Spindle Repair on a Chair Back | How To Woodworking

[@garykorzelius5930]

I just started watching your videos yesterday and I am really impressed. I have been wood working since I was 10 with my Grandpa and I've learned a lot from watching your videos. Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you for sharing that, I appreciate it! Thank your subscribing to our channel. Scott

[@davidgalusha4362]

Just what I needed. Great job showing all the details. You have given me the confidence to tackle my chair repairs! Thanks!

[@FixingFurniture]

That's great to hear! Thanks for sharing that David. Scott

[@mokimmy6457]

That wedge jig is genius! Awesome work!

[@knottreel]

You add that extra sensitivity and care, much like an old world craftsman. I enjoy all your videos.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you very much! Thank you as well for subscribing to our KZbin channel. Scott 🇨🇦

[@panos3051]

I cliked "Like", but if I could I would click it twice: once for the brilliant shavehorse and once for the brilliant wedge jig!

[@FixingFurniture]

Lol, that's cool! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this video. Scott

[@alangknowles]

Me too.

[@lloydglazer2231]

Just sharing 4 of 8 forty year old Ethan Allen chairs repaired that are now rock solid now. Customer was extremely satisfied, they were so wobbly and squeaked. I’m glad I watched this episode with the broken spindle before I impaled myself on my lathe! York, Pennsylvania USA

[@lloydglazer2231]

Sorry couldn’t send pic

[@FixingFurniture]

Hi Lloyd. Thanks for sharing that great story. I'd love to see some photos. You can get my email address on this About page for my channel kzbin.infoabout

[@peterkomene550]

Hi Scott Peter here I have learned soo much from just watching you work in an hour thank you all the way from New Zealand

[@FixingFurniture]

That's wonderful to hear. We share these videos to share knowledge and techniques so it makes me happy that this is helpful for you! Scott

[@mountainmystic1]

This was such a nice video. Your approach is easy to understand and well explained. It was a joy to watch. Wishing you the best with your woodworking endeavors.

[@cperez1263]

You're an artist Bro. Watching you is very relaxing. Well done!

[@bubba8]

Such good craftsmanship and inventive jig making. Thank you.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you very much!

[@oldthingsanew]

Excellent DIY video on broken chair leg repair. This is a common problem with old antique chairs which were not necessarily designed for heavyweight people of today's society. Thanks for sharing these tips with us.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks for watching and thanks for being a subscriber to our channel! Scott

[@tishadillard9732]

Brilliant!! Thanks you so much for this video. I purchased an old beat up dining set- very heavy wood table perfect for my canning and food prep adventures. The matching chairs had seen better days- and one is missing a spindle which I have been unable to match. Thanks to your video- I will be able to repair the one chair before I refinish the set.

[@richswain7154]

Thank you for your reply on a previous vid, and answering my question on replacing a spindle. Interesting watching good use of shave horse. All my drawn knives are well over 100 yrs old, great steel Rich, Devon ,🇬🇧

[@FixingFurniture]

You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. What's you preferred method for sharpening draw knives? Scott

[@richswain7154]

@@FixingFurniture im v.new to green woodworking, but, I find to fix a sharpening stone into a timber recessed base, then clamp onto to shave horse, working the edge back towards you is a good method I have 6 grades of water stones

[@mauricio8983]

Great tutorial.

[@FixingFurniture]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for subscribing! Scott

[@tedlym.3390]

Superb spindle fabrication and repair. Thank you,

[@carldavis6902]

I’m about to start on a George Nakashima bench. Thx for the spindle class

[@FixingFurniture]

You're welcome. Good luck on your project! Scott

[@cherylspringtime]

I was able to fix my curio cabinet that had broken dowels, thanks to another video you posted. Hopefully I can now fix my chair. Thanks so much!

[@FixingFurniture]

Great! It sounds like you're on your way to building skills for furniture repairs. Thanks for sharing that Cheryl. Scott

[@stoniofishing]

Love your work mate, I've seen 4 or 5 videos today, this is like ammo for my work as a maintenance carpenter/joiner.

