!8th Century Bent Back Rocker

I may be a bit optimistic dating this chair at 1799 or before.  But the oxidization of the wood on the inside is excessive, Square nails, The wood is cement like, and the small size. 21" wide in the front and a mear 34 inches in height makes this chair one seldom seen. And sure was created before 1840 imho.

All the joints were tight after disassembly except this one I glued up & clamped.

The wood was pretty dry till I applied a coat of this fine restorer.

The bottom base was completely stripped, regaled & new screws, set at the same angles as the main frame.

Then traditional webbing set just firm enough.

 Hand tied coil springs, inspected & reset.

 Then traditional burlap with nosing.

 Quality 2635 foam custom cut with full coat of cotton.

 And lined before upholstery fabric.

 The inside back frame was completely stripped as well.  Some parts of the frame glued up also.

The horse hair was saved on the inside back with fresh cotton & lined.

 Matching traditional gimp on the outside back.

 What a nice crown with the sufferings married up to it nice & clean.

 This small tight frame is ready for another round in the world.

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Old style recliner wing back

Most furniture is designed with many road blocks leading them to the American landfill, not to be reupholstered.  This is a great example of a design to last a lifetime.

The frame & stuffings are as tight as the day it was assembled 25 or 30 years ago.

All old upholstery finish fabric & staples removed as the new fabric chosen from my same day ship supplier.

 All the staple lines rolled under for a clean & neat finish.

 These black tacks chosen by the owner adds a touch of flair.

All hand set.

 Wouldn't forget the under skirts.

And to freshen up the nice wood finish on the finely carved legs & stretchers.

 Recliners are like a puzzle, taken apart, reworked and reassembled.

 Ready to serve with a new 2635 foam poly wrap seat cushion & deep fitted arm covers(not shown).

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Soft Linen Wing Back

I upholstered this wing back in September 1999.

It held up real nice. Barrow Industries fabric sure did it's job.

After removing & loosening all the fabric It's ready to plot & cut the fabric chosen from my in house sample books.

                                                              Freshened up the legs.

 Lots of numbers to work.

 Of course, inspect all the stuffings as the old fabric gets peeled & replaced.

 The outsides get backed & lined with a thin coat of cotton.

Nice points on this frame.

Accented with proud piping.

 Hand set arm fronts.

 Surged, deep fitted arm covers.

 New 2635 foam with a wrap.

 A nice hidden pocket for the slider.

                                            I'd say this ones ready for another generation.

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