The Green Chair.. Danish Modern chair restoration Part 1

For the next couple of post we'll be following a Danish modern chair through my shop. The twist on this restoration blog will be that all the restoration will be done with green/eco friendly products.


Here is the chair we will be working on over the next couple of blogs.
It’s a cool vintage Danish modern chair. I picked this chair up at a local flea market “The Grange” for 10 bucks. It’s got this crazy laced seat & back with legs that are bolted on to the frame with wing nuts! Yeah wing nuts (so funny) a tribute to 50's/60'S mass production! Here is another picture enjoy! Keep an eye for part 2.. ~CHAIRMAN

tic toc here is the finished clock

It been so so long, I know you have been waiting to see what happened to that clock! Well here it is! Enjoy.. Goto my last blog to see the "before" pictures

At the end of the day we had a beautifully restored and perfectly working Victorian clock!

The Chairman Update

Howdy kids !
Yep it’s the Chairman, guy , dude. I am back for what I am hoping this will be a semi long haul!
Things have changed since I last Blogged baby..
I will Give you a quick Hits list !!

1) Meyersville developer update, It appears the developer has backed off for now. We believe he is waiting for the dust to settle (people to forget), as well as waiting for the Master plan changes to see if it will benefit him.
I started a low key campaign to create a park on two properties that are for sale, but have not been purchased by the developer. The park is a great idea the rub is trying to get the town to buy it. I will update the blog about this as wee move on..

2) The biggest news ! On 4/27/07 The Chairman got hitched .. He was married in Maryland, at The Gramercy Mansion . The Gramercy had wonderful Antique all around the building. It was the perfect night, everything went off without a hitch. We headed to Costa Rica for the honey moon that was incredible, if you haven’t been you need to go !










3) Work since the wedding has been insane I need to update picture & information. I will hopfully get this all done this week. I have some really great pieces to be restored in the shop. If you go to the feeds on the right of this page you can go to my Flickr account for Wedding, Costa Rica and work pictures.

Chairman & Bride in Costa Rica!








That's a quickly update.. Check out my website http://www.chairmanrestoration.com/ ALso the photos on the right.

Cheers
Chairguy.

The Chairman Returns !

Howdy All !
I am still here & I do care.. I will have a blog update soon. Life has been crazy, getting married , work & life..


Please check my photo page on flickr (links on the right). You can see my next how-to with Rob & his butcher block top table on the right.




Today I am off to a chamber of commerce meeting (laughing) Yes, I am a chamber member someone has got to keep these people in check.

Please check out my updated website !
http://www.chairmanrestoration.com

Danish Modern, Mid century Modern Oh My ! Restored !

This weeks Piece !!Here is a nice & quick Job for the terminally hip, fatally cool crowd. I will delve into the wonderful world of Danish Modern furniture. No it’s not just about Chairs & Antiques with the chairman. Mid century modern stuff comes though the shop all the time ! I love the clean lines & working with teak.

Just a quick disclaimer: This job will require a good respirator & needs to be done in a well ventilated area. I will not be held responsible for the brain cells you will lose if you don't use a respirator & follow all the manufactures detail instructions on the finish you use.

Sweet now that, that's over.. here it is !

It's a very funky & unusual Danish modern Umbrella stand. I had never seen one before this. (It is for sale in my shop) Best of all I got it from the side of the road !

First, I like to clean the piece with denatured Alcohol & extra fine steel wool (0000) This will clean all the built up grime that's on your piece. Make sure your wearing your respirator while doing this.. After you've cleaned the piece, dry it with a paper towel.

After it has dried I take 320 grit wet/dry sand paper & sand the pieces down. You’re looking to do a little more then scuff the finish. This will help get rid of the rest of the grim & prep the old finish for re-oiling. Now wipe all that dust off with a paper towel dampened with denatured alcohol.

Now that its prepped, let’s get to oiling ! For this piece I went with teak oil, it’s easy to use & the finish builds up quickly. I did a karate kid style process, Rag on rag off grass hopper.. Soak your rag & apply your oil (wearing your mask) Covering all the wood lightly making sure everything is damp. Let the oil soak in for about thirty minutes , then wipe the excess off with a paper towel. Pop your next coat on in about an hour following the same process.

I went with just two coats of oil on the umbrella stand. I let it dry for about 10hrs or overnight. Then as a finishing touch I added a coat of butchers wax, that will give the finish a little extra protection.

So while I waited for the wood to dry I cleaned the metal holder & repainted the inside. So all said & done here is the finished product !
If you have any question just shoot me an email chairguy5@gmail.com !