Your patience and attention to detail is an inspiration.

@johnsonrestoration

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I learn so much. Never think no one watches your restoration. You have lots of devoted followers. I watch them all the time in my workshop. You are really good!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate it!

Its a honour to watch you doing your craft. You sir are a class above. Stay safe

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Love your videos. When I was very sick in January I could just sit on the sofa and watch TV. I didn't, I watchted your videos and it kept me going. Thanks for all your work.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you're feeling better

@keithwignall7565

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration A lot better now, thanks.

I see a new Thomas Johnson video. I pause it, make a mug of tea, settle in, and watch it twice. I so appreciate you!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And I appreciate you as well

Watching your hard and capable workmanship relaxes me when I take a break from painting.

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's great!

thank you for the break from the madness that is our world right now

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@plantboy100

4 жыл бұрын

make another one soon please

Mr Thomas is just an open book of wisdom in wood working and restoration I learn so much every time I watch

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have always practiced an "open book" policy!

Ok, I have been watching Thomas for awhile now. Without a doubt, we are being taught by one of the worlds great masters. Thank you for sharing with us.

@dr.skipkazarian5556

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely and heartily agree.....and not just the craftsmanship but the tricks, the depth of knowledge, and the great sense of patience.

@stevebowen809

4 жыл бұрын

a master of just enough and no more, he resists all temptation to excess.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I may not agree, but I do appreciate it

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I always enjoy your videos, Tom. They're like free woodworking classes, and your narrations are great.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate you watching

Hello Mr. Johnson, your patience is amazing in restorations. Everytime I see one of your videos, I want our weather to dry in order to try restoring some of my father's old tables. I can hardly wait. Thank you for sharing and your inspiring us to work on projects. Your awsome.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

When I watch your new videos, I always think, “That is my favorite piece of furniture!” ......until you upload the next one!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Actually, it's kind of the same for me.

Great use of the large dowel to keep down molding during the epoxy glue-up. Keep 'em coming, Tom.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Nice to get help from the neighbor. Watching your videos makes me want to visit Gorham, Maine. It's a part of the country I've never seen.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You should definitely come to Maine if you like old houses. Massachusetts too.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Houses too!

@bentleyr00d

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration Yeah, but Patriots fans...😒

I can imagine some tastless person putting a TV into that space. Lovely work again Tom.

@brazillady5119

4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Murray, even worse, painting it.

@xw6968

4 жыл бұрын

BrazilLady flat pink wall paint as a diy style idea.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

That would be weird! But I'm sure it's happened!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine!

love watching old furniture been restored by a good man

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I looked at several restorers, there are no such neat professionals as you, Mr. Johnson, it's a great pleasure to watch how you work. Good luck to find you, thanks for the videos👋👍😊

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I appreciate it

Another great video!! The kitty at the very end is adorable!! And of course the black lab.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you so much for posting these videos. Your calm demeanor and precise craftsmanship is very soothing in these troubling times.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It is always a pleasure to watch you work as you use your lifetime of experience repairing and restoring antiques.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you Thomas, for a perfect Saturday morning, cuppa, toast and your video to watch. :)

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Good morning! You're welcome!

Beautiful piece of furniture ... my MIL brought a hand-carved piece over from Scotland that she found in a barn under a rubbish heap. Its absolutely beautiful and very dark wood. Hoping to keep it in our family for another 100 years.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

That's great! I hope you can. Thanks!

Everytime I watch your videos I learn something ne. I have applied some methods, which I learned from you, to the dresser that I've been working on it. I have just completed my dresser and I really thank you,Tom because that you share your videos with us.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad to think I helped you in some way

Always nice to watch a detailed craftsman at work. Thank you!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Another masterclass from Mr Johnson, thank you as always for sharing with us. Best wishes to you and your family, be safe.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Nice piece of work today. I have done a repair or two in the past. I wish you had been with me then. I could have done a much better job. Not much of this type work does come my way but when the next one does you will have been there to help me. Thank you for sharing and please stay healthy.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And you too!

Top notch as always. Very outstanding work. That furniture can't be fixed. It's lost Tom: "Hold my heat gun" Its simply amazing what you do with furniture. A true master of your craft

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lordvengerx

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration You are very welcome.