[@bobbystanley8580]

That wedge jig is awesome

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks - glad you like it! Scott

[@IAmPraki]

Thanks for the nice presentation. Love the compact shave horse and the wedge jig.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you. I appreciate that! Scott

[@yarab1247]

Good job i like it keep it up love you from INDIA 🇮🇳✌️💖👍

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Scott

[@hernancoronel]

The benchtop shave horse is an awesome idea Scott, totally loved it! I’ve been meaning to make a bench horse but then I would never have a place to store it or even finish it since it is quite a project LOL! I am loving your videos, thank you!

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you. I really appreciate that! You made my day. Scott

[@BryoniTV]

Beautiful work. U're fast becoming my favorite furniture repair channel. Subscribed, keep up the amazing work. 👍

[@FixingFurniture]

Wow, thanks! I find that really encouraging! Scott

[@samdntr]

You rock I love watching you work and teach. Thank you.

[@FixingFurniture]

You are welcome. It makes me happy to hear you're enjoying our videos. Scott

[@Alex_science]

Awesome! Fantastic fine craft work! Congrats.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Scott

[@Alex_science]

@@FixingFurniture I found your channel last week and I am enjoying it a lot. Very nice tips.

[@bigbull2002new]

Great work and super detail oriented! New follower!!

[@FixingFurniture]

Awesome, thank you! Scott

[@manuelalves4350]

Great repair! Next time try Chair Devils. Paul Sellers has a video of making Chair Devils. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@FixingFurniture]

I've never heard of Chair Devils, so I had to look up Paul's video. Now I'm a bit smarter. Thanks for sharing that Manuel! Scott

[@jarrodm4060]

Thanks for the Videos, very informative with professional results.

[@FixingFurniture]

Glad you like them! Thanks for sharing that. Scott

[@jamiesale9460]

Nicely done

[@richardgroom988]

New viewer instant subscriber thanks for sharing your knowledge especially on how to get the joints apart and how to remove nails and staples Thanks

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks for the sub! I'm happy to hear you're enjoying our videos. Scott

[@thelogicless9040]

It is satisfying to watch

[@Jose-Lin]

Me encanta la sencillez , limpieza y claridad con la que trabajas.Cuando se ve , parece sencillo .Pero esa maestría conlleva años de trabajo.Enhorabuena por tu trabajo

[@davereece3498]

Hi from Tring in the UK. I watch Rob Cosman Paul Sellars and Rag and Bone Man Brown Keep going!!

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks or the encouragement! I appreciate that. Scott

[@bernardhvanengen5002]

Good job. I would normally also use the drawknife bevel down as well. Works the same as a chisel. I like the wedge jig you use.

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks. Here's a video we just published on different ways to make wedges kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoepc6mpZt1goqs

[@erikjanssen1959]

Great video Scott, thanks

[@FixingFurniture]

Glad you enjoyed it Erik. Goede dag. Scott

[@Mr.SpaceBurger]

Thank you!

[@Mike-ql4sz]

Amazing repair! Congrats & thx 4 sharing!

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks for watching!

[@josephtaub20]

I like to make walking canes, and found myself with a lot of dead time away from my workshop (waiting while wife shops, guarding cars in a church parking lot, etc.) To kill time productively I spent time sitting on the tailgate of my truck, tapering canes. I found my best tools for this were a very cheap hardware store tiny block plane and a card scraper. The card scraper was actually reasonably fast and didn't have problems with grain direction. (I used an aggressive hook and held the scraper with one hand and held the work with the other hand.) It may not have been fast, but was soothing AND cheaper than psychiatry!

[@FixingFurniture]

Lol, I like your story Joseph. I can relate to it. I have a hard time sitting still. I never thought of using a card stapler on something round... I'll give it a try. Thanks. Scott

[@kent5400]

@@FixingFurniture Scott - given the scrapers that you already have, you'll find that really bending the scraper away from you as you drag it towards you will allow you to easily fair the facets left by straight-edged tools. Also, by skewing the scraper when doing this, you'll effectively tighten the radius so that you can fair even tight curves. I also see, @7:10, that your bench stool needs reupholstering. Is that a future video subject?

[@patriciasiefert7140]

Great job!

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davecurda2350]

Great job

[@banditman142536]

nice job

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@susanturner5112]

I learned a lot!

