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Tools Needed to Rebuild an old Chair
How to Do the Shake Test on an Old Chair
How to Label the Parts of an Old Chair
How to Label the Parts of an Old Chair: Part 2
How to Remove the Chair Supports
How to Deal with Old Screws When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Remove the Seat of an Old Chair
How to Remove the Seat of an Old Chair: Part 2
How to Prepare the Workspace for Rebuilding a Chair
How to Remove Old Glue When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Apply Glue When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Brush Glue On When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Wipe Off the Excess Glue from the Chair
How to Clamp the Seat When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Clamp the Seat When Rebuilding a Chair: Part 2
How to Finish & Set the Seat of an Old Chair
How to Deal with Old Nails When Rebuilding a Chair
How to Disassemble a Chair with a Rubber Mallet
How to Disassemble the Legs of a Chair
How to Disassemble the Back of a Chair
How to Disassemble the Slat Back of a Chair
How to Clean the Old Glue Off the Chair
How to Clean the Old Glue Off the Chair: Part 2
How to Clean the Dirt Off the Chair
How to Apply Glue to the Slat Back of the Chair
How to Assemble the Slat Back of the Chair
How to Clamp the Slat Back of the Chair
How to Glue the Legs & Slat Back of the Chair
How to Attach the Slat Back of the Chair
How to Clamp the Back of the Chair
How to Glue the Side Spindles of the Chair
How to Glue the Side Spindles of the Chair: Part 2
How to Glue the Side Spindles of the Chair: Part 3
How to Glue the Front Legs of the Chair
How to Assemble the Front Legs of the Chair
How to Glue the Seat of the Chair
How to Attach the Seat of the Chair
How to Clamp the Seat & Line Up the Screw Holes
How to Screw in the Seat of the Chair
How to Clamp the Chair
How to Clamp the Chair: Part 2
How to Clamp Irregular Chairs
How to Clean the Chair Off & Finish It
How to Clean Off the Excess Glue from the Chair
How to Remove the Clamps From the Chair
How to Screw in the Chair Supports
How to Remove the Chair Part Labels
How to Wax the Rebuilt Chair
How to Cover Old Nail Holes on the Refurbished Chair
How to Remove Old Plugs from the Refurbished Chair
How to Buff the Refurbished Chair
How to Buff & Wax the Refurbished Chair
Summary: Learn how to remove the seat of a chair being repaired, with expert tips and advice on refurbishing antiques from a professional woodworker in this free video.
Michael is a musician, artist, and woodworker in Austin, TX. He has been designing and building furniture for 25 years. He received his training in restoration at the nationally...read more
"Ok, now we're ready to take the seat off. In the case of this old chair, the seat is held together in the back with a couple of screws. All chairs are different and sometimes you'll find a wooden plug in this hole and you won't be able to see the screw. You'll have to get that plug out and we can get into how to take a plug out in a later stage. Right now, I'm just going to again, go slow and push in hard, really want to be careful not to mess up the slots in the screws. Sometimes you're going to run into old screws and the slots are messed up and you don't want to mess them up anymore. Here we go. Come on darling. Ok, there's one side."
eHow Article: How to Remove the Seat of an Old Chair
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