Textile and lumber or how I spent my holiday

Old cruddy movie theater chairs restored. Purple velvety fabric, Dark streaky exotic Wenge wood.

Seems the dust produced from sanding Wenge is maybe a little bit toxic. It is well known in many parts of the world because the bark of several species is ground into a powder to numb fish for harvest.

Dismantling the pair was more or less the chipping off of gum and shaking out of rice from crevasses. Stripping, priming and painting was harsh on account of lack of ventilation, and the stinkin' cold.

But the worst was the fabric. Mystery dust exploding outwards with every stitch unseamed and the hot steam of my iron releasing 20 years worth of back sweat. Felt like I was releasing an egyptian curse... ancient stink curse.

guess it was worth it.