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modmikey2003
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22/05/2009 3:04 am  

does anyone know of an online site to purchase danish wood plugs? I have a dining set, and the chairs are missing around 9 plugs. they measure 1 inch.

thanks!


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22/05/2009 5:23 am  

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


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22/05/2009 5:28 am  

You just have...
All the answers, don't you Riki??
🙂


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22/05/2009 7:23 am  

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


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22/05/2009 9:09 am  

Hey Woody,
While you're...
Hey Woody,
While you're whittling, could you make a couple of these? Extra Large please, roughly 24inches.


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22/05/2009 9:10 am  

Oops, I think that would be...
Oops, I think that would be considered "carving"?
Small will suffice.


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builder (AUS)
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23/05/2009 8:46 am  

question here regarding the w...
question here regarding the wood plug.. how do i take them off from the chair? it seems glued...
someoen told me i have to drill it and it will waste the plug..


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23/05/2009 8:55 am  

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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23/05/2009 8:58 am  

WoofWoof
How's this?


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23/05/2009 11:14 am  

Aces! How many "Weeks" would...
Aces! How many "Weeks" would it take ya?


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23/05/2009 12:41 pm  

spanky> i have the same chair...
spanky> i have the same chairs here.. , i cant take it off easy... they have two pins on each side, one with the screw, which is covered with plug, and another as rail of its pivot movement? it s quite difficult to recover the back part, yes?


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23/05/2009 6:36 pm  

builder
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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30/05/2009 8:51 pm  

Woof
I started with the gorilla in mind but came up with this instead.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/27/garden/28toys650.1.jp g"
I hope that you still like it.


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30/05/2009 9:36 pm  

Woody, It's adorable! You re...
Woody, It's adorable! You really can whittle. Didn't really think you'd take the challange! When completed, you could offer it in the "Out of The Mud" auction???


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31/05/2009 12:44 am  

WoofWoof
I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not, but it isn't my work. It is David Weeks's latest work which was just released. Sorry to disappoint, if you were being serious. 🙂


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