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23rd November 2016, 10:05 PM
Thread: Dining chairs need new rope weaving
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Thanks David, I didn't realise that the paper...
Thanks David,
I didn't realise that the paper woven string was available so close to home! My wife now also has her eyes on the string for various activities and projects for the elderly.
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12th November 2016, 10:15 AM
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Thanks Luke, a lot of good info came my way and...
Thanks Luke, a lot of good info came my way and I'm thanking all. Great Forum
Have a nice one
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12th November 2016, 09:48 AM
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Thanks Rob, very true, to have plenty of pictures...
Thanks Rob, very true, to have plenty of pictures can make a big difference.
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11th November 2016, 02:29 PM
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Thank you for the tip Fuzzie Chris
Thank you for the tip Fuzzie
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11th November 2016, 02:26 PM
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Hi Rob, Thank you so much for your thoughts....
Hi Rob,
Thank you so much for your thoughts. I’m certainly impressed with the woodworks forum and its caring members.
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21st October 2016, 08:42 PM
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Hi Xanthorrhoeas Thank you so much for reaching...
Hi Xanthorrhoeas
Thank you so much for reaching out. Great ideas and detailed info I hadn’t thought of. Much appreciated. Have a great one!
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20th October 2016, 08:30 AM
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Hi Ian, thank you for the encouragement. I’ll...
Hi Ian, thank you for the encouragement. I’ll need to work through a couple of current priorities and in a few days get started with ordering material, your support was much appreciated. Your gentle...
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19th October 2016, 08:16 PM
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Hi Ian, thank you for “strongly urging” me to use...
Hi Ian, thank you for “strongly urging” me to use the original material. Reflecting on what you are saying it makes sense that that synthetic cord could stretch and lead to disappointment. Actually...
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18th October 2016, 07:25 PM
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thank you very much for the link
Hi Ian,
thank you very much for the link, it leads to a lot of very useful information.
Since our chairs are not antiques but made out of stainless steel tubing I wouldn’t mind to try for... -
18th October 2016, 06:32 PM
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Thank you for your thoughts. The point you are...
Thank you for your thoughts. The point you are making about different materials possibly stretching differently is rather important. I’ll will need to make some more testing, at this stage a 5 mm...
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18th October 2016, 10:47 AM
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Dining chairs need new rope weaving
The 12 year old chairs were from Ikea and appealed to us a lot because of their looks and comfort. The stainless steel frame is covered with a weaving of paper based string which has torn in a few...