How to Repair Wooden Chair Joints
See how to repair loose wooden chair joints properly from start to finish. Scott shows how to disassemble a wobbly chair and the techniques to make it easy to take it apart. Then he walks through how to clean up the joints so the glue will bond well to the wood. He wraps up the demonstration with gluing up the chair and putting it back together gain. Scott has fixed many loose chairs over the years and he gives tips along the way to help you learn how to fix a chair so it’s done right the first time.
For more videos about repairing chairs and furniture. See our Fixing Furniture channel – https://www.youtube.com/fixingfurniture
Spreader clamps are useful for taking chairs apart. Here’s a link to the type of spreader clamp we use https://amzn.to/2HqFci3 (purchases made using this link help fund our video production work)
For details about what glue to use for furniture repairs, see our video on types of glue – https://youtu.be/aRYNAlbBDUg
See more tools we use in our workshop and the tools we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking
For more woodworking knowledge or to contact us directly, visit our website http://HomeImprovementWoodworking.com
Hosted by Scott Bennett, owner of Wooden It Be Nice – Custom Woodworking in Brooklin, Ontario
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How heavy should the item be for the seat? Would a 35 lb steel weight plate suffice?
Nice Video. My question is how do you repair the side apron…Apron: Side bracing piece that supports the seat and ties front/back legs together.
looking for a resource for small wood corner blocks
Great video thanks for sharing!
I had a piece im not sure how to fix- ciuld i send u a picture?
Very informative. Thank you.
Found this through a google search. Very helpful, thanks
Update – we now have a YouTube channel dedicate to furniture repairs called Fixing Furniture. See https://www.youtube.com/fixingfurniture
How did you get the nail out ? Thankyou for the video
Hi Scott, great video, it helped me quite a lot. Is there a reason why, when reassembling the chair, you chose to glue the spindles to the seat first instead of starting with the top rail? Is it easier that way to guide the parts in the mortises? Thanks!