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my daughter pulled back a chair with her boyfriend in it and lost it when it hit on the back with him in it, two of the back slats broke.  Is there someone that would carry a selection of those back slats?

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Hi Robert, unless it's a new factory made chair, it isn't likely you can find replacements any where but from the factory. If the back legs/sides didn't break, you won't be able to replace them either without disassembling or partially disassembling the chair. They also wouldn't come finished.Are they curved? or straight? Can you post a picture of the chair?

In order to help you out, I needed more information...I asked 3 important questions to gain that information, and you didn't have the courtesy to follow with an answer...obviously they were going to have to be made and then put into the chair, I thought that was clear..I could make them for you, too...but without you following up, there's no way I could know what to make, or even what to suggest...you said "slats"(horizontal thin wood)...sounds like they are turned spindles, (vertical spindles).....which are very different....in the future, at least give one the opportunity to answer the question before you throw a "2" out....in this case YOU were the one that was really no help.......

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Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.

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Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.

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