It's a
grotty third-cousin-twice-removed example of a quasi-Danish dining chair, with hideous upholstery, a missing chip to the back, and a failing finish. But if you plan to take on more projects, this might make a good practice piece. You could even try different stripping processes and finishes on different parts of the chair -- a sort of sampler for the future, as it were . . .
"Stickbuilt" chairs
like this one wouldn't have a frame made of anything but real wood -- MDF (much less particle board) simply wouldn't be strong enough for the loads -- and veneering it would be an manufacturing nightmare. Perhaps the seat panel . . .but that's covered in any event. The visible back part ? You can't bend those materials from flat stock, so this curved piece would have to be molded. I suppose it's possible. Have you seen such a chair part ?
The piece missing from the back is odd: the break runs counter to the grain direction. I see no sign of the fuzzy or flaky core of wood-chip material, though . . .
Well, it has
generous corner blocks -- perhaps to make up for that unorthodox rear corner joint -- and the side rails are curved laminations -- quite nice. (There are still people who would look at that rail and sniff "plywood !" Fools . . .)
Wood furniture doesn't like water. I'm glad you were able to rescue it from the elements.
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