Small Chair Restored

This chair was wobbly and uncomfortable. So the project required glue, foam, and new fabric.

Deconstructed...

Re-glued and a coat of walnut Restor-a-Finish...

New foam and a layer of Dacron...

Finally, the fabric...

"Don't Throw That Away!" Project with Students

In January 2019, I turned my classroom into a workshop for a week. Ten students participated in a project to restore chairs--all donated, mostly via requests to neighbors on NextDoor. 

A few "before photos" of some of the donated furniture

Our converted classroom

Some shots of the work in progress

The finished products

Round 2--Davis Chairs

Four Dining Room Chairs that need Seats Recovered:

Part I--Taking it Apart

 First time I've worked on a factory built chair seat and seen this kind of pressed wood frame and rubber webbing.

I was surprised that there was no muslin or dacron over the foam and underneath the fabric.

The problem with this webbing is that it stretched out at every staple. I think the doubled over jute webbing will stay more firm.

Until I saw the fabric off the chair, I didn't realize how worn it was.

Part II: Reconstruction

New webbing

 Added a layer of dacron

Covered in muslin

One done, three to go...

  

Last two--woohoo!

Finished August 21, 2018