Will this wood bend?

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[@jimbennett7248]

I'm a wood furniture repairman in the midwest and I have to tell you how impressed I am with your ability, talents and gumption. Not only are you very competent at your craft, but your filming, editing and narration are quite amazing. The depth of the content of your videos, in which you evaluate and comment on the tools and materials you purchase and use are incredibly useful for me and I'm sure many others. Your's has become my favorite KZbin channel. I've been repairing furniture for many years and, at 72, I'm grateful to say I'm still learning.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Awesome! Thankyou so much for watching

[@chrisb2557]

Other than all the ums lol. Enjoyable!

[@tedlym.3390]

Your wood bending skills are unbelievably beautiful. Thank you,

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you very much!

[@bethpeelar3435]

Wish we could see the customers reactions to the pieces you fix.

[@sandraleenerts6805]

This was a nail biter, but so informative! Bending the wood had me holding my breath, so I can only imagine how tense this must have been for you. I appreciated the explanation of why the wood failed in places. Your art and craft are amazing to watch as well as listen to.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pattylevasseur4041]

trena there is quite a few things i have noticed about you /projects that come your way......... 1 confronting whatever is thrown at you . 2. never giving up. 3. intergrety. 4 .pride. 5. going above and beyound whats needed to do it right. 6. knowledge always learning. 7. strenght to keep going when it just looks so hopeless. 8. patiences. 9 .dedication 10. love you put into each piece you touch... ppl do not know.... how EXTEMELY LUCKY they are to have you !!! merry christmas;];];];]

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou so much. Such Lovely compliments! Merry Christmas!

[@CrypticConversions]

Are you Trena's mom?

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

.....add to all that the basic fact of life that she has absolutely no comprehension of the significance of return on investment.

[@CrypticConversions]

@@dr.skipkazarian5556 What basis do you have for that claim, Skippy?

[@AaronG72901]

This comment section got weird quick. Maybe if i have a drink I'll understand it more

[@mistygeller3193]

Oh my! I mean it in the very best way, when I say that I hope that the person you did this for watched this, and saw just how much heart and sweat went into this. I can truly appreciate that you will not halfass anything that you touch ❤️

[@ginalou5774]

I can’t tell you how relieved I was when you said “I’m going to take it apart”…I thought YES! And then refinish the seat….more YES!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Lol

[@RonaldBeyer-z3p]

I also started a furniture repair business about 6 months ago and I still learning a lot from your videos You know most of the times you get hundreds of tips on the internet,and even don't work And that is why I am saying thank you to you A person are never to old to learn Enjoy Trena and may you have a long time for repair furniture 🎉💐👍

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Awesome! Thankyou!

[@azpcox]

Amazed you went as far as you did before saying, Nope, gotta come apart. This is also a great teaching chair. Wood bending, keeping the character of the piece while making it actually useable. It is fun to watch a true professional fix things the right way!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@mikesobba3510]

You are so good I just love your work. People are fortunate to have such a craftswoman to work on their furniture no matter if it’s a family treasure or a ordinary piece you put you heart in both.

[@christopherodonnell2375]

Yea its better to take everything apart an reglue

[@susanstanbridge7411]

Trena. We all make mistakes. I admire your tenacity and unfailing attention to detail. Blessings

[@richardrodgers1883]

If you have never made a mistake, you have never done anything. The trick is to be able to fix it so nobody knows you did it.

[@terryrogers1025]

When you made the statement you weren’t going to do any more to the chair than what the customer wanted and then continued on finding more and more problems, I just smiled and was thinking that chair is going to get a make over, no way you were going to let it out of your shop half done. The tutorial on structural integrity of a piece was excellent. The whole project was well executed. Thank you.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou! Merry Christmas!

[@charmclean6273]

Again a great job! I’ve retired and have several vintage pieces I want to finish so I’m learning a lot ! Thank you sweet lady💕

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Wonderful!

[@claytonbink1647]

Well done, Trena! The old machinery was built to Last!

[@hasenpfeffer2975]

I am impressed with your ambition to take on the more difficult projects. I really appreciate that you include problems encountered along the way. (i.e. the thin wall PVC pipe sag). KZbin content providers are too quick to edit out their mistakes giving the illusion that it all worked out perfectly. Showing your recovery adds tremendously to your content. You are a good teacher. Thanks for sharing

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I agree. Mistakes are natural! Thankyou!

