Interesting Leg Repair

Trena repairs a coffee table with an unusual design, beautiful but structurally weak and prone to breaking. One leg broke in four places.

[@maretteschulz8898]

Looks amazing.😍 Did they not want you to add the extra 'under table' middle support you mentioned?

[@alinchitown7556]

You are a wonderfully talented artisan young lady, you’ve even showed this old dog a few new tricks. Keep up the great work, and goodness sakes stop spraying without a respirator. 😷

[@arthurslaughter4122]

Those barley twist legs are miserable to carve and tend to be rather fragile, Lovely job of repairing that one.

[@cydneygeorge-abatecola1600]

Amazing work! I love watching your videos.

[@alberttibbets6567]

I like how your camera work shows the doweling process clearly.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

thanks Albert

[@PeanutsDadForever]

you ARE so patient. So fiddly. The old adage start light, adjust from there. Another fine example of your skill set. 🇦🇺

[@norman4uk]

Wonderful video again Trena, a little different puzzle to solve with the dowels , i would have been scared to drill right through the legs , i would have thought i was making a bigger problem , but its the patience you take knowing in the end all will come right , i always learn something with each video, thanks again,, Norman(England)

[@tomschmidt381]

Wow great job. Too bad you were not able to reinforce the center leg as you described. Hopefully that would prevent another expensive leg failure. Interesting at the beginning you mentioned the customer purchased the table new and the leg had already been broken.

[@henryD9363]

Without the center post she talked about, she should have given the customer guarantee that: "Under normal care and use this table is guaranteed to break within the next 5 years."

[@charliemiller6401]

Masterful work! I learn something new from every one of your videos Thanks for posting them.

[@tonystakis8960]

Masterful work! To the two who gave this video a thumbs down plz. upload your work we'd all would like to see it!

[@kthemi10]

Agree. Why do people do that? I think they are mean. My Nan used to say "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" and I think the same should be said about the '👎' I think FB need to remove it. The skill at mending such a break is incredible. Shame on those who use the '👎'.

[@marg9017]

You are amazing so talented

[@ignacio5283]

Binging on all your videos. Fascinating, interesting and so therapeutically relaxing, especially in these crazy times. I’m simply in complete awe with the amount of knowledge, education and talent you have. Yesterday evening my family called me over to sit down and watch a movie. ‘No thanks I’m good, watching Trena’s amazing transformations.'

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@PelicanPines]

Beautiful work. I would add the center support post.

[@pfmbd]

Fantastic repair with the dowels , I always score a line in my dowels so the glue can escape if pushing a dowel into a closed pocket instead of just pushing against the liquid . Love the videos always showing the true fix , keep it going Trena 🇨🇮👍

[@stevepiechock9234]

Granted this video is two years old, it broadcasts the wealth of knowledge contain in your repair shop. I am constantly amazed and impressed with this channel!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@shamrock4500]

horrible design, nice repair.

[@RalfOfBalcony]

And I always thought, that I do my work very detailed. But compared to You, I am just a bloody amateur! (I hope, my English makes clear, what I want to say)

[@punchion]

Another challenge overcome. Fantastic and interesting work!

[@fonhollohan2908]

Its too bad we couldn't of seen the whole repair nevertheless, that's was impressive! quite the intricate repair, looks pretty dern good if you ask me.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Sorry for the skimpy footage. Cheers

[@chevybob9836]

Great work! It's like dentistry for furniture!. Thank you for sharing.

[@l.wolfm.7006]

There is Varathane Gel Stain for sale on eBay. It might be New Old Stock & in an assortment of colors from multiple sellers. Just FYI. Beautiful nicely accomplished strong repair! After you mix your epoxy putty wearing gloves have you tried taking off a glove after you have it stuck in place and using a finger dipped in some dish soap and water? You can mold it really smooth and it does not affect the setting or the hardness. You do need to do a finalwipe with plain water after it sets and before you apply any finish. You can actually mold it mirror smooth.

[@shirleywigley6422]

Just sit and watched your artistic job fantastic young lady with such confidence in your work keep it up God bless uand family

[@MrPrentissDJones]

I wonder if the customer would be willing to put a clear acrylic rod in the center just for additional support? And somehow make the rod removable

[@jt.s.7418]

This was an amazing repair and restoration 🥰. I would have been very intimidated by this one😬. You have a great eye for woodwork shading

[@Cradley684]

You did a great job, I wonder how it was made sure is a work of art, have a nice day !!!. ( Love the repairs ) !!!.

[@joebrown1382]

Fabulous. Can't see the repairs. Smart you didn't drill to the other side of the leg so you only had one dowel end to finish. I probably wouldn't have thought to do that.

[@Nundy1984]

Excelent work! Not sure I would have that patience for fine detail likr that but I guess that is why you're great at your job !

[@johnfogg7858]

THAT WAS AMAZING! Nice job!

[@shirleywigley6422]

Wonderful job

[@jalechavez6042]

Muy Bien...Quedó Imperceptible...!!..tu Restauración...Saludosss Lindaaa...ji ji ji

[@kentshrader6616]

Great work!!