I just watched this great video again! I find that every time I watch them over again I pick up on more and more of your craftsmanship and technique Tom. And that in of itself is worth the time to watch them over and over again. no matter how many times I watch them I still come away with something new to my mental archives. Thanks again Tom for another great video and for sharing.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! I appreciate it

It is amazing how much work was involved in sorting out issues that didn't immediately look to be such a problem.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Maybe I'm making it a bigger problem than it is! I hope not

@eledatowle7128

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration No, you're making it gorgeous.

New subscriber here. I've been binging your content for the last few days and I just wanted to say how impressed I am by your skill and artistry. Also, there is something about your voice that soothes my soul. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us. Keep up the great work. ATB : )

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Welcome to the channel!

@donnaspear8494

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That's why I keep falling asleep. His voice is very soothing. I always have to replay the video because I'm nodding off.

@seeburgm100a

3 жыл бұрын

The Bob Ross of furniture restoration.. Tom, get those shirts printed up! "It looks pretty good to me".. on the way to becoming a cultural icon.

@jazzman1626

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnaspear8494 Ha ha it’s good to know I’m not the only one nodding off and having to replay 😂.

@rickwoman

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. You should tend to making audio books, when you retire.

Well I live in wales and have restored many antiques but this is a new form to me but the construction with its square pegs is spot on for cardiganshire late 1700s

@mariarichmann430

4 жыл бұрын

Is it painful for you watching the original finish of antiques like this being removed and refinished? I have worked with many experts over the years and I have never seen such a thing. Cleaning yes, but aggressive removal and replacement of original, antique finishes--No Way! I have only seen finishes applied when missing pieces have to be added, but it is limited only to the added work. Matching is important, but secondary to disturbing the original finish. Stripping the original finish to refinish the whole thing to attempt to match in the new piece is just disturbing to me. I've seen this done by others (not experts) many times. I've even seen clueless people (supposed antique brokers) that had original fabrics and finishes removed and refinished on pre-1800 Chippendale furniture. It makes me cry.

@dlevi67

4 жыл бұрын

I may be completely wrong, but I think it's provincial French (which also would have used square pegs, fake mitres and elm) - the swagger and curls on the top rail, the side rails and the apron, as well as the single double-petal flower in the top centre and the separate stand are very French. I would have expected a Welsh piece to have the drawers in the base attached to the legs/feet, and a cupboard/dresser on top, rather than just the feet and rails in the base.

@Dog.soldier1950

4 жыл бұрын

Maria Richmann the client rules and for most folks utility overrules the ideas of antique collectors

@erics7712

4 жыл бұрын

Maria Richmann you’re very naive. Go to wintertur and see the masterpieces there. I know the conservators there and those pieces are almost all refinished in some form or another. I also know one of the magicians in the field and they will get million dollar pieces from Sotheby’s or Christie’s and fake the finishes so convincingly, that many times the new owners want that old crusty finish re done. Do not criticize Tom or any other restorer to make a piece look good again. You’re watching too many episodes of antiques roadshow.

@hopewalker5764

4 жыл бұрын

Maria Richmann no because he didn’t remove the finish. He didn’t hit bare wood anywhere and was careful in supporting the wood and structure. He has been doing this for decades and has restored thousands of museum and museum quality pieces. Settle down.

I'm from Wales, and seeing this wonderful old cupboard brings back memories of my grandmothers' cupboard. You did such a wonderful job on it.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a gorgeous piece. You really restored it to BETTER than "pretty good!" Pats (and a treat?) to Ella.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll tell her they're from you!

Another brilliant job, by Mr. magic. Love these videos, take care Tom.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

I am amazed by your knowledge of stains, finishes, techniques, woods, and the eccentricities of furniture of all kinds!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate it!

I've been in and out of different joinery shops and the like for about ten years now and haven't seen scrapers like yours until now, fantastic bits of kit.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Scrapers: Woodpecker and Bahco

That elm is a lovely colour of wood. I like to see finely crafted furniture with their inlays etc. but my favourites are the ordinary things like this Welsh cupboard.

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too! Thanks

A really engrossing video. It amazes me that you have so many alternative methods to fix the damage. I guess that comes with years of experience. Hopefully you have someone you are teaching so this craft will not be lost.

@Lnstrq

4 жыл бұрын

Hand raised over here in California! Ooh, ooh, PLEASE teach me!!! Hand waving frantically!! Arm flailing!! LOL. Awesome videos, have learned so much. No one compares!! Thanks Thomas Johnson!!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm showing everyone with these videos!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just grab any old piece of furniture and start working on it! That's how you learn. And watching my videos of course

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My daughter is an incredible woodworker and has certainly repaired a piece or 2, and she has a woodworking business, but not restoration work

Excellent job Thomas, liked the way you used that thick dowel as an assist. Well done.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looks pretty good. I love seeing all of your shiny well-cared-for tools and the animals.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent work as always and an unusual piece, thanks for posting Tom hope you and yours are well

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We are, and I hope the same for you

Great molding rescue. Another inspiring video. Glad you had some help manhandling that big piece.

