Just a Hobby

Rescued this chair from a refuse dump at a friends house. It was in a sorry state with all the joints loose or missing. I took it to pieces and reassembled it. Doing the seat with cord was the hardest as I had never done it before, but it's a nice feeling when it turns out OK. And it's just a hobby.

The Pictures I forgot the last time

Sorry for missing out last time but all went pear shape with my ISP shutting me down as there was no activity for a while. Roll on the day when I can get Broadband, (of a sort) but it must be a lot faster than this. The chair was given me having been thrown on a skip for burning. It was a challenge as the only salvageable parts were the front legs and the arms, very worm eaten. But it gave me something to do.

Repairing old chairs

As I have previously mentioned, woodwork is one of my many hobbies which includes turning. As you can see I had theses chairs for repair. The undercarriage was missing from the one on the left of the photo, but all were in separate pieces and some missing. I turned the legs and the final result can be seen. I have always said that a tidy workshop isn't one where much work is done. Mine is a mess. Like my car, it gets cleaned once a year....if it needs it!

Woodwork

These are some of the turnings I have done over the years. I use any woods that I find appropriate after cutting and trimming around the gardens.