At least the four legs look the same again. And had to make a new rung also for the owner now deceased cut one end off to get the chair back together after some of the joints he had glued set up too much to spread that far apart.

  There is a right way and a wrong way of of gluing this chair back like it should be.

  I had to make a one time jig for the holes in this kind of a chair are all drilled at angles.

 

 

 

I know this is the original finish for the factory does not go to the trouble of staining under the rungs or applying a clear top coat for that area will never be seen.

  I won't get into the reconstruction unless someone wants to know.

 

 

Also I think my lucky stars for this chair was built before the bluming idiots started putting staples in all the glue joints making it almost impossible to repair when broken!!!

Edited February 3, 20188 yr by Smallpatch

Wow, that looks like new again,now I know where to go to get my chairs fixed.

 

Herb

Great repair!

 

Were all of the glue joints loose or did you have to use a special technique to disassemble the chair?

Good deal.  Like seeing it on the table saw top keeping it all straight and level.

The table saw is my leveling spot for everything . Its my assembly table also. I've even attempted to drive a few screws through the cast iron from time to time. 

 

Lew about half were still glued in big time.. I rig up a contraption much like a post puller used outside. I always close my eyes hoping the seat don't bust in two.Takes two people to do it right, one person gently beating on the bottom of the chair with a 4 lb sledge while the other person turns red in the face pumping more pressure. It even helps remove some legs that were stapled in and sure helps without busting the leg up like when twisting the leg round and around.. And unless all the pieces under the chair come out and are cleaned of old dried glue one could never hope it will stay glued...

  I have always used Elmers white glue,, called Elmers Glue All, not the white school glue..for all the wood chairs. All the yellow glues will turn brittle way sooner than the white glue and  in my way of thinking will flex a little instead of cracking to pieces. And the white glue all will give a person more working time.

 You can see in the picture of the last rung, the other end is half gone. I'm sure glad I caught it when I did or else I would have had half glued in half laying waiting to be glued. Its also best to mark which end goes where if either end is the same...

That is a masterful job, Jesse. It's like new, only better.

Thanks, Jesse.

>Also I think my lucky stars for this chair was built before the bluming idiots started putting staples in all the glue joints making it almost impossible to repair when broken!!!

 

Since I started repairing chairs, my story has always been, "There is a special room in Hell for those that put nails in chair joints.  It's right between the rooms for those that use staples and screws."   And extra torture for those that put multiples in.

 

Fasteners don't keep the joints from coming loose, they only inhibit getting them apart for repair.   And I've never seen a broken chair tenon that was not right were the fasteners were.

 

I like the white glue, too, it's extra closed assembly time allows you to get all the joints together, then lined up before it starts grabbing.

Looks like a new chair. Now we guess which is the replaced leg. My guess is the fourth from the left.

You are right Gerald. The main thing after I put the chair back together the legs are far enough apart no one could pick it out.

  Also where the weather crack in the new leg was showing I put a 5/8" dowel through the crack in case it wanted to get wider.. And that's not showing either...