How to Repair and Refinish Rattan: PART 2

Spoiler alert: yes. Yes it is. Trena finishes up the rattan living room set.
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[@larss592]

Bestill my heart. Our girl has a mask on. Hahaha. Happy to see that. These pieces look awesome. Please tell your friend she does stellar work. I finally understand your booth.

[@ThePenn7]

Furniture magician at work!

[@war7334]

Im not a fan of rattan but Im a big fan of your restoration ability.Great job on that project.

[@hannahrichardson2294]

I love the natural tone of the rattan, the dark parts you mentioned and the blonde weaving, it's gorgeous. Amazing vision, dedication, and work!

[@kimspence-jones4765]

Thanks for the education about rattan. My learning for today. 👍

[@marcnshawny]

Really appreciated that too. I did not know the difference between bamboo and rattan. Cudos to your friend who did such a great job on the weaving too. Just amazing the effort put into restoring these pieces and such a beautiful result! I'll bet your dad even learned something on this restoration.

[@dienekes4364]

_"When I have great customers that are willing to pay for something they love to have restored"_ -- We should ALL be doing this. The cost of restoration is VERY comparable to the cost of new furniture, especially of the quality that people like Trena does and it keeps our money in the LOCAL ECONOMY and out of Big Corp hands and in the hands of local craftspeople. You get a really great piece of furniture and keep your community thriving at the same time.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

absolutely agree

[@larss592]

My sentiments exactly. A hard sell in this instant gratification society we currently live in. I have been woodworking for many years and prefer to make a lot of my own furniture. Takes a lot longer but is built wayyy better than the cheap stuff on the market nowadays. I make nearly everything with two rules in mind. It has to have some style to it and be what i call fatboy proof. My chairs don't break when you sit in them, drawers do not fall apart and bedframes do not sag.

[@HBSuccess]

Well said. It’s ridiculous to fill up landfills with things that could be repaired. Buy quality to begin with.. leave the junk from China in China and support your local economy.

[@dienekes4364]

@@HBSuccess My nephew lives in south-central Oregon and regularly goes to the landfill to find stuff that people throw away that is perfectly serviceable. He fixes the stuff up and resells it. He's found all sorts of things, like big-screen TVs, and some of the stuff isn't even broken. People just want something new so they just throw away the old one. It's amazing to me.

[@rosalindaestrada5314]

WOW TRENA!!! IT'S BEAUTIFUL... I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR CLIENT WILL BE HAPPY....GREETINGS FROM TEXAS...

[@tomrodgers8097]

Awesome! Who knew baked soda could be used that way.

[@simonlunt353]

Well good lady I am taking my hat off to you well done a big job a lot of patience seeing it when you got the set it was in a bad way you should be proud of what you achieved l like the music it makes you feel relaxed watching your videos not that l don’t enjoy your videos but the music some people put on well stay safe can’t wait to see more of your videos 👍👏👏

[@scratchypants1]

You did a great job and revealed your tenacity. I dislike rattan, but there is no denying the results. Also, with regards to "customers that are willing to pay" I would offer that to find new furniture built to the standards of something old and worth refinishing would require skipping the big box stores and straying into the studio of an artisan. At that point, the refinish is probably the bargain.

[@workonitm8]

Stripping something so detailed as that had to be really tedious and next to impossible. I hope you were adequately compensated for your time spent. Thanks, I enjoyed the series.

[@douglascampbell9809]

For a second I thought you had a BeA pneumatic staple gun. My favorite of all the one I've used. I worked in a furniture manufacturing plant for almost 10 years.

[@toottoot4672]

Magnifique résultat. Très très bon travail. Au premier regard, je ne croyais pas la réparation possible.

[@dienekes4364]

When I moved into my current house a little over 1.5 years ago, the previous owner had left a Rattan chair with a footstool. It's wasn't in too bad of shape. My wife made cushions for it and I took it camping a couple of times. It's very comfortable. Unfortunately, the dogs got to it, tore up the cushions and chewed off the strapping in several places. I got it put away so they can't get to it and do any more damage. I was just going to toss it, but I've seen a couple of videos of Trena restoring rattan furniture and decided to look up what it would cost to replace it. HOLY COW! That chair is worth like $300! I'm moving back up to Oregon in a couple of months and can't wait to have a place to work. I think this chair might be my first project in the new shop.