[@jeffcove1735]

Hi Trena, I watched you repair the chair that you steamed the board and bent the wood around your chair top rail. I thought using the plastic tube was very creative and it worked great. The people that would criticize you are the people who know everything and probably never could do what you do. Keep doing it, I have learned so many things from your show. Thank you. Jeff

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

thanks Jeff

[@ruthfedrau5546]

I loved the way how you were uninterested about this project in the very first minutes, as you were listing all the things that needed repairing, almost indifferent weather it would end up in the trash or not. And then you started to work on the first thing and right there you told yourself I can't let this be this way and your dedication started to show with every step of the way. And when you were finally done with the bending you became proud of what you did and you could see the finish line and you had that in mind till the end. It turned out beautiful and strong I'm sure! Great job!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for sticking through with me Ruth.

[@asicerik]

That steam pipe was a laugh! Glad you have a good sense of humor! Another amazing job Trena. A VERY belated Merry Christmas, LOL

[@murphymmc]

Very well done. The customer isn't always right, this is a prime example of one of those times.

[@mikenap3253]

Love the fact that you couldn't live with yourself if you let the seat go like it was!! Amazing work.

[@talegunner4414]

You restored my faith in your work when you took that seat apart. Like you it went against all the fibers of my woodworking soul but you came back to do it correctly. Great Job!

[@richardrodgers1883]

I never lost faith, deep inside I knew it was going to be as close to what the customer wanted but still done Right.

[@BulletproofPastor]

I agree that a complete teardown and rebuild would be the best thing to do for the chair but keeping all the bumps, lumps, and scratches, are where the memories are. Your customer may have put most of those blemishes there as she played as a toddler with her daddy. My wife and I visited her childhood home to find some of her "treasures" in a 'cast out' pile. With the new owner's permission, we salvaged some of those "treasures" in pretty rough shape. You do amazing work!

[@punchion]

Another fantastic restoral. What great skill you have!

[@dpierovich]

This was a pleasure to watch, not only for your skill and determination, but also to see women doing quality woodworking. You’re a rare gem. Keep up the good work.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@war7334]

I really enjoyed this video.Your explanation of why the original bend broke and how you overcame that problem with the new piece was impressive.I was impressed with the science behind it.Your repair has made this chair stronger and more durable.A job well done!!!

[@roygault3325]

I am an old woodworker and that sense of pride that comes from doing something the right way. Keep up the great work you do.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou !

[@cemcstay]

It turned out beautiful. Bending that wood was really amazing. This is one of your best videos. Thank you.

[@kelleysimonds5945]

Another amazing furniture rescue by Trena. I hope the community you are in understands what a wonderful resource they have in you.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou Kelley!

[@kelleysimonds5945]

Also I left you a few $$ as I'm pretty sure you were underpaid for your efforts on that chair. :-)

[@seangraver5511]

that is just the most AAZING project you have done .. you are a true professional .. the finite work .. angles .. thought process that went into the chair .. JUST a chair .. shows us ALL how amazing you are .. i wish you soo much luck in the future xx

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you so much 😀

[@randyattwood]

Watching you bend that piece of wood was a thrill, indeed. Beautiful job.

[@venkatanarasimhamkadambari242]

Trena, absolute perfection, commitment and Shean, Brilliant Dedication

[@phillippowis7398]

Merry Christmas Trena, I hope you have a wonderful time.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

You too!

[@jacquelineherkowitz2017]

Your work was amazing! Talk about “making a silk purse from a sow’s ear!” It must be difficult to determine just how much you would or would not settle for in trying to meet the customer’s expectations! I love to watch your videos! Great video!

[@realpdm]

What an amazing restoration. I've never seen a chair with the metal rods like that before. I would have assumed they were just part of some previous botched repair job but neat to know they are just part of the design. I'm glad your client was able to come around to having the chair refinished more but retain the character. I can see them wanting to retain the chair 'as it is' because of the memories, but being able to sit and enjoy the chair for years to come will generate more memories and appreciation for the life of the chair than having it be in terrible shape and not really usable. Thank you for sharing these videos, really enjoy your process and seeing your amazing results.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks Khoi for watching!

