German 'St. Hubertus Glas' binoculars restoration [very damaged leather grip]

[@HannahMattox]

My Daddy was a man of this kind of thing, in a way. He loved odd tinkerings, he loved creating his own blueprints and resurfacing/redoing the fabric on all different kinds of things. He was a welder and an upholsterer, a carpenter and everything else. He chewed my tail for using his fabric scissors to cut paper as a kid once and I would never do it again 😂 after learning all the things I know now after he left this old world, I realized why he was so mad about that after I had my own kids and they dulled my best fabric shears, that were once my old man's, the very ones I dulled myself as a kid. It was an easy fix, but I had to take longer to finish recovering my chairs 😂

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

What a great story... But that's the way it is everywhere, I felt the same way at home and at my grandpa's from time to time. When I was a child, I didn't understand what the big ones wanted from me, but with every year that I get older and I see my children, I understand more...

[@HannahMattox]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration 😭❤️❤️

[@hamoody4262]

I love your dad ❤

[@HannahMattox]

@@hamoody4262 I guarantee he would've loved you too ❤️ he loved everyone until they gave him a reason not to ❤️

[@hamoody4262]

@@HannahMattox I love so much the kind your father may God preserve him ❤

[@Claire-eh5zi]

It’s 3:26am in korea and I can’t sleep. Idk why but I feel so relaxing when I’m watching your videos ! This is so amazing

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

That's nice to hear! Thanks very much!

[@zachlewis9751]

I like how this person shows off everything that’s going on so well they even focus on a mechanical pencil whenever they push the tip out. And then immediately snap it.

[@Dmbm789]

These give off a very steam punky vibe I like it

[@thor2015]

Very nice restoration! The decision not to repaint the eye rings was a good one- I like to see factory markings that are legible.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hello thor2015. Yes, exactly, I agree! Nice if you like it too :)

[@lukalavande6028]

I usually look more at your work with stronger objects, like the blades, so to see you working on a more delicate piece is a wonderful surprise !

[@puglife658]

It’s a good thing the lenses stayed intact

[@АльбертШвед]

Волшебник..приятно смотреть ..спасибо за хорошие видео...привет из России...

[@mariapilar2692]

Really beautiful restoration. Love the result

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

María Pilar thank you :)

[@tycrabs]

Another SUPER good video! I absolutely love watching you work. Also, your editing is especially good in this one… showing us everything we want to see and skipping some of the more routine things. Please keep posting! I promise I’ll keep watching

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thanks very much! 🐢

[@xoteish]

the patience i lack, this man has!! i admire this honestly.

[@jamesfield5346]

I truly appreciate your attention to detail.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🐢

[@Extreme-Graphics]

Hey, Super Nice!!! I have seen other restorers restore this exact kind of binos...but they only glued the leather on and didn't make a strap for it like you did!! VERY GOOD JOB Sir! Wow!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🤩 🐢

[@sandrawest2105]

Such a beautiful and sensitive restoration. Thank you. Peace💫

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Sandra West thank you! Peace 😇

[@inayachan2949]

the result is really fascinating and beautiful!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🐢

[@samanthazeiger1553]

Your editing is so good and your work is stunning! Thanks for sharing

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Samantha Zeiger thank you!

[@terrystover7365]

Beautiful result! I enjoyed watching you work.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🐢

[@emmaduke]

these are always so impressive but your ability to reassemble everything amazes me...there are so many parts and i'd forget where they go

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 😊🐢

[@CrimeanBoy]

Всё видео прикольное, лайк прожал, но... Надо было ещё медленнее показывать разборку, реставрацию и сборку бинокля, а то что то сильно быстро 😂😂

[@marianaprudente2397]

Most delightful video I’ve ever seen! Congratulations on a perfect job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you so much for your great feedback!

[@tonyday7233]

Very good, i love how you made the patern for the leather. Thanks.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Tony Day thank you!

[@kippybrawlstars]

What a beautiful result

[@watrgrl2]

Wow, those were really well made!

[@littleredhairedgirlsteph3922]

You got patina all over the table! 😂

[@pauldockins9635]

Very elegant from another time

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Paul Dockins my favorite of all the projects so far, loved it too

[@Edwinwest72]

Great video. Enjoyed the process of cutting the leather out.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Yes duese scenes love uch also particularly... 😁🐢

[@alucianamartinez]

Que trabalho lindo!!! Abraços do Brasil. ❤️

[@mikecorrado4971]

Undoubtedly better than the original! 👏

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hello Mike Corrado. Many thanks for your nice Feedback!

[@darrellwill7970]

I like that you tell us what steps and techniques you are using.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey darrell will. Thank you very much for your great comment!

[@revox7860]

Me and my 10 year old daughter love the content 👍🏽

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you a lot! 🐢

[@jameslynch7826]

Superb work Brilliant

[@WorkshopDC]

Awesome Restoration Bro! Keep it up!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hello Workshop DC. Thank you, that means a lot to me!

