Another great informative video Scott!. I watch all your video's if for nothing else to have you keep reminding this old guy what to do. we all have a tendency to " let things slip through our minds. " at my age, we call it "Grey matter" and you help me to keep it stirred thank you so much for taking the time to make them and to share. And most times I come away learning something new in the offering.
Two reactions: First, if your shop was anywhere near me, I'd take my wobbly chairs to you for repair--I know they'd be done right and would last the rest of my life. Second, if you were nearby, I'd be pestering you to take me on as an unpaid intern because you're such a good teacher!
Absolutely perfect for what I needed. The tip on using the reversible clamps to gently lever the legs out of the mortise was a gem. If I hadn't seen this video I know I would have tried to slowly tap them out with a rubber mallet. I was also wondering how I was going to remove the glue from the mortise... solved! Thank you so much for posting this.
Just watched a guy making an unadulterated mess of a chair repair on UA-cam. Screws to hold the legs to the base, brad's into the stretchers, glue everywhere...and immediately came back to your channel for some calm and sanity. Thank you Scott! I have seen some folk use enormous amounts of glue on their projects and I notice that you only use a small amount and you dont put any on the base of the mortice or the end of the tenon. Clearly this the way to go as there is minimal glue squeeze out and subsequent clean up.
This is the most straightforward and clearly demonstrated video I have seen. Details are everything. Love the tips on technique and materials and tools. My dad had a full woodshop and being a child of single mother during 1930 great depression... nothing in our home was wasted or discarded needlessly. We repaired everything.
I cannot thank you enough for your videos! I receive an older heirloom dining room table and chairs set for a home warming gift and the chairs were older and needed some help! I feel so confident now in repairing them myself! Love from MN 😊
The details you give are relevant. I think you offer the right amount of info. I always appreciate when you call out an earlier video like when you offered the glue selection video.
This was exactly what I was looking for. My stool keeps breaking and I learned from this that there were several reasons for that. I did not sand the glue off before regluing. I did not spread the glue around the whole surface. And I did not clamp. Oh and someone had repaired it with screws in each joint, so I will be removing those now that I know they weaken the joint. Thank you!
Love that tip about running the drill in reverse to bottom out the Forstner bit for glue clean-out. I can definitely attest that doing it the other way is not effective. Thanks!
I particularly liked the tips on labelling parts, the order of removal and replacement of legs and stretcher, the use of reversible clamps, gluing techniques, effective removal of old glue from the tenons, and the proper use of Forstner bits to remove old glue from the mortises. Great video.
I have successfully re-glued 4 chairs after faithfully following your video. The solid maple chairs were bought new by my Dad 50+ years ago. I have never done any woodworking and I’m so pleased with how easy you made this for me. However, I am now stymied with the Captain’s chair. The arms need to be re-glued as well as the legs. I don’t know how to remove the wooden plugs covering the screws which connect the arms to the front sides of the seat. The screws connecting the arms to the back of the chair are accessible. Do you have a video covering this aspect??? Thanks.
Perfect video for a newbie at fixing furniture. I appreciate your clear instructions and calm way of speaking. Your expertise is something I can count on.
This video was excellent! Clear instruction, advice and well lit, shot and edited! It's also shown me I don't have the tools (or skill perhaps?) to attempt my own repairs quite yet.
