Restoration of an Old English Pub Table (Ash Veneer)

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In this video furniture restorer Simon Gilboy demonstrates the step-by-step restoration of a small ash veneered dining table using a process of stripping and refinishing.
Using easy to follow professional techniques that Simon has taught many apprentices over the years. He shows how you can completely change the look of a table by refinishing it to a professional standard in only a few hours.
Simon was trained as an apprentice French Polisher at the Dartington Trust owned Staverton Joinery.
He opened Gilboys furniture restoration early in 1994. And now nearly thirty years later, his workshop is in the very same building where he first started working at the age of 16.
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Video Index
00:39 Introduction
01:12 How to recognise veneer
02:24 Materials you will need
04:35 Applying the stripper
07:44 Removing the old varnish
08:18 Using course wire wool to strip the old finish
09:55 Using a quirking stick to remove waste material
12:14 Why you shouldn't use steel wool and water based stripper on oak
13:05 Sanding the veneered surface
14:50 Why you shouldn't use an electric sander on veneer
15:24 Washing the surface with methylated spirits (Denatured Alcohol)
18:14 Fine sanding the surface with 180 grit sand paper prior to sealing
21:22 How to shape a cotton cloth to make a fad
22:00 Sealing the wood using hard wax oil ( Buy online :bit.ly/3IMIw7l )
26:48 Lightly sanding the surface with 320 grit paper prior to wax polishing
28:20 Applying Gilboys 'antique gold' beeswax polish ( Buy online: bit.ly/3TSOrK5 )
29:41 Buffing the waxed surface
30:28 Revealing the light finish
30:49 Before and After restoration reveal
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@jessestrum Жыл бұрын

50 years ago i got my city & guilds in wood finishing , and forgot most of it, you are filling all the gaps and i thank you for it. one trick i learnt for stripping carvings and mouldings was apply stripper and then saw dust and a good scrubbing brush and it works great

@buttonman6262 9 ай бұрын

My order of your Antique Gold has just arrived. Not quite ready to use it yet but it looks and smells amazing!

@thierrylegrain8463 Жыл бұрын

Un très beau plateau de table, parfaitement restauré. Je me vois bien y boire un excellent whisky ou une bonne bière dans un pub. Bravo Monsieur Simon, du bon travail comme toujours ..Cordialement ..Thierry

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Merci Thierry. Tu es trop gentil.

@finbarstadt7213 Жыл бұрын

I see that Tom Johnson has started using your products. High recommendation indeed.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Hi Finbar Thank You. Yes he's been using them for a while now. 🙂 He's written to us a number of times saying how much he likes using it. ✅

@CFinch360 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another wonderful, easy to follow & understand instructional video. I used your Antique Gold wax on a friends' table: apply with fine steel wool, buff off with the open weave cloth, just 2 coats. Didn't take much time or effort. She was astounded by the improvement, she thought I had sanded & refinished it but no-just used the Gilboy's wax 🥰

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear. Thank you. ☺️

@sharonclaridge Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have an oak coffee table which I need to refinish so this has been very useful as this was the colour it was from new (now darkened around the edges where the dogs have rubbed by it for 15years or more). I need to work out what it is currently finished with first before I get stuck in :)

@adhanks4703 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic as always

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 🙂

@rjcvintage1027 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, very nice video. This is exactly the method I use on these types of table tops, and it is foolproof. Great to see a proper expert do it though!

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Many years ago we would have spray lacquered them with two part lacquer. But those thankfully days are long gone. 🙂

@rjcvintage1027 Жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration Absolutely, and fortunately for me, I have always only known this method. I love hard wax oil, it is as you say, easy, hard wearing and the finish natural.

