How to repair split wood on a dresser?

Hi Kim you may need to replace the tops on both of them. I would check your local lumber yard or lumber store and look for solid plywood in the same wood as your bedroom set of furniture. If that's not something you would like to do (or the splits aren't too wide) you could try filling it in with wood putty and doing a lot of sanding until they're both smooth and then painting it to hide the fix.

Squeeze some wood glue into the splits and clamp them tight. Varnish can be sanded off with a Scotch bright pad. The just apply some polyurethane

Depends on how bad the split is. Could you post of picture so we can see exactly what you are working with?

Found this for you

https://thecraftsmanblog.com/the-7-best-products-to-patch-wood/

Depending on how bad the crack is, you might be able to use wood filler to patch them, but you would need to paint them. Also you can repair the veneer. https://www.hometalk.com/diy/repair/furniture/how-to-repair-damaged-veneer-edging-27723655

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/repair/furniture/how-to-repair-peeling-wood-veneer-2317431

This shows how to fix split wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWz4wd9LXg

Kim,

Most likely the split is the individual boards that make up the top separating from constant changes in temp. and humidity from the outside storage. Willams method is the way to go.

You can sand and fill with Bondo. Let dry completely and sand down. Of course you will then have to paint the dresser.

Glue where the crack with wood glue, then cover it up with a wood filler, sand and repaint.

This tutorial might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_K4AfD70r8

This tutorial might be of help as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQaBnCoW13k

It looks like it’s only the seems in the dresser but the night table is moveable so I will probably have to glue it

Hello,

Glue that held the planks together has failed due to conditions of storage, Maybe dryer, less humid conditions might bring them back together. Failing that you could use a wood shim or wood filler.

Here's a tutorial which may help you out https://youtu.be/NAWz4wd9LXg

Use wood filler

How bad is that .. can you show pictues