Restoration of a Nichols and Stone Rocking Chair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- A Nichols and Stone rocking chair is repaired and refinished. A broken spindle and loose arms are repaired. Finish is applied over residual dye stain resulting in a beautiful antiqued walnut finish.
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Very nice, you've taken a nice vintage "Nichols and Stone" Chair, and made it look like it was fresh from the Cracker Barrel portch lol
My parents have one of these. I'm going to refinish it for the nursery. Thanks for the tutorial, looks beautiful!
It would have been cool to see the owner's reaction when she saw the new finish. And before and after shot together 👍
I pulled an abused piece much like that one from the trash the other day . 1 broken rocker and 2 (of 6 ) missing back slats .Now Im excited . Subbed and Thanks Kevin from Ohio
Great! Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will come out great.
My goodness, you are an ABSOLUTE ARTIST! A true skilled expert, a true complete woodworker! Unfortunately, that is a term used very loosely nowadays by anyone who can glue a couple boards together. I wish I lived in your neck of the woods, I would honestly help you around your shop for free to simply learn from an expert like yourself. I’ve been working wood for several years, and have now begun performing finishes on my own, especially when my clients’ don’t have a big enough budget that would allow my usual guy who does finishes to work on their piece. With all honesty, I’ve even lost money on a few projects for clients, by having my finishing guy work on their item, because their item was an heirloom, and I wanted to make sure the finish would be at a level honoring the history and emotions of that family piece. Thank you for your detailed step by step videos. I love the fact that you DO NOT cut corners, even when it means spending more time on a piece you need to flip quickly enough to see a profit. Thank you again! Take care of yourself!
Thank you for your kind words. Stay well and best regards.
I can't believe how great you got that blotchy rocker to look! Great job!
Thank you. I was quite pleased with the result. Thanks for watching
Beautiful finish and repairs. Thanks for the many tips which I find helpful.
I'm with you. A little raised grain is way better than a place that won't accept finish or stain. Nice job as usual.
Thanks! I kind of wished I had taken a before picture of it. I didn't plan on a video, as I'm crazy busy right now, but I thought the whole idea of staining over dye would be interesting, so I dragged out the camera.
I've got the exact same rocking chair and now I know how to make it look better it's still got the original stain and gold leaf design on the top part but I love the way yours turned thanks for sharing it was very inspiring
That's awesome! Thank you.
Its almost a tortoiseshell finish and very very attractive. Beautiful!
Thank you!
Great job. Would look great in anyone's house.
I think it's gorgeous. I wish I had a rocker like this one. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
You do wonderful restorations!
Thank you for your kind words!
The chair looks amazing. It’s turned out very well indeed.
Thank you. I was very pleased (and a bit surprised) that it came out as well as it did. It was pretty much a basket case when it came to me.
Excellent video and Restoration job Sir. I can only Strive to be as good as you. Enjoyed your video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing job!!! Well done💯
Thank you! Cheers!
Got the same rocking chair but with the flower design on the head rest. Every 25 year I fix it or maintain it.
Sweet Looking Rocker. Good Job!
Looks so nice! Really good job 👏🏼
Thank you. Glad you like it.
Beautiful chair and wonderful job!
Thank you!
Beautiful job!!!!
Thank you! 😊
Very nice work, Larry.
Thank you!
Wow... it looks great. I love it
Thanks!
That come out "Great" Larry.
WOW, that's a dramatic change! I couldn't imagine it with the med walnut stain (I probably would have dyed it black... and that would have been boring), but now that its done I can't see that chair being any other color! Great job!!
Thank you. I really had my fingers crossed when that first coat of stain went on, but we were lucky the residual back blended in as it did. The lady loved it and I was quite pleased how it came out. Thanks for watching and best regards.
Holy cow! Lovely!
Thank you, Dear.
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you!
Quarter of the way through,you said "make sure you can see what we're doing".In the beginning you said " can't see what i'm doing,your in the way" WELL LARRY if you have your gigantic woolly mittens in the way I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOUR DOING!! so there.good job,looks great.
What epoxy putty did you use to fill the gouges in the seat? I’ve used stainable wood filler and, yes, it accepts stain, but it’s glaringly obvious that it’s there. The epoxy blends quite well. What is it? Thanks and great job. I’m embarking on restoring a rocking chair that my great grandmother rocked my grandmother in as a baby. At least 91 years old, very likely over 100. Wood is very dry and rough.
I used Mohawk's Epoxy Putty. It comes in several colors and you can tint it with pigments if you need. Best of luck on your project!
Is that walnut? I have a similar rocker i am working on currently. It is fully apart, im taking it slow because the wood fully sanded is very botchy. Not quite sure how i want to proceed.
