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<p>[QUOTE="drkstr22, post: 190765, member: 3499"]Hi All.....I am hoping for some insight in the restoration of this family Heirloom and was hoping to get some advice,insight.....anything that prevents me from impuning the integrity of this family Heirloom. The legend of this old rocker is it goes back as far as 8 or 9 generations. It was passed on to my Brother after my Mom passed 5 years ago. He did nothing with it but put it in a shed and let it grow mold. It appears the mice has a field day with it also. I stripped it down and want to do a shaker back and seat on it.My main objective is to keep the history of the chair alive. I want to keep that patina on the chair along with each and every nick,scratch and imperfection the chair has obtained during the generations of ownership by my family. My oldest Daughter is expecting Her first child in January. I want to fix this chair and pass it on to her. She is well aware of the history of the chair and has no idea what happened to it. What I need is advice! How do I fix this chair without taking away all the things that make it special? I also searched the chair for some kind of markings and was able to find none on it! Can anybody "Ballpark" the age of this chair? I know what I was told as far as age but I would love to know the real age of it. Any and all help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated![ATTACH]53813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53814[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53815[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53817[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53814[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53815[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53817[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="drkstr22, post: 190765, member: 3499"]Hi All.....I am hoping for some insight in the restoration of this family Heirloom and was hoping to get some advice,insight.....anything that prevents me from impuning the integrity of this family Heirloom. The legend of this old rocker is it goes back as far as 8 or 9 generations. It was passed on to my Brother after my Mom passed 5 years ago. He did nothing with it but put it in a shed and let it grow mold. It appears the mice has a field day with it also. I stripped it down and want to do a shaker back and seat on it.My main objective is to keep the history of the chair alive. I want to keep that patina on the chair along with each and every nick,scratch and imperfection the chair has obtained during the generations of ownership by my family. My oldest Daughter is expecting Her first child in January. I want to fix this chair and pass it on to her. She is well aware of the history of the chair and has no idea what happened to it. What I need is advice! How do I fix this chair without taking away all the things that make it special? I also searched the chair for some kind of markings and was able to find none on it! Can anybody "Ballpark" the age of this chair? I know what I was told as far as age but I would love to know the real age of it. Any and all help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated![ATTACH]53813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53814[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53815[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53817[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53814[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53815[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53816[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53817[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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