The Sooner the Better...

Just a few thoughts on the timing of furniture repairs. As I stated in my last post, I have had many chairs come into the shop since the first of the year. And, I must say unusually, that every one was brought to me before any major damage occurred. It is paramount that you contact a qualified repair technician as soon as you notice any loosening of joints, rungs, spindles and so forth. This is for the benefit of the owner as well as the technician since the repair or tightening or loose joints and so forth is much easier, and much less expensive, than major structural repairs like split tenons, broken dowels or pins and cracked legs will be. Not to mention the very real danger you could be in if a neglected chair collapses under you or worse yet an elderly person. This is not a commercial. More like a friendly encouragement (reminder?) to take care of your furniture and it will take care of you.