שחזור רהיטים - ירמי זטלנד Jeremy Zetland - Furniture Restoration

05/09/2026

The giant Sequoia project at the האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים comes to an end.

The ancient tree trunk is clean of moss and dirt. It absorbed 36 liters of oil! Students, staff and visitors can now see clearly into the past.

It was a pleasure interacting with the visitors who stopped to chat. Some remembered the day the tree trunk landed on campus, others thought it was a stone statue. A couple asked if it was a new item on display of the open museums since they never noticed it there before... And so many others who asked what we were doing, why and what can one learn by reading the rings of this fabulous trunk.

Staff members (Gali!), students and friends who volunteered were also excited to take part in this project. Thank you all for the help.

Thank you Jeff and Laura for having the crazy great idea of bringing this Trunk to the Hebrew U. Thank you Talia and Ariel for letting us touch this piece of history.

17/08/2026

2500 year old Sequoia tree trunk on display at the Nature and Galleries Open museum located on the premises of the האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים

This exciting restoration project is not your usual conservation job.

We are sanding the flat surfaces and mechanically cleaning the outer rim of the trunk. We are reviving the natural vibrant colors of this ancient wood.

This exceptional piece of world history will allow future visitors and students to read the map of our history of climate, biology and environment.

Fun fact. Scratching throughout the video because working on the scaffolding I got bit dozens of times by fire ants.

26/07/2026

24/07/2026

יש משהו מספק מאוד בהחזרת רהיט ישן לחיים.
בכל יום ראשון, ובבוקר יום השישי הראשון של כל חודש, אנו פותחים את דלתות הסדנה לקבוצה קטנה של משתתפים נלהבים.
בין אם תביאו רהיט שנמצא במשפחתכם כבר שנים רבות ובין אם תבחרו רהיט מהסדנה, תתנסו באופן מעשי בטכניקות שחזור מסורתיות במהלך העבודה על הפרויקט שלכם, תחת הדרכתו האישית של ירמי.
שלחו לנו הודעה פרטית לקבלת פרטים נוספים או לשריון מקום.

15/07/2026

Ner Tamid installed above the Tablets of the Ten Commandments at the Yeshurun synagogue in Jerusalem.

14/07/2026

Refinishing this cupboard. Stripping and hand polishing.

13/07/2026

Ner Hatamid for the Yeshurun synagogue is complete. 3D scanning and printing, hand furnacing blacksmith and 22K gold leaf by gilder.

11/07/2026

Using laser technology for two projects at the moment. Quite different from the traditional conservation work I am used to. New and green tech is always fun to learn.

06/07/2026

Installed new Tablets of the Ten Commandments at the Yeshurun Synagogue In Jerusalem. Based on the Tablets from the Saphradic 18th century “Metir Asurim” Synagugue in Florence brought to Israel in the 70s at yeshivat Kerem beYavne. I managed the conservation of this Aron 3 years ago. Today I installed the influenced copy of the Tablets in Jerusalem. From Jerusalem to Yavne and back.