April 2023 – Woodside Workshop

A Family Favourite

This pretty rocker bought many decades ago at an auction came to the workshop needing a new seat. On removing the old, broken cane I found the front rail of the seat frame needed some work before I could begin. Its dowel joints were loose and the wood between the holes was beginning to split;Continue reading “A Family Favourite”

90 Years Old and 90 More to Come

This rocking chair had an interesting double frame system where the caning was supported by one, which was then reattached to the chair frame. At some point in the chair’s history, someone had covered the hole with plywood and upholstered the seat but the owners wanted it restored to its original iteration. The work beganContinue reading “90 Years Old and 90 More to Come”