pookie03 wrote:

Can anyone guide me as to how or what to use to soften this old glue
so that I might remove it and repair with minimal damage?


Heat the glued areas with a hair drier. It may take 5 to 10 minutes,
maybe more, to soften the glue. If you have a heat gun and you are
very careful not to burn the wood, use the heat gun, but be very
careful. I mentioned the hair drier first, to heat it slowly, because
many times folks aren't aware of what a heat gun will do to wood.