Plugging Holes in a Quartersawn Oak Mirror Frame
It's always difficult to repair surface defects, especially large defects, without disturbing the original finish. In this video, I...
Making a new Backsplat for a Chippendale Chair
This is a very common problem in Chippendale-style chairs with pierced backsplats. Usually I try to reproduce parts exactly as they were...
Loosening Furniture Joints with a Heat Gun
When doing repair work, it's often difficult to not cause further damage to the piece of furniture when trying to deal with broken areas....
Repairing a Solid Mahogany Desk
So many of my jobs are repair work like this -- damage to someone's antique desk. At first the client thinks it must be beyond hope, but...
Restoring an Italian Server
This video addresses a common problem of antique furniture -- tops and panels that have cracked because they weren't installed in such a...
Restoring a Clock Case Panel
I really enjoy working on clock cases. The clock case panel in this video belongs to a customer of Dean Armentrout, a horologist in...
A Place for Videos
One of the fun aspects of modifying our website is adding a blog. This part of the site will be a place where we can post videos -- both...
Welcome to the new ThomasJohnsonRestoration.com
Welcome, visitors, to the new ThomasJohnsonRestoration.com. While we got a lot of great feedback on the look of our old site, this new...
Ella greets Lucky G
Ella the shop dog greets Lucky G, alpaca. #photo
