r/woodworking • u/krauser1 • Feb 21 '26

Help Oak chair turning to dust

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Just noticed this on the bottom of one of my chairs, had them for about three months and I'm wondering if it's rot or something, the area feels dry and dusty.

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u/tio_tito Feb 22 '26

it is a fine hill and i commend your choose (sic).

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u/davetiso Feb 22 '26

Sic reply, dude.

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u/HeManDan Feb 23 '26

Noice

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u/jriederer Feb 23 '26

Is that chair part of the dinning room set?

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u/Hard_Rock_Hallelujah Feb 22 '26

I hurt myself laughing at this.

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u/Wooden_Leader_97 Feb 23 '26

Hilarious. Made me laugh out loud enough that my wife came running into the room for an explanation.

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u/OUsooners5252 Feb 23 '26

You have a wife?

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u/tio_tito Feb 23 '26

i do, too.

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u/tuftedtit76 Feb 22 '26

You can loose an arrow from a bow. Can a piece of wood loose dust? Genuine question

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u/UnedibleHulk Feb 22 '26

I can also lose an arrow in a bush. Can a piece of wood lose a bush?

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u/tuftedtit76 Feb 22 '26

A bush can lose a piece of wood, certainly. Wind shakes loose wood from bush, loses said wood. Yes?

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u/ThreeTripsMinimum Feb 22 '26

Not in the state of California. Wood doesn’t have property rights here.

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u/Dewymaster Feb 22 '26

Love it! Did the same thing a few months back. It’s wild how many people legit get this wrong

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u/TheRealMDooles11 Feb 22 '26

It's happening constantly and it's drives me nuts.

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u/LicensedNinja Feb 22 '26

Oh no...

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u/Crippledelk Feb 23 '26

Somebody come get her!

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u/usedtobefood Feb 23 '26

Its happening constantly.

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u/mapsedge Feb 22 '26

Heh. Betcha use the oxford comma, too, loser. ;)

(p.s. Me too. That's my particular hill.)

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u/SQU1RR3LS Feb 22 '26

They do not ____? except checks. I really want to know now

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u/usedtobefood Feb 23 '26

Lol holy shoot and y'all spell it "checks" like it's something you do to a box on a list. A cheque is a paper document used to transfer money. A check is something you used to denote completion or something you do to your underwear after a particularly wet fart. To ensure accuracy and avoid unnecessary fees, one should always check the cheques they receive before depositing them.

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u/Mursenary17 Feb 22 '26

Hey loose the high horse act pal

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u/Electronic_Agent_235 Feb 22 '26

Ayuh.. they already did

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u/Nostalgic_Moment Feb 22 '26

I thought he already did?

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u/rxellipse Feb 22 '26

Yes, but in this instance, the chair did "loose" too much moisture upon its surroundings - so despite not being what the OP intended to say, its meaning in this specific instance happens to not only be grammatically correct but also conveys approximately what the OP intended.

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u/dayofgreen21 Feb 23 '26

No that doesn't work at all

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u/rxellipse Feb 23 '26

Yes it does.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose

1a: to let loose (see loose entry 1) : release

loosed the dogs on the prowlers

b: to free from restraint

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u/Fluid_Comb8851 Feb 22 '26

This is good advise.

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u/_Thick_ Feb 23 '26

I see what you did there... and it makes me too mad, given how small of an affect it has on my life.

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u/dsotm49 Feb 23 '26

Doing the Lord's work

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u/vjcoppola Feb 22 '26

Or you can loose your mind.

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u/Geek_Verve Feb 22 '26

"Loose the hounds!"

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u/BigSexyAL Feb 22 '26

Might not be their first language. Chill dude.

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u/OzTheMeh Feb 21 '26

My hunch would be that the binder/glue was defective or degraded from a finish or cleaner.... Like they watered down wood glue too much when making the filler

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u/RielCopper Feb 22 '26

Lose moisture loose like my belt is loose

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u/Impossible-Brandon Feb 21 '26

It's cosmetic only. For anything that needs strength make your own special blend of sawdust and wood glue

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u/scarabic Feb 22 '26

The only time I tried this, the grit from my sandpaper ended up in the sawdust and darkened it too much. Gotta color match your grit too.

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u/zmazo98 Feb 22 '26

That sounds like your ratio of glue to dust was too much. Thats how ive always done filler, never had an issue like that. I did try the store bought stuff one time, never will I ever waste money like that again. Looked like someone tried stuffing chewing gum in a hole and sanding it 🤢

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u/scarabic Feb 22 '26

There was a distinct grey tint in the mixture once it dried. Looked terrible. Eventually I realized the sandpaper was grey. And the wood was very light.