5 Easy Steps To Repair/Fix A Broken Leg On Furniture
The users can easily repair or fix the broken leg of the furniture item by following the below-mentioned steps:
- Turn The Chair: Firstly the users need to place the chair towards its upside-down area so that the broken leg of the furniture item can be operated easily. If the users find out that the leg is already detached from the furniture item then at that time the user needs to detach the pre-drilled nails from the furniture leg.
- Cut The Loose Fragments: The users then need to trim away all the loose fragments or any kind of debris that is somehow affixed with the leg by using the chisel. If in case the leg is still affixed with the furniture item then they need to use the putty knife and gently place it inside the crack to clean up all the loose fragments or debris particles as well.
- Tighten The Broken Leg: Place a small size matchstick in the broken hole of the furniture item that has been damaged. By playing the matchstick into the hole the leg will get properly fitted with the furniture item. Broke the matchstick on the top of the hole and then place the leg in the correct position. Bend the leg in an anti-clockwise direction to place the leg in the correct position.
- Applying The Wood Glue: Apply the wood glue to the inside areas of the broken leg with the help of the putty knife or the utility knife. Carefully try to place all the broken pieces of the furniture item by wrapping the masking tape around it in order to keep the leg in one place and let the wood glue to dry for one day.
- Place The Dowel: Once the users find out that the wood glue is completely dried the users then need to insert a dowel straight through the broken leg of the furniture item so as to offer more strength to the broken leg. Then insert the 1-inch long nail to the dowel and then apply the wood glue to the dowel in order to properly affix the dowel. Allow the wood glue to dry completely for few hours in the open air before using the furniture item again.