That was an awful lot of effort to completely ruin an antique.

Impressive clean up work! But....I can't believe you spray painted it gold!

YOU PAINTED IT????? WHY? Why.. You ruined a potentially gorgeous antique with crappy spray paint. :(

I was so excited until you turned this beautiful historical tool into a tacky piece of furniture. Awful.

Why would you put crappy paint on it after all the work you put in to restore it.

Congratulations, you took a 200 year old work of art and turned it into just another wooden spinning wheel that could have been cut out on a CNC machine last year. Bravo. smh

That was heartbreaking

You have destroyed a perfectly innocent spinning wheel. What did it ever do to you? I am horrified. This is not restoration, this is desecration.

What were you thinking... So sad, especially because the other tools with this wheel are so rare. Please consider researching what these items looked like when new, and how they were used, before putting so much time into "restoring" them.

I felt like throwing up when I saw the spray paint come out.....

I regularly renovate spinning wheels of this age and more, and I am not alone! Why is it covered in all that moss and lichen - was it put on for decoration? Could you have thought to remove it before you started on the woodwork or was it more dramatic to leave it in place? Sorry, I simply don't believe this video - the wheel could have been treated more gently, renovated with better understanding of its function and finished in an appropriate manner - as it looks at the end it might as well have been made of plastic.

Ugh - totally ruined any historical worth.

I wish I hadn't watched this. I'm a handspinner and very familiar with how spinning wheels work. This wheel was rendered unusable because of one of the choices made when this "restorer" put it back together (he hammers a peg into a hole, flush with the table, that is meant to be easily removable. It's meant to be in place so the mother of all is locked into place once the tension is adjusted. But it needs to be removed so the tension can be adjusted every time a new drive band is put on the wheel.) In addition, if someone were actually restoring this machine they would have made the parts that were actually missing--the flyer and bobbin. The leather bearings wouldn't have been painted either. They need to be able to absorb oil. The finish wouldn't have been my choice, but that's personal preference and while it would be difficult, the paint could be removed. However, playing around with a machine of this age--a literal piece of history--while not understanding its function… it really seems a waste.

You ruined a lovely old antique with that hideous paint job.

I was enjoying it until the spray paint.... I normally allow spinners to paint their wheels in colors as they please but you completely ruined all that beautiful hand tooled detailing and made the wheel completely unusable. these are tools that many people still use today and you made it into a living room dust collector.

I’m a weaver and a spinner, and you totally ruined that beautiful old wheel. After all your time in cleaning her up you painted something that was handmade. So sad 😞

I agree with the other comments- a beautifully restored spinning wheel became something tasteless and cheesy with paint job. Why would you put on a paint that had an antique finish when the wheel was already an antique. Simple varnish would have served much better

intriguing,until......you put a tacky paint job on it. fail! you ruined it after all that work!

Nice, but personally I think it would have looked much better with just a stain applied rather than covering up the natural beauty of the wood with paint!!

The reason I found this video in the first place is because I got first spinning wheel that I’m trying to restore. Some idiot painted it with crackle paint to make it look like an “antique”. Now instead of being able to sell it for a couple hundred dollars, he was happy to find someone to take it for free.

So disappointed!

I lost my shit when you painted it… but, you saved it from the trash. And worked really hard to bring her back to life. In the “spinning community” it’s pure horror when people paint their wheels. Secretly, we cringe when we see a painted spinning wheel. That being said, I’m SURE someone bought this. It does look beautiful. Great work.

A wheel without a flyer is arguably dead anyway, so the harm is less than if you'd done this to a working wheel. Taking a sander to that exquisite sitting distaff and then spray painting it is a crime against your culture. Stomach-churning. Please don't do this again.

Well that was satisfying

Never put paint on something that old.

This isn’t my project but I would never of painted it anything other than brown or mahogany.

I'm gonna need you to sand that paint off and put a proper varnish and sealant on this beautiful spinning wheel. That was a CRIME

I do believe the comb on the distaff should be pointing up. People hang flax fiber on the comb for spinning.

