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Fixing up a lightly damaged authentic antique Globe-Wernicke “Elastic“ Barrister's Bookcase 👇👇 Click “Show More” for Stuff you probably want to know! 👇👇 YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED: ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: 💵 Become a Patron: 🛒 Buy a Plan: 👉 HERE are some links that I found and used during the production of my video: Globe-Wernicke 1906 Book-Case Catalog: Francis Mason brought the Globe-Wernicke Franchise to Canada in 1902: About Canadian Furniture Manufacturers company Trying to find out clues to HOW OLD is it: HERE IS THE STORY... I've been woodworking for 25 years now and almost since the beginning of that time I've thought that Barrister's Bookcases were fascinating. I am referring to the real ones, where it goes together like legos, and you can add and remove shelf modules. Over the years I've seen a number of magazine articles or videos where people replicate them, but they usually “fake“ it by buildig a monolithic single unit bookcase. So one Saturday in early July I was heading out of the house on an errand and two doors down there is a Barrister's Bookcase sitting on the side of the street. But I had places to go, and it looked small and dirty, and I really do not need another bookcase, and it was probably a fake... So I drove past. When I came home it was still there, but I was busy unloading the car and forgot about it. Later that day it poured rain. Late in the evening we were out again and upon arriving at home I noticed that the bookcase was still there. So after we parked the car I wandered over to confirm that it was a piece of junk and that I was right to ignore it... And it was an actual modular Barrister's bookcase. Four modules that click together like legos. Almost undoubtedly 50 years old. (Wrong. Later I figure it is more like 100 years old.) And I'd ignored it and left it in the rain... I promptly grabbed a furniture dolly from the garage and carted it home. Sure it was dirty, water damaged, and I didn't NEED one. But it was an actual authentic Barrister's Bookcase! This video is now the story of me examining and seeing what needed to be done to fix it up and make it nicer. Would I need to strip it right down to bare wood? I expected to have to cut out and replace some damaged wood. But things definitely changed over the course of my work on it. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 🗜 LINKS TO SOME OF THE ITEMS USED: (AND/OR other tools and jigs that I use and recommend. Most of these are affiliate links. If you buy through these links it helps support my channel. Thank-you so much!) -- Zinsser SealCoat Shellac -- DeNatured Alcohol (for my US friends) (Canadians, you can find Methyl Hydrate at the big box home stores) — Painter’s Pyramids -- Fein Turbo 1 shopvac — 3M Finishing Pads / Scotch Brite 📸 GEAR I USE TO MAKE VIDEO: — Canon EOS m50 camera kit — Shure VP83 LensHopper Microphone -- Rode Wireless Go microphone -- PoP voice lavalier lapel microphone — Inexpensive Quick Release tripod ball head (Very useful) — I do also have a GoPro Hero 5 Black — Joby GorillaPod (Flexible small tripod) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases you make using my affiliate links. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- MORE MORE MORE: ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 🙏🙏Thank-you! 🙏🙏 INDEX 00:00 Goes Together Like Lego 00:30 Whatsit? 01:37 Found One For Sale 02:20 Canadian Made 03:13 Equalizer Mech 03:50 Strip Or Not? 04:17 Cleaning 06:25 Cleaning Results 07:31 Damaged Finish 08:00 Acetone Methanol 09:20 Definitely Shellac 10:45 Not Going Well 11:21 Bare Wood and Touch Ups 12:20 Side Note: Factory Furniture 14:05 What it cost in 2023 dollars? 15:52 Staining and Top Touch Up 17:58 Shellac The Top 19:01 Shellac Results 21:12 More Repairs 25:36 More Shellac Touch Ups 26:14 Successful Restore!