I think your presentation was thorough, clear, well-spoken and easy to understand both how and why. I have zero experience in woodworking but I think I can glue the legs on a wooden stool and now I have 2-3 tips from you to help me. I just checked during your video and I can lift the seat of my stool completely off the legs so I believe if I do that, sand it, glue it and set it back down on the hard floor with some weight on it that I can tighten it back up. Currently when I lift the stool by the seat to move it (probably wrong…) the seat loosens. I move it several times a day. It’s mostly a small table and never been used as a stool. I was hoping I could easily fix this myself and your video seems to confirm that this is something I might effectively be able to do. Thank you 🙏
I have an antique (British) Windsor chair that needs its legs fitting back on and some other minor repairs doing to it, after it broke a long time ago. I will follow your instructive videos, when I am ready to have a go at it. Thanks from Manchester UK 🇬🇧
Your clear instructions are going to help me repair the legs on a small nesting table. It is part of three nesting tables with tooled leather tops my husband and I purchased in Peru 50 years ago. I am removing the glue using sandpaper and a sanding attachment on my Dremel. After removing the glue, I think I will need to reglue the square corners where the tenons will be placed. You see, one split (I have the pieces and need to align, glue and clamp), and one is cracked, which I had planned to carefully glue and clamp. Two of the tenons have pieces of the corners I will be gluing. I am hoping when I remove all the old glue the leg spindle tenons will slide nicely into the square corners that I will be gluing. I am patient and will try to follow your detailed instructions. I am enjoying your videos. Thank you.
Thank you for your concise chair leg repair instruction. I recently bought 4 vintage maple spindle side chairs; all the joints were loose or completely pulled apart. Now I have the technique to restore them. Many thanks. I'll be watching for more of your videos.
I have those exact same chairs, and I was looking to find an instructional video about how to repair them, and I found this. What a GREAT video! I like the way that you explained what you were doing slowly and featured the tools necessary to do the job. It was also extremely helpful to know about what NOT to do, probably more so than the actual techniques! Bravo!
Great video, well done. Now all I got to do is fix my own chairs. As a retired plumber I know it will be challenge, but feel confident after watching and listening to your video. I hope to explore more of your channel. Thanks
First time viewer. Excellent video! Well thought out and well explained with important details. Getting ready to tackle four chairs myself, so I'm so happy to have found this video. Thanks for a great job.
I like the clear, methodical approach. And you have a pleasant presentation delivery. My question is how to get a piece of tenon that broke below the edge of the mortise. Just drill it out?
2:06 pm on February 19. OMG. What a great informative video. It was great to view and so easy to follow and it makes sense. You’re a great woodworker and teacher. I am not an expert in woodworking, but I was able to repair my mother in laws wood chairs that are very similar to those that you repaired. Thank for all of the details about techniques, observations, and advise in the repair. I don’t know if I repaired it as well as you or if I scored any points with my mother in law, but I did enjoy fixing it. Thanks again your video.
I had to do six of this style of chair but someone had screwed legs into the legs., causing splitting. It took me days of work repairing the damage done by the screws. After resetting and gluing the spindles the chairs were solid. As has been stated…. D0 N0T use screws. Great video. Thanks. 👍🏻🇦🇺😁
Good example, but sorry to hear you had to work through that. I've learned to talk with customers up front when I price their repair stating "provided no one has tried to repair it before". Sometimes it can take just as long to undo a bad repair as it would take to do the repair the first time. Thanks for sharing your story Michael! Scott
I'm in the process of repairing a Kitchen chair... I have turn a new piece because the stub going into the chair has broken off completely. Good information taking out legs and on gluing up the chair.
I dabble in woodworking from framing on up to finished project to furniture and furniture repair. Absolutely love your videos and have observed the less is more approach you use. Not a lot of tools but good techniques and lots of patience. It helps me to pay better attention and as you say a successful repair is very rewarding in itself!
Like the other comments, really impressive video - just the right pace and refreshing to watch one of these without the hoat trying to stretch it out to a much longer video. One tip request: is there a hack that avoids me buying the clamps - they seem to be quite expensive in the UK
No, clamps are an essential tool for repairing furniture. Look to see if there’s a tool lending library in your community or perhaps borrow some from friends/family. Cheers. Scott
Scott: I always learn tips from you. It really helps me when talking to my clients about a piece of furniture that needs attention in one way or another. A very clear and concise video. Carol from California
Feedback: I honestly think your videos, business approach and general attitude is a model for others to follow. If I were in the furniture repair business, I would consider your instructional videos a goldmine. For me, repairing furniture and woodwork in general is just a hobby. My dad was a cabinet maker. I feel I bond with his memory through these videos and through my own work in the workshop. So, thank you!
Thank You, wasn't sure for my project if I should take a part an old rocking chair too far. But you gave good detailed tips and instructions to ensure my confidence. Thank You for posting. :D
I just picked up 3 chairs down the street for free. All are wobbly to some degree, have nails in the legs, and one is missing a spindle. Learned so much from your videos!! For fixing the backs of the chairs would you follow the same steps as underneath? How would you clamp the back to the seat after gluing? Thank you!!
I really like the presentation of this video very informative straight to the point very useful to say the most. I’m pursuing to be a handy man myself should’ve done it sooner in my life better late than never thank you sir once again.
I really appreciate all of your tips, but the one that was new to me was to run the forstner bit in reverse until you are at the bottom of the mortise. That makes sense, but I never thought of it before. Thanks a lot!😊
@FixingFurniture I found this very timely, and was interested in your statement about never using metal (screws) to hold legs into the seat bottom. I am looking at our Ethan Allen Bow Back Windsor Arm Chair that needs some tightening. *Every* leg on all six chairs (four are non-Arm) has a square-head screw holding it into the seat! These date to the 1980's.
Yes, some manufacturers installed screws as part of their assembly process. As those chairs age, they get more damaged due to the screws and wear in the joints.
I love your tutorials! I am currently working on a mortise & tenon that was also nailed together at one point. Might you have a video repair on fixing nail damage?
Scott roughly about how would you charg to fix this chair. I have no idea what the cost would be to fix this chase. Thanks . I enjoy yours and Thomas Johnson. Very helpful and I learn a lot. Thanks!
Hi Carl. Pricing is something I don't share publicly as it can be misleading. The price of work in urban settings is very different than in rural areas. Here's a video on how to price work and if you'd like to talk about pricing for you, I'm happy to discuss via Zoom in an Advice Session (can be purchased on our website woodenitbenice.ca ) ua-cam.com/video/d42Dlu0ehHg/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I have an early 20th century Windsor chair needing just such a repair. Your tips are invaluable?, priceless?. ..... those are stupid terms. I'll go with super-helpful.
Thank you, excellent video. This is exactly what I needed to know. I have the exact same clamps and had no idea they could be reversed like that. I have some chairs to fix now.
I needed to watch this. My Italian friend gave me a chair with the same type of legs. His chair legs sit at an angle and are loose. I feel I now have some background to fix his chair right.
Great -- thank you. Chairs at my workplace are constantly abused and joints fail rapidly. These techniques will save more than a few from ineffective repair and premature disposal.
Very informative video, Scott! Thank you. Neighbor sent an oak dining room chair for fixing as one corner pulled out completely, some wood lost around the tenon. I think that one is going to need epoxy. Others were loose. Chair is apart now at loose joints, but figured I'd you tube repairing to get the good tips. You had them. I did figure out pretty quickly, label. Some dowels will need to be cut off, redrilled and replaced too. What is usually charged to repair and restore a chair?
Another great informative video Scott!. I watch all your video's if for nothing else to have you keep reminding this old guy what to do. we all have a tendency to " let things slip through our minds. " at my age, we call it "Grey matter" and you help me to keep it stirred thank you so much for taking the time to make them and to share. And most times I come away learning something new in the offering.
Wow, thank you for sharing that Ellis. I appreciate that. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying our videos.
Two reactions: First, if your shop was anywhere near me, I'd take my wobbly chairs to you for repair--I know they'd be done right and would last the rest of my life. Second, if you were nearby, I'd be pestering you to take me on as an unpaid intern because you're such a good teacher!
Really clear with just the right amount of detail and no pointless chat. I cannot think of anything that would improve this. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Right to the point, no annoying (useless) commentary. Well done!
So clear and explicit. Can't ask for more. Well done.
Thank you! I watched just long enough to be convinced to look for a furniture repair specialist in my area. 😁
This guy is badass! A Pro Pro,and he takes totally care of what he does.
Absolutely perfect for what I needed. The tip on using the reversible clamps to gently lever the legs out of the mortise was a gem. If I hadn't seen this video I know I would have tried to slowly tap them out with a rubber mallet. I was also wondering how I was going to remove the glue from the mortise... solved! Thank you so much for posting this.
