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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 190777, member: 37&quot;]Looks to be late 19th to early 20th century spindled rocker.&nbsp; Appears to be either maple or birch.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to preserve what original finish is left and keep it original, I would do nothing beyond cleaning it with murphy&#039;s oil soap (or similar) and giving it a coat of furniture paste wax.&nbsp; If you want to enhance the look a bit without refinishing, I would give it a few coats of tung oil before waxing. You might want to thin the tung oil a bit with mineral spirits so that it penetrates easily and doesn&#039;t give too much of a coated look when dry. </p><p><br /></p><p>This would not have had any nails in the joints originally.&nbsp; I would remove those nails carefully and re-glue the joints.&nbsp; This may entail disassembly and removal of old glue to get a good bond.&nbsp; Always use clamps when gluing.&nbsp; Chairs are hard to clamp so I sometimes use bungee cords on the legs or around the body of the chair to pull it together.&nbsp; Nail holes can be filled with putty or a wax stick.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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