Ercol Chair
Stripping this colonial Ercol Chair back to blonde, repairing the damage, re-webbing and oiling. See the photos for more details.
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- Ercol chair at the start
The Ercol chair at the start in a colonial style with damage to the arms and legs and perished webbing
- Damage to the arm
A close up of the damage to the arm - looks like a puppy has chewed it!
- More damage to the arm
Some more damage to the arm of the chair caused by wear, dogs and a worn away finish.
- Worn webbing
The worn webbing - perished rubber that needs to be replaced.
- Mid stripping back
Part way through the slow process of stripping back the chair to blonde through a mix of power tools and hand sanding.
- Close up of the grain
Stripped back to blonde, the wood looks lovely!
- Finally stripped!
The chair is finally stripped back after hours of sanding - pleased that's done!
- Bleaching the wood
Trying to bleach out a stain in the arm from wear using oxalic acid crystals.
- Filling the damage
Filling in the damage to the arm rest with a two part filler in white before colour matching it to the wood and painting in the grain.
- Filling the arm damage
Filling in the damage to the arm spindle with a two part filler before colour matching and touching back in.
- Applying the oil
Applying the Osmo oil using a cloth - the chair had three coats in the end so it really picks up the light
- The chair is oiled
The chair is all touched in and oiled. Just the webbing to add now.
