John Lewis contemporary oak dining chair furniture repair

[@Quaker521]

Hi Bruce, great to see a couple of videos pop up, I always like to see your work and how you approach the repairs/restorations. And, of course, great to see that Toffee is still carrying out the duties of quality control. I think that the evidence of previous glue lead you to the right decision. Thanks for the video.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you. Really appreciate you letting me know what you thought about the glue!

[@doczoff5655]

I did a similar restoration on a set of 4 Wood Bros 'Old charh' dining chairs that I bought from a charity shop, except the finish had suffered and needed renewing. Those turned legs took a lot of work but after feeding with linseed oil, then Osmo, then Gilboys wax a few weeks later, they look fantastic. :)

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Nice!

[@febobartoli]

Wonderful to see your process around contemporary furniture restoration/repair!

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you - much appreciated

[@barrysutton5092]

Hi Bruce, just found your channel and I am enjoying it greatly. I recently was asked to do three very similar repairs to almost identical chairs. Between the three chairs there were four snapped tenons and lots of varios screws holding joints together. The original tenons were floating rather than formed directly on the side rails. I opted to remove both halves of the broken tenon and created new floating pieces. By the time i did the fourth I had got a snug fit! Even so I used West System epoxy to secure the joints as there were definitely internal gaps. I advised the owner in advance that if the joints were to fail again they may not be repairable. As she had bought them in a charity shop she was happy to take the chance. I had two of the corner pieces like yours on each chair and had the same thoughts as you. Should I glue or not? In the end I decided to leave them unglued even though there was evidence of them having previously been glued. I guess only time will tell which is best. Keep up the good work.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Great story - many thanks for commenting

[@williampowell1975]

Nice work, Bruce. I've only used Evostik. Does that have shortcomings? It's been around for many years but maybe Gorilla is better for end grain?

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Hi William - thankyou. I bought the Gorilla wood glue for a ski pole project as some KZbin woodworkers claim it is indeed stronger but I think that is on the margins (I haven’t tested this). In a good joint, with plenty of side grain on side grain Evostick will be stronger than the surrounding wood so I’d keep on using it!