I have always had good luck
with plugs from the local craft supply store or hardware store (i.e. Michael's or Lowes) and then just staining them to match the furniture. If you don't have access to any stores, this online site has them in the 1" size.
http://www.widgetco.com/wood-plugs-buttons?gclid=CMfCuYXGzpoCFQITswodh3Tm2g
here ya go
Teak plugs. Apparently they are used in yacht building. Lots of sources online. Below is just one. You might have to do some whittling, though.
http://www.thaiteakmarine.com/catalog/page49.htm
Try tapping it gently with a ...
Try tapping it gently with a hammer against a pine block. If it's glued in place, this might break the glue bond enough that you can ease the plug out.
I had some Kai Christensen rosewood chairs with rosewood plugs covering screw heads and they were not glued in. I think I just sort of gripped them as best I could and wiggled them out. But the sides weren't all the way in the hole so there was something to hold onto.
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Yes, it was tricky to redo the backs on the Christensen chairs. I redid mine with Unika Vaev "Look" fabric, which is a thin, smooth, tightly-woven damask. I covered the front side first, and I think I wrapped the fabric around to the back and glued it down rather than using staples because I wanted it as smooth as possible.
Then I reused the thin cardboard that covered the back originally, and glued fabric to that. I glued that to the back side of the chair back. I used contact cement and had to be extremely careful not to let any of it ooze out past the edges. What a pain. Also, what a lot of nasty fumes.
The original upholstery was black leather with welt around the edge of the back cover but I decided that that kind of welt application was beyond my skills, and the chairs ended up looking fine without it. The original leather seats were totally shot and had to be stripped down to replace the webbing and foam, which is why I redid them. I wasn't a fan of the black leather with the rosewood, so I opted for the fabric. I ended up selling them via consignment to a business in NYC where they are used in a conference room.
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I started with the gorilla in mind but came up with this instead.
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I hope that you still like it.
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