Just watched a guy making an unadulterated mess of a chair repair on UA-cam. Screws to hold the legs to the base, brad's into the stretchers, glue everywhere...and immediately came back to your channel for some calm and sanity. Thank you Scott! I have seen some folk use enormous amounts of glue on their projects and I notice that you only use a small amount and you dont put any on the base of the mortice or the end of the tenon. Clearly this the way to go as there is minimal glue squeeze out and subsequent clean up.
"Wooden" It be Nice".❤the name. And your Canadian laidback-ness.
This is the most straightforward and clearly demonstrated video I have seen. Details are everything. Love the tips on technique and materials and tools. My dad had a full woodshop and being a child of single mother during 1930 great depression... nothing in our home was wasted or discarded needlessly. We repaired everything.
That's a cool story about your Dad. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I cannot thank you enough for your videos! I receive an older heirloom dining room table and chairs set for a home warming gift and the chairs were older and needed some help! I feel so confident now in repairing them myself! Love from MN 😊
The details you give are relevant. I think you offer the right amount of info. I always appreciate when you call out an earlier video like when you offered the glue selection video.
This was exactly what I was looking for. My stool keeps breaking and I learned from this that there were several reasons for that. I did not sand the glue off before regluing. I did not spread the glue around the whole surface. And I did not clamp. Oh and someone had repaired it with screws in each joint, so I will be removing those now that I know they weaken the joint. Thank you!
Great video ! What I liked about it was that it got straight to the point .
Glad you liked it Jeanie. Thanks for the feedback. Scott
Very clear explanations. Extremely helpful.
I'm glad to hear that Carl. Thanks for the feedback and I hope you subscribe. Thanks for your support. Scott
Love that tip about running the drill in reverse to bottom out the Forstner bit for glue clean-out. I can definitely attest that doing it the other way is not effective. Thanks!
Super video. Very informative! Thank you!
You're welcome. Scott
I particularly liked the tips on labelling parts, the order of removal and replacement of legs and stretcher, the use of reversible clamps, gluing techniques, effective removal of old glue from the tenons, and the proper use of Forstner bits to remove old glue from the mortises. Great video.
Awesome! I learn something new and helpful every time.
I appreciate the tip of using a fostner bit to remove glue. I had not seen that trick before.
Glad you liked it Joe. Thanks for sharing that. Scott
Joe, I am going to Menards tomorrow and buying one of those bits. I will take the chair seat with me also!
Scott, I must agree with Mr. Foley's comment as I'm in the same boat. Thank you for sharing your skills.
You're welcome Mike. Happy to help. Scott
This is exactly what I was looking for! And, I would never have thought to label the legs before taking them apart. Great video and thank you so much!
Wow! Your video helped me IMMENSELY. It's straightforward, easy to follow and perfect for a novice like me. Thanks.
Thank you. Very clear. Now I need to decide. Try it myself or find a pro like you.
Glad it was helpful!
I have successfully re-glued 4 chairs after faithfully following your video. The solid maple chairs were bought new by my Dad 50+ years ago. I have never done any woodworking and I’m so pleased with how easy you made this for me. However, I am now stymied with the Captain’s chair. The arms need to be re-glued as well as the legs. I don’t know how to remove the wooden plugs covering the screws which connect the arms to the front sides of the seat. The screws connecting the arms to the back of the chair are accessible. Do you have a video covering this aspect??? Thanks.
Perfect video for a newbie at fixing furniture. I appreciate your clear instructions and calm way of speaking. Your expertise is something I can count on.
What a great straightforward easy to understand video. Thank you so much!!! I only wish I'd found this sooner🥺
Thank you. Very good instruction.
I really have to say , this channel is really a gem . Great work as always
This video was excellent! Clear instruction, advice and well lit, shot and edited!
It's also shown me I don't have the tools (or skill perhaps?) to attempt my own repairs quite yet.
