Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Steve Turner" wrote:

I've done that many times; practically every chair repair I've ever
done I've resorted to complete (or near complete) disassembly. It's
like a slippery slope with me; I can't stand loose joints in a
chair. I'd much rather take it all apart and do it right than
attempt some kind of glue injection approach, and having it all
apart makes it easy to make patterns for fresh new builds.

I have a question.

Unless you really have a love affair with the chair, wouldn't you be
farther ahead if:

A) You purchased new chairs?

Not at the mass-produced quality level typically seen these days.

B) Built news chairs using a plan with a better design or at least
better suited to your usage?

Just curious.

These have all been antique chairs with fairly decent design, but with
the old hide-glue joints that just can't stand up to the rigors of time.
It's amazing how many friends and relatives can come out of the
woodwork when they've heard you have the ability to fix old furniture.
I've probably rebuilt a dozen or more old chairs that used to belong to
Aunt Edith or next door neighbor Bart's grandpappy.

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