The Order
The first thing to remember when you are working on chairs
is the ORDER in which to work, as without this one can go round and round
on a chair without ever doing al the work. First put the chair "back
down" on your bench or table, this allows you to work on the front of the
back up close. Then stand the chair up and facing you with the "right hand
side" do the work required there. Now turn the chair so you face the front
and do the work on the front section. The "left hand side" is next.
Lastly lay the chair "facing down" to work on the back section, it is
easy now to slip the back over the edge of your bench to do the underside, now
you have been around the chair without fail. Thus having done the whole chair
without going twice over the same place. This seems a simple statement but
without this order you will find that you are all over the chair but will always
find places you had forgotten. Do not forget that some chairs can get quiet
damaged, when turned upside down, by the edge of your bench, so put a blanket
over it. Using this order will speed the work up immensely as you don't have to
do things twice...
(For more see:
chair
restoration advice)
