Saving A Mid Century Modern Gem | Furniture Restoration

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In this video I remove mouse stains from a mid century Drexel Profile table and also do various repairs. Furniture restoration & repair.

[@DashnerDesignRestoration]

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[@chloebelle4923]

I am so happy for your success on YT I love your work! 🥰

[@PoppinWheeliez]

Its -28c here. I just use a space heater. You can create a subsection in your workspace using foam insulating board that will heat up quickly. Boards are 4x8 R5 durofoam and are easy to cut with a hand saw or bread knife. Cost about $20 / sheet. Makes life a lot more enjoyable. Grab them at home depot.

[@Bettycrockrr]

Somewhere out there is an embarrassed mouse who is secretly proud of being in a Dashner video 🤭

[@taja9696]

Could we (the fans) start a crowd fund campaign for you to build a shed or something not to freeze in a winter? Cute table, nice job!

[@Iiriss]

Right?! Every time I watch I think damn he needs a heated garage or something

[@shannonburns2289]

Bravo Mr. Dashner, you are the embodiment of "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" (Voltaire). As a result, your projects seem attainable to the rest of us, your videos are helpful and educational, and it is a powerful message to hear that flaws aren't inherently a bad thing.

[@JamesJones-oz9tq]

Thank you for talking about the history and showing the catalog. You seem to enjoy the history with the pieces you’re working on and I enjoy you sharing it!

[@toldjacat]

I work for a showroom that used to sell Drexel furniture, and 30x30x26 is still pretty common with many manufacturers. Traditional style sofas tend to have 24-26" arm height. We call this type of table a lamp table, and it does act as a large end table. Usually only purchased for large homes (4000+ square feet).

[@Texburrito03]

Ever considered a tinted clear coat? Might help temper grain, scratches, differences in wood color. I've seen Thomas Johnson use it with good results.

[@rushmatic]

I really like that you’re narrating while filming now 👍🏽

[@DrumlineArchives]

I have enjoyed the evolution of this video’s title.

[@dianes4858]

You braving those frigid temps to bring us a new video - WOW! Thanks for another great restoration that otherwise might have been painted over.

[@BradyBegeman]

Here in Minneapolis, 38 is a “nice day” in winter.

[@Taaashuhhh]

His voice is so calm and clear I can never tell if he is doing a voice over or speaking at the same time the clips are being filmed!

[@farmerconnie8172]

Very graceful, architectural. Those Drexel folks really knew design 😊

[@sofiamorgan6644]

I learn so much from you. Sometimes, it’s best just to leave things alone and embrace the imperfections. And you have such a pleasant voice. Thank you for these videos.

[@caroltanzi29]

Great job! Your guess is spot on about this table and how it was used. In the mid-century. Large and tall lamps were co-ordinated with these particular tables. And that size table accommodated that size lamp. Carol from California

[@yeeaahhzz]

no wonder my massive mcm lamp seems to overpower every space!

[@condeerogers5858]

That table has a very nice design. I actually remember those quite well, back in the day. We had something similar. It is my favorite style of old period furniture. Good job.

[@lianapalumbo8457]

I think that sometimes leaving marks on a piece of furniture will always add to its appeal. Every mark has a story to tell. I think it turned out beautifully. Thank you for saving it from the chalk paint brigade 😁

[@JB-3794]

When I'm refinishing wood, if it's possible to remove marks, scratches, and stains, I do it. After all, I'm doing all that work anyway, and I like to see a beautiful finish. Especially if it's mid-century. If it's a more country cottage look or shabby chic, I might likely not be bothered by some denting and other marks. Those types of furniture look ok with some scratches and dents. Especially if you're going to chalk paint them.

[@loisbolton1800]

It makes me cold just watching you! A nice table, I think it is a really special design. And for its age, in pretty good shape.

