Witco chair restoration...one down, one to go (upholstery help needed) - Other Crafts

PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on Sat, Jun 19, 2010 7:13 PM Thanks for all the nods on the restoration. I completed the wahine chair this afternoon. I bought new hardware to refasten the pieces together since the original lag screws were rusted (one was broken in half). I applied a varathene seal instead of varnish because to wood is so rough. It would have been extremely difficult to sand down varnish on the project. How the chair looked when I received it. Shots of the completed chair. It looks darker than it actually is. I will be on the lookout for some upholstery or material to have the cushions and backrest done. I will have both pieces custom made for the chairs by a friend of mine. Later, PTD

Thanks for all the nods on the restoration. I completed the wahine chair this afternoon. I bought new hardware to refasten the pieces together since the original lag screws were rusted (one was broken in half). I applied a varathene seal instead of varnish because to wood is so rough. It would have been extremely difficult to sand down varnish on the project.

How the chair looked when I received it.

Shots of the completed chair. It looks darker than it actually is.

I will be on the lookout for some upholstery or material to have the cushions and backrest done. I will have both pieces custom made for the chairs by a friend of mine.

Later,

PTD

Post #537674 by Psycho Tiki D on Sat, Jun 19, 2010 7:13 PM