I started watching your channel when you where building stuff out of construction grade lumber in your garage and didn't know very much about it. I never commented telling your that you didn't know what you were doing. I knew you would get better and your skills would evolve because you had the natural ability and determination. Your channel has evolved tremendously since those days and I enjoy it very much.

That's one thing about woodworking the project is yours and you can do whatever you want with it. Your chair is beautiful. Looks great another great project keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing

When it's your chair, and your art, you do what you want! Looks great.

You are one of the greatest DIY makers I’ve found on KZread. I’m only 14 years old but in the last year I really got into woodworking. I replicated quite a few of your tool holders and continue to amaze myself with my skills. I completed a coffee table build not too long ago that I got plans for from another KZread, Ana White. Keep up the great work!😁

@fishhuntadventure

Жыл бұрын

I’m curious- in a world where handskill arts and woodworking is simultaneously shrinking as a vocational or hobby pursuit and yet broadening and growing at the very same time- I’m curious if you (now 16yo?) are still growing in this field. I’m 57 now and didn’t start woodworking until my 20’s, and I’m intrigued by what draws young people into the discipline these days. What attracted you to woodworking to begin with? Thanks- M in Vermont.

Anyone who has an issue with painted vintage furniture has probably never seen the inside of a real vintage farmhouse.

It's about time that milk paint is featured instead of chalk paint. Barn red is about the only red I can tolerate. Absolutely beautiful, April. Thank you!

I think your chair came out great. I love the color. I like, and respect traditions but I all so like innovation and artistic creativity. Great work and thanks for sharing.

Nice work April - and, you do whatever the heck you want to do with YOUR woodworking projects.

This was very helpful. I took a class with Greg on making Windsor Chairs. Best class I ever took. I have not been able to make more yet, but I took what he taught me and have used in many other projects. Now I think I can milk paint my chair.

Painting helps show of the beauty of the design! You really catch the facets and curves of the chair when it’s painted. Good work!

@AprilWilkerson

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is probably the best video on milk paint. I've done a couple projects with it and have struggled. This video will definitely help the next project. I really love the traditional look. Anyone who turns up their nose at painting fine furniture doesn't have to buy it or have it in their house. I think mixing paint and natural or stained wood is beautiful. Great work on the chair and thank you for the paint tutorial.

Beautiful style of chair and I love the color of the barn red Milk paint with a beautiful shiny finish! I hope you share the project you are helping with your friend.👍

Beautiful!!!! I love Milk Paint finish, I also mix my own wipe on finish which works very well. I love the wipe on finish on pine. No shiny plastic looking finish more of a Matt and smooth finish. Awesome work Ms. April. Thanks for sharing!!

When you want to do something you have a habit of figuring out a way to do it. I believe that kind of attitude and tenacity is what this country was built on. Great work! Very inspiring! Thanks from Louisiana.

The chair is very perfect and beautiful !! ***** The painting need so patience to finish, thanks !

Why do people dislike this? It is just so good work, the woodworking, colouring and the video!

Looks beautiful!! I have a dresser I want to paint with milk paint so thank you for this video.

I think your chair looks great and have no problem with it being painted. Most vintage chairs that I have seen in my 59 years were painted.

Looks fantastic. Love the colour choice April. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful chair! What an interesting process! Never would have thought so much went into it. Thanks for bringing us along (as I look around the room for things to paint). :)

I am studying Wood Working and furniture design in college and we just completed our last semester on chair building. Prior to the beginning of the semester I never really considered how many different designs and styles of chairs there were, and up to that point most chairs to me, equally had a simple functionality purpose. I can tell you that, there are as many design styles and ideas as there are master builders and artist making them. When the same old style and designs are pumped out, its called a factory, keep doing what you like best, who cares what traditionalist say. Do your own thing and run with it. I liked the way it turned out.

@retiredusmc9090

4 жыл бұрын

Wanted to add, that every traditional design or style was an original idea from a craftsman or artist, then they became standards in the industry. Also, we use a lot of Milk Paint, cool stuff. You can change the final finish look by adjusting the consistancy with more or less water ratio's.