Unbelievable! What a hack job! I've been around many restorers and this is certainly the worst thing I've ever seen. Please stop yourself before destroying anything else in the future.

Nice restoration,,except the paint..oh boy..and the flip flops.so happy you didn't drop a knife on your foot..

Why did he paint it??????? The wood was in great condition but gold and white? Seriously???

Why did you choose to paint it?🤔

You painted and cleaned an old unusable wheel that is probably decorative 😐 maybe if it actually worked and spun yarn, maybe just maybe then, will I give it a like

this horrified the spinner in me. WHY?

Cooool!

Dude....you DO NOT paint an antique, let alone spray paint it Why? Because you've never worked in real restoration. I commend the save. I condemn the cheesy, damaging paint

WAOOOOO Sooo Beautiful very Hard Work

Paint ?! Nooooooo

You started so carefully then basically desecrated what could have been a lovely antique. And that seated distaff? I wanted to cry when I saw what you did to it. Don't ever do this again.

Had to turn off this video…totally ruined that old wheel. I am still shuddering. Sad!

I'm in love with the spinning wheels 😍 My friend gave me a rickety old one....I've already ordered bits and pieces it needs. Mainly interested in restoration than actually spinning but who knows? ✌💜 Nana in Queensland Australia.

I had to stop watching when you started spray painting it. As a spinner who appreciates the old wheels You could of gotten it working again instead of making it a gaudy decoration.

You didn’t finish it. The working parts are missing. This is a spinning wheel shaped object for display only.

😭😭😭 ??? What are you doing.Little bit crasy,of course.Poor old spinning wheel.I have a lot of this and all working very pretty and all in nantural look,NO PAINT!

😮😢ruined a beautiful set of antique fiber tools that someone 200 years ago put a lot of work and craftsmanship into! Wrong tools used...an AX?!? And to finish it off...paint!!! I wish I could have rescued them myself😢

Can anyone give me the understanding of the comb like attachment and what it’s for please?

is it functional ?

Ужас! Уничтожил все-таки!

Here's the thing....I have...and use.. and teach others to use -200 year old looms, spinning wheels and related equipment as well as vintage and antique sewing machines. There is NO SHORTAGE of them, they were made in the millions and many survive in questionable condition today. Unless there is a historical reason to preserve it as is, then conserving it is acceptable particularly if it will be used. In my opinion all of the aforementioned antique textile tools last longer when used regularly and well maintained. Repainting one out of all of those pitiful castoffs that are misunderstood, abused and neglected being turned into lamps etc. is no sin. If the owner is pleased then well done! There are plenty of other damaged wheels out there with way more historical significance that deserve to be restored to original. Not every old spinning wheel is valuable as evidenced by the fact they languish in attics, basements and garages.

Sorry for the sudden burst of negative comments, you were just found by a spinning group and some of us are having a harder time than others. 😅

Incredible restoration..👍 did you know the name of the wheel? What brand is the steamer you used?🤔

Where did you find the spinning wheel?

You spent a lot of time cleaning up the wheel and then ruined it with the finishing. Shame on you.

While I understand not liking the paint job, how does that equate to ”ruining” this wheel? Antique wheels were commonly painted, just because the paints chipped off by now doesn’t mean they didn’t have a paint job to begin with. I’d definitely recommend trying to restore this wheel to functional, and maybe one day you’ll come back to it. Don’t let mean comments stop you! You liking the most negative ones gave me a real kick though 🤣 I promise there are spinners out there willing to help you learn to spin! Just remember when you paint your wheel that it’s about what YOU like and YOUR aesthetic choice, it doesn’t matter what others think. They can do whatever they want with their own wheels.

Beautiful work and great relaxing video to watch after a hard day's work! Loved it!💓🤗

Wow this actually looks worse than when it started. This is not a restoration! I'm not sure what the motivation was for taking away the charm of the original wheel. You basically destroy a part of history