Partially broken chair?
 

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/chair.jpg

This chair has gotten wobbly enought that I don't think it is safe to sit
in, but I can't pull it apart to reglue it. I have put a fair amount of
force, but it will not budge anymore than shown in the photo. I am afraid
to force it, as I expect it will do some difficult to repair damage.

Any suggestions. Would working some glue in and clamping it do anything?

I assume it is held together by dowels, but do not actually know.

thanks

Stick a fine wire into the open joint and see if you can feel
round dowels or a square tenon.

If it's dowels, open the joint as far as you can and saw thru
using a coping saw. Then drill out and install new dowels.

If it's a tenon and you have a metal detector, see if you can find
any nails or brads. A strong magnet may work too.
If no metal is found you may have a fox wedged tenon.

Art


"toller" wrote in message ...
http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/chair.jpg

This chair has gotten wobbly enought that I don't think it is safe to sit
in, but I can't pull it apart to reglue it. I have put a fair amount of
force, but it will not budge anymore than shown in the photo. I am afraid
to force it, as I expect it will do some difficult to repair damage.

Any suggestions. Would working some glue in and clamping it do anything?

I assume it is held together by dowels, but do not actually know.

thanks

"toller" wrote in message
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http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/chair.jpg

This chair has gotten wobbly enought that I don't think it is safe to sit
in, but I can't pull it apart to reglue it. I have put a fair amount of
force, but it will not budge anymore than shown in the photo. I am afraid
to force it, as I expect it will do some difficult to repair damage.

Any suggestions. Would working some glue in and clamping it do anything?

I assume it is held together by dowels, but do not actually know.

thanks

"toller" skrev i melding
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http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/chair.jpg

This chair has gotten wobbly enought that I don't think it is safe to sit
in, but I can't pull it apart to reglue it. I have put a fair amount of
force, but it will not budge anymore than shown in the photo. I am afraid
to force it, as I expect it will do some difficult to repair damage.

Any suggestions. Would working some glue in and clamping it do anything?

I assume it is held together by dowels, but do not actually know.


I would try to force it apart just so much that I could see how it is
put together.
Then drill a thin hole from the inside into the cavity, and press
glue into it. Clamp and let dry.

Another way is to try to insert some HotStuff or something,
maybe also through a thin hole from the inside of the chair.

Bjarte

Bjarte

"toller" writes:

This chair has gotten wobbly enought that I don't think it is safe to sit
in, but I can't pull it apart to reglue it. I have put a fair amount of
force, but it will not budge anymore than shown in the photo. I am afraid
to force it, as I expect it will do some difficult to repair damage.

Any suggestions.


Fire up your plug cutter and cut some plugs to match the existing wood
or OTOH, may them contrasting and do both sides.

Clamp chair parts together using a Spanish windlass made from 3/16"
clothes line or equal.

Drill a hole with a forstner bit that equals the plug from the back side.

With the chair supported so that the hole(s) face up, pour in some epoxy
thinned about 10% with denatured alcohol to the half full point and
allow to cure for a couple of days.

Remove all clamps and plug hole(s), aligning grain with plugs using some
TiteBond to seal.

Allow glue to set, the sand smooth.

The hinges of hell will rust shut before that joint fails.

HTH

Lew