[@marksmith334]

Loved the almost YMCA start 💃

[@tomwareham7944]

A fantastic result ,our first lounge set was rattan 55 years ago and apart from the cushions being replaced several times because of wear or fashion it still is as good structurally as it was the day we bought it , I keep it in my sunroom and it always reminds me of all the holidays in tropical countries as well as holidays in the north of my country Australia . The only problem is that it has a very dark varnished finish , now I've seen what you can make it look like with a natural finish I'm going to have to find someone to redo it like you have . It's a pity we live so far apart I would have given you the task of modernising it in a heart beat .

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

Great job! Is there anything you can't do ? You have a real talent that few have.

[@theresanovak4199]

I was good to see a video showing rattan repair. The whole thing was interesting!

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Très joli travail bravo,je n'aurais pas su faire , à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@manuelsoul1]

E' sempre un piacere guardare i tuoi video perché hai molta cura per i particolari, ciao cara amica ti auguro una splendida settimana 👍 👋🏻🌹

[@redzed40]

Trena what i find amazing is your patience levels..I have many projects on the go but my wife says im like a grasshopper on my jobs..think i just get bored quickly lol.. lovely job

[@kennethpensyl7791]

Amazing. You really earn that pay check.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Lol

[@2duser2]

I don't know what impresses me more, your talent or your patience.

[@ashleyosborne6239]

Absolutely stunning, Trena. What a project though. And your friend’s weaving skills are amazing. I grew up in Miami (been in Dallas for 23yrs now) and we had lots of rattan over the years. I was s glad to see you use the soda blaster. I just purchased one specifically for a piece with a lot of detail, with several thick coats of a dark stain and varnish. Need to get it down to raw wood so I can refinish is in a ceruse finish. Love the final results of this set!💜

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you so much!

[@justoandres4911]

I didn't know the difference between bamboo and rattan. Cool to know something new. I was seeing this set on the background while you did some newer restorations and wondered why you don't finish a whole project before moving to the next. Must be to keep sane from all that teadious work but in the end with all your work it came up amazingly great. ☺

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

My friend was workin her magic while I did other jobs. Cheers

[@queenbee3647]

You are doing it like a BOSS Trena! Gorgeous. You are an artist. 👍

[@elizabethcoombe248]

You do pretty amazing work!

[@jalechavez6042]

Muy Bien...!!...Quedó lindo...Un Beso..Amigaaa...ji ji j i

[@FransVranken1]

Rotan furniture was made in my hometown in 1800 and 1950 my uncle have a store for selling it . Nice work perfect High skills Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Awesome. Thanks for watching Frans!

[@benefitthirteen]

Years ago when my father was moving out of town (having retired), he offered me a rattan sofa and chair set he'd had in the covered porch of his home. The set was in need of very little work to return it to like new condition. I didn't take it (I was overruled by the big boss - which reminds me of the time when our son was little, and he'd asked me why it was that if we two voted for something, why his mother always had the final say. And how I'd told him that whereas we three did indeed have one vote apiece, the reality of it was that his mother's vote was much bigger than ours.) Seeing this set makes me wish I'd fought just a wee bit harder to take it. Always look forward to your videos.

[@anthonychavez3742]

Funny story I bought one of those soda blasters sometime back and I wanted to try it out so my shop is 12 feet wide 21 feet long and after five minutes it was a total disaster I had soda all over the place and I had to stop next time I’ll do it outside ha ha Ha that looks like a lot of work you had to do looks awesome keep those videos coming you’re an inspiration.

[@mrwaffles1394]

Once sandblasted an entire Jeep CJ. I think it took me about 4 hours. I was so frazzled by the end of it.

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Soda Blasting. Now that’s obviously the way to go. Great work as usual. Thanks! 👴🏻🇦🇺

[@mathewweathers2788]

Not gonna lie. That one looked super hard to work on. So many angles, so much surface to get around. Kudos to you for the skill and perseverance. Wow.

[@peterolsen6454]

Cool video on a type of wood not usually shown on a Canadian woodworking show, congratulations.

[@dstencell6083]

I love watching your videos, and your work is outstanding.

[@mandydriscoll2043]

Absolutely amazing work...loving your channel...big fan from Australia 🇦🇺

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@indie9-931]

I find it really relaxing to watch you work and hear your commentary. Thanks Trena

[@raywood8187]

Soda blasting? Just pray it doesn't rain vinegar. Kidding aside, it turned out absolutely beautiful!

[@TheDagda1000]

Amazing job - well done. I don't envy you the clean-up job of the soda, though!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

You and me both!

[@johnchetcuti6518]

Wow that is fantastic. Love all your work.

[@Jessiebes]

Great job!

[@jt.s.7418]

Wow, it went from rags to riches 😄🥰

[@harryrisso7445]

Very nicely done. I still love your voice over.

