16/11/2025
This classic Parker Knoll is 1 of a pair that once belonged to my clients grandparents.
The front leg/arm had come away at the join and was extremely unstable.
It wasn't until I dismantled the joint, that I saw the real extent of the damage.
There was a terrible twist fracture at the facing leg joint, and boy was she broken!
Being a Parker Knoll, they are really well constructed and the sequence of the joinery is imperative to its construction. In order to repair this joint, I had to undo the entire front section including both armrests, front legs and facing panel, along with the upholstery and the tension springs across the seat!
The timber surrounding the dowels both internally and on the upper right-hand side had completely splintered off. (Without a solid foundation to support the dowels, the join is structurally impossible.) So I rebuilt these areas using Epoxy Putty, and externally colour matched the repair as close as possible to the original timber.
Being 1 of a pair, a full resurface was not ideal as the timber needed to match on both chairs. Instead, we opted for colour match paint and blend over the repaired surfaces.
