Mark Marks
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I have a set of oak ladderback chairs to rebuild as the brown glue has given up.
Upon stripping the rush seat I find that the seat rails appear to have had no glue applied, so the dowel-shaped ends of the oak rails are free to move (rotate) slightly in the leg.
It occurs to me that when load (ie a bum) is applied to a rush seat thus depressing it the rail may need to rotate slightly to accommodate the new angle of the seat.
Is this a reason for no glue? Is no glue on rush-seated chair rails a common/usual/required practice?
Am I right to reassemble as found - with no glue?
And as an afterthought, my research seems to suggest tightbond hide glue is favoured rather than modern alternatives (Gorilla glue was my initial thought). Is that the best option?
Upon stripping the rush seat I find that the seat rails appear to have had no glue applied, so the dowel-shaped ends of the oak rails are free to move (rotate) slightly in the leg.
It occurs to me that when load (ie a bum) is applied to a rush seat thus depressing it the rail may need to rotate slightly to accommodate the new angle of the seat.
Is this a reason for no glue? Is no glue on rush-seated chair rails a common/usual/required practice?
Am I right to reassemble as found - with no glue?
And as an afterthought, my research seems to suggest tightbond hide glue is favoured rather than modern alternatives (Gorilla glue was my initial thought). Is that the best option?