Repairing a J. B. Van Sciver Chair

I volunteer for an organization called the "Repair Cafe", whose purpose is to rebuff our throw-away culture by fixing things for people (for free) and thereby keeping stuff out of landfills. A client brought in an incredibly rickety chair that belonged to his mother. It wobbled excessively front to back and only a little less side to side. Usually we fix things right there at the repair event, but…