[@LadyLeigh]

I know this is an old video but sorry Trena, “I just can’t leave well enough alone” (your quote) as you decided to take the seat off and properly glue and re-sand! I was in fits of laughter as I was thinking the same, I couldn’t leave the seat that way either! It would bother me to send it back to the client knowing it wasn’t completely,100% perfect, nor structurally sound in the seat area. You are a quality craftsperson and balk at doing a half job! I love your honesty and integrity and as I always say, am totally engrossed in your videos til the end. Fantastic job and hope the client appreciates all the extra work. 🤗🇦🇺

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou🥰

[@peterolsen6454]

Your error and showing us shows you are 1. Very honest, 2. A real teacher who shares their errors to prevent others from suffering the same mistake. Congratulations on the correction and thank you for your honesty.

[@jameskarwacki5802]

Einstein's Wood Restoration. Very nice work young Lady. Your patience is visible in the quality of your work.

[@roberttrevorrow5968]

Beautifully done. Despite starting with a pile of kindling you've produced a fine piece of furniture.

[@richardwolske2015]

Great vision ! Carpenter and artist combined 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@morandamiller5444]

"It's gotta look that bad.. Not quite, though." 😂 Very informative repair video. Thank you so much.

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

What a ton of work for a just a single chair. Great work as always

[@mlm7598]

You are an absolute genius at doing this beautiful pieces. I would have probably tossed it out but someone had heartfelt emotions about the piece and you brought it back to life and gave it new life for many more years. I wonder what the customer thought of your transformation of a piece that most would call hopeless. I love how you honor your customers and do the "right thing" that maintains their integrity and that of their furniture piece. Absolutely just beautiful! So so talented. You are an excellent teacher. I hope your Christmas was wonderful and that this New Year is a great one for you and your family and business! Blessings

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@mick326100]

I have been working with wood for over 40years, first fix , second fix, roofs and cabinetry, you are a star you have the soul needed to work with wood, I was thinking of switching of and you said to hell with it I will repair it properly, love your channel.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks Mick

[@PeanutsDadForever]

I would have used it for spare and firewood. I think you could repair and make anything good. As always, fantastic work!🇦🇺👴🏻

[@paulsimmons390]

Trena, You are amazing. I must agree with other comments. The love and care you put into someone else's poorly made chair that they loved is what keeps me watching your channel Blessings to you.

[@LarryDoolittle]

OMG! Fabulous work, Trena. You are truly a talented girl. Merry Christmas to you and thank you for this Christmas video.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

You too!

[@s2snider]

Trena, this is your best vid yet. Among your other gifts is a fabulous sense of comedy. Beautiful job. You did the right thing for the piece.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@queenbee3647]

Trena you are amazing! Your refusing to "fix" that chair by ignoring shoddy past repairs coupled with your ability makes you FABULOUS! Love your videos. That customer knew you had gone way above and beyond on that repair. 💖 Loved seeing your shop assistant too. Merry Christmas Trena. Best wishes for 2022.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou! Merry Christmas

[@simonebanz2368]

Hi Trena: I’ve been watching your videos for a while and am always so impressed by your woodworking abilities and how you colour the pieces at the end to make everything match. You are a true conservator. Some many pieces would be lost without your dedication and talent! Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you so much 😊

[@malcseaman9807]

Stunning repair Trenna. It was so obvious you were fighting your natural urge to pull this chair apart and to do it properly. And you just couldn't. You had to do what you always do - make a really professional and amazingly good job of making the chair right. You managed to keep the original ugly colour and yet still make the chair look beautiful. Your skills, talent and absolute dedication to do a good job for your customer always comes through. Just love watching you at work! Hope you had a great Christmas - you sure deserved to after all of this work. Have a great 2022. Looking forward to more great videos.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou so much Malc. Such lovely compliments. Happy New Year to you too!

[@dawnronson8566]

I love watching you fix and make old things beautiful again.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

And I love that you watch me. Lol. Thankyou!

[@dougblazer1376]

Trena this is an amazing job you have done here. I repair furniture for friends as a hobby since I have retired and I have the utmost appreciation and respect for how you take pride and care in all your projects. Thank you for this and all your videos.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou Doug!

[@mikestarkey7989]

You were absolutely correct in the decision to strip it down! I'm no expert, but I can't see the repairs lasting without you striping the seat down.

[@Beegee1952]

Not fixing the entire chair or refinishing was bugging me, too! I’m sure it REALLY bothered you! Good job - as usual!

