Restoring a French Antique Maple & Rosewood Chest of Drawers C1830/40 (Part Two)

In this 2nd video presentation Simon walks us through some of Gilboys methods of restoring an antique French Commode Chest, dating from the Louis Philippe period of France's history. If you missed Part 1 you can find it here:    • Restoring a French Antique Maple & Rosewoo...   In this, the second episode of this antique restoration, Simon continues to demonstrate how he uses French polishing techniques as well as antique restoration skills to restore the French commode. Simon was trained by https://www.dartington.org/ as an apprentice French Polisher, at the Dartington owned Staverton Joinery. With business mentoring from 'The Prince's Trust' Simon opened his antique restoration business in 1994. Gilboys now operates from a beautiful purpose built building nestled beside the River Dart and alongside https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/ Many of the materials he uses in this restoration can be purchased direct from Gilboys website. https://Gilboys.co.uk Materials Used: Hard Wax Oil - https://bit.ly/3Yfod88 Buffing Cloth - https://bit.ly/3DJMjyl Repair Cubes - https://bit.ly/457XxZb Oxalic Acid - https://bit.ly/454dG1K Beeswax Polish - https://bit.ly/3OFRjKZ Drill Brush for buffing Wax Polish - https://bit.ly/43L94wE Video Index: 00:14 Introduction 01:36 Laying out the wood stripping materials 01:17 Knocking off the rosewood drawer mouldings 01:42 Applying the wood stripper to the drawer face 03:41 Stripping the finish from the side of the chest 04:40 Using a quirking stick to remove the waste from the moulding 05:00 Why you need to strip the finish three times 06:35 Chemical stripper versus a water based Stripper 07:01 Using steel wool and water based stripper 07:32 Water based stripper and veneer 08:26 Advice on using Oxalic Acid on wood 11:18 Applying Oxalic Acid 14:23 Repair the mouldings 14:38 Band-sawing the mitres 15:40 Offering up the new epoxy resin moulding 15:46 Lightly sanding the surface with 320 grit sandpaper 16:17 Removing the drawer locks 18:39 Simon explains why he's applying a weak fad of shellac to the surface to seal the wood 18:48 Shellac or French Polish what's the difference? 20:15 Applying the polish 22:51 A change of plan.. Using hard wax oil on antiques. 24:05 Applying hard wax oil to the chest 26:46 Sanding with 320 grit sandpaper the next day 27:13 Using '0000' steel wool on the mouldings 27:48 Small repairs using beeswax repair cubes 30:38 Using beeswax to repair missing veneer 31:48 Re-gluing the rosewood mouldings 32:03 Using a syringe with pearl glue 32:17 Gluing the epoxy mouldings 32:39 Using colour pigments to grain the new epoxy mouldings 33:28 Using a No.2 Polishers Mop 34:19 Graining the epoxy 35:35 Using beeswax polish to create an antique finish 37:00 Advice on using beeswax polish 38:47 Using a drill brush to buff the wax 39:54 Revealing the wax polished finish 40:10 Gluing in the rosewood knobs 40:33 Re-fitting the feet 40:49 Using a colour rubber to revive the knobs 41:50 Sourcing a key for the locks 43:12 The lock dates the chest 44:07 Looking for a nail or two 44:13 Plugging the old nail holes with a cocktail stick 45:29 Revealing the finished chest 47:29 Before and after 49:17 The secret revealed