@mojohn825 Жыл бұрын

I use your wax for all my woodworking projects and I have to say it’s the best in my opinion and I’ve used plenty of brands over the years.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you for your kind comments. 🙂

@mrstandfast2212 Жыл бұрын

Excellent as always. Your wax is wonderful to use and gives great results. Oh, and it smells lovely as well.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@AB-nu5we Жыл бұрын

My personal preference for sanding something like this is a Preppin' Weapon sanding block. It's the right amount of aggressive and quite easy on the hands. it's a lot faster than a small block. I heard the dust nibs the first time you ran your hand across the dry hard wax oil (agreed, great finish) and was wondering if you were going to sand those down. Your table top, great result as always.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes you can sand it down and give it another coat of HWO or wax it. This table had a minimum amount of HWO applied on it. It may sound like dust nibs, but its just the grain and texture of the wood. It's probably due another coat of HWO now, Its been in the pub for quite some time and still not marked. 🙂 I am so impressed by this product, regardless whether we have our own now, it's such a bloody good wood finish. ✅ Many thanks Simon

@TheFurnitureArtisan Жыл бұрын

👍 Great tip, the time I slapped the stripper around Security kicked me out. 😉🤣

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

🤣

@ramblinvanman6250 Жыл бұрын

A great basin bristlecone pine in California is 5066 y/o according to Alexa

@richardh568 7 ай бұрын

Hello. Just watching your video on refinishing the pine table, and I was just wondering. Rather than stain the table I was wondering if you could use one of your colored waxes or hard wax oils to darken the table a little bit, and save time, rather than staining it and waiting for that to dry. Just curious.

@GilboysRestoration 7 ай бұрын

Hi Richard. I have only just uploaded a video demonstrating exactly this technique. Check out the pine dining table refinishing video 49:08 minutes in. ✅

@cobberpete1 Жыл бұрын

Love the result. Was the scratch the type where you could have 'Steamed' it out?

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Hi Peter. No not really. It wasn't a 'pressured' scratch. I could have 'spotted' oxalic on there but it wasn't really necessary. 🙂

@apb3251 Жыл бұрын

Great job and lovely finished. Any tips for inflated wooden table with various wood types?

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Hi. You strip and refinish inlaid wood in exactly the same way. Just make sure before you strip it that the inlay is secure and flush to the surface.🙂

@apb3251 Жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration thank you. Coming from experts that gives me more confidence to try it. Appreciate you seeing beyond the auto correct words as well 👍

@paullyons4624 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic result in a relatively short period. What brand of stripper do you use?

@bespokedfurniture Жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing 🤔

@posytilly5726 Жыл бұрын

It's a chemical one they buy as its for industrial use not for us to use personally. I use liberon and that works for me on all finishes. Works in 30 mins or less

@bespokedfurniture Жыл бұрын

He stated he's using waterbased not solvent based this time

@posytilly5726 Жыл бұрын

@@bespokedfurniture my mistake. But liberon paint stripper is fantastic. Have a try with it

@RussellEaling Жыл бұрын

Hi Simon, are you able to share the brands of the water based stripper you used and the hard wax oil?

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

Hi Russell We will be selling our own brand of stripper shortly and fingers crossed, hard wax oil. But until then I would recommend using either Osmo Oil or Treatex hard wax oil. I used a blended stripper in this vid. (my own concoction) But I have also had great success with Home Strip Paint and Varnish Stripper. Its environmentally friendly and chemical free. ✅ I hope this helps Simon

@RussellEaling Жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration Thank you Simon. Very excited to hear about developing your own stripper and hard wax oils. I have your three wax polishes and they are absolutely fantastic to use, and produce such a great finish.

@anthonymiddlesex6859 Жыл бұрын

what make of stripper did you use last time i used some strippers they are not like they use to be

@nickwoodall4744 Жыл бұрын

4853 years old apparently, although there may be new contender 500 years older.

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

? Have I missed something?

@nickwoodall4744 Жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration your question on the board, 🙄

@GilboysRestoration Жыл бұрын

@@nickwoodall4744 😅 Sorry Nick, I was lost there for a minute. Apologies. 😊 Incredible isn’t it. To think that there are living tress that are that old. Amazing. 👏👏👏

@nickwoodall4744 Жыл бұрын

@@GilboysRestoration I Know, to be fair I had to Google it, but every day is a school day. Thank you for the video, my knowledge is growing.

@richardh568 7 ай бұрын

Copy that. Thanks