Eames Lounge Chair Busted...Need Ideas. Help!  

whc-good question.
The shock mounts are still standing!
Usually one shock mount gives up and the opposit side
splits and shatters.

on the one
The chair I fixed by adding the brace was showing a lot of stress/wear along the same lines, and also around the screw holes.
However, this does look like someone got a little creative with the....yoga practice.

Is West system good for eames shock mount attachment?
The West System epoxy seems to be a viable solution to mending splintering/broken wood.Just wondering if it's as effective for reattaching the 670 shock mounts.P-70 and E6000 epoxies have been highly regarded in this respect.Would West equal or surpass these aforementioned brands? They seem to be well into it,as they publish a Working with Epoxy Magazine.

I would say yes
but 'hack' is my middle name.
I also did the small stainless bolts through for extra security.
The gorilla in the household can now plop with the usual vigor.
It also worked well on the teak stave ice bucket repair that split wide
open on the container and the lid.

A Good Glue Joint for Repairing Broken Eames Lounge Chair Lower Back Shells
(edited by DA - no advertising on the forum, please)

Get Real (is this advertising?)
Don't Get Knock Off. (is this advertising?)
You have a $500 lounge chair that is broken.
To repair it will cost around $400 not including any shipping and handling.
At the end of the repair you now have a $900 chair that is worth less than $500.
Get Real!!
This type of lounge chair is readily available with cushions in poor used condition on ebay or craigslist for around $250.
Do your homework.
If you contacted us we would suggest that you purchase an ebay lounge & strip it down and then build a solid chair from all the parts.
You might even want to list the left over parts on ebay.
Don't muck around trying to save the snapped lower back panel, its done.
If this was an Eames Lounge then maybe we would consider repairing the panel in a similar way that Olek describes in the previous thread but to be honest if a panel has both ears snapped the only thing to do is to replace it with one of our custom made 7 ply rosewood veneer lower back panels.
If you e-mail to us a detailed picture of the snapped panel we can match the veneer grain and refinish it to match the rest of the chair.
Remember this only applies to an Eames Lounge not a knock-off.
Drop us a line with pictures and we can generate a quote for you.
(edited by Design Addict - no advertising on the forum please)

Peter and Alfie
represent two different, and (I guess) equally valid approaches to the problem. One is "we can do it, no matter how difficult" -- and it shows what can be done by the best surgeons -- and the other is "why waste the effort when the same result can be had far more simply, by replacing the broken part(s)."
I was under the assumption that Peter was describing the effort put into a genuine Eames lounge, not a knock-off. But the technique, and its result, are valid in any event. Its hard to argue with Alfie's logic, thought. . .!
As for technique, my experience has been that each adhesive has different working properties -- they're all far stronger than the wood -- and one has to select the glue for the job, based on those differences.

Both Peter and Alfi due ...
Both Peter and Alfi due great work, I appreciate any advise I get from either one, I have lots of customers email me every day with their broken chairs
and I send them in both directions, glad one is in NYC and the other in L.A.

They due ?
I'm very glad to heer it !

Yes
Me two.