief, that paint job is horrendous
@MASI_forging8 ай бұрын
Beautiful restoration 👏👏
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind remarks, Paul
@dirklowenstein73067 ай бұрын
Hahaha😂😂😂ohh my god how ugly.That was not a RESTAURATION that was a RENOVATION!!! Restauration means keep old substance, cleaning and repairing VERY carefulley.The object should never look new!!Poor old horse, before it looks wonderfull and now it s distroid😢
@paulcommander3797 ай бұрын
The word you were trying to write at the end is spelt destroyed. I just thought you should know for the future so that you can pull another restorer to pieces by spelling it correctly. When you are faced with a horse that has been stored away in poor conditions and the little bit of remaining tack is rotten and and the old gesso is falling off there is nothing but the bare bones to save. This horse was going to be used for the next generation to play on, not to be used as a museum exhibit. Because it was going to be used I have a responsibility to make sure it is safe to used. The owner was delighted with it and the child also loves it.