Vintage CHESS CLOCK restoration

This chess clock was made in 1950`s in Russia. My client wanted me to make it nicer, because it was meant to be birthday present for young and talented chess player. This kind of works are not about the money, but the joy, restoring something different.
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[@ATRestoration]

To be clear, the original finish was faux wood, it was not veneered.

[@Sodabowski]

Well, why not veneer it then?

[@AnnaAnna-vd3pz]

Теперь понятно)) Неплохо получилось!

[@My_Op]

Hey you speak French! "faux"

[@briangoldberg4439]

Was this faux wood for effect, or meant to imitate a more expensive wood? I know that in the Art Deco period, sometimes graining was done for it's own sake, but I know little of 1950's Russia. Perhaps it was difficult to obtain exotic wood in Russia at that time?

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@Vikingwerk]

I am stunned how skilled you are at painting faux wood. Amazing work!

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[@davidb0126a]

When you started painting it yellow I thought you had lost it, but, wow!, the final result was really nice. Great job!

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[@Rapha2587]

Not gonna lie, I was skeptical about the paint job, but you got there in the end. It does look like wood. 😃

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[@SugarCreekWoodwright]

Almost cried when you painted it. Then the faux finish you created was a work of art!. Beautiful restored!

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[@lovingmayberry307]

Is there anything you cannot restore? Beautiful job! 💙

[@gailgrisham7643]

I thought the same thing. Upholstery, rebuild... now faux painting. Gorgeous. Loved your strokes with the paint brushes. Effortlessly.

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[@mikemactavish1665]

Had my doubts about the finish on the wood but it turned out great

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[@1975dlawson]

Didn't understand why you were painting over the wood but then realized it wasn't and you were doing a multi layered finish to restore the original look of it!!! Amazing dedication and attention to detail. Your skills are impeccable!!!

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@andreasksasse]

Wow! The amount of skill needed to pull off faux wood. It looks so good! 😯

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[@davidharris241]

Beautiful job, as always, Ahti! I have an 1850's rosewood desk where the cabriole legs are attached with a decorative cast iron piece. They're faux painted original and in perfect condition. If cared for, it'll last another 170 years. Another nice thing about a faux wood finish is that it doesn't fade from sunlight, like clear-finished wood can. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Master! 🙂 Wishing you a happy holiday.

[@ATRestoration]

Thanks David and Merry Christmas to you too!

[@davidharris241]

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[@AyazRestoration]

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[@monicadepaulabomfim6052]

Wow, how charming the clock turned out! The painting highlighted it even more. Your work is masterful and the soundtrack makes the videos very pleasant. Congratulations again and again!

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@jotajota967]

The soundtrack is awful. I prefer ambient sounds.

[@StedyMarconi]

The whole restoration was amazing, but the painting? That was top notch, just outstanding!

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@freethebirds3578]

All of the chess clocks I have seen (my husband has taught chess clubs for many years, so I've seen quite a few) were always very cheap construction. You made that one a work of art! God bless those who keep old things!

[@mjdrean]

Was a bit worried when the yellow paint went on. Should not of doubted you. It's more than a restoration, it's a work of art.

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[@ldiane5462]

Beautiful restoration job!!! Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas!

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[@bosk64]

Great job, as always! Your precision qith the details is astonishing! The "painted" wood came out excellent!

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[@badgerservices9665]

Its TIME for another AT Restoration video 😀 Knight to Bishop 6. Checkmate!

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[@songbird3094]

My heart dropped when I saw the yellow colour. It turned out beautiful though.

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[@katiebellmichelle]

I had no idea you could paint!!! Beautiful job, very cool 🤩

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[@katielin2379]

Awesome technique. Merry Christmas.

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[@MrsJax304]

Gorgeous work. Your detail painting is beautiful. Interesting piece to restore. Great work.

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[@daro563]

I have always been amazed by the precision of clocks.

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[@howardklein9834]

You did a great job with the finish. In the beginning, I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out but you came through as always.

[@MOLLIMEDIA]

Fresh coat of wood grain faux paint. It’s gorgeous!

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[@rnp497]

that is an incredible paint job!

