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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Warshaw, post: 3243831, member: 16674&quot;]Not that I think my chair has such provenance, but it might be a National treasure.</p><p><br /></p><p>This chair rocks from front to back with the greatest of ease. Basically the back section is sound, but the connections at the seat and bottom of the legs desires repair. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297290[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297291[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297292[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297293[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297297[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is my intention to open and clean the shaky joints, apply glue and assemble.&nbsp; Where necessary fill gaps using a commercial preparation.&nbsp; After gluing I am thinking of pinning the joints with a couple of dowels.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like advice on what glue to use.&nbsp; I have heard of Gorilla glue, and it is available in France; but recently read on these page to stick clear of it, so how about PVA, or a similar modern 5 to 10 minute glue?</p><p><br /></p><p>The base of the seat is in two pieces (Photo 5) and has previously been repaired, but whoever did it had no experience of structural engineering so I will remove the current side supports and put something across from side to side over the division.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a number of screws throughout, and I thought of replacing these with dowels.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if you can tell from the photographs what wood the chair is?&nbsp; I thought it might be oak.&nbsp; Whatever it is, how do I get some life back into it?&nbsp; Before or after re-assembly?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a date for the chair, and any other thoughts about it, I would be pleased do know.&nbsp; The chair is French.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for any help you can give me.&nbsp; I will post the results of our combined efforts, assuming it is more than a pile of wooden pieces in the corner of the room.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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