WOW, that is so beautiful! I liked your video so much that I passed it along to a friend of mine, he has been wanting to finish a couple of pieces of furniture with the milk paint but didn't know about it or how to use it. But I think he will enjoy your video. Can't wait to see what you do next. From St.Marys, Ontario Canada, we love your stuff

I spent some years working in an antique shop in RI and I fixed up a ton of chairs and built some too. Milk paint is awesome stuff except it's very hard to strip off. So just glue the chair and slop on some more milk paint! Nowadays I don't do much furniture building but thanks so much for inspiring me to try to get back to what I love, Excellent work!

Your chair your finish. Artistic creativity. Great channel.

Great job you continue to hone your skills and we all enjoy your work. I took your cue on the fold down work bench,with the piano hinge Iuse it in the third stall of my garage especially in the summer I have overhead doors on each end and it’s perfect to control the wind or sun for a given project for the winter my plow truck fits with the table up for the winter.simple but quite handy.thank you !

Great work! Thanks for taking the time to make, film, edit and share

Great job!! I just bought an old wash stand that I am re doing and that red would look very nice on it. Thanks for the idea.

Really fantastic work, April! The chair looks beautiful! 😃 As someone who painted a few paintings during my life I can definitely say it: there's absolutely nothing wrong on painting wood. 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Amazing job April, it turned out great! 😍👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻 Thanks for the info!

Looks BEAUTIFUL April!! You did a great job! 😍

@georgedoolittle7574

4 жыл бұрын

I was just noticing the size of Houston on her Texas Tee actually.

Thank you for sharing your projects and information on using milk paint. I like the results!Blessings to you and your family and friends.🕊🙏🖖👍

Beautiful chair and an awesome color finish. You built it you get to pick the finish. Thanks for all the awesome videos!! Stay safe🙂

I love that you are so hands on and involved in individual projects. The info about the traditional practice of milk paint, the marble, etc is what makes your content great. I hope you never get caught up in the “business” of wood working that you aren’t in the shop and hands on! It’s smart to diversify- both in case something happens but also so it can free you up to pursue things you love! Beautiful chair! Keep up the awesome content! I love the idea of the deck under the oak trees in another video. Are you considering classes for those of us wanting a hands on experience?

Omg, that guy, master chair maker Greg workshop is clean and organized like a pharmacy 😍😍

Beautiful chair and color April! Had no clue that Milk Paint was even a thing!! O boy, more options!!

Love the color you picked!!! Great video as usual!

Great Video, I have used milk paint before on a pair of wooden shoes(that I wear at Revolutionary War Reenactments). Milk pain was a common paint used in the 18th century and I found it very durable. great job on the chair

Absolutely gorgeous chair. Beautiful details.

I like to upcycle older furniture. Love that color. Love that it's a powder. Def gonna use it on my next dry brush job.

Beautiful chair and painting is very vintage. Love it ❤️

Great chair design, and a very nicely done paint job. Like the lovely warm color too.

@AprilWilkerson

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, I love it. Thanks for watching.

Looks great! Very beautiful finish.

Great looking chair. I like the color.

The chair is great! Thanks for sharing

Awesome💯🤙🏾...Always a pleasure watching you work...

Great Video April. Thank you for sharing.

I simply love your traditionalist approach.. 🥰

You know. It's your piece. You made it. You can do whatever you want with it. I have painted things, oiled them, whatever. Often because I liked it. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it. Never have used milk paint!

Perfect timing for this vid. Bought your toddler rocking elephant template and wasn’t sure what paint to use. Now I know, thanks.

Hi April, I absolutely LOVE that chair! 🥰

This chair looks great! And a wonderful color choice

Thats Awesome! Wonderful....I like the color

April you do amazing on anything you set out to do. You are very blessed. Don't let nay sayer's you Rock

Love the chair and the finish. I am going to be experimenting with milk paint because I like the coverage and the fact it has far less chemicals

I have watched fine french polishers apply with one hand behind their back, and the same with art restorers applying varnishes to finished restorations. I couldn’t believe it when i saw you did that too. Must be a thing.