[@grewald123]

great repair, its a pity the table design is so weak

[@rparker2824]

Drilling for the dowels must be tricky to do on those legs?

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

With a sharp bit you are halfway there 😎

[@rosalindaestrada5314]

Again, another beautiful job, Trena!!

[@deborahsewell202]

Perfection as always!!

[@aoac1]

You are a magician!! Great work!

[@jongreen4893]

Reminds me of having my hips replaced!

[@daniellarrivee6510]

Thanks to you Miss John's !!!!

[@jameshaynie4570]

You do excellent work, even on poorly designed pieces. That table was designed to self destruct.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

THanks James

[@raylarkin5004]

Good grief Trena, I never cease to be amazed by your incredible skill set! My morning routine is a tall cuppa and one of your videos I haven't seen yet. You cover all the bases! 👍🏼

[@niknoks6387]

I would definitely have had a middle part made, otherwise down the road a similar thing will happen elsewhere. Gorgeous table though 😊

[@henryD9363]

She should have given the customer a guarantee that: "Under normal care and use this table is guaranteed to break within the next 5 years."

[@davidlarson2534]

It would be nice if you produced a video series of how-to’s. How to choose color, tints, stains and application. How to choose adhesives - epoxies and glues. How to select mechanical repair methods. Etcetera. I’d buy a set. If they were produced for classroom and self study would be a plus. Even though this in itself an art, there is plenty of rote learning to be had.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Great idea!

[@willybillie1]

Beautiful work.

[@cabman86]

Girl you are amazing!

[@Daidoji2054]

Great job! Btw: you had the broken pieces in other videos ;)

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Good eye!

[@lolaottinger6976]

Beautiful table. Wondering how you learned furniture repair? You do an awesome job!

[@gigistrus490]

I watched another video of hers where she explained who is John.....Apparently she worked with her father. Talented lady and lovely to think she learned from her dad.

[@dougblazer1376]

Thanks for the video.I love it when you show so much of the detailed work that goes into furniture repair. I am retired and I do repairs to keep me busy, so I can use all the instruction I can get. You do excellent work.

[@masonreynolds9983]

Amazing work!

[@kestutisbagusauskas8323]

Great job again!

[@stevepiechock9234]

Absolutely incredible repair. Looks to me like it might have just been manufactured!

[@Vk-mm4lf]

Just curious. Did the owner now want to put a support in the middle?

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Not yet. I suggested if it broke again that would be necessary.

[@bradleyleben7785]

Working on them legs will get you dizzy. 🤪 I sure am glad I found your channel today. Instant subscriber on the first video.👍

[@CalTxDude]

I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos! Your skills and talent continue to astonish and delight! The only sensory overload is The beautiful music with the loud television background! LoL

[@angelamariaaguilar3109]

Hola, quisiera saber, cómo reparaste un reloj,que mostraste,hace dos meses,en shop update? Me gusta mucho tu trabajo,lo haces muy bien!

[@SparrowStockwell]

So nice!

[@truus5653]

You are amazing Trena , love your video's. Greetings from The Netherlands

[@RobbieSongwriter]

Amazing repair job! Very few would ever notice. Your techniques are superb! After you made the comment about the poor leg stability, I was thinking you'd talked the customer into that post from the middle connection. However, after really analysing it, even with a braced center dowel, the legs would still be susceptable to movement diagonally. No good way to eliminate stress without compromising the design. Looks cool, but really poorly engineered. You and I design & build to the elephant test. 🐘😉 On a piece like this, you've done all you can do. Bravo!

[@janjones9748]

Amazing REPAIR! The music and radio going was a bit frustrating

[@orlandonavarro6651]

Keep always safe John's Furniture R...

[@triplex86]

Very good video - thank you. Always very enjoyable to watch you restore items.

[@kathyk479]

If I hadn't known you fixed that spot I wouldn't have known you had repaired it! Good work!

[@charlesmadisonrhea]

OK, used a derivative of your dowel repair on a really small repair on a plastic clamp holder for my (quite heavy) bike lock last night. It worked great - plastic epoxy and two #6 screws. I admire your confidence and skill in your repairs - no way I’d have the guts to drill into that table leg. I also appreciate the economy of motion you use in applying those finishes. Lots of years of practice and repetition. Lots of good ideas, too

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@jamescapodanno1861]

its amazing how you blend all those colors,I have always struggled with that.

[@mauricecharron3862]

I knew you were Canadian when I heard the CBC playing in the background. lol

[@timtoulson9662]

Stunning outcome, your detail work is astonishing and is obviously the key to your brilliant results. Thank you.

[@DavidDeelLoco]

Once again amazing. You thin in some ways like an orthopaedic surgeon the way you placed those dowels and the order. I love learning these tricks from you.

[@joerabon4856]

Your staining/color matching is superb.

[@ashleyjames308]

You’re a star! Really enjoy watching and I like you. You come across as such a nice person too.

