A few months ago my father found an old wooden level in very poor conditions an he quickly thought that I could give it a second chance for sure! When he showed it to me I really thought that it might not be worth restoring it, but seeing it in such poor condition I was challenged whether I could give it an improved look from when it was manufactured.
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Because of COVID I've spent months at home, binge-watching all kinds of shows, but until I found all these absolutely stunning restorations it was a lot of the same old stuff. This video left me wishing my grandfather was still alive to see the craftsmanship you put into this simple little level. This was an amazing video. Absolutely first rate.
I don’t understand how can you get thumbs down on this, if you don’t like this type of craftsmanship, what something else. A true test of patience, perseverance and craftsmanship. My God Bless you and all of us. Thanks
The alpha men just wants to see and listen all the tools working ... when they wants to list music go to spotify ...
Perhaps he lost a few people when he drilled a hole destroying one of the glass levels.
@@theantspants1 this is trumps doing........
I would be more impressed if a new level was built from scratch instead of destroying the history and character of the original. I guess cancel culture is everywhere.
@@dtom1145 i didn't dislike but i have to agree that was a piece of history
Pristine level of craftsmanship here. The attention to detail is absolutely impeccable .
I will put you in the class of "My Mechanics", and that is saying alot, he is a genius!
Thanks Steve!!
Never thought I could fall in love with a level, but I think I just did! I’ve seen old levels around like this during my time and never gave it a second look. My, what tools can look like in the hands of skilled craftsman like yourself. We’ll done!!
i would love to have that in my tool kit, I'm a carpenter of 30 years and all i have ever used are metal levels. your level would make me proud every time i used it. what a thing of beauty , first class
I have one like it If you need it I givet to you
Wow!!! Because of this perfect work, I sincerely would use this restored tool as a decor object !!!
Now that is how you do it right and above standard. Perfect, thanks for sharing your talents.
How one gets to your level of precision is beyond me !! You are an artist and a machinist expert !! I have some old levels and I’ve sold a few. This video literally brought tears to my eyes !! Thank you for sharing a true love for restoring old things.
Wow I take my hat off for that authenticity and your patience in restoring the level back to it's glorious workmanship. But your perfectionism simply you out did yourself. What a beautiful restoration on your part. It came out very nice, to say the least I think it came out nicer than what the original company made before you. Thank you for that nice restoration video.
Truly stunning. If your goal was to honor a time when people took great pride in their skill to make beautiful things by hand, you nailed it my friend.
Wow..... this is a proper restoration by a true craftsman!! I see far too many "Perfect Restorations" by others who simply take a hammer... grind the crap out of it... polish it to a shine... but there's no finesse in their work. Awesome job 👍
Mate, that's amazing! I am addicted to restoration videos and you've got to be one of the best. Such attention to detail! The only think that bugs me is the music, I like to just hear the tools, but this is obviously a personal preference. Keep doing what you do!
I don't need the tunes either!
Wonderful job. Was a pleasure watching you working. I have the same model of level from my great-grandfather and you gave me the reason restoring it. Have a nice day!
Thanks for your words and for the support!! Happy new year 🎊
Such a pleasure to watch an expert at work
You have turned an old level into a masterpiece. Well done.
Thanks Mark
Wow, so amazing! I really love this, when people care of old things! Bravo!
You see, this is RESTORATION. Unlike so many other channels out there it's this type of hard word that is the real deal. Cheers!
Pffff. Look at "my mechanics".
@@yankis. I do he is one of the very best. BTW women say "Pfff".
@@ftswarbill I'm a woman, dude.
@@yankis. My Bad, rock on!
Я вот лично считаю, что к таким вещам, а в данном случае к таким инструментам, отвесу, уровню, прослужившие человеку Верой и Правдой многие и многие годы, надо относиться с большой любовью, бережливостью и с большим - ПОЧТЕНИЕМ!!!!! Ведь столько лет они людям помогали созидать и строить!!! Ребята, Спасибо Вам!!!! Вы молодцы!!! Казахстан восторгается и благодарит !!!!👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🤲🤲🤲
Outstanding! Your skill, dedication and brilliance are an inspiration.
One of the best restoration videos I have ever seen, brilliant skills👍
Thanks mate 🙏🙏
What I really love (in addition to watching things like this being so damn relaxing) is what I often learn. Such as using the shavings / dust from the rest of the restore with a little glue to fill in the small imperfections on the wood. Wood is so difficult to restore properly as you can't bend it like metal or simple sand blast it down. But this shows that care, elbow grease, and some careful thought can do fine fine work.
After my sister and I sold the family house, I felt the one of the best ways to honor Dad, Mom and Mom’s first husband, an engineer that passed away a few years before Dad came along, was to restore as many of the tools as possible that they all owned and used at one point or another. The first one I restored was a torpedo level that when done, came out beautifully if I do say so myself haha. Thanks for sparking the memory 🙏🏽👍🏽 and what a fantastic job you did! Bravo 👏
since i am retired Mant Tech, always worked with my hands, these videos are always catching my eye. i have one works for this video, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that belongs in a display case!!! i saw a restore of an old fire axe, he did a complete restore and made a plaque, and gifted it to a local FD. put it at the door rang the bell and left.