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Looks great
Thank you!
This is amazing
How did you strip and sand the small areas of the spindles. I am refinishing an antique vanity with several spindles that have very small spaces in between and having a hard time getting the paint sanded out of the cracks and smaller areas. What would I use to do this?
Awesome Job Sir.
Thank you!
Could I ship you my mom’s to restore? It’s a bit creaky and loose all over. But it’s still salvageable. I just don’t have the skills or tools for something like this
Nevermind, I just saw on your FB that you are retiring. Awesome. Congratulations and good luck
have one untouched just llethat one great job
Can you explain what you used to sand the seat where the, for lack of better term, butt grooves, are? We have a chair we are refinishing but struggling to work with the angles of the seat part.
What did you use to strip and sand before you shot the video? Got this exact style chair from a co-worker for a summer project. Chair looks awesome!
I use a commercial stripper. I normally sand with 120 grit and work up to 220 prior to finishing. I tend to use 320 between top coats. Good luck with your project.
What kind of wood is that rocker.
I have the very same rocking chair and it's been outside on my patio as the sun has baked it dry even though I have a building cover. Would it be good to just oil the entire thing to make it look better sir?
Tough to tell without seeing it. You will probably want to remove any existing finish before you decide how to finish it. Good luck with your project!
great job buddy I'm going to follow your lead on refinishing my mom's chair. On her rocking chair underneath the seat it's stamped sk 414 would you know the company that made the chair. it looks Similar to this one you done. but thanks man love this vid
Thank you. I am not familiar with that mark. I did a quick Google search and there are numerous similar inquiries. The consensus response is that the mark is probably a mark indicating model and finish, rather than manufacturer. Many larger furniture makers produced unmarked pieces for resale by distributors, etc., so it may be tough to ID the actual manufacturer.
thank you buddy for your time!!! looking forward to more vids!!
Hi, what did you use to strip it? Thanks I have the same one I’m currently doing for my nursery.
I use a commercial stripper that is no longer available to the public in the US.
awesome great job, I think it probably looks better than when it was new! I would just like to know what you charged the client for this?
I do very little client work, and usually just as favors to people I know or meet. I think I did a total of 2 client pieces all of last year. I did not charge this lady very much for this work and was happy for her daughter who received this as a gift from her Mom.
what sealer are you using? or what do you primarily use for your wood restoration projects?
Mohawk vinyl sealer is normally my first coat under lacquer. I think in this instance I may have sealed the chair with a thin coat of shellac, probably 4 or 5 to 1 with denatured alcohol.
Nice video. Beautiful chair. I found two matching chairs. Older couple had died and daughter was selling them. It says made in Malaysia on bottom and white wood builders #24. Do you have any idea how old or where this company is?? Thanks so much. I love rocking chairs:)
I'm sorry, I don't. There was and still is a lot of similar furniture being made overseas and sold here in the US. Sometimes they are marketed and/or distributed under various names. Congratulations on finding your chairs to enjoy. Best regards.
Thanks so much! Have a blessed day!
Can you calculate how many hours you dedicated to that restoration?! Sure seemed like A LOT!
I really don't remember exactly, but I estimate under 8 hours. I recall it took me an hour or two to strip it, maybe an hour or so for the repairs and then the refinishing steps go pretty quickly. Of course, there are dry times to deal with but the system I use moves along pretty quickly and I can move through the sealing and top coating in pretty short order. Thanks for watching!.
I have a similar SK rocker I just got that belonged to my Mom. Can your recommend a stripper I can get?
I still use the old stripper and have never tried the new stuff without methylene chloride in it. I know some people use Citri-strip, but I have no experience with it. Good luck with your project!
Where is your location
Why did you not use reversible hide glue?
I use hide glue on antiques and for most veneer repairs. I like the open time, ease of use and flexibility of PVA for most joint repair work.
Could a prestain conditioner be used before the stain?
Absolutely!
why do you sand between coats?
The sealer coats help level the work. On the top coats it works to keep the final finish smooth. Thanks for watching.
How about using a spaying cabinat?
I'd love one. However, I have a very small shop and there just isn't any room. Le sigh....
Do you have any information on the year this chair was originally manufactured? I just bought some Nichols and Stone bar stools with the same style and can’t find any information about them
I don't. If I had to take a guess I would thing maybe 1980-1990? That's just a guess, of course. Good luck with yours!
Alexandra Helbing I have a chair very similar to this and it’s from the 70s. I know Sears used to sell them. We had one when I was growing up with gold outlining accents. The one I have now I bought at a yard sale. I’m in the process of restoring it to get rid of the wood burned misspelled words they added to the headrest... “The Queens Thrown” 🤦🏻♀️
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