[@HBTwoodworking]

Dang! I got chilled just watching… Thank you for sharing and giving me flashbacks of my suffering before getting heat in my shop. You’re a trooper…a talented trooper! - Phil

[@traceyrice]

What a pretty table! The shape of the dark spot reminds me of an old radio. Nice job! 💜

[@johnathekid1040]

Great content as always! Tip for gluing hard to reach gaps is to blow the glue into cracks after the syringe. Compressed air or your breath! Fantastic work sir!

[@davidmckean955]

You can also pump the loose piece of wood up and down after you apply the glue until you see squeeze out on all sides. In this case though, I don't think any of that was necessary.

[@bmccarty2012]

You are correct. Corner tables go between a 90-degree couch-and-chair arrangement.

[@fuzzix]

Very nice piece, a lot of character. You would never know the previous owners were rodents. I love the voiceover style of these - very well balanced, can easily forget you're delivering live commentary. Cheers!

[@mariannerady1137]

What a beautiful table, the legs look so interesting and different. I loved to see the old catalogue pages

[@toddylu6869]

Thank you for letting the piece keep its history. Stay warm!!

[@natascha-dannykar-6504]

The table is perfect as it is! Love it!

[@lolabear6788]

I enjoy listening to you talk about your furniture as you refinish the pieces. Nice hanging out with you.

[@privatehand]

Imperfections or not, that's a lovely piece of furniture.

[@ricjamil3073]

It looks nice. The dark spot is part the table's history. A person probably had one of those heavy old large dictionaries placed on top. Great job!

[@nikigarza2442]

Thank you Mr Dashner for allowing us to be privy to your thinking process! Especially for those of us that would love to be doing this kind of work but alas it is not possible or feasible to do so. Thank you again.

[@davebuenapark]

I have been watching your channel for several years and am amazed at what you can accomplish with only the barest minimum tools,equipment,and facilities. My hat is off to you, good work.

[@johnnytorso4756]

Totally agree. A bare minimum and results are stunning. I have been so inspired from this master that i have started on my own pieces of restauration, just for the sport of it, hosting the same bare minimum of tools and almost identical workspace, though most of the time a bit warmer (denmark, europe north)...

[@bobhob34]

Always love seeing a new video by you!

[@kimbennett2677]

Hi there. I use the green painters tape. They say it’s better. Idk. Good day! Stay warm!!!!

[@MaverickandStuff]

A piece like this, a tinted clearcoat or some light toner might help after the first clear coat. It might not look oringional like that, but it could hide the imperfections.

[@cece624]

I was thinking the same thing about trying some toner spray to even out the dark and light spots. And, I like the sleek lines of the table!!

[@rosemarshall1219]

Beautiful design. Very classy

[@shapeofsoup]

“One piece of couch” is a surprisingly pleasant phrase to say aloud.

[@paulnipper4071]

Tom, thanx for sharing

[@DigginDan]

I liked the broom you used to clean the rat poop

[@mumzieshideout3555]

I liked the plan you had for this corner table, and I am happy that you stuck to your plan. The end product turned out to be, beautifully damaged.

[@VisionaryGardener]

You could probably have blended that dark spot in fairly well with some toner. It's a nice table!

[@awr2217]

What a sharp corner table. The design is so cool.

[@anniemack4282]

I enjoy how you reveal the history of each piece through the restoration process. Ive a whole story based on that one😂

[@beeonthyme5760]

Thank you. Another nice video.

[@TealCheetah]

It's nice to see someone else without a heated workspace.

[@Timhey0912]

Very good try!! Table, as you said, looks as good as it could. Really like the mid century modern look of it. Plus the year I was born...... Thanks!!

[@rcdoodles6214]

Such a beautiful table. It’s fun to imagine where it has sat in past decades and what was the item that kept that one section a bit darker. The table was made in my birth year; it has aged as well as me! Thanks for sharing.

[@sarahrenfrow9795]

It’s lovely. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@MrsJax304]

I Love your work. Thank you for sharing the tips and the old catalog info

[@kimbennett2677]

Great job!!