[@atilaestebangosztonyi5284]

The wedge jig is fantastic..., 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you! Glad you like it! Scott

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Thanks Scott yes that answers my question and makes good sense. Thanks again for that and for sharing. ECF

[@awjaaa]

Spindle turning is the safest turning possible. There is no way in blazes anyone has ever been "impaled" by a spindle "spliting apart", unless they were misusing their tools, somehow. There's not enough momentum. It would just fall. The real hard part about that length is keeping vibration down in the middle. So, it would require a steady-rest. Also, try drawing your draw knife at an angle (not perpendicular, like that) and work "with" the grain of the wood, and you will have less trouble with "splitting" too much out. Really cool bench shave pony, though! I have a proper shave horse, but it has to be kept outside and it's a hassle to run back and forth, sometimes. Also, the weather does not always cooperate. I think I will build this style of shave pony, this season. Thanks!

[@jaredgroves4642]

Scott, I really appreciate your videos on furniture repair and I especially appreciate your attempts to fix the design flaws that caused the issue in the first place. I would love to see a video where you go over the elements of a well-designed chair. I have seen chairs like the one in this video where the back comes loose from the seat. I have seen chairs where the back and leg are constructed from a single piece and the chair begins to wobble front to back as the back/leg pivots at the seat. In your mind, regardless of the style of the chair, what structural elements should every chair have? What kind of joinery? Can you show examples of well designed and poorly designed chairs and explain what characteristics define them? Thanks, Jared

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks for the suggestion Jared. I like your idea. I will add that to my list of videos to create. Cheers. Scott

[@peymanfarzan5350]

Hi Scott Thank you for an awesome video Can we have a video on how to make that awesome wooden mallet 🙏🏻

[@FixingFurniture]

You like it? I will add it to the queue and make another. If you subscribe, and click the bell icon, you'll get notified when we post the video. Thanks for the suggestion. Scott

[@TheCeruleanUtopianist]

Like the foot clamp jig !!

[@FixingFurniture]

The benchtop shave horse is an essential tool to clamp down and hold pieces when using spoke shaves. We have plans to make one of those if you're interested - homeimprovementwoodworking.square.site

[@Shujashaher]

New subscriber here. Great instructional videos. Thank you for sharing. Do you use hot gun to loosen the joints and take them apart?

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks for subscribing! When I work on joints that don't come apart, use heat only as a last resort as it can damage the finish. If I suspect it's hide glue, I inject hot water into the joint. If it's a modern glue such as a PVA, I inject vinegar into the joint. If that doesn't get the joint apart (80% of the time it does), I use my heat gun on low heat. I hope that helps. Scott

[@Soskaai]

This is great! I need to dismantle some tables and chairs so I can ship them. However, I cannot see the screws on some tables and chairs. Does that mean they were made to be parmanent?

[@Jupefires]

I need to know if when you glue a cracked chair spindle should it be completely flush after glued. Should you be able to feel a raised area along the crack? Thank you.

[@hopokr]

Enjoy your videos a lot. Very educational. I do have one suggestion for you though. You refer to your draw knife as a roughing tool which it is but if you flip it over you can almost do finishing work with it. Keep up the videos, really enjoy them..

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you for sharing that tip Mark! I appreciate it. I will have to try that out the next time I have my benchtop shave horse out. Cheers. Scott

[@Wuffman]

I have a question, if you don't mind. Why not tape off the joint and finish the spindles before reassembling? That would be my first instinct but I imagine you have a good reason for the way you do it. Maybe something to address in a future video. I love your videos. I have been going through a lot of them since I discovered your channel two days ago.

[@FixingFurniture]

That's something you could do, but if the spindle doesn't align the same way you anticipated, you could end up with an unfinished spot. If you go the other way and put the finish part way into the joint, you loose some of the strength and the glue won't stick to the finish. The best practice is to glue first, and finish second. I hope that helps. Scott

[@omarmendoza6267]

Hey amigo I love your videos thank you very much for you sabiduria!!🙏

[@FixingFurniture]

Glad you like them! Scott

[@invest48]

for spindles, grain and mechanical property - what about a small hazel trunk?

[@ladydi4051]

Thanks,for sharing this rocking chair video.I'm planning on just using some Gorilla wooden glue to glue 2 middle loose spindles.(If,it works fine & if it don't...I'll just throw it away.

[@fatersaadatniaki]

just a question are the type of wood glue you use is water soluble? if so would you recommend using hot water rinsing for extracting the glued up joints?

