superb side chair

Here is a high hand carved side chair. Needs some attention after a lifetime of use.

What great carvings. Oden with felines of some type at the top of the pillars.

My photography was lacking for the frame restoration. 90 percent of the joints tapped open for re-gluing. Done in two gluing sessions. freshened up the finished wood also.

 Here shows traditional jute webbing with 9 coil springs hand tied.

Traditional furniture wants to stay just that.  All the horsehair and straw was reset onto the base after a good dusting out and inspection. With a nice inch and a half  rolled edge. Traditional straw stuffings.

                                     What great stuffings. over a hundred and still going strong. Tailored horsehair right before a coat of fresh cotton. And of course a lining is upholstered over the base to set the stuffings. Then a thin coat of cotton THEN the finish upholstery fabric.

And the piece, all finished up ready for time.

 This fabric shipped same day from my supplier . It's called a "transitional " fabric.(thanks Kim !) Older pieces work well to draw out the caracter and age of this chair with older furniture that has stood the test of time, but with a new twist.

                                       The seat or "base" tailored up nice and tight. Like a drum.

 Double piping was used to tie the trim to the wood edge. There are several ways to close out the trim edge. Double piping sewn up in the shop out of the matching fabric gives the piece a nice smooth flow.

    Thanks for looking!