I think your presentation was thorough, clear, well-spoken and easy to understand both how and why. I have zero experience in woodworking but I think I can glue the legs on a wooden stool and now I have 2-3 tips from you to help me. I just checked during your video and I can lift the seat of my stool completely off the legs so I believe if I do that, sand it, glue it and set it back down on the hard floor with some weight on it that I can tighten it back up. Currently when I lift the stool by the seat to move it (probably wrong…) the seat loosens. I move it several times a day. It’s mostly a small table and never been used as a stool. I was hoping I could easily fix this myself and your video seems to confirm that this is something I might effectively be able to do. Thank you 🙏
Thanks a lot. Just exactly the info I needed to try to fix a small footstool for my dad where the holes are all wobbled out.
Glad I could help! Cheers. Scott
Scott,
You are an EXCELLENT teacher!!!
I have an antique (British) Windsor chair that needs its legs fitting back on and some other minor repairs doing to it, after it broke a long time ago. I will follow your instructive videos, when I am ready to have a go at it. Thanks from Manchester UK 🇬🇧
A lot of good trade-craft in one video! Thank You!
Your clear instructions are going to help me repair the legs on a small nesting table. It is part of three nesting tables with tooled leather tops my husband and I purchased in Peru 50 years ago. I am removing the glue using sandpaper and a sanding attachment on my Dremel. After removing the glue, I think I will need to reglue the square corners where the tenons will be placed. You see, one split (I have the pieces and need to align, glue and clamp), and one is cracked, which I had planned to carefully glue and clamp.
Two of the tenons have pieces of the corners I will be gluing. I am hoping when I remove all the old glue the leg spindle tenons will slide nicely into the square corners that I will be gluing.
I am patient and will try to follow your detailed instructions.
I am enjoying your videos. Thank you.
Thank you for your concise chair leg repair instruction. I recently bought 4 vintage maple spindle side chairs; all the joints were loose or completely pulled apart. Now I have the technique to restore them. Many thanks. I'll be watching for more of your videos.
I have those exact same chairs, and I was looking to find an instructional video about how to repair them, and I found this. What a GREAT video! I like the way that you explained what you were doing slowly and featured the tools necessary to do the job. It was also extremely helpful to know about what NOT to do, probably more so than the actual techniques! Bravo!
Great video, well done. Now all I got to do is fix my own chairs. As a retired plumber I know it will be challenge, but feel confident after watching and listening to your video.
I hope to explore more of your channel. Thanks
First time viewer. Excellent video! Well thought out and well explained with important details. Getting ready to tackle four chairs myself, so I'm so happy to have found this video. Thanks for a great job.
I like the clear, methodical approach. And you have a pleasant presentation delivery.
My question is how to get a piece of tenon that broke below the edge of the mortise. Just drill it out?
Love how easily you explain the topic. Wish I had had Woodshop in school; and you'd have made a great teacher.
2:06 pm on February 19. OMG. What a great informative video. It was great to view and so easy to follow and it makes sense. You’re a great woodworker and teacher. I am not an expert in woodworking, but I was able to repair my mother in laws wood chairs that are very similar to those that you repaired. Thank for all of the details about techniques, observations, and advise in the repair. I don’t know if I repaired it as well as you or if I scored any points with my mother in law, but I did enjoy fixing it. Thanks again your video.
I had to do six of this style of chair but someone had screwed legs into the legs., causing splitting. It took me days of work repairing the damage done by the screws. After resetting and gluing the spindles the chairs were solid. As has been stated…. D0 N0T use screws. Great video. Thanks. 👍🏻🇦🇺😁
Good example, but sorry to hear you had to work through that. I've learned to talk with customers up front when I price their repair stating "provided no one has tried to repair it before". Sometimes it can take just as long to undo a bad repair as it would take to do the repair the first time. Thanks for sharing your story Michael! Scott
I enjoyed the video. I like your advice about not putting screws through the tenon as a quick fix. Thanks.
You're welcome. I'm gad you found that helpful. Thanks for sharing that Lance.