[@FixingFurniture]

The glues I use most commonly clean up with water. If you want to take a joint apart, it depends on the type of glue used. Hide glue will loosen up with hot water. Vinegar sometimes works for PVA if you can work it into the joint. Here's a video on the 6 types of glue I use if that's helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4O8f3Sil6d3i8k

[@martykukla7126]

I was always told that glue won’t stick to previously cured glue. What did you do to remove the existing glue out of the spindle holes and off of the spindles that you were reusing?

[@FixingFurniture]

Hi Marty. Yes, unless the old glue is hide glue, you need clean joints. I show in many videos how to clean out the mortices (holes) and cleaning off the tenons (aka spindles). Here's an example of a video so you can see how it's done - kzbin.info/www/bejne/roXHiJ9pr9p1eM0

[@jimconverse5343]

We have oak chairs with a similar finish. Which 2 stains did you use? Calm teaching style.

[@SQLKC]

Your videos make me want to drive by dumpsters to find chairs.

[@FixingFurniture]

Yeah, or cruise the curb on garbage day... you'd be surprised what people throw out. Cheers. Scott

[@AtifHasanReflections]

Amazing. !!!

[@FixingFurniture]

Thank you - and thanks for subscribing! Cheers!

[@signedelacroix7213]

Do you put any glue or something to hold the Wedge back in place?

[@FixingFurniture]

I apply glue to one face of the wedge to keep it in place. Cheers. Scott

[@signedelacroix7213]

@@FixingFurniture Have a crack in the middle of the chair. I don't want to break it more and disasemble all of it. Is there a way?

[@FixingFurniture]

@@signedelacroix7213 if you can clamp the split closed, then it can be reglued. You can use a syringe or dental floss to work glue into the entire split. You can see this in our recent video about a split cabinet.

[@stephenmayock3776]

Did you use water based or solvent based polyurethane?

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Great Video Scott. my biggest fear with a drawknife is having the wood spit too deep on me. has that ever happened to you? ECF

[@FixingFurniture]

No, that hasn't happened to me, but there's a trick to using a drawknife. If you use it with the bevel down, it doesn't dig into the piece you're working on. It's similar to using a chisel to pare out a hinge mortise. If the bevel is up, it will want to go deeper into the grain. I hope that helps. Scott

[@physicsfaith]

My dining chairs have spindles but the tenons did not have slots with wedges in them, they were just glued in, and have come loose. Can I cut out slots and then add wedges to make a tight fit?

[@FixingFurniture]

Yes, you can convert those "through tenons" to "split through tenons" to tighten them up. Cheers. Scott

[@athmostafa2462]

Are those veretas spoke shaves ? 🤔 looking shave smooth & nice ?

[@FixingFurniture]

Yes, they are Veritas spoke shaves. I enjoy using them. Scott

[@wontoneggroll]

Probably can use this technique to make a nice customized pool/billiard cue from selected wood stock with ideal grain!!!

[@FixingFurniture]

That would be an interesting experiment! Scott

[@paulthompson2035]

Just wondering how big is your workshop

[@FixingFurniture]

My workshop is about 200 square feet. Cheers. Scott

[@robertbamford8266]

Bench top shaving horse 👍

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks. I love how compact it is to store. Scott

[@philipselman2564]

Cant find your plans for the shave horse

[@texashobbies2216]

How do you remove stubborn spindles that won't move when they need to come out

[@FixingFurniture]

I use either vinegar and let it soak into the joint or I carefully use a heat gun to warm up the joint. I hope that helps. Scott

[@texashobbies2216]

@@FixingFurniture thank you I will try this out thanks again for the tips and for getting back to me I really appreciate the help

[@jwfortenberry2640]

Do you have teaching classes?

[@FixingFurniture]

I do offer 1-on-1 advice for projects, tools, workshop setup, techniques, etc. Here's a link to our plans and advice sessions - homeimprovementwoodworking.square.site

[@atilaestebangosztonyi5284]

👍👍👍Really good job. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@FixingFurniture]

Thanks

[@williamhoward8319]

that is like bow making

[@FixingFurniture]

Interesting. I've never watched someone make a bow. I'm going to look that up now. Thanks. Scott

[@Yellowbird-12]

Please do some reading for audible.

[@dekalbes335]

The back DOES NOT need to come off to fix a spindle. But ...whatever.

[@braveheart9097]

Unnecessary process... SMH