[@sallyweiner4180]

I just love your style and I learn a ton from you too! Thank you!

[@irakopilow9223]

What a fantastic job! When I started watching, I had serious that would bend that as a solid piece. I thought sure that you would need to do that rail as a laminated piece. I was also impressed with how you selected and mixed colors to get a fairly decent match. I have been into woodworking on and off for about 50 years. In that time, I have managed to steer clear of chair work, and know that the best way to ruin an otherwise good project is to stain the wood. Trying to repair a piece and get the colors to even come close is where the skill set changes from craft to art. You demonstrate both to a high level.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou for the lovely compliments! Cheers!

[@slimjim340]

I was holding my breath when she went into the bend as I watched her doing the bending I thought an extra set of hands would have been great

[@johndoran4360]

Terrific work, Trena, & a great result. Most impressive.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you so much

[@dennisdunnigan97]

The best Christmas gift EVER!!!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Lol

[@tobiasbostwick9002]

My breath was held and my toes curled as you were bending the wood, fearing it would pop upwards and away from the form. Bravo Ma'am, and well done!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@markkemila1321]

You do some really amazing work! Nice to see someone who can do more of a restoration (with structural corrections) as opposed to a recreation....I did get a laugh from your licorice steam bending tube 🙂

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Ya. Pretty funny. I had to laugh too. I had meant to grab a cpvc pipe but ended up with just pvc😬😂😂

[@ianhelyar9553]

@@johnsfurniturerepair Yeah, I've had some experience with heating PVC. I did it deliberately to change its shape....If I remember right, all it took was a hair dryer.

[@garyclifton2180]

Fantastic job Hun and I was so happy when you turn around and push that wood and not pulled it you was giving me swets lol x

[@kevincorbin6273]

Merry Christmas to be sure, well done 👍

[@allenmacias4721]

Great job it’s a pleasure to watch you work.

[@noelle7714]

Amazing job, it’s gotta be hard when the customer doesn’t want the job completely done like you would/should be done.

[@FRANKCORLISS]

laughing with you not at you. enjoy your work so much thank you for making an old mans day brighter.

[@vsweat2]

Trena you are pro enough to admit your mistakes and move on. Blessed Christmas.

[@waynepollard6879]

Your so cool ! I knew you couldn't just let it go as is , and the owner will be so pleased ! So relaxing listening to your dialogue and watching you go to town on these projects ! Thank you.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@John-ye4nv]

Nice work!! Love your videos. Been a woodworker for 40 years and I am so glad to see someone like you demonstrating how to do this. Happy New Year - looking forward to all of your new videos.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou for watching! Happy New Year!

[@tomhale5956]

Great job! I enjoy how you get all the details perfect.

[@jarmstrong2843]

This lady has found her niche in business and is very good at what ever she sets her mind to accomplish. Every restoration / refinishing job is different and throws different challenges her way. Yet she is able to improvise, overcome and adapt very well. Nice job lady!!! Impressed with your abilities to fix furniture. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Wow, thank you!

[@deborahlambert2593]

Love how detailed your work is. I dont know if i could have such patience

[@philrockabilly]

Great job as usual. Love the "leave it dirty" finish. Probably harder to do than a new finish....? Looked OK in the end . Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@tonvanderhorst575]

Fantastic work!

[@beverlybowman813]

Can’t tell you how many times I held my breath watching you work on that chair. You are amazing. I love your work ethics. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Looking forward to future videos

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you! 😊

[@steptoediy8935]

I’m from the uk, it’s great both watching you and learning. Thank you.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@dsabo6426]

I am amazed at the many many different skills you illustrate! Also, I think if you had not sanded the seat down, the piece you created would have stuck out too much. But just doing that seat really pulled it all together. Amazing job!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@SmileCentral]

Great work, I learned a lot from you! I love how you teach as you go, and love your dedication to making these pieces special.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you very much!

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

Beautiful job on the chair. You're right about those holes, way too deep. I was wondering if a Forstner bit could have been used on the underside of the seat to expose a couple more threads on the rod? Your color mix matching is good too. I thought the pvc pipe was funny, that must be a good steamer. Merry Christmas/Happy New Year!!

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Ya I thought after the thought I should have drilled into the seat instead. Oh well. Thanks for watching!

[@johngovus2734]

200% professional, Trena you are amazing

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou

[@marksd5650]

Windsor chairs, I’ve made many many and if you’d have been in a position to do many of these bends, then as you said you’d have made improvements to your form to keep the bent piece on the table and even clamping holes in your form. I’m glad you were successful. It’s always nerve racking and I always account for spring back and for some fibers shearing off the back. Great job. Best Regards

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks!

[@JamesDeese]

You are a really patient person. The stick-to-itness of your effort really impresses me. The discussion you have for each piece, and the fact that you want to make your customer happy just because they are your customer (and so will do the work asked of you and not stick your nose up at it) while giving them a great job and brining out the best version of each piece.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou so much! Merry Christmas

[@Patrick-kc5ur]

At 40 minutes in, your steam tube has sagged, but no need to build a steam "box" for next time! Use the PVC tube like you did and support it in a "U" channel with short sides and flat plank on the bottom, super easy to make.

[@zifnab6824]

or a chunk of angle iron...

[@SecurityHawk12]

Your analysis of the structural failure was great.....Merry Xmas.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks!

[@pato6334]

What an amazing set of skills you have, especially in matching tones of finishes. How many hours did that piece take? I’d love to do restoration work like that but I don’t see people in my area being willing to support that kind of work.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I think you might be surprised. If someone loves something and you have the skill to return it to glory, price isn’t always a factor, to a point. This chair took me over a week to complete. Not sure on the hours as it has a lot of time just sitting in the form and clamps and drying. Cheers!

[@henrysboy2]

Super nice project. TY for sharing. Lovely piece.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@alangknowles]

Have a look at EnglesCoachShop videos of bending. He has a steel box and applies some pressure as a well as steam to bend kiln dried ash.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Will do. Thankyou!

[@johnpayne6196]

Great effort. Many thanks for the post.

[@dg8620]

For the bending phase, I like the technique where there are strategically drilled holes in the table and you drop thick dowels in as you progress.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I was thinking of doing that. But just didn’t. It looks like a good idea though. Cheers!

[@grbroussard]

I use the medal vent piping tube things from the box store. The 4” or whatever it is that vents from the kitchen to outside. I use high temp tap to secure the joints. Works perfect for bending. Love your videos!

[@tomphillips8565]

An excellent job! Looks great.

[@thomasmassey3080]

Trena, have you ever tried using steel hose clamps to clamp a dowel or when you have a break or fracture on a bias? I use them often in my shop and they seem to work very well.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

I’ve been meaning to get some. Keep forgetting.

[@galas455]

That was a tough project, but it turned out well, nicely done Trena.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou !

[@texanasimmons1761]

Im glad you used your own initiative and redid the sea and refinished it, sparingly. I know the owner will be pleased.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Yes they were 😉

[@maitajack]

Again I 'm very impressed with the end result. But, nothing can stop you to get incredible repair and finish. Congrats.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thank you very much!

[@rogerbayzand4455]

Proper job Trena! There is a steaming trick using a long plastic bag that I have seen on "Tips from a Shipwright" and "Acorn to Arabella", because it is flexible you can keep the steam going whilst coaxing the timber to shape.

[@regrich4720]

You are amazing! Truly one of the greatest restorers on KZbin. Your videos are really informative and fun to watch. I can't wait to see what you do next.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@scottcardais3560]

You deserve a award for this repair.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou!

[@mariofernandez9026]

I can't say enough how refreshing your craftsmanship is and how much I learn from you. Thank you so much.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Thankyou for watching!

[@jerrystark6766]

Impressive ! The chair is better than new without looking like it has been repaired at all. Perfect. Thanks for the video.

[@johnsfurniturerepair]

Glad you liked it!

[@loisbernardes7940]

My friend, Trena, I can really see that you are a warrior, you are ahead of your time, for you, It doesn't matter what you decide, what matters is that it makes you happy.

[@Stephen7475]

Once i started watching, i had to watch the whole video, even at 2X speed. It is addicting. I am sure you enjoyed doing it. Amazing work. My opinion is to reinforce the new curved piece with a curved steel plate underneath it, with holes for the pillars etc. It is the piece that gets the most stress. Maybe then it will last forever.

[@charliejohnson3184]

You’re work is fantastic. It is a pleasure to watch you make the repairs. I’ve learned a great deal already. Thank you.