Nearly 25 years old. In the past these red cedar chairs were sort of protected with Weizonol conserveergrond, but that comes off in 25 years. It has survived quite well. Only the horizontal plank at the front needed some aluminium support, because some of the wood was really soft. And, the ends of the lower beam of the backrest needed some aluminium, because they too had become very soft, and could simply be sanded off.
The whole chair was disassembled (dissembled) into parts, that were all coarsely sanded, finely sanded, and very finely sanded. After four coats with tung wood oil and about a week's work I'm almost satisfied.
I'm very happy inox screws were used for the backrest and the seat itself. No rust!
It's sister we had to leave behind in Amersfoort, as it was completely rotten. It had spent many years at the bottom of the patio in Amsterdam, in the shade, and never properly dried up. Sad.
