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Bound to Fail: the Worst Chair Repair I've Worked On by Fixing Furniture - Don't Do This #7

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This antique captain's chair was repaired using fencing wire, staples, and nails. Unfortunately, that just allowed the legs to continue to move and wear out over time. They were so loose, the only thing holding them together were some large nails.

Watch as Scott investigates the details of the chair to find out what is original and what isn't. Then he shows how to carefully take the chair apart and restore the loose joints properly so it will last for many decades. These techniques are universal furniture repair skills that restore and preserve furniture. Please share this video with others so more people can save furniture from being broken and discarded.

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20 Comments

@brad9529 11 months ago Pinned

It's funny that you have the need to use your fencing pliers for actual fencing 😂 you were the best prepared furniture man.

@mostlypeacefulcerealkiller2145 11 months ago

One day I'm gonna be visiting someone with a rickety chair, I'll remember this video & snap into MacGyver mode. I'll shave bits off their table to wrap around the leg thingy, steal rubber bands off their chip packets & kids hair bands to hold it together & do all the good stuff I saw here...but shabbier. 'cos I'm impatient.
I really want a pair of those fencing pliers too. Thanks for the lesson in fixing things.

@robandsharonseddon-smith5216 11 months ago

The nail head was painted. I suspect the paint was done later...

@VisionaryGardener 11 months ago

Honestly, I loved the look of those old wires around the base. Is there a way they could have been loosened to allow the chair to move while still keeping the wires? They told a story about the chair's history.

@Marman56-k5f 11 months ago

I learn so much from your videos, which is more like a classroom setting than a video! Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing.

@nancymacdonald3241 5 months ago

Lol, that was a rail road spike in that chair...I've just discovered your channel, so useful, as I have some chairs to repair, and didn't really know how to do properly. You explain things so well !

@F0XD1E 11 months ago

Using plane shavings is a great idea!

@katherineharper-sj4ys 11 months ago

Scott, thanks for another informative video. I used the shavings and elastics technique that I learned from you in an earlier video to repair the tenons on an old plant stand. Worked like a charm. Making the shavings was the hardest part for me. Still learning to properly

@Alex_science 11 months ago

As always, a great job and a very nice class.

@AncientCreature-i2o 11 months ago

Beautiful chair. What a great service to bring it back to life. When we repair furniture, we are preserving a part of history and that is a deeply meaningful thing. Thanks again for sharing.

@kleineroteHex 11 months ago

I marvel at your workmanship everytime i watch a video, a true master you are!

@krenwregget7667 11 months ago

Great video, Scott. Lots of good techniques used and your finishing/color matching is always impressive.

@fiveheartsrefinishing 11 months ago (edited)

These are some of my favorite chairs to work on. I worked on one for a good friend of mine, and the history on the chair was quite significant to them - its a special piece. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how I did Scott. The episode is in my play list! ❤

I always enjoy watching/learning from you. So much of what I've done in my shop, I've learned from you and Trena and others. ❤

@caroltanzi29 11 months ago

Scott: the minute I saw that Windsor Captain’s Chair and that paint, I just knew it was lead. So many of those antiques were originally painted colors. What a repair that was! You certainly rose to the occasion. Great restoration work. Carol from California

@glencrandall7051 11 months ago

Well done Scott.🙂🙂

@Brian_Kwan 11 months ago

This video couldn't of come at a more perfect time! I recently bought 4 vintage captians chairs destinated for a refurb. This is my first time fixing old chairs and when I am done they will go together with a 1.2m diameter shipswheel dinning table that spins! Love the channel!

@jill552 11 months ago

Great video. I look forward to Saturdays to see if you are posting.

@20310288 11 months ago

This is the exact type of chair I was looking for information on fixing when I found your channel!!

@ChuckRedmond-q6e 11 months ago

Great video! The way you blend your finish to hide repairs; matching the old finish, is amazing. Thank you Sir.

@guillermoaudubon3190 11 months ago

Hi Scott...you are a very expert woodworker with a lot of experience...thaks for teach us and give us (the begginers, in this art ) the chance to learn with you.
Grettings from Morelia...