Your a great teacher. You did not put us on overload.Keep up the repair videos.😊
I'm in the process of repairing a Kitchen chair... I have turn a new piece because the stub going into the chair has broken off completely. Good information taking out legs and on gluing up the chair.
Thank You very helpful ! I'm glad I did not just dive in. It's all in the details.😀
Glad it was helpful! Scott
You are the man. Thanks for the information and inspiration!
You're welcome. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Scott
I dabble in woodworking from framing on up to finished project to furniture and furniture repair. Absolutely love your videos and have observed the less is more approach you use. Not a lot of tools but good techniques and lots of patience. It helps me to pay better attention and as you say a successful repair is very rewarding in itself!
I didn"t know carpenter's glue was so strong...to hold a chair and humans weight...wow ❤.thank you for this great video ❤
Excellent tutorial! I will research your channel to look for problem/gappy joints to learn how to tackle those!
Very clear without any extraneous chatter - I'm using what you taught to fix my dining room chair. Thank you!!
Wonderful! Glad you found it helpful. Scott
Thanks for your tutorial. I’ve got 4 chairs to repair 👍🏼
Glad I could help
I found this so helpful! Exactly what I needed.
Great lesson just what I needed to know.
Glad it was helpful! Scott
Excellent detail. I am going to do it right this time, ten years later.
Well done Scott. Once again you have shown great attention to detail every step of the way.
I appreciate that. Thanks. Scott
Insightful as always Scot
Thanks Fater!
Like the other comments, really impressive video - just the right pace and refreshing to watch one of these without the hoat trying to stretch it out to a much longer video. One tip request: is there a hack that avoids me buying the clamps - they seem to be quite expensive in the UK
No, clamps are an essential tool for repairing furniture. Look to see if there’s a tool lending library in your community or perhaps borrow some from friends/family. Cheers. Scott
Scott: I always learn tips from you. It really helps me when talking to my clients about a piece of furniture that needs attention in one way or another. A very clear and concise video.
Carol from California
That is awesome! It's rewarding for me to hear your feedback. Thank you
Great video. Have a broken chair I was going to repair now I know how thks 🇨🇦
Glad to help Maggie. Did you find this video from the Canadian Woodworking magazine article? Scott
Thanks for the clarity and simplicity of your videos. It now seems possible to
Repair my chairs.
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
Thanks Marius! Scott
Thank you for a great video. It was easy to follow with great visuals.
Feedback: I honestly think your videos, business approach and general attitude is a model for others to follow. If I were in the furniture repair business, I would consider your instructional videos a goldmine. For me, repairing furniture and woodwork in general is just a hobby. My dad was a cabinet maker. I feel I bond with his memory through these videos and through my own work in the workshop. So, thank you!
Thank You, wasn't sure for my project if I should take a part an old rocking chair too far. But you gave good detailed tips and instructions to ensure my confidence. Thank You for posting. :D
You're welcome Patrick. Glad to hear you found it helpful. Scott
Scott, do you have a video on how I can upholster the seat on one of these chairs?
Thanks for a well made, and East to follow explaination!
Glad it was helpful!
I just picked up 3 chairs down the street for free. All are wobbly to some degree, have nails in the legs, and one is missing a spindle. Learned so much from your videos!!
For fixing the backs of the chairs would you follow the same steps as underneath? How would you clamp the back to the seat after gluing? Thank you!!
I really like the presentation of this video very informative straight to the point very useful to say the most. I’m pursuing to be a handy man myself should’ve done it sooner in my life better late than never thank you sir once again.
Really enjoy your vids. Well paced, precise, and very informative. Now, back to my chair repair...and to do it correctly!
Scott, you are the best!
VEry helpful, explains everything, thank you
Glad it was helpful! Scott
I really appreciate all of your tips, but the one that was new to me was to run the forstner bit in reverse until you are at the bottom of the mortise. That makes sense, but I never thought of it before. Thanks a lot!😊
Glad it was helpful! Cheers. Scott
Thank You Scott, I appreciate your experience and sharing your knowledge.