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I am in love with, and a bit jealous of his tool collection as well as stock. Wow, this guy rocks!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great work as always Tom! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration 😎

Thanks Tom, excellent job.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Your “pretty good” is so much more. You are a master at what you do. I always learn from you. It looks like you’re staying safe during this Covid dust up. Stay so! Looking forward to your next video.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Stay safe too!

Great work, so calming and your wee cat looks like my Miss Toots, I really like all the beginning and ends with the animals and birds.It sure looks like a lovely place to live.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 We feel very fortunate

Wow! Ur workmanship always amazes me. 👍

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

When Tom started the timer, I thought he was going for a speed restoration! Another great video! Thanks.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

As an artist, I know just how hard color matching can be, Thomas, but you always manage to do a decent job of that when you restore furniture. It's one of your many skills that I absolutely can appreciate! Great job on this. I hope the owners enjoyed what you did for them.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! They did!

Another great one. Thanks, Tom. Hope all is well with you and yours.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! All is well, I hope the same for you! I don't seem to be getting notifications for your channel, I've got to check on that

Mr. Johnson, you're the best!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ive been a subscriber for about a year and half now. 24 years old in my first home. As an amateur furniture refinisher your videos have been the easiest to follow and the most educational I've found. Thank you for the care in assembling these videos Ive found them immensely helpful and enjoyable.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I am so happy that so many people have found inspiration in these videos. I never knew that was going to happen

Well as always, a fine job. Your are so knowledgeable Mr. Johnson, I really enjoy your work. Thank you for sharing your talents.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Beautiful work Mr Johnson, thank you.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Wonderful work, as always! Couldn't help noticing from about 20:35 on that the Welsh Cupboard is standing next to a Federal Bureau Chest. Delighted to see you've done a new video on this piece, too. Will watch next!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's funny, people love seeing the other pieces in the shop

The dog is always thinking "who is he talking to?".

@JohnnyMidnyte

4 жыл бұрын

ha! i was going to comment the same thing. at the beginning, dog says, "he's talking to those people i can't see again. i'm just gonna get comfy for awhile."

@claybair4904

4 жыл бұрын

you

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

"And where's my treat?"

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@catherinesplane98

4 жыл бұрын

Miss Doggie does need a soft bed. ❤

The orange oil beeswax guys owe you a mint for the advertising.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You'd think! I could be their spokesman!

I think it looks really good, Tom. I find these videos very interesting and satisfying to watch. Thank you very much! I have a barn cat that looks pretty much like the cat at the end.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great job, especially on the top where it was really messed up. It came out great

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

From a Portuguese from Aveiro. Another excellent restoration work and another excellent video. My sincere congratulations. I look forward to the next. A hug and much health to you all

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And the same to you!

Uh oh, I just realized something, when I watch you work now, I find myself saying stuff like," hmm that could use some epoxy putty there, and then you say, " I think I'll use some epoxy Putty here". and it goes on and on, does that mean I have watch way too many of your videos that I know what you are going to do next? not always. but it expose's my devotion to all that you do. I have learned so so much Tom Thank you for your expertise, and taking the time to make these video's and sharing. Kudo's to Ella for being there too!.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, maybe it's time to go for a long walk!

Wonderful, just wonderful, sir. There is a great deal of subtle mastery in what, at first glance, appears to be a simple restoration. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Johnson.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks Tom, more great stuff. Lovely colour to that timber. Hope you and yours are keeping well.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Really enjoy watching you Tom..you can't get skill out of a book, It takes the experience to actually do jobs and to know what you are doing to get a nice result

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's exactly right

@johnchallener

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration Thanks for the reply Tom, Love the finish touches you put on the furniture, I bet the customers are very pleased, will keep watching lol

WOW, your work is so amazing. You are one of the best CRAFTSMEN, I have ever seen. I hate to sound like a broken record but, I absolutely LOVE your work. You are AMAZING. I wish I could one tenth of what you do. Please keep making these videos they are more fun than watching a movie. Thanks.

