How can I glue together a broken table leg?
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Andrew Smart
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Simple dining table, while moving, one leg broke at a 45* angle. Would wood screws and gorilla glue suffice to fix this or is a more elaborate thing required?
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A photo would help. Screws means displacing wood which can weaken the joint.
In addition, you might want to drill a thin hole in both pieces and glue in a small dowel rod to help strengthen the break area. Then putty in any cracks or chipped areas with wood filler then paint.
Hi Andrew, if you were not the mover, isn't it the mover's responsibility? If you were. . . I believe my husband would repair this with drilling and inserting a small dowel (in both halves of break) and I believe he would use wood glue. I'lll ask him and come back if I am wrong.
I would use a double-ended screw (pre-drill the holes) and wood glue.
O.K. I was wrong. He said that the break should be repaired with epoxy. That that kind of break is easy (45º angle) to repair.