[@flitz]

Brilliant Trena!

[@PghFlip]

SO MUCH WORK... Great job!

[@jeffmcd8469]

Beautiful work! Looks brand new. That will be one happy customer.

[@daniellarrivee6510]

Thanks to you Miss John's !!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeffcraft3980]

Looking good in all the ways.

[@ianhamilton3172]

Just love your videos. Seeing the transformation of so many different pieces is great - so too, the obvious expertise you possess. There is always also apparent, the love you have for the materials. As an ageing Vietnam veteran (Royal Australian Navy) I suffer from PTSD. I therefore owe you another kind of thank you: your always insightful commentary is a delight, as is your choice of music. Hope to see many more items benefit from your skilful touch.

[@RhondaGebara]

Wow! Absolutely amazing talent!♥️

[@nobuckle40]

Wow! What a beautiful set. Thank you for explaining the difference between Ratan Bamboo. It would really be a treat to see how this type of furniture was/is made.

[@woodbe5311]

Nice result achieved. I thinks its better now than new :)

[@SteveC38]

Brilliant Job! They Look Great!

[@infocus-media]

So funny, there is probably not a day that goes by that I don't see somebody has these rattan furniture on the side walk with a sign that either says "FREE" or "Makes good kindling", these furniture falls in the category of popularity with "keys in a hat" LOL!

[@nickykelly5576]

You are amazing. Too bad you’re not in California. Keep up the excellent work you provide.

[@DavidDeelLoco]

It is amazing! Is there anything you can't do with restoration of furniture? The patience, the dilligence, the talent. I mean COME ON! Such dedication. PLEASE tell me you are taking on an apprentice. Not me of course being I am almost the age of the Ancient Pyramids. It would be such a loss for your talents, knowledge and fortitude to stop with you.

[@mlm7598]

Fantastic job and unbelievable what you do...........amazing! Did you say they were going to put feet on those pieces so not to wear out the rattan weave again? You are totally amazing. Love this and I would love to try some of your tricks of the trade....thank you for sharing all of this. Just amazing!

[@soccovitch]

Let most of the ads play out here because there is no way you charged enough for that! Turned out super nice!

[@fonhollohan2908]

Incredible job as always Trena, years ago I recall sitting in one of those chairs and I found them to be super comfortable and your right they are becoming very popular again and this type of furniture has been around for centuries from what I've been told. Looks great girl you did a wonderful job.

[@jt.s.7418]

Very comfortable and there's something about rubbing your hand on the rattan that is soothing.

[@philrockabilly]

Worth the wait to see it completed. x

[@claudiotrieste8590]

Complimenti un lavoro fantastico, un saluto.

[@bladerunner5810]

Talent and experience at this level comes at a high price and rightly so.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for tuning in

[@Timhey0912]

Job, very well Done!!!

[@sarahkorch]

Awesome job, as usual, Trena! 😍

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks love❤️

[@yvonnechaboya8850]

Ok found it sand blasting so satisfying!!!!

[@leavesongrass]

Great job!!! My parents always had rattan including that sofa. As a kid I couldn’t figure out how it was held together. Now I know! The lighter finish is very nice.

[@RuthlynWills]

Really beautiful and the love for your craft shines through... thanks so much for sharing...

[@monicazacarias1809]

Gorgeous outcome

[@massoud139]

FANTASTIC WORK ! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks a lot!

[@OwlingDogDesign]

I've always loved rattan. It never goes out of style for long, so you may as well just keep it and bring it out every five years. Yours looks beautiful and when the cushions come, take photos!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

yes. hoping the customer sends me some photos of the cushions on. thanks

[@lolaottinger6976]

The weave is stunning, the whole set is really so pretty now. I’m sure the owners will be over the moon happy with the results,

[@Thomass7586]

Looks awesome. Very nice indeed 👍

[@elizabethcoombe248]

My great aunt Betty had rattan furniture in her tv room. Happy memories looking at this and this piece reminds me of her furniture. I wanted that rattan furniture, but I did not get it. 😔

[@williamglaser6577]

Thanks for informing us about the difference between rattan and Bamboo. I did not know that :-) Always a pleasure to see a video from you Trena.

[@Motormike2025]

Every thing you do turns out just BEAUTIFUL . Just like you . ❤

[@leobrent7926]

You are knocking out all the hard projects, first you finished that bent out of shape chest and now the rattan set. Soon it’s gonna be smooth sailing on that shop ;)

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I can only hope lol

[@TXH1138]

Beautiful. Should be good to go for another 50-60 years.

[@dalemartin9948]

It is an honor to watch you work. Did you video the customers reaction? You are in a league all by yourself.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

No not this one.

