Tom Johnson of Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration in Gorham, Maine again completes a series of repairs to fine furniture. Tom has been restoring furniture professionally since 1979. Visit our website at http://www.thomasjohnsonrestoration.com, call us at (207) 222-2266, or write us at [email protected]. And for those on the west coast looking for custom framing, be sure to check out Tom’s daughter’s shop, https://www.emcollier.com (@emcollierframes on Instagram).
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Enjoy your vacation! I always learn something from watching your videos and am grateful that you are sharing your knowledge with the rest of us!
Beautiful
You a true artisan . Watching you cut the block for the foot on your circular saw… I cringed. How you have all your digits is a mystery.
your site is very relaxing and I must reassuring as you craft very much like myself. Thanks for your thoughtfulness.
I’m working on a top and the finish has developed a haze to it and nowhere else but I’ve done everything the same. I’m just buffing and buffing It seems to be helping
Finally watched the whole thing. One of my favorites is the one you repaired the ball and claw of a table that a dog chewed on the claw.
I have been missing your videos do to illness but I am back now. I don't think I like the speeded up video but I understand I guess. I missed you! How is Ella and Jane?
Thank you for the complication. You always make me want to get back in the shop ! How did you decide to clean the gate leg with acetone vs another cleaning agent ? Curious as always. A fan in Montreal.
I love to see the craftsmanship from back in the day when everything on the frame was hand carved all hand tools and was probably pretty fast at it to.i just get a kick out of see antiques and how they were put together
Do you have your shop in a house the whole house
You just can't appreciate this kind of stuff until you see it for yourself.ig show's what your paying for when using his service
Once again a great video Tom. My wife and I enjoyed seeing the work done on these various projects. What I particularly like is your open style and willingness to admit when things don't quite go to your original plan (as with the new foot on the desk) and your explanation of your thought process when you work out a solution to the problem. I'm sure I learn more this way. Of course we always enjoy seeing Ella Bean!
Anything what was cut by machine can not be antique.
When I watch videos like this, I see band aids and am touched by how much craftsman give for their craft
Do you think the “artist” was drunk at the time🤔 can’t agree that this looks pretty good, nothing pretty about it.
That 1990 table was the ugliest table I've seen, and I'm sure the ugliest table you've worked on!
That was a great intro!
Apart from the antique settee Thomas Johnson A/R worked on, we wonder if wood worms are very often found in furniture that comes in the shop for repairs.
I want one of those nail sets!!!
What a beautiful profession, the one that allows you to create.
Admiration !
The old pinus has good tools.
Tom, I have started to appreciate your skills in restoring those priceless antiques. Your patience and experience is really producing good workmanship.👍
Wow that modern art piece, well, I’m from Oklahoma, and i just really dont get it. Im sure it makes sense to someone. Do you ever say no to a request? Im wondering what that piece must look like.🙃👍
Wow! What an artistic eye you have! Carving that foot was amazing to watch!
Fine work you do, I enjoy watching your videos. I also like the way you make your videos. When you made the foot to the table, it was brilliant, loved it.
I wonder how many other viewers laughed at the post modern table. ; )
Could you have cut the frame down to eliminate the spaces?
Regarding the Queen Anne mirror, I'm curious why is was better to use a burn in wax stick to fil the gaps as opposed to simply pushing the molding together? It would have made the mirror slightly smaller, but it would have looked more like the original state.
Hello sir. Why Acetone to clean the drop leaf table? Thank you…
Great job❣
Good Morning, good, good work go on!!!!
In this we have not carpenters but in true artists in wood
An increable table,on yes!
top vid
More fabulous restorations! Well done and thank-you for sharing your expertise.
Very nice!
The 1980's piece was definitely not to my tastes, but it certainly showcased a range of your skills not hitherto revealed. I'm a bit confused about the damage, however. Do folks in your part of the world keep beavers indoors as pets?
What a glorious spot to vacation. And I love that mirror. To die for.
Im curious: why didnt you make the foot (for the foot replace video) on a lathe like the other legs? lovely work btw
We like your work very much Thanks you TT
Awesome stuff Tom. Love to see the process of your problem solving.