Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - disassembly technique

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acalver
05-15-03, 01:15 PM
I have some very old, simple and not very valuable chairs in the house I am rebuilding. The chairs are simple upright dining type chairs, all wood with woven seats looking like reed. I guess the glue used will be something very basic like animal based but I cannot be sure.

I'd like some ideas to help me dismantle these chairs as they all need re-gluing and the seats remaking.

chfite
05-19-03, 02:35 AM
You can remove the seats, dampen the joints with warm water in a cloth, and the glue should release. That is if it is hide glue. This is rather a slow process. Hide glue is excellent for furniture because it can be removed or disassembled.

Hope this helps.