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[@TammyFriend7250]

Switch cleaner. works miracles on anything from locks to clocks. hifi to computers.

[@simonwaters1965]

Something different. Nice 😁

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[@giuseppebevilacqua2034]

Simply MAJESTIC.....Greetings from ITALIA( Italy )

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[@janicelloyd3215]

This is beautiful, you are an artist. ❤ I love the sound of a clock.

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[@cecoya]

Such amazing detail. Almost cried when I seen the paint go on until I seen what you were doing in the end. WOW Have a great day

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[@vibesmom]

Great tip about the linseed oil!

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[@yeagerxp]

Very good restoration 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦

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[@petercalderwood2876]

Nice job and damn fast!

[@ATRestoration]

This process only took 3 weeks lol.

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[@lauriefox5350]

Looks like new, READY FOR CHESS, ANYONE?

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[@channelsixtysix066]

Unusual subject matter this time, Ahti. Judging by the wear on the top panel, it had seen more than just a few tournaments, with players hitting the stop button very hard. Great job on the simulated woodgrain. Not surprised the linseed oil took two weeks to dry.

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[@erikziak1249]

Now you need to restore a chess set.

[@colleenmccarthy-evans3149]

Very nice. 😊

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[@keithdonally3080]

Wow. Fantastic.

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[@teresatiradoalonso4139]

Excelente trabajo 👏 👍 Perfecto 👌 👌 Saludos desde ANDALUCÍA, ESPAÑA 😉

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[@dianeadams9537]

INCREDIBLE!!! WEL DONE!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

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[@kimwatson7463]

Amazing restoration!

[@dawnhaynes7784]

You always do such an amazing job enjoyed the video thanks for sharing

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[@yaelk4970]

Amazing work! Love it 🤩

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[@royer_redos]

I always think you're crazy when you start painting that yellow, and then I'm like "ohhh".

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[@fiberotter]

You are an artist.

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[@vbee3571]

I love that sound. Nice job!

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[@mikiethebikie]

Wonderful work.

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[@xtender5]

You know, it never occurred to me that those things have different clock mechanisms for each player. I just assumed that the switches engaged a different set of gears that controlled the other clock face. Not that that has anything to do with woodworking. 😁 Another amazing job!

[@normafollet7156]

Very artistely renuied. 👍🙌

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[@jpc1147]

Amazing, thank you.

[@lua4221]

I wasn't sure if I was going to like the finish... but you surprised me! I really like it and it works!! Well done 😊

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[@moniquedewyk6341]

bounchingly? That's a new one for me lol but I love your videos so keep them coming!

[@cposwn]

Very nicely done, it looks fantastic.

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[@nanapoppi3]

Very impressive work especially your Trompe l'oeil wood graining. I bet the owner is very pleased in how it turned out.

[@michaelg.5862]

Beautiful restoration by a true artist.

[@benefitthirteen]

That was a fun project.

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[@brandonmeshok5208]

Я просто в восторге. Художник. Мастер.

[@balakrishnanigor5737]

He-he. I expected that 11 months ago when Ahti restored coffee grinder. What will come next? Some part of early aeroplane? ))))) Nothing will make me surprised now. Grate talent indeed!!!

[@stevencarter7999]

The ends. Justify the means. It looks good after. Doesn't matter how. Or why.

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@dianasherwin9175]

Amazing! XX

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[@sassaraowalter5241]

Amazing amazing An beautiful job .

[@demonstructie]

3 МЧЗ on the dials presumably stands for Third Moscow Watch Factory? Soviet watch and clock making is such a rabbit hole!

[@nancyring8104]

Beautiful job!! Faux graining is not easy, although you make it look so!!😍❤️

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@markphillips6154]

Thought you had lost your mind. I’ve never seen you do any antiquing paint. I see why you did it now

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[@deborahdanhauer8525]

That is a beautiful clock! And so unique. Well done! As always🐝🤗❤️

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[@ShtankoPavel]

It was like "find the rabbit". First brush strokes, and then the structure of the wood.

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool object, well done.😊

[@chriseime2528]

Me too with my big fingers I manage to do meticulous things and not just large cupboards like that. Wink from France..

