Baumgartner Restoration YouTube channel
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People recommend this channel for skilled restoration videos that show real craft and knowledge, and are entertaining, educational and calming to watch.
People recommend this channel for skilled restoration videos that show real craft and knowledge, and are entertaining, educational and calming to watch.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Demonstrates real skill and knowledge
“Baumgartner's videos are wonderful demonstrations of his skill and knowledge, as well as being entertaining.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]” “Watching someone execute their craft at this level is mesmerizing.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]” Entertaining, educational, soothing to watch
“Baumgartner's videos are wonderful demonstrations of his skill and knowledge, as well as being entertaining.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]” “Watching someone execute their craft at this level is mesmerizing.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]” “I find Baumgartners style much more educating and soothing.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]” Varied, interesting restoration projects
“He's incredibly talented and loads of other restoration projects that are super interesting.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Tested: 1981 Datsun 280ZX Turbo (1981)” “The recent one about the brush company was great.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “A Pro Meticulously Restores a Damaged Oil Painting [video]”
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| Baumgartner Restoration YouTube channelThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Baumgartner's videos are wonderful demonstrations of his skill and knowledge, as well as being entertaining.”
“I find Baumgartners style much more educating and soothing.”
“Watching someone execute their craft at this level is mesmerizing.”
“The recent one about the brush company was great.”
“the whole channel is a better example than the video linked in this HN post”
“He's incredibly talented and loads of other restoration projects that are super interesting.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.