[@gershonperry5952]

You can use stronger Peroxide (>3%) and use the Q tip and you can use painters tape for the edges and color filler stick in the linear defects. I had to rely on old furniture when I came from overseas and I learnt a lot. I'm happy to share. You did right using Oxalic acid in hot water.

[@maryperner9625]

The table is much improved, and, as usual, you provided useful refinishing information. But burr!! Your video is another reminder of why I prefer California.

[@joym944]

I have the same table!! Got it from Goodwill. Two holes in the top that I had to fill with dowels. Sanded and refinished. So nice to know something about it, thank you!

[@joym944]

Okay mine is a little smaller, but definitely the same lines and shape!! Aaaaah! So exciting to see what you did with it!

[@hoppas77]

I really enjoy your videos! Thank you❣

[@carolbulmer8253]

Good job, as usual😊👏👏👏

[@thebigone6071]

You da true 🐐 my ninja the king a wood working tho all dem haterz kno it 2 tho

[@dshey6802]

It's always interesting to observe your thought processes. I probably would have foregone sanding as well, but, I would have attempted to apply a colored finish. To each his own.

[@jimtongas821]

Great job, beautiful wood. I had picked up some Drexel dining chairs from the late 50s several years ago. The style is awesome but the rosewood inlays in the back rest area. I have seen pictures staged with these chairs over the years and the style really holds up. Thanks for the great tip regarding the use of hydrogen peroxide. I'll keep that in mind when oxalic acid doesn't completely do the job.

[@shawnrobertson9618]

A corner table was meant to sit between a sofa and an armchair of loveseat that was placed at 90 degrees, to fill in the corner of the L shape.

[@BrassMtn]

It is a very interesting table design. I like it a lot!

[@robau84]

Finally a use for a battery driven soldering iron.

[@berryconway4296]

Brilliant work in those temps. I'm sure there is some good reason why you don't insulate and heat (at least part time) the garage.

[@Flecha57]

I am hoping that because of the "mouse activity" you got the table for free. 😄 Like with the previous video, I would have preferred a lightly darker finish. Anyway, the table design is just beautiful. I would buy it in a heartbeat. Nicely done as always! 🤩🤩🤩

[@OwlingDogDesign]

Love it~ It's a challenge with that shadow, but it's beautiful. I refinished a beautiful bookend walnut inlay table and I keep it totally covered (silly, I guess) because I don't want the sun to alter or fade the gorgeous finish.

[@steven_ryan]

I need one of these tables 😮

[@GamersAhoy]

Thank you for the video, i enjoyed it😊

[@jomercer21113]

I use the green 3M Rough Surface Extra Strength tape to mask furniture. Surprisingly ,it's less likely to pull off finish or filler than the blue or purple versions.

[@selwynandrews9665]

Refinish the entire table in mouse urine, problem solved, lol. Another great video, keep up the good work!.

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you

[@HannahMattox]

I really do enjoy your work, and I do follow a few other channels like yours. I recently decided to refurbish some older pieces I was gifted. I was so disappointed until I realized that I wasn't creating something for the whole world to see, just something maybe a dozen people from here on out will see, other than myself and the 4 others who live here. So, I have learned to enjoy my pieces more than I would have otherwise. I'm just now about 2 minutes in, but I just wanted to say that :)

[@midcenturyflipper]

I also had to dig out some disgusting things from furnitures! Haha! Thanks for a great video.

[@paulwoodling5300]

great video as usual, despite living in a snow hellscape. you could take the veneer off with a router

[@alanatolstad4824]

I have a cousin up that way, so I keep an eye out for you folks' weather (along with the ND weather as well!) I'm surprised the spray can worked for you!

[@AskingSpot]

Not sure if it works the same way but when I worked on a white plastic 80s phone, that tinted yellow, I used peroxide but then put it in the sun to dry. One application was all it took. Great find and recovery!

[@uncleremus64]

That's funny..."if you didn't know they were ever there, then you wouldn't know they were ever there."

