My first repair order...

[new2woodwrk]

Well, kind of anyway...

My neighbor had these 2 Adirondack Chairs that needed repairs.

Since he's a car guy and not a wood guy, he gave them to me to see if I can repair them.

If so, they're mine, if not they're mine and garbage LOL.

So, I am going to attempt my first repair of any type of furniture and see how it goes. I'm going to document the process, best I can. I'm only going to work on them about an hour a day or so and at the end, if they are salvageable, will get sanded and repainted.

Here are the starting pics of Day 1

Chair 1 - only needs a 1x2 slat in front of seat. This one is easy and I post the pic for reference of what they're suppose to look like...

Here is the break of chair 2 - the arm broke in 2 pieces.

Here is the new arm cut out of piece of decking I had.

I used a Pegas #12 MG blade (finally found uses for this blade LOL, I also use it to cut apart patterns instead of a jig saw. Works better for me and much faster).

Needs to be sanded and molded  to match, but not a bad cut. The arm is 26" long, had to angle it to get the whole thing cut

When I attempted to remove the arm, it was attached to a back brace and the screws were so rusted, most broke when I tried to remove them. Some broke inside the back brace so I had to remove that and make a new one

Chair 1 back brace - supposed to  look like this

Chair 2 back brace and arm removed

Here's the back brace. Odd angle on the cut, so had to tilt the scroll table to cut it

Here's a cut new brace - again Pegas #12 MG cut from a 2x4 I had. Needs to be sanded and molded  to match

Here's the chair with no arms and no back brace waiting for me to finish - could be a long time or never LOL

Thanks as always in advance for reading. Will post more as I move further along

[munzieb]

Looks like a fun and easy project. I built 2 chairs with footrest and adjustable backs from plans I got from Woodsmith using 3/4 and 1 and 1/2 pt wood. It was 5 years ago and I need to revisit some areas. I had to put on wheels because it was very heavy. The axles broke because they were not PT. Power wash and restaining is the plan.

[amazingkevin]

I see we have two Master Geppetto's here!!! Very nice work fellas!!!!

[teachnlearn]

With this project going as far as making replacement parts, may want to replace or reinforce the hardware. Looks like these chairs has seen some weather. RJF

[new2woodwrk]

3 hours ago, teachnlearn said:

With this project going as far as making replacement parts, may want to replace or reinforce the hardware. Looks like these chairs has seen some weather. RJF

You're right, they have the screws are very rusted, but I thought of that, and I'm only going to replace the screws that broke or came out of the pieces I'm repairing.

It would be a much bigger job than I am prepared to take on, because every other screw brakes in the wood.

[teachnlearn]

Predrill and add screws. Could be funny or really hurt if the chair gives while someone is sitting on it. With additional weather/ age,  and added weight, I would favor the odds it would break with some adding weight sitting on it. RJF