You're welcome Brett!
I really enjoy your videos, you are great at explaining things
Glad you like them! Thank you. Scott
Thank you, this was really helpful! How do you do this type of work when the chair has upholstery?
Could you share some tips on repining back "stile" in an older rocking chair please?
I love your channel. I have learned so much. Love how you teach. Very understandable.
Awesome! Thank you!
Well done! Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Glad it helped! Scott
Thank you for your tips I can't wait to use it.
Glad it was helpful! Scott
@FixingFurniture I found this very timely, and was interested in your statement about never using metal (screws) to hold legs into the seat bottom.
I am looking at our Ethan Allen Bow Back Windsor Arm Chair that needs some tightening. *Every* leg on all six chairs (four are non-Arm) has a square-head screw holding it into the seat! These date to the 1980's.
Yes, some manufacturers installed screws as part of their assembly process. As those chairs age, they get more damaged due to the screws and wear in the joints.
I learned a lot. Great explanation. I wish I had you as my wood shop teacher :)
Thanks for this really clear and instructive video. I'm going to be watching them all, you're a good teacher.
Glad you like them Isabel! Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I love your tutorials! I am currently working on a mortise & tenon that was also nailed together at one point. Might you have a video repair on fixing nail damage?
Awesome video, lots of good tips and info. Repaired one chair yesterday, doing a bench today!
Great to hear! I find it encouraging to hear about your success and motivating to keep making videos. Scott
Love your videos and happy to see a new one in my notifications. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do! Scott
Hi Scott, I am a hobby woodworker so I like to watch different videos and techniques. I watched a couple and will watch more. Nice job. Thank you.
Awesome, thank you Mark!
Scott roughly about how would you charg to fix this chair. I have no idea what the cost would be to fix this chase. Thanks . I enjoy yours and Thomas Johnson. Very helpful and I learn a lot. Thanks!
Hi Carl. Pricing is something I don't share publicly as it can be misleading. The price of work in urban settings is very different than in rural areas. Here's a video on how to price work and if you'd like to talk about pricing for you, I'm happy to discuss via Zoom in an Advice Session (can be purchased on our website woodenitbenice.ca ) ua-cam.com/video/d42Dlu0ehHg/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I have an early 20th century Windsor chair needing just such a repair. Your tips are invaluable?, priceless?. ..... those are stupid terms. I'll go with super-helpful.
You’re welcome. We also have a video showing a Windsor chair repair which may be helpful. Scott
A great presentation as always 👍 I watched this one with my family so they can see what I do at work.
Oh, that's cool! I'm sure they have new appreciation for what you do. Thanks for sharing that Bob!
Great video with lots of tips!! I have been building furniture for decades, only have repaired occasionally. I learned several things from this video.
That is awesome! I hope you subscribe to our channel.. Scott
Great video. Nice and clear descriptions of the process. I really liked the tip about how you use the Forstner bits to clean out the glue.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing that Charlie. Scott
Thank you, excellent video. This is exactly what I needed to know. I have the exact same clamps and had no idea they could be reversed like that. I have some chairs to fix now.
What a cool guy! I love the informative, step by step and style this guy teaches. Just the best!
Thank you James. I'm glad you enjoy our videos. Scott 🇨🇦
I needed to watch this. My Italian friend gave me a chair with the same type of legs. His chair legs sit at an angle and are loose. I feel I now have some background to fix his chair right.
Great -- thank you. Chairs at my workplace are constantly abused and joints fail rapidly. These techniques will save more than a few from ineffective repair and premature disposal.
That's great to hear! I'm glad you'll be able to make use of this! Scott
Very informative video, Scott! Thank you. Neighbor sent an oak dining room chair for fixing as one corner pulled out completely, some wood lost around the tenon. I think that one is going to need epoxy. Others were loose. Chair is apart now at loose joints, but figured I'd you tube repairing to get the good tips. You had them. I did figure out pretty quickly, label. Some dowels will need to be cut off, redrilled and replaced too. What is usually charged to repair and restore a chair?