Refinish Mid Century Slat Bench
Hullo all,
Just wondering if anyone may have any tips or links to any tutorials on how I should go virtually refinishing a slat bench I recently picked up? The wood is in good status just at that place are some areas that make me merely want to refinish the whole thing and first a new. I know its going to be hard because of the slats.
Likewise how might I go ahead and replace the wood that has the inlets to screw the legs into? The current pieces of wood feel like they accept weakened over the years. Please see the pictures fastened.
Thanks,
Cody
What your intended final terminate?
It would help to know what's on there now so you don't end upwards with compatibility issues. I wouldn't try to strip the entire bench or attempt disassembly of the slatted top, just but scuff-sand the accessible surfaces, clean up w/ mineral spirits, and use either a spray or wipe-on finish.
If the joint between the legs and the cross-battens are loose, it's probably because the holes that receive the metal dowel screws are stripped out. If and then, the easiest proficient fix might be to remove the existing screws, re-bore the pilot holes, and supplant the screws with new ones of a larger diameter.
If the battens come up off easily, information technology seems like replacing them with the advisable hardwood might be easy enough, besides.
It might help if y'all could provide a pic of a leg removed to show how it is currently fastened to the batten.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2001694/2001694.aspx
I honestly like the color it...
I honestly like the color it is at present I but see some spots where they maybe tried to match with stain, some white paint and merely some gerneral roughness into the forest that could be sanded downwards. The dowels that agree it together are really sturdy. Possibly but oiling it volition do the trick?
The Crossbar is what I would want to replace as the legs and the dowel screws are in skillful condition. The crossbar merely seems like it may not be original to the piece and doesn't seem to exist difficult wood like the rest of the bench. I have attached pictures of the batten and the legs. Thank y'all again for your help tktoo.
Huh. That fastener looks similar
a threaded hanger with a car threaded stop rather than a dowel screw. Information technology also apears that there are metal inserts in the battens to recieve them and that the battens are fastened to the slatted top with nails(!)
Where is the loose connection? Between the battens and the acme, the legs and the battens, or both?
Will the battens come up off easily?
Where are y'all located?
The typical connection
is a hangar bolt in the leg, and a T-nut buried in the crossbar. The hangar bolt has a wood thread on one end and a machine thread to appoint the T-nut on the other. That's what we see here, I believe.
It looks like the cross-dowel keeps the slats together, with the batten added for the leg attachment. I suspect the batten isn't glued; if not, removing it should be fairly easy. Place something difficult and flat (the blade of a handsaw ?) on the slats most the batten, to protect the slats, and use a sparse pry-bar to loosen the crossbar all around. Go on this until the piece is removed. The T-nuts tin be re-used or replaced -- many hardware stores seem have a pocket-size supply of the common sizes. These might be 5/16" or three/eight" ones. Take a leg with y'all. Installation of the T-nut requires a 2-step hole -- the flange of the nut being buried behind the crossbar is crucial for the forcefulness and permanence of the connection.
If you get one batten removed and encounter nothing wrong with information technology, the piece can be reattached with screws and glue for a better chore.
It might be possible to wearing apparel just the tops of the slats with new finish ? Any sanding is going to remove stain and reveal raw forest, I should think -- then recollect twice about that.
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I would avoid re finihsing the slats unless you have too, it doesn't look necessary and would exist an irritating task....simply the existent reason I'm posting a reply is to whinge, is anyone else getting a pop up ad that fills the whole screen whenever they come onto DA? I'm using IE on someone elses machine so that might explicate it.
But is is a overnice bench.
The battens are just nailed o...
The battens are just nailed on there and will come off easily as the nails are loose. The dowels are very sturdy and not loose by any means. The connection thats loose is the battens attaching to the to the top. The main concern is the woods for the batten is simply falling apart and looks like someone did a quick fix as it's a soft wood compared to the actual slats. I'm located in Boston, MA.
SDR give thanks you for the instructions, The slats are kept together with 3 dowels and are super sturdy and connected by merely some old nails. I'm going to have to take a leg to the hardware store tomorrow and see what I can do. I do however really want to discover some forest that will replicate the type of woods of the slats then it may take me a piddling fleck.
I don't think I'm going to refinish these whatsoever more, only seems similar too much work for something that really is unnecessary. I'g thinking oiling up the forest is the right fashion to go now.
Cody, I'm 35 miles from you.
If you don't have the tools or materials, I could knock off a couple of replacement battens for you from scrap in my shop free. Could even meet you somewhere halfway for commitment.
If that works out,
the procedure might exist for Cody to remove the battens, run across if the T-nuts are OK (hard to imagine how they might fail), measure them for diameter(s), and transmit that info so that tktoo tin mill for them. A photograph of the back of the batten would be helpful, presumably.
I see that 1 batten isn't even fastened perfectly straight. I wonder what would have caused them to be replaced -- if that'southward what happened. The legs and the slat bed seem perfectly professional . . .
Just a heads upwardly
for anyone reading this in the future--shellac was mentioned upthread as a possible end for this bench. While it's great for some things, I don't think it's very good for a seat of any kind. If you are the least bit sweaty and y'all sit on it for more a infinitesimal, you lot'll stick to the finish and it'll get clouded upward. True fact.
TKToo
Hey TKtoo,
Shoot me an electronic mail, vintiquesco@gmail.com, I remember I'm going to accept yous up on that offering!
How does somebody that goes by "spanky"
end up with a sweaty backside, anyhow?
You're right, though. Shellac could still exist used as an intermediate layer to assist prevent compatibiity problems, but thank you for pointing out that some shellacs are too sensitive to wet to be adept choices for finishing a seat. Practiced catch! I'll go back and edit that out.
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Have you lot been able to identify the original finish? If its oiled you can wash the whole affair down with saccharide lather, rinse (it volition look horrible at this stage simply dont worry) and reapply teak oil. Information technology will come up up a treat. You mention in your other thread that its Danish - are you sure? Is it marked? Seems a bit rough & ready (the nails especially) to be a commercially produced affair?
There are no markings only...
There are no markings but the owner of information technology told me it was her grandmothers and they bought it in the early lx's. She mentioned it was danish. I know she could exist wrong but the person I bought it from was not into that type of furniture and just happened to take it in her "shabby chichi" house. SO it may non be danish. I do want to figure out what kind of wood it is however be cause i like your cleaning technique.
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I learnt that technique from Simon at the Danish Homestore on this very forum - some years ago now but you should exist able to discover his full description if you do a search!
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