Need help with restoring a drop leaf table

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I was given a drop leaf table and hope to refinish it. When I took it home, I soon found out that the supports/bars to hold up the leaves to hold the top in the open position are missing. I need some help with ideas to make and install new supports before I refinish the table.

q need help with restoring a drop leaf table

This is the table in the closed position. How can I make new support bars so I can open the table up when needed

Janice · Answer

You can likely find replacement parts online from Amazon. I found this restoration place with many different types available but it is pricey, but at least you can see what the mechanism looks like and maybe you can rig something similar to it. https://www.vandykes.com/table-hardware-restoration/c/1649/

Amazon shows this:

https://www.amazon.com/JG-Eldelen-Drop-Leaf-Hinges/dp/B003FHP0FK

Ken · Answer

I am not able to see the part of your table where the supports were so I cannot make a recommendation to keep the table historically accurate, if that is your intent. That said, Amazon and any woodworker's supply company offers many choices for these brackets.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=drop+leaf+table+support&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=241925384603&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6145882135605543089&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007343&hvtargid=kwd-297234361128&ref=pd_sl_9gv4klfkwu_b_p37

Nancy Turner · Answer

See if you can find one like it to see what was used at that time, to find one that will work. If you can see where the pieces were attached that will help you with what was used. I have seen ones where the pieces were metal and some that used wood or a combination of both.

NanaJoy · Answer

Thank you. I will do that

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