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[@gailgrisham7643]

Lovely

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[@user-rs6sd6je7e]

Ай да мастер! Как всегда конфетка!

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[@rebeccafisk1991]

Not a fan of faux bois but you did it perfectly. Love your work!❤

[@josephbailey4463]

And now for a game of chess!

[@milkywayexplorer942]

I really don't like the look but it is really art. So well done.

[@ViciousOne]

Nice, but you should have serviced the clocks. To clean them and all gears need a little bit of oil. Great paintjob !

[@ATRestoration]

This clock was actually serviced before I got it.

[@AyazRestoration]

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[@Ci-Me122...]

I thought it was an amazing restoration, showing us your faux painting skills. The outcome was absolutely beautiful!!!

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[@The93Momo93]

holy shit that manual mechanism included counting seconds

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[@Corksy]

Pretty much any old mechanism will have an off center seconds dial

[@elementaral]

I don’t get it. Why did you do all of that. This is an amazing job for sure, but it still looks kinda weird as for me. But nevertheless bravo maestro) And please make the next video about classic restoration)

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[@lorettataylor3374]

Do you enjoy the smaller pieces???❤️

[@user-hy1bg1kb5r]

Однако, мастерству заводских декораторов, работавших на потоке, сложно противопоставить разовый экспромт! Однако показательно. Спасибо!

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[@user-gv4tn9nb7f]

Beautiful work indeed!

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[@dpmeyer4867]

nice

[@tanyacornell1073]

That is totally legit!

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

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[@andyg.3431]

ты делаешь потрясающую работу

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[@blindkimberly1360]

What a little beauty! So very traditional. Awesome job!

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[@jakubthedanger8158]

seems like painting wood is more trouble than it is worth

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[@amygoersch8394]

The end result was lovely, but I'm still not impressed that you didn't at least clean and sand the wood prior to panting it.

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[@wingis]

Slaughtered It!

[@karencooper9185]

Oh my gosh, this particular video could not have come at a better time for me. Currently working on restoring a 1930s waterfall piece, and it had this exact type of application on the sides. Have it stripped (what a surprise to find it was painted on and not actual wood!) Had pretty much the same idea you showed here in mind to replicate, but hadn't thought to used drying linseed oil w/the oil paint. If I can ask, what was the last step prior to sealing? Was it simply a very diluted top coat of the brown oil paint or something else entirely?. Thank you so much for these videos. I'm sure they help countless others as they have me. Looking forward to the next one.

[@ATRestoration]

Thanks! The layers were: Acryl furniture paint, oil paint+linseed oil, clear acryl floor varnish.

[@karencooper9185]

@AT Restoration Thank you for the reply and recipe. Excited to try this technique.

[@deeskinner9014]

Paint??? Wait, what? OK, hold on. Ahti never uses just paint....finish your coffee and watch the magic. (@.@) Magic indeed! What a beautiful job, I had seen your video on faux finishes, but it took a minute to realize that is what you were doing. You sir, are not only a Sorcerer of color matching, but also an Artist of the highest degree. To see how to put all the pieces together to come up with such a lovely finish, that's some pretty serious artistic magic. And a very lucky young chess player! Thank you so much for posting, always makes the week better.

[@myraholmes8702]

Wow!!!!

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[@TomtomTomtom986]

When will the restauration start?

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[@jamesalsup9135]

Excellent!

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[@sherrykloster7489]

Faux bois is so hard to do! This turned out great 🙂

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[@warrenmusselman9173]

I'm quite surprised that you don't do final coat of lacquer using a spray gun. Very nice restoration. I wonder if the clock mechanism was Soviet or purchased elsewhere?

[@Corksy]

On the dial it wrote z mcz (if I saw it right) which is the Zlatoust russian watch factory.

[@TukikoTroy]

Different. :)

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[@lucialima781]

Perfeito Só não entendi porque dois

[@dominicchaize1112]

Ugh! Would have been better and quicker to remake this with a nice block of fine wood.

[@x84pav84x]

А часы надо было тоже перебрать.

[@trojanpussy]

Loving that tic tack at the end💝