Our Projects - Child's walnut rush bottom rocking chair

This is a small child's rocker in solid walnut with a rush bottom seat.  The finish is ruined and the client wants a new polyurethane (ugh) finish.  The original seat was in good condition and preserved.

The chair as received.  Solid walnut with lacquer finish perhaps 50 years old.

Here we begin wrapping the rush work by covering the corners tightly with painter's blue tape.

The rush work has been completed covered to protect it from stripping fluid, stain and finish.

The finish has now been removed and the surface of the chair steel wooled and than lightly sanded.

This image shows the rocker stained with a light walnut aniline dye and a sealer coat of urethane.

Front view of the finished rocker.

Side view of the completed project.

This was a delightful experience from our beginning encounter with Rich. His description of our wait time and his service and fees was 100% accurate. His desire to get the stain color accurate was meticulous and we couldn’t be more delighted with the results. These beautiful , old dresser chests were chewed up during a relative’s stay in skilled care, but you would struggle to find the broken corner or the multiple, deep scratches to look at them today. What a wonderful craftsman he is!

- Mary Jeane K.