Antique Brass Postage Scales Restoration & Repair

A lovely old set of antique (Edwardian, as far as I can make out) brass and wood postage scales, sadly neglected. It was time to give them the care they need! After stripping everything down, I stripped off the old finish from the base before sanding, staining and applying shellac to recreate the original coating. I had to learn how to do french polishing as I went, but I'm fairly happy with the end result! With the base finished, I turned my attention to the brass scales themselves. After cleaning the old patina off with tomato ketchup (yes, really!), I polished all the parts with various polishing compounds. Once all back together, it looked great, just as it did when it was new! *Chapters* 00:00 Intro 01:18 Disassembly 05:58 Stripping & Sanding the Base 09:28 Making a New Foot 10:49 Staining & Coating the Base 13:14 Cutting new Baize Pads 14:04 Cleaning & Polishing the Brass Parts 17:54 Making a New Beam 18:55 New Brass Weights 20:02 Reassembly 22:13 Outro #Restoration #Rust #ASMR