How Do You Repair A Loose Chair Joint?
A chair is made up of a number of small, relatively weak pieces of wood that all work together to make it strong enough to hold a person. However, if a joint is loose, the overall strength of the chair is weakened-and that single loose joint could lead to another-and soon you’ll end up with a useless chair. This is why it’s important to you know how to deal with loose chair joints. Here is how. How to Reglue a Loose Chair Joint Step 1 Remember, the simplest repair may well be the best repair. If a joint on your chair is loose, the easiest way to repair it might be to simply reglue it. Use a glue injector (available at home stores) or a syringe filled with polyurethane glue to inject glue right into the loose joint. Step 2 Clamp or hold the joint tightly together overnight, then put the chair back into service. Hopefully the newly glued joint will hold. Step 3 Insert some moisture into the joint before injecting the glue, which may help the polyurethane glue hold old dried wood together
