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How to Repair Loose Joints on a Wobbly Chair: Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to repair loose joints on a wobbly chair with this detailed tutorial from John's Furniture Repair. Discover the expert techniques to fix your chair and bring it back to its original condition. Follow along as Trena demonstrates the process on a cortison Oak rocker with a Bentwood seat. Get ready to restore your chair with professional tips and tools.
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Video Summary & Chapters
1. Introduction 🪑
Trena introduces a wobbly chair in need of repair at John's furniture shop.
2. Disassembling the Chair 🔨
The process of dismantling the chair begins to address the loose joints and issues.
3. Exploring Unique Furniture Finds 🛋️
A visit to a furniture shop in Toronto showcasing interesting pieces like teak tables and Rosewood cabinets.
4. Discovering Ancient Furniture 🏛️
Exploring ancient furniture at the Royal Ontario Museum for a historical perspective.
5. Conclusion and Farewell 🎶
Ending the visit to the Royal Ontario Museum with a musical send-off.
6. Preparation for Repair
Strengthening the broken rocker with dowels.
7. Reassembling the Pieces
Gluing back together the repaired components.
8. Final Touches and Adjustments
Fixing carvings, re-drilling holes, and addressing imperfections.
9. Cleaning and Sanding
Washing, sanding, and preparing for staining.
10. Sanding and Staining
Sanding the chair and applying Golden Oak stain for a cohesive look.
11. Chair Restoration
Repairing and staining the chair to blend in repairs
12. Rocker Repair
Repairing the rocker joint with dowels for stability
13. Finishing Touches
Applying finish to complete the restoration
14. Final Look
Admiring the finished chair with repaired joints
15. Seat Refurbishment
Buffing and smoothing the seat for a fresh look
16. Back Posts Repair
Fixing extra holes and strengthening the back posts
17. Conclusion
Wrapping up the restoration process with satisfaction
Video Transcript
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hello it's trena from John's furniture
repair and I'm in the shop today with
this beautiful cortison Oak rocker it's
got a Bentwood seat uh it's just going
to be returned back to the original
condition but there are some pretty big
issues or not too huge but I'll show you
some details here and we'll get to
work okay so we've got a lot of
beautiful Choice wood here these veneers
are really shining on the whole seat and
these this back too is a really nice
choice uh piece and you can't do that
with solid wood very easily you've got
to use veneer nothing wrong with veneer
guys so main issues that we have here
we've got a arm that's been worked on
before and a big metal bracket that's
been added not the best situation there
and on this arm as well we have a screw
that goes through this post here and
another um addition we've got a steel uh
wire added to two eye bolts that are in
there so we're going to remove those for
sure the whole thing is pretty rickety
needs a good reglue and uh another issue
we have down here is this rocker's been
repaired at one point it might be an
okay repair I haven't checked it out too
far yet but it was split in half so
we'll be U making sure that's okay this
arm as well has a little nail through
going into the post here
so probably just trying to keep it
together as it got looser over the years
but that's pretty much it for big issues
there are a few things that we'll take
care of like these um carved pieces have
little tips missing so we'll put those
back compressor always got something to
say okay so as I was saying putting
those little carvings back and then
we're going to be regluing the whole
thing and we're going to be refinishing
These Arms because they're worn out and
