When you have chairs with spindles and if they get as much wear and tear as mine do, then you too may have a wobbly chair that needs to be fixed.
It’s not as hard as you think to fix a chair. This whole project took me about 15 minutes to complete.
Place your chair on a jaw horse (if you don’t have one, it’s a great investment!)
Once it’s secure, you’re ready to go!
Remove any access glue in the well with a small chisel.
Use a Shop-Vac (another must-have item) and suck out all glue that was scrapped.
Squirt wood glue in the well and also wipe it on the nub of the chair. I did this with my finger.
Push the nub into the well. The glue will come up and out the sides. Wipe away access glue with a damp paper towel.
Add clamps to keep pressure on the two pieces that are bonding together. Read the directions on the glue for how long you should leave it. I left mine over night.
Tip: because the legs are rounded the large clamp was sliding. To stop this, I added to smaller clamps on the top and bottom spindle next to where the glued piece was. When you put on the large clamp, it won’t slide while it’s resting against the smaller clamps.
Once dried, use touch up paint and you now have a fixed chair!!!
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That’s awesome! Now I’m thinking hmmm you could make some amazing cushions with that chair. It’s funny how one project breeds another project. I love your nail polish by the way. LOL!
I was thinking the same thing about the cushions…lol I like my jewelry more so I need to do your project!
women are much handier than people think we are 🙂 great job
Yes we are and thank you
I love the many faces of Rachel Ferruci! Great meeting you last night at Iced Orchid Moms.