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Old chairs get new faceâ€"lift "Project Woodworking*" a New Horizons program sponsored by the Waterloo Recreation Centre for persons over 40 began a week ago under the guidance of Mr. Wilfred Honesberger, left. Preparing a spindle on a lathe is Mr. Albert Pagel of Waterioo. _ Sixty years ago, Ellen Hughes had a set of six chairs made in Montreal. After travelling with her to California, the chairs made a return trip back to Canâ€" ada. "I got tired of them and put them in my basement for a couple of years. Then my daughter had them for a while, and now she thinks they‘re too old fashâ€" ioned. So, I‘ve decided to refinish them,"" she says. At 81 yearsâ€"ofâ€"age, Mrs. Hughes, of Dunbar Road, is one of numerous Waterloo residents taking advantage of <the Project Woodwork course. Funded by a $11,000 New Horizons grant. the course began Sept. 15 and will run for 10 weeks. The aim of the project is to teach furniture _ refinishing _ and small furniture building to senior citizens.. However. anyone over the age of 40 and those who are unâ€" employed are also encourâ€" aged to participate in the program. Operating out of 272 King St. E., two classes are held in the morning and afterâ€" noons of â€" Tuesdays and Thursdays. ‘"It‘s the first time I‘ve instructed woodworking, so I guess I‘m learning as well as they are," jokes Wilfred Honesberger. one of two instructors. Some participants in the course, like Mrs. Hughes are â€" refinishing _ antique chairs, while others are building small articles lhike birdhouses from scr@tch. Marg Mason. of Elgin Cres.. is attemptBag to reâ€" move about five coats of paint from an inherited chair "It‘s a real antique. It 8 K4 0 t «.0. a 4 2 2 4 + C comes fromâ€" my grandfaâ€" therâ€" and _ grandmother, maybe even before that. It‘s a big, big job, but I‘m looking at it as a project," she says. With perseverance and patience, Mrs. Mason scrapes off the black, red, yellow, white and brown layers of paint. "At least this is better than working at home, because here you have comâ€" pany and the work doesn‘t seen so unpleasant." says the Elgin Crescent resident. Marie Carter, of Melâ€" burn â€" Crescent. is also refinishing _ an _ antique, that â€" dates back â€" about three generations. "I don‘t know how many times this poor chair has been varnished,"~ she says. "It used to belong to my grandparents, but I just obtained it about a year ago. The average class size is about 10 persons, and the first two sets of classes run from September to Janâ€" uary. A second series will be offered from January to June. The fee for the 10 week course if $10. h Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 15, 1975 â€" PERM SPECIAL 1W 724 BELMONT BLVD. â€" 745â€"1912 3Stvling @ Streaks ® Straightening _ }Haircuts @ Body Perms ®@ Shampoo White Bread j 60% Whole Wheat 100% Whole Wheat Cracked Wheat Chuckwagon J Parkdale Plaza 88 4â€" 2 Albert & Hazel c next door to Liquor Store Call Cathy. Margaret, Karen and Grayce The More You Buy, The More You Save! (Bring your own container â€" No extra bags at these prices). Bags .05° extra. COME AND SAVE MIX OR MATCH Onmt Afraid of getting your hair chopped off ... visit Parkdale Unisex toâ€"day. They‘li treat you right. EVERY MONDAY, TUESOAY, WEDNESDAY IN THE BELMONT PLAZA No Phone Orders or Dealers Please ‘Creators of Delicious Baked Foods" UNISEX and BARBERSHOP WATERLOO SQUARE MALL STANLEY PARK MALL *‘*Only The Best"" Bakeries Ltd. 10° 884â€"2750 TCOEA EEAE 4 * at eat ) 1 COMPLETE 441.55 0â€"*3.79 Page 17