[@charlesmadisonrhea]

What an artist! The brads in the dowels are something I will use in the table leg repair I’m doing. Never thought of that. Thanks

[@petewangen-groovedrummer8083]

Please turn off the radio in the background. : )

[@SparrowStockwell]

We are re-watching this. It turned out very nice!

[@bethpeelar3435]

That table looks like it should have longer legs. Did someone cut them down.

[@kenc2257]

Interesting table--haven't seen that style of table leg before. You were quite confident when drilling for the reinforcing dowels--I would have had to think about that for a day or two (or longer). The repair should be permanent and strong, and the "refinishing" of that leg really turned out super.

[@northerngirl4666]

This was so interesting to watch! Thanks very much!

[@ChrisPadillaAZ]

You dad must have had great patience too... Good job Trena.

[@curtcmiller]

Why not use steel instead of a dowel? Like screws, or solid steel rod, wouldn’t that be stronger?

[@rockshot100]

I would have been so scared, you are not afraid of nothin'.

[@jimthumerzs2301]

That's why I frequent this site - to see interesting legs, arms and seats.

[@kathymorrison8634]

Love your work!

[@jeanine6492]

Very interesting, learned a lot, thanks!

[@MrPrentissDJones]

That is just beautiful, absolutely amazed at how she fix this!

[@melissab6060]

What sorcery is this? Giant cracks and holes one minute, and the next minute...seamless beauty. Trena, you are a powerful, enchanting wood sprite!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Lol. Love this comment!

[@stevencurran2869]

Well that was pretty tricky. Nice repair.

[@Patrick-kc5ur]

Nice repair. However, I'd like to have a sit down conversation with the person who designed this table and explain that in this case "the form doesn't not follow the function". If it were made of metal, not wood which has grain direction and will split along those lines, it would withstand any normal usage. Trena made the astute observation that if the center were tied to the brace above, it would greatly improve the structure. I would add to that and carry the support to the floor below as well. Customer approval would be required of course, but it's just going to happen all over again to a different leg eventually!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Yep. Totally

[@52daa]

You are such an artist and such a joy to watch😊

[@بنعلي-ق2ظ]

Can’t see these talents and master level every day. Really amazing work Thank you so much 👍🏼 your follower from Dubai🇦🇪

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Timhey0912]

You are even a surgeon, the way you went into that leg, wow! Did you end up putting a dowel in the center of the table, for support? Great Job!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Not yet. But if another break happens I will. Cheers

[@oscarzamora2911]

Solución muy inteligente (y arriesgada) - Resultado excelente.🔨

[@rockshot100]

Claro, me asusta.

[@philrockabilly]

This was a brilliant repair. Did you advise the customer to add a support to the middle as you explained to us? Be interested to see you do that as well. Great job. All the best, Phil

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I told them if another break occurs we would need to do that. Cheers

[@stephenyackel2387]

Enjoyed the video very much. Always learn from them.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou

[@leobrent7926]

I’m starting to suspect that trena played that video in reverse with a voice over. She started with a perfectly good table and then broke it. That repair is invisible. Hehe I’m on to you trena! ;)

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

lol. you got me

[@shirleypedersen7406]

Would you try and talk owners in having you re-inforce the middle section to meet the bottom for greater stability. Looks like it wasn’t a very well planned design from the get go.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

It was discussed and if there are future issues that’s what we will do.

[@TXH1138]

I was hoping to see you carve a matching middle post. Great Job.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I would have if they wanted me too. Cheers!

[@AaronG72901]

You're not just a furniture repair person...you are an artist. Question...i started repairing a table and found a perfect pre colored wood putty but the jar mentioned that it stayed flexible. It almost feels like silly putty. Is it possible to put that under a clear coat?

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

no. this type of putty is more minor surface imperfections filled overtop of a finish. the finish would pop off a flexible putty. cheers

[@frankabate3493]

Good Job POP

[@mariaminoli9803]

I love what you do. But please skip the music. I must lower the sound, but then you start talking and i must put it louder again.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Sorry Maria. Many people appreciate he music so I gotta pick one side.

[@carapompilla]

My father preapred the wax putty on the same color of the wood and then was easier to hide the damage. He melted the wax with colored ground. Then he waited till was solidified again and made a ball with it. It was very interesting system to apply to the wood holes because it make almost imperceptible the damage.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Sounds like a good method. Thanks for watching.

[@jimgarrett7078]

Customer bought the table “brand new” but found out the legs were previously repaired. This does not sound right. In any case, extremely nice repair - good job young lady!!!!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Shady store

[@jimgarrett7078]

@@johnsfurniturerepair I guess so. Wow!

[@hjemison]

Did your dad teach you about staining or are you self taught? Does anyone teach this. Art?

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

yes he did. there are finishing schools and college classes on finishing. just gotta check out whats available in your area. cheers

[@Rejoice1631]

That was a rather interesting repair. Very nicely handled, and the results are Spectacular, Trena...... Gratz.!.!.!.!.!