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 –
Spreader clamps are useful for taking chairs apart. Here’s a link to the type of spreader clamp we use (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 –
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