254 Restoration and Upholstery of Oak Rocking Chair
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- čas přidán 22. 02. 2020
- Rocking Chair Restoration. Today we restore an old Mission Style oak rocker. The chair had obviously been recovered several times, so the wood frame was in poor condition. Much of the bottom of the wood frame needed to be repaired or replaced before the seat could be re-sprung. Additionally, one of the arms was broken from the frame because the wood around the wood screw was stripped out. I relined the screw hole with epoxy and added a longer screw.
With the upgrades in the frame structure, the upholstery part of the job went off without incident. The seat was re-stretched with new webbing; new heavier springs were added, and the springs were properly tied. The seat was upholstered using traditional cotton, burlap, and wood wool (excelsior). However, due to the condition of parts of the frame, upholstery tacks were used somewhat sparingly. - Jak na to + styl
Wonderful instructional video !!
I have a rocking chair w the webbing and lime green naugahyde.....
My dad made it in shop and im almost 70....
The "nailer" is destroyed...now I know what to do to fix it.....
THANK YOU !!!
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Sounds great!
Great job
This was very good step-by-step instructions. You talked clearly and slowly and described the material very well. It’s nice to be able to understand and follow someone who knows what they’re doing.
Memphis, your attention to detail always impresses me! You are a true craftsman.
Thanks Steve. I do love repair and restoration. With restoration all I need to do is figure out how a thing was designed and built, and then reproduce it. No original thinking required. I'm gratified you like my videos, and I will continue to do them as long as folks keep watching. See you next week, hopefully.
This was an extremely impressive makeover. Who knew that you not only had mad woodworking skills but also upholstery?! I bet your friend is loving this chair that you redid. On to the next video.
I surrender. I wondered why you haven't been commenting, but then I found the THIRD of your comments that I didn't see!!! The third. But I tell you Hippie, I normally try to keep up with the latest video, so please forgive me if I miss the older ones. And my older videos have so many comments that I often miss them completely.
Upholstery, isn't that funny? Now I have a whole cabinet with upholstery tools. And unlike gun stock making and checkering (you remember that phase?), I actually like upholstery. There is a combination of craftsmanship and art that makes it satisfying, especially when it is finished. And do you remember the caning job we did on the Kennedy Rocker? Still fishing around for what folks want to see. Problem is that it seems folks like decks and shed roofs and fences, all of which my limited youth is want to provide. But I will expend that limited youth to the extent possible in our attempt to go "Star Trek."
Thank you for showing me how to restore my chair, the only thing with mine I have the fabric running all the way up the back. I love the job you did. Excellent
This video is so helpful I just got a little rocking chair to try and fix it up for the first time ever as a experiment and I know this video will truly help on this project. I love how you showed the tools and each step detailed, and how you said don’t be afraid to try new things spoke to me.
Thank you! Great information. Getting ready to do a chair.
Truly a fantastic video! Thank you so very much for your attention to detail! Trying to reupholster for the first time an antique rocking chair for my baby boy that I am expecting in May for his nursery. Hoping it comes out well but I feel much more confident after all the direction I received from your video. Thank you again!
Such a great and informative video. This helped me so much. Thank you!
I had no idea that there were that many steps to upholstering a chair. There wouldn't have been if I had been doing it! Looking forward to another adventure next week.
Many steps, but easier if the frame is sound. In this case the frame was so rotten (iron sickness from tacks) that I spent more time fixing the frame than upholstering. There is also specialized tools needed (like the web stretcher), and without those tools the job becomes impossible.
Thanks for watching, and I do hope to see you next week.
Love your work. Great video
Very nice job. That looked like a lot of work.
Thanks for stopping by, Robert. No, I worked for over fifty years, and now I'm retired. I love restoration so much that sometimes I doddle like a kid with candy, trying to make it last as long as possible.
Hope to see you around, as I put out a new video every Sunday morning at 8 AM. Thanks for the view and the kind words.
What's the age of that chair?
Very nice
Thank you so much for sharing this project. I am reupholstering what I believe to be similar to a Lincoln style rocker & you have really helped me learn more about it! The rocker I have had horse hair lining inside upholstery. Would you recommend a certain replacement material that is best? I had thought to incorporate a foam layer and batting material but would appreciate any suggestions you may have. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video! I just got an awesome old rocking chair that looks very similar and needs reupholstered and a little tlc to the wood but very solid condition! I’ve never done anything like this before and this video definitely gave me the confidence to take on this transformation!!! I do have a question though…if I go with the metal springs on the fixed rod instead of the webbing will I still need to knot the tops of the springs? Very excited to go forward! Thanks again!
Great job. Where do you buy the webbing? Thankyou