[@baldosolorio8449]

You’re funny,,a lot of time I just listen to your videos while I work on a project,it sounds to me like you’re just having a conversation with your viewers,like we are a neighbor that came in to your garage while you’re fixing something

[@CALB2009]

@John'sFurnitureRepair~ STANDING OVATION for you Trena!! BRAVO!!! The beauty of the finished restoration is ASTOUNDING! I know your hands had to be sore after soda blasting for so many hours on end! OUCH! I am curious, what size air compressor do use in your shop? Horse Power and Tank Size? I'm sure you've gone through a couple of compressors over the years, is there a brand that you've found to be the most reliable for you? I am getting ready to purchase a new one, because the big "Speedaire" compressor my Dad's had since 1967 just bit the dust! Thanks for sharing your talent with us Trena :-). ~~Christy~~

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou! I have had good luck with compressors, and haven't had one go on me yet, but my dads old guy did die last year. i just have a kobalt 80 gallon tank which provides plenty of cfm and capacity for what i do. its been doing great for just about 10 yrs now. you can definitely get better quality ones from a dealer though. when mine does die ill probably put more though into it.

[@CALB2009]

@@johnsfurniturerepair Thank You Trena that really helps me! I looked at a new, comparable Speedaire Model to my Dad's and it was $8K+.... I'm certain it's worth the money considering his lasted 54 years and it was up for ANY task Dad needed it to perform. But Holy Moly.... it's out of my price range! He was a Master Tool & Dye Maker, Machinist, built and raced 1/4 Mile drag boats and generally a Jack of all Trades. I know I don't need the same caliber compressor as his, I just need one with enough CFM and tank capacity, that's reliable, easy to maintain, and backed by a solid warranty. I'm truly impressed by your Kobalt given the sheer number of hours you've likely put on it over the last 10 years! It opens my mind up to some of the more reasonably priced options out there!! THANK YOU AGAIN! ~~Christy~~

[@pjchris90]

I hope you (and your weaving companion) made a boatload on this job. Back from the dead and one foot in the garage or on the way to a dump, it will now bless someone's home again. On the earlier video at the start, I was very interested in how you re-engineered the joints to be so much stronger than the original. Yet another attribute to put on your CV. Nice work indeed, those women!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

thanks for watching!

[@jchildofgod3272]

Beautiful job Trena, you have a great eye for detail and the patience of a saint. Thanks again

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@jimmyg.comicguy3621]

Nice Job Trena!

[@Sunbeam4291]

Wow, another spectacular job.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou

[@venkatanarasimhamkadambari242]

Brilliant Workmanship

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@melissaz1153]

Just WOW! A great and different project to see, my eyes were totally glued watching this whole process. THANK YOU for posting this in the different stages of repair. Loved seeing the end result and also for showing the use of the sand blaster, my husband brought one for me, so was happy to see one being used. Thank you for your meticulous dedication to furniture repair.

[@HBSuccess]

Fascinating as always T. I’ve been doing woodworking for 45 yrs and honestly did not know that Rattan was a thing and not just a style of furniture. I’ve never owned or worked on any… I just assumed it was all made out of some kind of Bamboo 😂

[@jannamarie3990]

That was an incredible amount to take on!! You both did an unbelievable job! What talent!!

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Thank you Trena. So good to see you wearing a respirator. 🥰

[@raeanngodfrey6986]

A beast of a job. Well done Trena

[@rebeccadonaldson1464]

Brilliant.

[@milsonfialho2725]

lindo trabalho!

[@terryrogers1025]

I can’t even imagine the hours and the detailing that went into this project. If I were to even attempt something like that it would have to be considered a career project. Well done and impressive to me. Thanks

[@jenniferlawrence8533]

Beautiful beautiful!!

[@DianaIvars]

OMG! I absolutely couldn't believe you're doing the exact same rattan furniture I just got. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! I'm going out to get a sandblaster setup right now. Bye!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Nice! Have fun

[@lizeggar2421]

Amazing! Rattan makes beautiful furniture. I had a lovely bedroom suute made of rattan and it was sprayed with darker varnish, whuch I loved. It is more durable than it looks and this one must have been quite abused to have git into such bad condition. You have done a really lovely restoration, though, and it should last for many years if it is looked after.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou

[@redhawk4859]

Another Great Job

[@oldbikerbear]

Good job Trina. I hate working on rattan, I think I'd rather take a beating with a stick but I love the look of it especially newly finished. rattan. You do dood work.

[@jeanine6492]

Looks amazing! Such great work.