The Mortise and Tenon Joint is the most commonly used joints for the furniture construction and is the joint that most often need repairing process. It is used to join wood to each other at right angles, and because of this, the expansion and the shrinkage of the different members can cause the glue to fail and resulting in loosening the joint. The Cabinetmakers have been known of this for centuries, so there are a number of methods used to keep the joint together when the glue fails. In case a standard mortise and tenon joint is broken at that time it is very easy to disassemble them simply by de-activating the glue and pulling the joint apart from each other.
5 Easy Steps For Repairing A Broken Mortise And Tenon Joint
If you have a mortise and tenon joint that is broken and now you want to repair it, you can do it easily by going through the steps mentioned below carefully:
- Remove Old Glue: The first step is to remove all the glue, with the heat, it is important to remove old glue from Mortise and Tenon Joint.
- Apply Glue: Apply the glue to both the tenon and mortise, spreading the glue to all crevices is for best results effective.
- Insert: The next step is to insert the tenon and mortise into the glued spot on the furniture in which they were used as a joint.
- Wipe: The next step is to wipe away any excess glue with the help of damp rag. When the tenon is pressed into the joint some of the glue can come out, so it needs to be wiped off as soon as possible.
- Clamp: If possible use any type of clamp that the user can have hand on. If there is no clamp, that time the user can use any type of clip would work. After that, the user needs to wait for 30 minutes for the glue to dry before taking off the clamp.