replacing moller 78 fabric with cord

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Scandiman

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25/12/2012 9:11 pm

Hi all,
just wanted to share my finished project. I had bought a set of four moller 78's on CL that were in dire need of repair (only paid $50/chair!!). I stripped down the layers of fabric, foam and straps. There must have been a thousand staples to remove from each chair. I had a local furniture restoration shop repair several bad cracks and re-glue all the joints.
I polished up the rosewood to a 'like new' condition - none of the repairs are visible. Then I began the laborious task of weaving the paper cord. I wasn't sure it could be done but low and behold, the transformation was a success.
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jesgord

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25/12/2012 11:22 pm

Looks great. Nice job on the...
Looks great. Nice job on the weaving-did you do it yourself? I converted four from fabric to paper cord last year. Between removing the upholstery, pulling the 20,000 staples, banging in the danish nails and weaving the seats, its a big job. Congrats on a lovely result!

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Spanky

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26/12/2012 1:21 am

Nice job!
And yeah, staple removal is tedious at best.

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Scandiman

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26/12/2012 1:49 am

Thanks! yeah, I did the cord...
Thanks! yeah, I did the cord myself. I had re-corded a set of Moller 75's a few years back so I had some familiarity with it. But these 78's proved to be a tremendous job. It is rewarding though, to see the result.

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