My old kitchen table went from wobbly mess to rock solid in about an hour

The thing was shaking so bad you couldn't write on it. I finally took a look underneath and saw all the old glue in the joints had completely dried out and crumbled. I used a syringe to inject some Titebond III wood glue into each loose joint, clamped it tight with some bar clamps I had, and let it sit overnight. The difference is crazy, it doesn't move at all now. Has anyone else fixed wobbly furniture this way, or did you try something different like adding corner braces?

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the_val16d ago

That syringe trick is genius for getting glue deep into old joints. I've had good luck with a small drill bit first to make a clean channel for the glue.

nancys9016d ago

Oh man, I tried that once and glued my fingers together more than the actual joint. It was a whole thing.