[@raibeck55]

Das sieht bestimmt schöner aus wie die Neuware von damals! Kompliment!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Dankeschön 🤩🐢

[@andremasaloff7628]

Шикарная работа! Я бы не выдержал и кожу приклеил к корпусу.

[@ДмитрийМол-п9ы]

а её и надо клеить. иначе при влажной погоде она растянется и будет болтаться как крайняя плоть на члене

[@guillermo4273]

Fantástico! Me resulta hiper relajante ver tus videos. Se agradece..Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@DrRestoration]

This is a very very good job!! 👌🏽

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey Doc. Thank you very much!

[@Restomaniac]

Really great job my friend 👌👌👌

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much, bro! I'm looking forward for your comment!

[@Morgast]

I always watch these videos just before going to sleep. They're so relaxing and informative at the same time. Greetings from Germany :) Keep up the good work.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Vielen Dank, grüße auch aus Deutschland 😊🐢

[@Morgast]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration Oooh wie cool, das wusst ich gar nicht! :D

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey yeagerxp. I'm glad that you have enjoyed it!

[@gregwright392]

Outstanding job

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Greg Wright thanks a lot!

[@cakku667]

nice and relaxing restoration

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

🤗🐢

[@deathblossomrede8624]

Amazing!! Makes me wanna learn this stuff!

[@chunkydad3103]

Beautiful job buddy

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🤗🐢

[@djevo3441]

Awesome restore congratulations

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey Kostas 257. Thank you very much!

[@razorboyXVII]

Phenomenal restore!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey razorboyXVII, great if you liked it, but like to subscribe to the channel to not miss anything more

[@omaraljork9256]

You great man and professional

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@aranitar]

The result is pretty awesome🤩

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much! 🤗🐢

[@jocefh]

Niiiice with the leather work!!

[@ilbr0103]

Привет всем! Классное видео, мне понравилось)

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Большое спасибо!

[@RevMikeBlack]

Most impressive!

[@exilibrius]

So many parts!!! 💪🐢

[@emilyf279]

Great video

[@OtavioRegis]

Great job

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you! 🐢

[@valmonta3647]

Great job, loved it

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey Valmont A. I'm glad if you liked it!

[@lucasadasme8048]

wow this is so amazing ⭐

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool well done.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Restoration Australia thank you, greetings to australia!

[@Whitebrowpriest]

Very nice!

[@madscout1969]

Great job I love the look

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

madscout1969 Thank you, you really do not know if the restoration will be successful, but the result was very satisfying for me

[@Tatal.b]

Coisa linda de se ver, ótima para apreciar e, ao executor, só temos que parabenizar 👏👏👏🙏🍀🇧🇷

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Muito Obrigado!🐢

[@bebel6874]

Great job, bravo .

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Bebel 68 thank you!

[@adriamiraguilar]

Excelente restauración !!!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Adriana Aguilar Gracias 😃

[@geoffquickfall8424]

Great restoration, have you thought about getting brass wire brushes. Will not score the brass on the object you are restoring. If you do, make sure they are brass and not brass coloured pawned off as brass.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Geoff Quickfall I already like this growing community - you are right! I did a little research and will implement your input for the next projects - thank you

[@christopherbedford9897]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration It also distressed me to see you using a steel screwdriver to lever apart brass parts. I realise you are about to clean everything up with files, sandpaper etc but in general it's not good policy, the hard tool leaves marks. Rather look for plastic picks or "spudgers" in the computer tool section of your favourite website. Cheap and effective, and if anything breaks it's the plastic tool rather than the thing you're working on.

[@kiiiisu]

woww very nice!!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you very much!🤩🐢

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Now I challenge you to watch an opera using those binoculars!

[@thisisrestoration1983]

Very good content like every time!Greetings from Germany👍👋

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hello This is restoration!. Thank you for your great comment. Greetings from Germany too :)

[@thisisrestoration1983]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration sorry I forgot

[@oldgrandfather2697]

What you call a patina is not. This is skin glue, dried out. And the work is beyond praise.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Old grandfather I appreciate your compliment very much. I think it is or better was kind of a mixture of the glue, leftovers of the leather and also patina

[@greed8588]

It quite clearly was skin glue. Patina, Verdigris, Copper Oxide, whichever term you use adheres to the base metal. It does not behave in a manner that can be peeled away. Also I even question if this was the original state of the binoculars, it looks like it was accelerated aging. Which does not detract from the restoration but maybe should be notated.

[@robertjohnston4087]

You deserve more views and subscribers.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Robert Johnston thank you

[@beatrizsangronis7326]

Estupendo desde Venezuela saludos👍👌💜

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Beatriz Sangronis muchos saludos de vuelta, gracias :)

[@rosimariferreiradelima2350]

Lindo, maravilhoso trabalho! Parabéns!!

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Muito obrigado!

