FilliQvist

   Ahhh, Oak. Absolutely overdone in the 80's. When mixed with the palette of pastels relegated to the same decade I still cringe. However, I was given a few old dilapidated Oak side chairs a friend had dug out of a shed I began to appreciate this once desecrated wood.



   First I knocked apart and cleaned every joint. Then sanded down each piece. Next, installed all new pegs and glued and assembled all the joints . Finally the chair received two coats of  a finish that consists of one part varnish, one part linseed oil, and one part turpentine. Once it dried (about a day per coat) I tested it by the time honored method of testing chairs......I leaned back on two legs and bounced and twisted a bit- not a creak!
    All ready to go!!

Enjoy!

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