Mom had a dining room chair come up "lame".    One of the spindles had broken off.    She wamted to know if I could fix it.    "I 'll see what I can turn up".  Well, both tenons were "gone"   MIA as it were.   I had some Oak handy.    I ripped a chunk out of a 4x6 piece I had handy.     I also ripped the rest down for use as "leg stock".   You just never know when a table might get made around here.    Started up the old lathe, and then sprayed the heck out of anything that was supposed to move.     When the lathe decided it was time to get to work,   I turned a shaft round.   and then laid out where everything wentSanded things down, and then grabbed a piece of Oak scrap.    I held the block against the fast spinning spindle to smooth things nice and "glass smooth".     Two coat of a dark stain,  spun on with a piece of steel wool.    Cut off the waste, and got the chair ready.     The rest of the old tenons were still in there holes.    I drilled one out ok, the other had a nail sticking up.   Pulled that, and drilled away.     I clamped the new spindle in place, and added my own nails to pin things in place."white spot" is on the lens.    That is the new spindle, in place.    As for the "teaser"?    Well, I needed something to do while the glue set up on the chair project......

 

That top is a full 12-1/2" wide, ONE piece of Oak.   There are upper and lower aprons on this little "time-killer"    More pictures to come  WHEN it is done.until next time........

 

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

Nice work on the chair, and the table looks great too.

Good job Stve.  I bet your momma was proud of you!

 

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Ron Dudelston
Above and Beyond WoodWorks

Nice job on the chair repair Steve, Excellent work on matching that up, not only in design but in color and finish.

 

Looking forward to seeing the table finished. You have been a busy shop elf.

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com