Broken Antique Chair Restoration

Coming up is the restoration of an old broken antique chair. Let's dive into the process of repairing and transforming a broken old chair that isn't usable into a luxurious chair fit for a king!

[girlnorthof]

Excellent, I appreciate that you didn't make it look brand new, but preserved some of it's history & character. I do hope you have an apprentice, passing on your years of knowledge & experience. Thank you for this.

[jappyled]

This good old armchair is a least one hundred years old... How long will last this foam (given the glue spray solvents)? 😪

[petermatten]

All those staples, one day in the near future, some poor upholsterer will have to remove those, when the foam crumbles, (which it will). An old chair should have traditional upholstery stuffing. It would originally had springs, not layers of cheap foam.

[yobespierre]

it's lovely, but if it's "an historical relic" as described, why were modern techniques used and not the historical ones? the edwardians would have used tied springs, hessian, and horsehair. also, the seat would have been higher than was done here, it's not supposed to be that low. the springs would have raised the seat up by several more centimeters than just the straight foam would have. not to mention that the foam used was low-density, so anyone sitting on that chair will feel the webbing through the seat. the nail holes go so far down the arm because the fabric went that far down originally. the upholsterer did a great job, but that is not a restoration, that is a reupholstery.

[tombarlow]

Fantastic beautiful restoration of the old 🪑🪑🪑

[bill]

What happened to the hand tied springs and horsehair pad? Not a restoration at all. Didn’t finish.

[pm]

The armrests were completely wrong, unfortunately.

[oliviayolandalopez]

gracias gracias gracias, por compartir tu talento maravilloso eres un gran restaurador, además gozas haciendo tu trabajo, felicidades y bendiciones, soy mexicana y tengo 75 años soy tu admiradora 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥰🙏🇲🇽

[ruthfedrau]

I feel he should have come up with some way of hiding all those nail holes. Then it would have been an excellent job!

[salamander]

Это не реставрация, а кустарный ремонт. Так у нас работают гастарбайтеры из Туркмении. Не было произведено ни качественной зачистки, какая то дикая методика по удалению гвоздей!!! Почему выбран поролон, а не пружины? Ведь это низкое кресло?? Подлокотники это тот еще "шедевр" ! Откуда идея бруски налепить?? В общем, это образец порчи прекрасного творения старых мастеров! Никому не рекомендую такого "мастера"

[robertcooper]

There is some great artists out there who know what they’re doing…HE IS NOT ONE OF THEM 🤔

[jamiekatz]

I'm not sure it was really that old. I didn't see the original padding, and it had wheels although they could have been added at any time. It turned out good and you can tell you have a mastery of the craft. I will look at some more of your work.

[robertkuivjogi]

Why didn't you use springs, seaweed, hessian etc, but pieces of foam and glue?

[buddhababeoz]

The commentary on this is so unprofessional. Clearly NOT A WOODWORKER.

[enriquerepolles]

Jezz! What a butcher! It’s painful to see. Do much damage done !

[mariaroldan]

In the USA they do lot nail every layer nor do they use that adhesive, at least not the restaurateurs that I follow. I feel like all those nails leave the wood even weaker. My opinion, I could be wrong.

[oneshotme]

Beautiful restoration but who's sitting in it being so short??

[renep]

this is not the way to get the nails out, and I would never give this guy something to repair

[davidazofra]

Beim restaurieren wir nicht geschliffen

[imochiexe]

Please use protective gloves when removing chemical stripping.👍