sometimes probably. Usually though the wood has split along the line of holes. It might be possible to get some glue between the parts and clamp and maybe even screw the broken part back, a lot would depend on the nature of the damage.
----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Stansifer To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:47 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] caning repairing holes My disclaimer is I don't know squat about cane chairs, rebuilding them or wood working however I am pretty fair at repairing and resurrecting holes that are no longer strait or round. With that in mind, would it be possible to simply fit the appropriate diameter dowel in the broken out area secure it using whatever manner wood workers use and redrill the hole to original dimensions? Be proud Bob, I didn't say one word about welding, brazing or retapping to a larger size. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning repairing holes That's what I intended to describe, the pull of the cane pressing the wedge shaped blocks into there sockets. Yes, it sounds a lot of work, there is probably a simpler/better way. Tom On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 06:42:00PM -0500, Dale Leavens wrote: > I would be inclined to cut wedges thicker toward the wood side so they > would key in like a dove tail. The tightening cane would then act to > lock them more firmly into place. > > That sort of repair would be quite extensive and require some pretty > careful preparation of the remaining material. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Fowle > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:27 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning repairing holes > > > Assuming these are holes going through the rails of the chair from top to > bottom, and the cane > is fed through them as it makes a vertical 180 degree bend, I'd think you'd > have to use a tiny saw to enlarge the broken out area of the hole and get a > clean edge. > I'd want to make the cuts so as to create a V shaped slot with the small end > of the v towards the inside of the chair. Then you'd find wood that is a > match for hardness and grain, and cut > little V shaped blocks that would fit in the holes. You could make them a > bit large on the wide end of the v that will end up inside the hole. > Then arrange to hold them in the V shaped slots maybe using some of those > pegs we've been talking about while the glue dries. > > then you could gently reshape the holes with a round file. > I think, if my image is correct, the new blocks would be covered by the > cane, so color matching might not be important, but it might be an idea to > put some kind of wood sealer on the new wood to reduce expansion due to > absorbtion of moisture. > > I'd also assume you'd have to charge more to fix broken holes than your > $1.25, since doing the little blocks and making the slots to fit would take > some time. > > Just some more speculative off the hat thinking from ignorance. > > When i was at the Cal school for the blind, they were opposed to all those > stereotyped occupations for us, thus they taught us almost nothing of any > use at all! > > tom Fowle > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 223186465) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=223186465&m=811d84b81bd3&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=223186465&m=811d84b81bd3&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=223186465&m=811d84b81bd3&c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
