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Trash or Treasure ?

On 6/5/2018 1:35 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
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Trash or Treasure ?
Trasure with A LOT of work.

Do you know needle point?

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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 10:35:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

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Trash or Treasure ?


Looks like a good old chair, to me.
If someone wanted to take a night-school course
or a seminar or two - this would make a a nice piece
to learn on.
John T.

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news
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Trash or Treasure ?

I'd think the gnaw marks on the arm would put it in the shabby chic category
after the fabric is replaced with better old fabric....

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 12:35:11 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
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Trash or Treasure ?

Bob, is that chair available to you? Left front of the arm needs wood repair. Springs are probably good, but all the internal padding, burlap, jute webbing will likely need to be replaced. I'm sure there's lots of old dust inside... need to be blow out. Not a difficult job, reupholstering, even if you've never reupholstered a chair. All the joints need to be check for looseness and repair if needed. Online coaching would help you reupholster it, if you'd like to try your hand at it.

Kinna looks like an Eastlake chair, but doesn't have some of the more typical Eastlake features, probably worth about $150-$200 if in good to excellent shape. You might look on the inside seat frame, see if there are any maker's marks, etc., possibly to ID it.

I just finished reupholstering a damaged turn-of-the-century chair, for a friend, delivering it this evening.

Sonny

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 10:35:11 AM UTC-7, Bob La Londe wrote:
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Trash or Treasure ?

Potentially, treasure (it's a handsome enough design). I'd pass on it,
though, because it has those little wheels that always squeak...

On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 10:35:07 -0700
"Bob La Londe" wrote:

Trash or Treasure ?

your choice

"Bob La Londe" on Tue, 5 Jun 2018 10:35:07 -0700
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
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Trash or Treasure ?

Yes.

Reminds me of a chair in my shoe. Not in good enough shape for
the house, too good to throw away.
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On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 9:47:24 PM UTC-5, pyotr filipivich wrote:
"Bob La Londe" on Tue, 5 Jun 2018 10:35:07 -0700
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
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Trash or Treasure ?

Yes.

Reminds me of a chair in my shoe. Not in good enough shape for
the house, too good to throw away.


There are a few challenges to fix it and upholster it, for the DIYer upholsterer/novice woodworker. If you have a little time, it's a good project to practice on, a learning project. With modest work a few hours a day, a few times a week, it can probably be repaired in a week's time, maybe a week and a half, with decent results.

Sonny

You know, I think that takes more for some people than others realize. I feel like if I know I can fix it, now I can turn out good project, then I feel like it's our responsibility not to throw away something like that chair.

But when do you get to those things? I don't know... I don't seem to have the time to do the things I need to do these days, much less take on new projects. I don't need to take on the time, effort, and expense of doing something like that chair just to have another piece of furniture to sit in my house. A piece that matches nothing, might not be that comfortable to sit in, and if I really like the whole Style in the sign of the thing I could probably buy as pointed out here for about a hundred and a half.

I find myself more and more these days simply turning away from projects that used to interest me since I don't seem to finish the ones set aside years ago.

So seriously, good for you!

Robert

I find myself more and more these days simply turning away from projects
that used to interest me since I don't seem to finish the ones set aside years ago.
So seriously, good for you!
Robert


Around here, there are some other options - for "junk" -
before it adds to the landfill :
: thrift stores
: Habitat For Humanity Re-Store
: online classifieds "Free Stuff" or similar on FaceBook
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-free-stuff/k...220001l1700209
I prefer to see something like that old chair go to someone
who wants to spruce it up - if not actually a treasure -
then maybe a funky piece for the cottage ..
I've seen people leave stuff by the road for Free
and someone usually stops ..
John T.

On Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:41:15 -0400, hubops wrote:



Around here, there are some other options - for "junk" -
before it adds to the landfill :
: thrift stores : Habitat For Humanity Re-Store : online
classifieds "Free Stuff" or similar on FaceBook
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-free-stuff/k...220001l1700209 I
prefer to see something like that old chair go to someone who wants to
spruce it up - if not actually a treasure -
then maybe a funky piece for the cottage ..
I've seen people leave stuff by the road for Free and someone usually
stops ..
John T.

Heartily second the ReStore option! Others include groups such as the
Gleaners: http://www.novgleaners.org/furniture-aid and FreeCycle: https://
www.freecycle.org/# which has the advantage that the rercipient comes and
picks up the "treasure" you give away.

Cheers,
Colin

On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 12:38:54 PM UTC-5, wrote:

: thrift stores
: Habitat For Humanity Re-Store
: online classifieds "Free Stuff" or similar on FaceBook
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-free-stuff/k...220001l1700209
I prefer to see something like that old chair go to someone
who wants to spruce it up - if not actually a treasure -
then maybe a funky piece for the cottage ..
I've seen people leave stuff by the road for Free
and someone usually stops ..
John T.

I never think to give things to those "recycle" places. Your and Colin's suggestions are perfect, always good to be reminded of such. Thanks.

Sonny

On 6/9/2018 6:07 PM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 12:38:54 PM UTC-5,
wrote:

: thrift stores
: Habitat For Humanity Re-Store
: online classifieds "Free Stuff" or similar on FaceBook
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-free-stuff/k...220001l1700209
I prefer to see something like that old chair go to someone
who wants to spruce it up - if not actually a treasure -
then maybe a funky piece for the cottage ..
I've seen people leave stuff by the road for Free
and someone usually stops ..
John T.

I never think to give things to those "recycle" places. Your and
Colin's suggestions are perfect, always good to be reminded of such.
Thanks.

Sonny



My issue with giving stuff away is not the people who truly want it, but
wading through the opportunistic mercenaries who then show up and start
eyeballing your place to see what else they can convince you to
give-a-way or sell for 1¢ on the $100. Absolutely ****es me off to give
something away and then see it on Craiglist or one of the Facebook
exchanges the very same day for cash money. I don't care about the
money. I get ****ed about the opportunistic assholes who took the
opportunity away from somebody who truly wanted it.

Next is that often the time spent giving something away is intrusive.

Some years ago I gave away a cheap radial arm saw. It was one of my
rare successes. I posted that it was totally free, but the person who
would get it had to prove to me they wanted and were going to use it.
Not just take it because it was free so they could flip it. One guy
sent me a picture of his wife sawing trim boards with a miter box. A
month later he sent me pictures of the new trim all through out his
house. THAT'S the kind of person I want to give stuff to.

On 6/5/2018 1:35 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
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Trash or Treasure ?

Find videos of "The Furniture Guys" PBS television program and watch them
all. Well, you could probably skip the chaise longue parts to save your
sanity...

Needs Carving and just how old is it ? What designer name for it ?
Looks like a barn storage of a 1940's chair.

It needs a good cleaning and down to wood to look. The cloth/padding /
shape needs to be kept just in case they are needed (should be) at the
department/company to make you something. (at what cost!).

If grand Dads - go for it.

Martin

On 6/5/2018 2:40 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 10:35:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

http://tacklemaker.info/gallery/1_05..._10_33_52.jpeg

Trash or Treasure ?


Looks like a good old chair, to me.
If someone wanted to take a night-school course
or a seminar or two - this would make a a nice piece
to learn on.
John T.