In this vlog, I talk about my recent and current projects, recommend some YouTube channels, new camera gear, and tool talk featuring HiKOKI and Bahco

 

Work In Progress links:

RG Scott's shop, Margate: https://bit.ly/2wVgTTT

Ercol Giraffe restoration video: https://bit.ly/2NxzEGi

Dining table restoration video: https://bit.ly/2oSjDwK

 

Recommended viewing links:

In this video I'll talk about the thought process I use to decide how I choose a wood finish for my projects, and I'll show you how I apply them.  

 

Recently I salvaged some metal coffee table legs - these were being thrown away as part of an office clearance at my place of work, and originally they had melamine tops which were really badly worn and damaged after years of use, and I knew I could make use of the metal legs, so I asked for the metal legs to be put aside for me.  I think I took about 6 or 7 pairs of these in total.  

And in this video I'm going to make a solid wood table top for one of the pairs of legs and I'm also going to grind off the paint from the metal legs which you'll see later in the project.

Recently I made a couple of desks as a commission for a client, and when I was delivering those to his home, he mentioned he had some solid beech dining chairs that were in need of repair.  There were 6 in total but initially I just took 4 of them away, and in this video I'm going to be showing how I repaired and re-finished them.

The main problem with these chairs, as you can see is that joints are loose, so the chairs had quite a bit of movement in them.