Recliners are fairly easy to disassemble instead of burning. While the details of each may vary they tend to follow the same general assembly.
The back is often on two rails and held on with either a small latch that you flip or hand screws. Once it is loosened you simply lift it up and off. The sides of the back will have one part of the rail assembly attached with screws. Lifting the material on the outside of the back firmly will often pull out the tack strips holding the sides of the material in place. These pieces are thin and light with numerous spikes that are hammered into the wood. With the outside back material flipped up the springs in the back will probably be visible. These springs are held at both ends (top and bottom) with clips. Pull/pry/cut??? Overall not much metal in the back.
The base usually has a lever or handle/latch for the footrest. Lever will need to be removed (unscrewed/smashed). Handle/latch will be connected to a cable that needs to be disconnected. Footrest will often unscrew from reclining mechanism on the bottom. Reclining mechanism is screwed to frame (square bits frequently). Only focus on where the mechanism mounts to the frame because dismantling the mechanism is usually hard. It should drop out the bottom at this point. Springs in the seat similar to the back but placed closer and/or heavier gauge.
You might even check with local upholstery shops to see if they want your salvaged mechanisms or to collect their damaged ones.
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