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Chanda’s (second) refreshed DCM

After a successful refresh of her earlier DCM in walnut, Chanda and Jamie brought over one in ash that had a dislocated shock mount and a good bit of wear. A few hours in the workshop, and it looks a good bit better. The chair had been repaired a few times before and had an interesting amber glow which we were able to keep with some toned lacquer.

Chanda’s Cherner Chair rebuild and refresh

This is chair number three for Chanda and Jamie. This chair had seen better days and a few unfortunate repairs. The legs were nearly completely shot and a few new holes had been attempted to secure them. The pesky thing about these chairs is that the legs and the body are made of two different materials. In this case, maple and walnut… Both stained/finished to coordinate — The two dissimilar woods will never truly match. A few original features were kept including the light staining around the edges. These chairs as original did not embrace the multi-ply look like the Eames chair‘s did but instead used stain and edge treatments to obscure it a bit.

Because of the excessive wear, the chair could never be completely restored per original, but instead it was rebuilt using slightly more modern materials that took up the slack and will stand the test of time.

Chanda’s refreshed Walnut DCM

This one came into the workshop for new feet and a refresh ... a bit of time in the workshop gives it a renewed lease on life.