How do I fix a loose spindle?

Wood shrinks across the grain over a century or two. The round hole becomes oval, leaving the turned spindle with room to rattle. Avoid modern wood glue. A proper repair requires pulling the joint, cleaning the old hide glue, and using a thin animal glue or a wooden wedge to tighten the fit.

I have a pair with a pierced wheel design in the central splat, but they have different leg turnings. Were they made together?

Matched pairs often began life in different workshops. Dealers frequently grouped similar chairs together to make sets for buyers wanting a uniform look around a table. The wheelback pattern was produced across various counties. Differences in the leg turnings usually mean they were married up later in life.

What is the best wood finish to use?

Most retain traces of old varnish or wax. Stripping them back destroys the patination. A good beeswax is all they need. Apply it sparingly once a year.

When looking at the bottom of the seat, what kind of tool marks should I expect to see on an early nineteenth-century chair?

Hand-crafting leaves clear signs behind. The underside of the elm seat should show broad, shallow scoops from an adze, rather than a flat surface. You might also spot scribe lines near the leg holes. The benchman used these shallow gouges to align the angle of the drill before boring the sockets. Machine planing became common later on. If the bottom is uniform, it points towards factory production.

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