A friend found this chair by the side of the road and snagged it for me!
I thought about saving the springs because they weren't in bad shape, but I decided to gut the chair and go a different route.
Once down to the "skeleton" I found the chair had many loose joints, so I took it apart.
Reversing the clamp and applying pressure to the sides helped separate the top section of the chair--then the glue up with the clamp back to normal.
Once I glued the pieces back together, I realized that some of the edges where I need to staple fabric were is pretty bad shape. I used a trick I learned in an upholstery class: I mixed some sawdust with glue and filled in the unsound areas. Sawdust keeps the glue from cracking when stapled.
Next, I spent a couple of days sanding the frame with three different grits of sandpaper.
Then two coats of boiled linseed oil. Notice how it brings the wood back to life.
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