His attention to details is magnificently beautiful, relaxing and satisfying! Love your work!
You are an absolute perfectionist, possibly the most skilled I have yet seen on KZhead restoration videos. Bravo!
Thanks for the comment mate!!!!!! ;-))
This guy and MyMechanics are great!
Watch awesome restoration
Agreed, well said!
This is most beautiful resto I have ever seen
Very nicely. Old items with a soul have something about them.
Thanks
Я у себя на работе нашел такой уровень, только выпущен в Таганроке в 1930 году. Реставрацию не делал но состояние хорошее. Держу его как антиквариат.
Этот уровень наверное новым так хорошо не выглядел! Отличная работа 👍 Спасибо!
мне бы было жалко работать с таким уровнем)
Только он не антикварный, в 80-ые продавался ещё
jajaja no se que dice pero tu vieja
Мой с 1974 года. Отец принёс с завода Магаданского МРМЗ. Ничего им не делали, до сих пор как новый, потемнел немного и одно стёклышко сбоку лопнуло, видать уронили. Отца уж 40 лет как нет , храню как память.
@@Andrei_Dits металлические то почему не могли изготавливать?? Не знаешь.
May God Bless you for honoring your forefathers through such a display of craftsmanship! Kudos!
You nailed it. The brass really pops.
This guy's on another LEVEL .
The amount of effort that went into this is absolutely astonishing
ДУЖИЩЕ ТЫ ПРОСТО МОЛОДЕЦ. НА ТАКИХ ЛЮДЯХ И ДЕРЖИТСЯ НАША ЗЕМЛЯ. ДАЙ БОГ ТЕБЕ ЗДОРОВЬЯ.
They sure made things more beautiful back in the day
I am jealous! DRGM on a level.... Now it is much tooo beautiful to use!
That turned out beautiful! Nice work!!
Thanks mate!
Good to see some returning these old tools to new life ( Saving History )
...ни себе фига!-, и где ты нашёл такой уровень?-, у меня точно такой-же, от деда ещё остался, молодец, ретромастер!-, отличная получилась реставрация, выглядит как будто новый,дай бог тебе здоровья и благополучия, новых творческих успехов и хорошего настроения 👍👍👍🤓🛠️⚙️🔩🔗🦾👌🆗🇷🇺👈🤝
The most satisfied and relaxing video I watch today. Amazing
Thanks for the comment!
officially lost my mind when i saw him making his own replacement brass nails!!
:-)) Thanks Roberto!
Unbelievable
I never thought I'd find a spirit level beautiful!
Thanks mate!
One of the best Videos, I´ve seen
Thank you very much it is an honor to read that!!
My long gone uncle taught me how to make glass into oval/round shapes, My diving goggle was broken and we took a piece of glass and a bucket of water and cut the glass to size underneath the water. works perfectly!
Amazing. You give us the emotion of re-establishing the value and usefulness of the beautiful things of the past in the present. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment mate!
First class job and restoration 👍👍👌
I smiled the whole way through this video 😁 the care and attention you put into this is plain for all to see. You treated it as if the original maker would one day see it again...... you made it "new"; but still kept the old school flavour to it like it was originally designed. You have skill in your hands Sir!!! I honestly enjoyed every second of this, thank you 😁🤙
Perfect restoration my friend well done.Wooden levels are very beautiful when they're in good condition.
Thanks for the comment Leonidas!
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I have a level very much like this one, I have it on a shelf for decor because I was afraid to try to restore it. I’ve worked with metal but I love this wood and I don’t have any idea what I’m doing. In other words....I love watching you and I’ll keep mine on the shelf and safe from my mistakes. 😊
There are people (myself included) like to keep it in its original state.
So relaxing before bed. Great Job!!!
Making old things new again. What a great talent.
Holy shit! That was incredible. I hid out from my woman to watch this, and I’m totally satisfied!
Awesome job, really enjoyed watching your transformation.
Thanks mate
Wow, what an exceptional restoration. Superb craftsmanship from start to finish. You have taken junk and turned it into treasure..
Gorgeous ! Too nice to use now.
Thanks mate!
Really like this restoration, well done.
This is better than a restoration. There’s no way this level looked that nice out of the factory. Bravo my friend!
Thank you for your comment Austin!!
@@Mikhandmaker It's on a whole nother level!
@@j91313 I see what you did there.
@@j91313 It's True.....
Beautiful!! You had me at the cabinet scrapers. I haven't seen one used in 40 years! Well done restoration!!
Thanks for the comment David!
ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО...ВЫ...Волшебник..просто...МАГИЯ..Спасибо Микель из Mikhandmaker...
