Well, I see you finally got round to posting your chair.:) Yes, agree with Brad on this plus, if your plan is using any stain most wood putties...
You need photos of the WHOLE piece to start the thread, then add closeups of various details.:p
Seems they made chairs all over the place but Wisc was the home base. [ATTACH]
Webster Manufacturing Superior Wisc https://www.douglashistory.org/webster-chair-factory/
It seems some of us have no sense of humor, what a sad way to travel thru life.
HOLY SMOKES! This must be one hell of a lock OR Much Ado................ [ATTACH]
There are often different names for furniture parts depending on where you are in the world. For example, "handles" in the UK are "brasses" or...
The top photo is called a "Plinth" base. "What is a plinth base in furniture? It is a plinth base, and it has become very popular in all types...
Indeed, VERY tough sell in my area, dining rooms in general, are on the endangered species list here. :dead:
Yes, I don't think it matters much whether pre-war or after war value-wise, they have been making Phyfe repro's since he was buried in the mid...
Guesses more likely post WWII, 1940s-1950s. One thing for sure, not period Phyfe which was the 1790s-1830s or so. This Phyfe "neoclassical" style...
Yes, it is.
Of course, It CAN be restored but, why put 5-6-$700 into a piece that in pristine condition is worth less than $100? You can do MUCH BETTER with a...
Firewood I say! [ATTACH]
The chair is basically firewood at this point.:oops::eek::p
Yeah, sees that, not only is the arm broke but the main stile that is attached to the arm is broken as well which means, all of the canings on...
Yes, plenty OF "PROJECT" furniture out there that doesn't require a fully equipped woodshop to fix, this rocker ain't it though.
If it was "just caning" I would say go for it but with a structural break, unless you have the tools & knowledge, NO!
You will need a professional to repair a structural break, no getting around that.
More like a couple of winters! :p That arm is broken & not an easy fix either, it's a structural repair. [ATTACH]
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