Tim Puro writes:

Groop,

A client asked me to repair this Windsor rocker that she bought

at an antique store.  She bought it because she liked the chair

and she was told that Indiana University was interested in adding

to their furniture collection.  It is an unusual looking chair and she

wonders if it could be an original form or a faker's attempt to

turn a Windsor side chair into a comb back rocker.  It appears

to have a pine or poplar seat, maple or beech turnings, some

sort of soft wood for the arms, and walnut for the crest rails.

I attach pictures of the rocker including a close up of a broken

arm that was repaired.  If the repair is not sound, should I try to

repair the break again or should I patch on new material?

Tim Puro
Bloomington, Indiana
 

 

 

 

 

 

Repaired arm: