That rickety antique chair annoying you? It’s time for a repair job
THE CHAIRS around our dining-room table are an eclectic bunch, collected over the years as, and when, finances and opportunity allowed. Some are probably approaching 100 years old and are quite rickety. One even collapsed a while back, dumping a good friend on to her bum, which prompted me to get on with some necessary repairs in my workshop.
What to look for:
Typical damage to antique chairs will be loose joints. This usually occurs when they’re rocked back, causing the mortise and tenon joints to loosen and pull