[@mftmachining]

Sehr schöne Arbeit. Gruss aus Frankfurt.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hallo Music Man. Vielen Dank! Grüße nach Frankfurt.

[@ihasolak]

Nice work. Why didn't you use flour-salt-vinegar combo to remove patina?

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey İsmail Hakkı Alp Solak. Tried that already and it worked out very well! But I enjoy working with the scalpel a little more :)

[@anthonycphillips2430]

I am guessing that was the best that can be done for the lenses? Unfortunate, beautiful work you've done restoring.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

anthony c phillips thank you! to be honest yes. I think to restore lenses is only possible with a lot of know how of an optician, or you let it be done - but that costs a lot of money, money that i don't have and also didn't want to and couldn't spend for an especially optical restoration - and also my wife doesn't play along either, a lot of time and money goes in to this hobby (youtube and restoration)

[@eduardolarrymarinsilva76]

You could have polished them like the brass

[@bsheedy7639]

Very nice indeed. 💚

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hello B Sheedy. Thank you for your great Feedback! 😁

[@davidcoats1037]

Well done! 😃👌🏼

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey David Coats. Thank you!

[@Ymril]

Beautiful restoration, congrats. So many ads though, my god..

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Ymril thank you! and thank you for the feedback, we'll think about testing less ads

[@1game94]

Very cool Nice Frome morroco 🥰🥰

[@luanipoll2479]

Love this!!! ❤🇧🇷

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

🥰

[@abo_fhad]

من اروع المقاطع . شكرا لك

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

مرحبا تركي ابو فهد. شكرا لتعليقك الرائع!

[@DavidJones-we7gr]

Who knew a pair of binoculars had so many parts

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

David Jones yes crazy, isn't it? you often don't see it at first glance - luckily, I record it, so the reassembly isn't that hard

[@mutecryptid]

I know why the black paint is necessary but it would look so cool being just all super polished brass inside and out

[@Whitebrowpriest]

I thought those were called "exacto knives", not scalpels? (14:58)

[@Chazriel]

Wirklich tolles Ergebnis, super Arbeit! (Übrigens, als jemand, der das selber immer falsch sagt, Zirkel ist (aus welchem Grund auch immer) im Englischen "compass".)

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Danke für das Lob und den Tipp!

[@RS23000]

Just wow

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you! 🐢

[@Users3864-y6z]

perfect 👌👏❤️🇪🇬

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thanks very much! 🐢

[@canalsenhornossasalvacao6164]

Nossa seja lá você quem for parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Muito obrigado!

[@canalsenhornossasalvacao6164]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration Dinada

[@leelindsay5618]

I wouldn't use steel on brass if you are trying to preserve the metal. They make softer copper wheels and brushes that would take off the old glue and dirt and polish up the metal better.

[@atakanortac9644]

Abi çok iyi olmuş

[@arthurbelarittervonmuller9183]

moc hezké, jen bych byl pro použití tmavé kůže

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Arthur Müller díky, možná příště

[@StaK_1980]

Could you have cleaned the optics too? I see that they were cleaned but the glasses have scratches all over them.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Yes, I just washed them in water with detergent

[@martinduggan138]

Awesome job, what did you use to clean the lenses.

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Martin Duggan thank you! i just used water and soap - both new, not restored :D

[@italianstugats]

Amazing how many parts it has! How long did this take you to do? I also have a pair of binoculars that my grandfather used in WW2 that I'd love to have redone.. looks very similar to yours...

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

sal t well it was evening filling - most important part is the planning

[@kangbewok165]

I have a steiner military 15x80c with a blurry and moldy lens condition. does anyone know where to fix it

[@mustafagenceloglu5857]

Very nice gut Türkiye

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Hey Mustafa Genceloğlu. Thank you!

[@RandoSando.]

You should put descriptions of what things are or what they do. You had an arrow ppint to the patina, but didn't explain what it was. New viewers or young people would be frustrated at having to pause the video and having to Google what it is. There was another video where you has a knife sit in a solution all night but didn't explain what the solution did or why it was important

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Thank you for the tip!

[@jimhaller6126]

And here I am not even able to fix my sunglasses when they break...

[@markphillips6154]

Beautiful but oh oh ouch black leather would have looked so much better

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

Mark Phillips Thank you for watching and your feedback - I will answer your comments in this thread. I decided not to use primer, mainly because the color is not visible. but also, because the color does not need primer (according to the description). Well, black leather would have looked also very cool - but maybe with the next project which includes leather and tailoring.

[@markphillips6154]

@@ForgottenShineRestoration thanks

[@amybrazil4577]

Asmr 😍

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

🤗🤗

[@BogdanKhmelnitsky-r3m]

Патина ЧЕРНОГО или КОРИЧНЕВОГО цвета, а этот шкраб - это купорос (сероксид)!

[@alexandregabrielsousa2214]

Nice 🇵🇹

[@ЮлияШтепенко-ж2е]

А чем и как полировали линзы?