Rocker Repair

A gentleman asked me at the Arts and Crafts show if I would consider repairing a rocker that belonged to his grandmother, but has broken down and just sits in the garage awaiting the wood doctor.

When he brought over the heirloom, it was indeed in very bad shape...all the joints were loose or broken with the three of the legs split at the mortice. Nails were everywhere, and it was constructed in such a manner that to re-upholster, one must disassemble the rocker.  Not a good design.   But we carry on ;o)

Here are the initial pictures I took.

 


Front right leg is broken away from side tenon carrying a large piece off the leg surrounding mortice.

How it looks after I got the chair disassembled and all the nails pulled -- there were two brads through every tenon (grrr).

Routed out the damaged area on leg to accept new wood..

All done and ready for the new baby!