English antique furniture restorer Simon Gilboy demonstrates how to use an oil staining technique to easily restore an antique late Victorian smoker's bow chair in three simple steps.

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Journey through Staverton, Devon
01:55 Dad's shed and digging out the chair
03:55 Staverton Bridge (Built 1413) https://historicengland.org.uk/listin...
04:20 Back in the workshop and history of the chair
07:41 Comparison of late Victorian and early Victorian Smoker's bow chairs

09:12 STAGE 1: Cleaning

You Will Need:
- 2 x Terrycloth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrycloth)
- Washing up bowl
- Washing up liquid
- Kettle of warm water
10:19 How to wash antique furniture
11:45 POINT OF INTEREST: Cross-stretcher wear
12:40 POINT OF INTEREST: Teeth marks!
13:18 Leave to dry for an hour or two - have a cup of tea

14:04 STAGE 2: Using oil stain to revive an old tired finish

You Will Need:
- Latex gloves
- Traditional naphtha oil stain (Dark Oak & Brown Mahogany blend - although not important)
- 30cm 0000 ultra-soft steel wire wool
- Cotton cloth
- Face mask (if indoors)

14:22 About naphtha oil stains and why we use them
17:06 What is in the oil stain
17:33 Charging the steel wire wool with the stain
17:52 How to apply the oil stain
18:49 Why you shouldn't use spirit stains or cellulose spirit-based stains
20:34 Applying the oil stain to the seat
21:18 Point of Interest: Two marks in the seat - poss. shellac-based over-polish mark
22:02 Staining complete - leave outside to dry for a few hours

22:43 STAGE 3: Wax Polishing

You Will Need:
- Gilboys 'antique gold' Beeswax Polishing Kit (https://bit.ly/3sT77wi)
contains:
- Gilboys dark beeswax furniture polish
- Ultra-fine 0000 grade steel wire wool
- Open-weave pure cotton buffing cloth
- Pure beeswax scratch repair block (colour matched with the wax)
- Sweet pea seeds to plant and grow as a Thank You to the bees (excl. USA - FDA regs)

25:19 Charging the wire wool with the polish
25:30 Applying the wax
26:02 Why our wax is so good
26:42 Why we use wire wool to apply the wax
27:35 FURNITURE RESTORER'S TIP: Using a trimmed paint brush for carved relief areas
28:33 Leave to dray for about 20-30 minutes. Time for cup of tea.
28:49 Buffing
29:05 Why we use an open-weave pure cotton buffing cloth to prevent smearing
30:34 First look at the results from buffing
30:52 Buffing the rest of the chair (timelapse)
32:34 FURNITURE RESTORER'S TIP: Using a soft shoe brush to buff carved relief areas
34:28 The finished article
35:36 How often do you need to wax polish a chair?
36:01 Maintaining the polished surface
37:38 A close look at the end results

*Blue Peter is a BBC TV children's show enshrined in British culture and the longest-running children's TV show in the world. It is famous for its "makes", which are demonstrations of how to construct a useful object or prepare food. These have given rise to the oft-used phrase "Here's one I made earlier", as presenters bring out a perfect and completed version of the object they are making. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peter

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