My Mom (Granny) asked if I could tighten up her rocker.
It just needs a little glue...
It just needs a little glue...
Granny is off her rocker
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Come to find out, when it was made, nails were driven into the joints.
I had to dig out a dozen nails to get it apart.
In process, I broke a rung
I had to dig out a dozen nails to get it apart.
In process, I broke a rung
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Spokeshave and round tenon cutter fashioned a new ring from maple dowel
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I put it all back together with T-88 epoxy. Then scrub it with Simple Green and a synthetic steel wool pad.
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After it dried, I wiped it down with minwax stain. Applying a bit more to scratches, bare spots and new rung.
Nice resto!
Ok... Now where's the auto rock and foot rest conversion installation. No daBrink thread is done in 5 posts! 5 months MAYBE, but not 5 posts!!
Good job!
I'll bet he was working on it for months and just used the pictures to fill a post since he hadn't done anything in a while.... 
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It looks like grannies pistol was digging into the back splats.
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It looks like grannies pistol was digging into the back splats.
That's from the studs on her leather garter belt
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Completed.
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Looks new again! Very nice brinkster.