Matthias, I give you heaps of credit here! That's an incredible amount of work done to fix those chairs...I will fully admit that if it was up to me, I would simply make a new leg, lol. Mind you, I wouldn't have a fantastic video showing off my craftsmanship either though. Good job!
Wish I was as fit as I used to be. (As I have aged, and my health has deteriorated, I am unfortunately unable to work in the shop as much as I would like to,) But it is a joy to watch your videos, and to see your often novel, but very effective approach to handling wood working problems.Thanks, Ed
A great job, Matthias. The scarf joint is a wonderfully useful skill to develop. My first in-law job was to use that skill to repair (invisibly) the rule joint of a Duncan Phyfe drop-leaf table, which had about a 20" piece broken off it in the middle. I actually liked my in-laws, and they appreciated my work. W.R.T.comments and arguments about time, cost, cheaper, too much work, no work, less work, tools, no tools to buy, China etc : The world has no shortage of people who know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
Fantastic Work. Cannot Believe these idiots complaining and making negative comments. You provided a excellent lesson on using a scarf joint I will use and I really appreciate you sharing it. So many great techniques like the table saw jig for cutting odd angles, the stain dyes, the wood screw reinforcement awesome. Your next project should be to build a Drone to Drop Cow patties on the homes of those who lack the appreciation to compliment your post and the time and energy it took for you.
"Cannot Believe these idiots complaining and making negative comments. " Really? This is RU-vid...the internet hub for idiots making negative comments....lol
You have so much patience. Since I don't have your talent or patience I would make a new leg out of the same wood. However, you have tools that make the repair possible and we all know that we have to use our tools. Please keep up the great woodworking that you do! I appreciate every one of your videos!
Wonderful Job. I love to watch you do project like this. The fact that you can take something with obvious design flaws and make it stronger then it once was interests me deeply. Just like in your past videos where you take junk you find and make something awesome out of it. Love those videos.
I love this...I have a old rocker that was made from the ship that a GGGF was the captain of in the late 1800's. I have to fix a couple of the joints and this scarf joint will work perfectly there. Thank you Matthias.
Awesome tutorial. Always learn something and look forward to each video. Even the flame thrower and mowing grass. What a hoot. Fun and learning. Thanks.
You are a master sir! What I found most informative was the screw you put in the end. I have to do this with my dinning room chair and I wish you showed how you created the hole before screwing it in.
Yet another use of the pantorouter that I would not have anticipated... Oh, and I think that colour matching was really well done. That was paint? Good thinking. I probably would have struggled with stains.
Excellent craftsmanship and ingenuity as always Matthias! Sure it would of been easier to make a new table legs but it would not have been as interesting as the repair. The video showed a different technique of joinery and the tools and skills to do it. Take care
Love this video! It gaves me inspiration. I love to repair things, not create things. I'm reparing a old simple char of 20 old. But not enough tools for it. It is done basically "hand-made". I want to visit you and bring my thing so you can repair, repaint i do myself.
You're such a good son Matthias. I would have probable done the same. Or at least tried. Wouldn't have even come close to your attempt. Looks great and I'm sure they'll be happy.
Nice repair. I'll bet a lot of the stress on that joint occurs when the sitter leans back and balances their full weight on the two back legs, a use case likely not considered in the original design.
I'm sure you took this project on only as a challenge, since the chairs are obviously not really worth your time and resources. Either way, that's a very impressive fix. Look sturdy and you got the finish just right.
