Stretching Belief Part 2

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One would think that after practicing a craft for long enough that very little would come as a surprise. In the world of art conservation it seems there is never a shortage of things that shock, astound and well, stretch belief.
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[bobbixvv]

god imagine being someone who painted and illustrated as a side activity and seeing your art treated with as much love and dedication as the work by known artists :')

[tigerlillystar]

Julian: New tool
Us: “pounding fist on table” NEW TOOL NEW TOOL

[tamllinn]

“It does not always have to be 100% 100% of the time, it just has to be enough to get you past the damage”.
Sometimes I’m not sure if Julian is talking about retouching or therapy.

[StewIsRat]

My Dad (Plastics manufacturer), Uncle (mechanic in manufacturing), and grandfather (retired electrical engineer) all interrogated me last month about when you would be uploading next so they could get together to watch your video lmao. They will be absolutely thrilled that it's a tool video. I might get sick of hearing about it at some point, it makes them happy, and that's all that matters to me. Thank you, Julian.

[DipityS]

Thank the client on our behalf for allowing us to share his journey - I've said that in the last comment I know - but I think it's very generous. I do think the painting looks better, it's like you were telling the client at the beginning - there was a flatness which is gone. You allowed the artist to shine.

[angelique_cs]

Julian just building anything he dreams up is the Swiss army knife of life goals. Honestly, even a slub like me feels inspired.

[rinb]

julian: i like to make the backs of paintings looking as nice as possible, even though no one really sees them :D
also julian: **pushes his tools aside** alright, the desk is all clean!

[zlatan_]

At this point Julian, you should definitely collect renderings of all the tools and machines you made for work, polish them up, write instructions and descriptions and you're ready to publish a guide book for conservators. 'Tools and techniques for modern conservation' sounds nice.

[manbeezis]

You definitely lost some machinist points for the straight fluted tap in the drill, but you gained them back with the cleanup method of just pushing the pile of stuff out of the way to worry about later. Mark of a true fabricator. Nice job.

[Alexis-sjmc]

Learning about the artist was refreshing. I felt like I could appreciate the painting more because it's no longer *just* a painting, but a piece of art that an actual, living person put their hard work and passion into brush strokes.

[aurelijs]

As a native German speaker: "Trekker" does not mean "to pull". "Ziehen" means "to pull". However we use the word "Trecker" for the English word "tractor", which pulls machinerie over a field. In Low German and Dutch Trekker means to pull, the word origin for tractor is traced to the Latin word "trahere". I do come from the region, where Low German was spoken but it is basically a dead dialect/language. So in summary, you could say "Trekker" is a Dutch or Low German word for to pull, or just go all the way back to it's Latin origins. But saying it's a German word is confusing, since High German, the standard dialect in German today does not use that word.
Thank you for this opportunity to dive into etymology.

[SwitchAndLever]

Julian, don't worry, I'm a machinist, and tapping with a cordless drill is totally valid, as long as you do it on the slow setting with a light finger on the trigger. Especially when you're tapping with that large taps you have to be kind of careless to snap it. Important thing is to use tapping fluid, to make the tap run smoothly. Only thing I cringed about is how crooked you seem to have started it 😜

[CamilliasCreativeCorner]

The 'doohickies' you made out of sail fabric and tiny metal rods are essentially Montgomery straps. A type of surgical dressing for abdominal wounds. The long adhesive side adheres to the intact skin on either side of the incision and laces or ties in the grommets allow you to affix dressings down, and to lightly approximate the sides of the wound.

[Staceheart]

6am… tossing and turning for 2 hours. Thank goodness Julian has released some interesting content to help focus my mind and relax me! 🙌🏼

[PZac-gw]

Hey Netflix…time to give Julian his own show. Machining, creating and restoration combined with a history lesson delivered in the smooth tones a la Bob Ross, dusted with a bit of dry humour? Going to be a hit!

[EviePoythress]

Julian, you are a national treasure. You should have personal protection, you are so precious!! Thank you for making the world a better place, one small dot of retouching paint, and tack, at a time!! 💕

[Salted_Fysh]

The closeups of the skinned canvas during retouching really made me wince.

That's absolutely brutal.

[yangalang]

Me: huh I wonder why he's using a figure eight- I'd expect him to use, like, sailor or fishing knots
Julian: "...when I used to rock climb"
Me, a rock climbing coach: my opinion of you, I hate to admit it, just improved a non-zero amount

[AllisonWay]

I feel like I shouldn't be this excited to watch you do this but it gives me so much joy

[trinityjoseph]

Julien: as soon as I clean up a bit **pushes mess out of the way** there all clean
Me: ah yes I also use that same strategy when cleaning my room