This buffet came into the shop in pieces; some were missing and needed to be remade.

This entire piece needed to be taken apart and assessed, then all joinery needed to be cleaned.

Even the doors were falling apart and needed to be disassembled and cleaned.

This beautiful buffet from late 19th Century England is returned to its former glory.

This chair came in with the back splat dislodged and broken into pieces.

Yes, the back splat is behind all of those clamps.

Once the clamps came off, the chair just needed a little color and polish.

With the repair complete, the chair is as good as new.

This was a newer piece, which came from the UW President’s Residence.

First the remainder of the chair leg needs to be cut off.

A dowel needs to be installed down the entire leg; the first step is to drill a straight, centered hole.

The broken leg is glued, but it still requires the support of an inserted dowel.

Now that everything is reassembled, the damage needs to be hidden.

Better than new.

Here I am proving the integrity of the repair at the Present’s Residence.

This is the most common repair I see on rocking chairs - the rocker itself breaks (especially on childs’ chairs).

Here I’m using the broken rocker as a template to cut a new rocker.

Here is a picture of the old and new rockers side by side.

The new rocker is colored and installed on the chair.

The most common repairs that come into my shop are loose chairs. The first step is to disassemble and clean every joint.

Having done hundreds of chair repairs, I’ve come up with a system to keep everything organized.

This chair just needs a finish applied, then it’s off to the upholsterer.