This lovely chair was brought to me because it was particularly wobbly. After a brief inspection it was obvious that the structure of the chair was compromised by powder post betels. I removed the upholstery and found that there were broken tenons and rails. The solution was to make new rails and veneer the old exterior surfaces to make the repairs nearly invisible when completed.
Broken front rail.
Broken tenon where the side rail joins the back.
This shows the extent of damage to the rails. The piece above was sawn off so the I could glue it to a new rail later.
Cutting the angled tenons for the front rail joint. The rear tenons are compound angled.
Tenons cut on the table saw but they still need to be trimmed and fit by hand.
The front and two side rails replaced and veneered with the old molded and beaded exterior rails. The chair was sent to an upholsterer to reattach the original upholstery.