@MHow-qc3ns

4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Williams: AMEN to that!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I will!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Where and when can I buy a Thomas Johnson "I Think it Looks Pretty Good" T-shirt with a glasses-wearing black lab on it?

@glennphilipson7231

4 жыл бұрын

I want one too the dogs a legend

@dana4670

4 жыл бұрын

@@glennphilipson7231 Me too!!!

@horaciodurazo7297

4 жыл бұрын

That would be the ultimate swag!!

@demarsouthard3620

4 жыл бұрын

I want one too.

@ARKADAS1965

4 жыл бұрын

Please make this happen.

Great job again. Really enjoyed the wax technique.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great video Tom. I am a retired furniture maker. Just as well it isn't me doing the restoration I would end up getting the sander into it and making it look like new.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍 Believe me, it's always tempting!

Young Thomas the Master! Great job my friend! x (Stay safe!)

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir! Will do - you too!

My hats off to you. Beautiful work, like an artist.

@johnsonrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Excellent, Thomas!

@johnsonrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

beautiful attention to detail and patience during repairs. I learned so much here. thank you

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@kenty2831

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration may I send you an email with pictures and question? ... I would gladly contribute to a patreon or PayPal account

Stunning, as always. I really appreciate that you are going into such detail, Tom.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Yet again superb, thanks Tom, stay safe during this manic time.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

At 1:28 Tom does not need no stinking iphone timer! Love your work Tom, thank you and keep up the great videos!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Too true - we don't have smart phones. Are we the last ones?

Thanks very much for your thoughtful, respectful approach to your work. I learn more than I anticipate with every piece. This is my kind of restoration work!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice detailed video of your skills!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Nice minimal repairs as not to make it look new we all learn so much from watching your vlogs keep them coming all take care 😀😀

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Thank you for these videos, I look forward to each new one, and always learn something! My wife and I enjoy the snippets of your chickens and birds before and after too, some darn good photography there!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job! This strange welsh cupboard reminds me some similar french pieces of furniture. They have been made, mostly in brittany, from ancient boxed beds which were no longer in use but had a great sentimental value for the families. If this is right, the two « doors » used to be ornemental fixed panels.

@MHow-qc3ns

4 жыл бұрын

Danielle Pages: How interesting. It certainly looks like that could be the story. Thanks for sharing.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! A few people have suggested French. I wish I knew more about it. You may be right!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

I agree! Thanks!

Amazing, as always. Thanks for sharing of your talents. Have a lovely weekend.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Yes…the mastery demonstrated by this man is so so impressive. I highly respect the integrity of every step he takes in the repair of this piece. Always beautiful results. Kudos, Tom Johnson!

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

It also looks like it could be a tv cabinet for a master bedroom. Nice job.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

It could be! Thanks! It might look strange though

Watching these videos is so satisfying. Beautiful results!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Great Stuff! Young Thomas The Man!!

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir!

It’s a lovely piece of furniture and a beautiful and conscientious restoration. Good job. 👍🏻

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

This guy is good. This guy is REALLY good.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So are my viewers!

Once again, your 'Mastery' impresses and enlightens me, Tom. Wishing you a restful Memorial Day holiday weekend, sir.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Same to you! Thanks!

@rjjeffreys

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsonrestoration You're most welcome, and thank you, Tom!

Another beautiful job. I enjoy watching you work. I always learn something. Take care!

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

That's a really interesting saw you used to cut the veneer.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! From Japan Woodworker

Once again you did a beautiful job

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That’s a beautiful piece!

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

I think so too! Thanks!

Looks marvelous not just ok! The sound of sanding is somehow satisfying, spent time sanding different projects down to a nice smooth finish. Several thin coats of hand wipe poly sanded between each coat makes for a lovely finish. Perhaps it reminds me of the satisfaction of seeing wood come to life and a nice smooth finish. Not heavy coated nor shiny necessarily. Just the wood showing its beauty.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

This piece is grand. I never seen anything like it.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is nice!

Whoever does your editing does a great job. PS I love your tools. Must have taken years to accumulate such a good collection.

@johnsonrestoration

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes! My editor, Nick barker is great!

Excellent work

@johnsonrestoration

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Marti!

Pretty good, yes. Darn good, absolutely! Like so many of your viewer's, I've used many of your techniques on things around my house over the years. Thank you so much for sharing.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Masterful Work Tom!

@johnsonrestoration

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thank You for your commitment to your craft & passion. sincerely- Oh and your calm inspires.

@johnsonrestoration

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!