I like the red it makes it unique and totally fits your personality.

Interesting video April. I have been following you for a couple of years now and enjoy watching how you have evolved in your skills. I am a professional cabinet maker& master Joiner with 45 years experience and even I have learnt a few things. You mentioned that all Windsor chairs were traditionally painted. Actually that's not totally true, the old bodgers used to sometimes scorch their chairs to make it look like paint, as paint was very expensive in those days. But most chairs were just oiled with linseed oil & beeswax as this was readily available. I used to study the history of furniture making years ago. Although you are not wrong about the painting thing as many chairs were and still are painted. Chippendale for instance developed french polishing techniques in his furniture and most chippendale chairs were originally french polished. Still an interesting video. Well done.

The color looked so great.

Nice job, it looks awesome.

Milk paint? Pickle varnish? When did this turn into a cooking show? What's next? Collaborating with Chef John? Nice project. The paint looks good.

Your an inspiration, no joke, to all. Great chair girl.

Dang that red is gorgeous. Barn Red.......love it.

This reminds me of the pre Civil War era chair my mother inherited and it's parts are much more thin than yours. Hopefully, yours will last hundreds of years as well.

I have never heard of milk paint before. I am definitely looking into this the next time I need paint.

Nice work 👌 love the colour

Hi April...it's your chair, do what you like. Love your vids!!

Looks awesome!

Very well done. I will try the milk paint!

Your chair! Your way! Looks awesome! 😁

April your chair is beautiful and I love the red.

Very Nice work April😍😍👍👏👏👏

Amazing job!

Hello, April. Even your handwriting is pretty. ☺

Keep up with Great videos.. it’s great you have a mind of your own.. you have to live with it..

Very good looking chair. Nothing wrong with making it your own in color choice or painting at all.

Hey April, great film and project, will have to give milk paint a whirl myself. Missed you this year at maker central uk, but see you next year, Harry Shedtopia

That workshop is gorgeous

Great working 👌👍👍👍

Looks great!! 👍

Hi April, you surprised me with the video It shows a person what handtools can do Thank you April 💐

@AprilWilkerson

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

I used your same product and color on a small piece of furniture I made years ago, but didn’t really like the results. After watching this, I think I did a poor job on the buffing process. I’m going to try again. Thank you.

Looks amazing!! Blessings

April, it looks amazing

Yet another beautiful piece created by a beautiful woman. I have been a subscriber to your channel for a number of years, as MRBoatwrights 👇 mentioned, since you were building with construction lumber in your garage, and absolutely love your videos. I have learned a good bit from your videos over the years. Hope you and your family are doing well during this craziness.

well done!

You are doing great work. Don't worry about what potential commenters may or may not say. Just do your thing. :)

thanks. just what i was looking for.

Looks good April, you've come a long ways in your skills, in your mind its please don't spill the paint lol, were you wearing matching socks, working with a chair maker it would trigger the man's OCD seeing something mismatched.

My issue is not with the paint, but with the act of painting. Though you have inspired me to maybe try some real milk paint. It looks awesome and natural no voc are always a huge plus. Love your videos. Keep them going.

April, I really appreciate you for sharing on this topic. Based on my limited knowledge of Milk Paint, I was sure that I wanted to try it--someday. Now, I could have researched the subject myself--someday, but stuff happens. Now that I have fresh inspiration dropped in my lap, I am sure that my next project must wear a Milk Paint finish. No more someday. Thanks so much.

looks good

looks very good april

You did good going with that color.

YES! TY!

Nice Video. Thanks. Never heard of that MILK PAINT. Looks GREAT. #STAYSAFE

I like the chair. Red looks nice.

Another stunning piece grey colour choice by the way amazing you come along way from the first video you put on KZread watched you from the start you turned out to be a fine craftsman sorry Kraft woman or is the right terminology a artisan xxx

nice back drop with the tree !! good spot !!

Painted un-painted each to your own, as long as you are happy with the finished product is all that matters. Thank you for your videos

Looks great