A friend of mine bought 4 vintage chairs, and one was heavily damaged in shipping. I’m going to try and fix it as best I can. Does anybody have great ideas on how to do that?
My plan is to glue it together with epoxy, and then fill any externally visible gaps with clear epoxy mixed with teak sawdust to hopefully get a reasonable color match. No idea what to do about a final finish, but I’ll cross that gap when I get there.
I have all the large splinters and a few tiny ones. Not sure how many tiny ones ended up missing.
Here’s an overview of the damage:
And close-ups of each joint:
This one is still attached (except for the splinter), but needs to be rotated along the axis of the dowel for the surface of the cross piece and the leg to be flush. That feels a bit sketchy but I guess it’s OK? Or maybe that torque is one reason it didn’t survive transportation in the first place?
This bottom joint should be alright. I have a good splinter for it.
Here’s the top of the other leg, which came off completely.
Finally the top joint, which will be the most exciting:
If you have more info about this style of chair, or working with teak, I’m all ears.