my creative space: tonights edition

pre drill

If youre not into fixing stuff this will be really boring so look away now.

However I took shots today for those of you who are.

insert long screw

stop before the end

hacksaw off head

or twist off after sawing halfway

the putty I used

push putty into hole and overfill slightly

anywhere else that needs it too

smooth out to save sanding time

clean out any cracks first

before glueing with PVA

clamp

putty crack above and below seat using a diagonal swipe

screw on metal bracings

The 2nd chair

mend any dowelings with long screws and hacksaw off

unscrew old large chunky wood one at a time

side view (urgghhh)

screw bracing on before removing second wooden piece

remove second wooden piece and screw on second metal brace

Once I got the tools out it only took me 45 minutes or so to fix both chairs.

Im now watching glue and putty dry.

kitchen chairs fix

Do you like my chairs? I found them outside an op-shop in the country for 1$ each. I know its a long shot but I just cant let these lovely old chairs die a sad death and rot in the sun and rain after theyve had a great life as someones well loved and used kitchen seats.

 I love the shape of them and theyll take a fair bit of patience to get them stable again

 as they both have splits in the seats.

 

This one has been repaired with large oversized chunks of wood. I was stumped as to how to fix this at first. But im going to use wide metal brackets to mend them so you dont see the bracing from the side view and a good dose of PVA glue in the split.

Would you have bought them or left them sitting there?