Большое спасибо
I still remember, this thing at my grandmother house... Remarkable memory
abc sup you had this particular level at your grandparents house ? What a fucking coincidence !
That's some pretty impressive and satisfying work ! It looks great at the end
Absolutely superb. Love to have the time to do things like this. Guess I need to retire.
Thanks for the comment Peter!
love restoring old things
Many thanks 😉
Incredibly beautiful work from an incredibly talented craftsman amazing transformation. Truly stunning very well done and the eye for detail. Wow
Thank you for you comment!!
This looks amazing, I want it for my desk top, though not as a tool, it's too beautiful!
Absolute master class restoration. I love to restore old tools, but leave things like that for the real pros!
Thanks mate. I appreciate your comment!!
Wow. That is stunningly beautiful. Excellent work!
An impressive job. I'm impressed.
Thanks mate!
Oke, you did an amazing job. You really made it as new and even beyond.
Mind blown. Wow. That is a work of art.
That really is an amazing piece of perfect restoration of a classic tool.
Absolutely amazing ❤️ my grandfather was a machinist, and to get a glimpse of what he must have done in his shop was a gift. He would have hired you in a minute! I have several of his old levels, so now I know what they must have looked like before time and work took their toll. Thank you so much for this video, I literally cherish viewing the past come to life.
I'm really glad you enjoy it, thanks for your comment :-)
Amazing job. So much love and care put into this one. It's closer to a reproduction than a restoration since most of the original has been replaced but it looks fantastic.
Thank you very much for the comment
The craftsmanship and attention to detail here are beyond incredible! Inspirational sir!
Really no words to express how good is your work. Brilliant restoration, sir. Simply OUTSTANDING!
Thanks for the comment mate!!!!
Wow, absolutely artwork! Awesome ...
Amazing workmanship, so good on so many levels! Definitely deserves a sub! Hope to see more outstanding videos in the future!
Thanks friend, I hope to surprise you
"so good on so many levels" ha ha ha ha ha
I'm just surviving Covid for the second time. This time it was a close call. I say that because I can't even be around my son who've I've been fighting for since birth, and recently got custody for. This video made me happy for the first time in weeks... Thank you. Outstanding work!
More than Perfect ... surely your father would be very delighted... Awesome..
Thanks mate!
Wow! What a transformation! Needless to say - Ive subbed immediately. Ive seen these levels revitalized before but not quite as expertly as you did. Very well Done.
Thanks for the comment, it's a pleasure to hear that.
That was beautiful work and an amazing video!
Many thanks! ;-)
Excelente trabajo maestro. Saludos desde la ciudad de Iquique Chile.
Nice to see something restored to better than new
Wow, very nice restoration ! Thanks
Thanks mate! ;-)
One up, amazing restoration my idol!
That’s a really nice restoration. So much old stuff gets thrown away. Unfortunately, we live in a cheap, throwaway society, where we can just drive out to the local depot store and buy cheap crap that will do a quick job. It takes time, patience and multiple skills to refurbish a tool to this standard. It’s great. I hope someone gets a lifetime of using it. Thanks for posting.
I've been looking for someone that's as skilled as MyMechanics and here you are... Subscribed 👍
If everyone will respect his tools like this guy, we can live on mars in 10 years.
Yes, any who not respect tools must live on mars in 10 years.
If we respect our earth and fellow beings and other life, we can continue living on earth for at least a 1000 years or more.
For the love of details! Great skills! I just subbed
Welcome to the channel, thank you!!
Beautiful work, satisfying video. Nice music.
Thanks for the comment Shahid!
Most beautiful level restoration ever! Such nice work😊
Incredibly beautiful restoration! And I liked the music, too!😊
Thanks Tom! ;-)
maravilhoso trabalho de restauração....parabéns.... ficou linda, única!!!!
What a lovely outcome!
Thanks mate!
Wow wow wow. Even made his own nails. This was so good.
Thank you ;-)
Pero que alegría me he llevado cuando he visto que había un nuevo video tuyo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎊🎊🎉🎉 Por supuesto que me ha encantado cono siempre, eres un crack! 💪🏻💪🏻, por cierto recordaba tu torno para metal algo más pequeño 🤔🤔😉, es un placer verte en acción de nuevo 👍🏻, un abrazo Mikel! 😊
Muchas gracias, ya estoy de vuelta!!!! Respecto al torno, le he dado mucho de comer y a crecido :-)) este es el hermano mayor del otro ya te lo enseñare! Un saludo ;-)
Love these videos and seeing how you restore some really interesting things. Would love to see maybe a little bit of captions, so I can know what materials you are using and the tools. I have so many questions!. Very inspiring, awesome videos 😊👍
Посмотрел я на все это дело. И такое удовольствие получил!!! С какой любовью, с каким старанием и осторожностью мастер всю работу выполнил. Молодец мужик!!!!! Хвала и Честь ему!!!!👍👍👍👍👍☝️☝️☝️🤲🙏🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