Shoveling Chairs

Shoveling Chairs

It seems quite often that people assume (incorrectly) that kitchen chairs or smaller and simpler repairs are something I would not be interested in pursuing.

I think that the importance of a piece is not always measured by its market value or historic importance.

Sometimes the family folding chairs you pull out of the basement when guests arrive have an importance all of their own.

You've had them for years, they remind you of good times and they fold up nicely and store well in the basement!

 This repair was just that, Simple breaks at stress points on a set of well loved and well used folding chairs. A straight forward and quick repair to stabilize and reinforce the joinery.

Lots of clamps, a good cleaning and a bit of paste-wax and we're back in business.

A simple and inexpensive repair that should last for years to come.

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Cleaning Day

After back to back projects that consumed all of my time these last few weeks,  it occurred to me today that there was an embarrassingly large amount of dirty brushes stacked on a side bench in the shop.

I try religiously to clean my better brushes as soon as they are used, but all too often I allow some to fall into the dead zone.

Mixed in the arsenal of synthetic and natural  brushes are three prized squirrel hair mops. I have had their faithful companionship since 1985. Its amazing to me that these have lasted so long. They provide perfect texture for feathering a van dyke wash on a newly restored surface.

Given the quantity and the range of materials I was grateful that I only lost two hobby store filberts.

I truly must devote more time to maintenance.


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