Chair Repair

[zdorsch]

I picked up this banker’s chair the other day and found someone got creative with one of the wheel stems:



I was thinking of filling the both of holes with dowels but am not sure how to patch/repair the missing wood.

There used to be a flat surface where the wheel stem was but that seems to have work away. I was thinking of structural epoxy but also thought of gluing on a thin strip of wood.





Any thoughts on these proposed repair

 

[Mike Davis]

I would peg the two holes then cut a flat piece out to replace all the chewed up wood.

 

[sawman101]

I agree with Mike, you could use a file to create a flat for a piece of the same wood to fit in, then file everything to the proper shape. A picture of the whole chair would be nice to see, and love to see a picture of the repair when it's complete. Great project!

 

[Jeff]

Why are there 2 holes for the swivel wheel caster? Is that part of the "creativity"?

 

[Rwe2156]

Where you're holding that ruler - plane that down flat and glue on a piece of wood, then cut or shape to match.

Redrill holes and glue in dowels.

 

[zdorsch]

Thanks for the feedback!

This is a picture of the chair:



It’s much more comfortable than the modern office chairs I use at work. I’m not sure what the wood is but I have some thin cherry scrap that I will use for the flat piece and will use some dye:stain that I have to get a close match (at least I hope).

EDIT: a better picture of the chair.