Restoring a country chair

This late nineteenth century elm and beech chair is one of a set of eight, and although it is not one of my favourite styles, this chair is very comfortable to sit in. It has had a very rough life and has been restored quite severely. The loose joints had been fixed with nails which caused problems when dissassembling the frame. There is also some signs of worm. After taking the joints apart the old glue was cleaned off before reassembling and gluing cramping. The chair was then treated for worm and cleaned down using some mild solvent. The chair areas was then stained and  given a thin coat of french polish. Finally the chair was rubbed down and waxed.