[@evewhite1474]

The scratches on the top and the darker colored areas are part of the table's history. It's almost 70 years old and not supposed to be perfect. I think you have fixed its main issues and someone should enjoy having it in their home.

[@bekahmarie489]

corner tables were just side tables made to sit in empty corners of the room and they doubled as storage. Also Excellent work.

[@microwavedsoda]

For a stronger peroxide, get 30 volume in the hair color section.

[@dpmeyer4867]

nice

[@jaymzx0]

Great work as always. I suspect the table was refinished at some point by someone lacking the skill and care you have. The thin finish, the unfinished lower section, and sand-throughs don't strike me as something Drexel would let leave the factory. It has a second chance now and it's lovely.

[@jeanvillard2606]

We have one like this from my grandparents. I'd imagine magazines or newspapers made the square spots?

[@joshclark44]

You should have tried to apply oxycylic acid with a qtip to those scratches and then slightly stain the lighter area of the top. I think it would come out a lot more even. It's amazing that you can even get lacquer to work that cold though

[@claudiapastor]

The stain/shadow on the top looks like sunlight stain, like part of the table was receiving direct sunlight while the other side was protect by some wall or some curtain...

[@jackfntwist]

Looks nice. Less is more, sometimes. Although maybe you could have sanded that darker veneer just a tiny bit to see if it would lighten.

[@abelolsen9656]

0:45 "Another wet spot over here" Where? 0:48 "points at it again" Oh... Lol

[@ava_f]

I want to know what was on the table that left that discoloration. I'm picturing a rotary phone on top of some phone books. Or a massive ashtray!!

[@ChixieMary]

This table was intended to be used in the corner of a studio, den or guest room. They would put a twin size bed one each side of the table. Bolters and cushions were used as backrests. They were called Hollywood Beds. Great use of a corner and beds for guests when not used as seating. 😊

[@TheThomasites]

"What's a drexl?" 🤣

[@Vikingwerk]

Nice work! I would bet someone cut a couple inches off the legs when it was re-finished before to make it work as an end table for *their* particular furniture.

[@Riversbend710]

The H2O2 is used to take blood out of your clothes. It needs to be used before it it is washed.

[@r.cobrehernandez5923]

I'm curious as to why you never seem to stain a piece. I would think even a slight stain would blend in some of these imperfections. Weren't the original pieces stained? Or finished with a tinted varnish?

[@jannamarie3990]

Would make a good work table...js

[@nma367]

How do you decide when to use stain and when not to? Isn't it better to let the natural wood sing?

[@tachi98lep]

Some tables are problematic when you might be the third or fourth person trying to restore the table. It is in great shape for over 70 years old.

[@queenbee3647]

Hey! Im the same age as that table. We arent "over 70" ....yet.

[@kimbennett2677]

Can you use the hard fill stick also for the scratches in the middle?

[@beatamichalska6220]

I would rather stain middle part of the top. It would be classy.

[@pitsnipe5559]

I have just one word for you…. Florida. 😊

[@mrbuttons1243]

For any natural stains, especially urine, an oxidizer like hydrogen peroxide is exactly what to use. For synthetic stains like kool aid, cough syrup, etc, a reducer would be used. These are standard carpet cleaning chemicals easily purchased locally and online.

[@grendalnewgod]

Fishtank

[@mother_tucker]

God does the sun ever shine there 😢

[@TurnTheHeatonNow]

Big big fan. I bought a tungsten scraper and card scraper a while back after watching your videos, it's a lot harder getting paint off than I was expecting. Do you spend a lot on your consumables? I was looking at finish remover the other day and it cost more than the piece I wanted to restore! Do they go a long way or is it just the cost of business?

[@kathybaker958]

I’m in the process of refinishing painted kitchen cabinets. There are different layers of different types of paint, including milk paint from the forties. Very tough to remove. Yes the stripper is expensive but goes a long way.

[@larryvollor9676]

Too cold for the stripper to work 😂

[@anniemack4282]

😂