On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 6:36:45 AM UTC-5, whit3rd wrote:
On Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7:27:21 PM UTC-8, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I need to repair a couple of drawers that have dried out dovetail joints. 2
drawers, maybe 16 pins.

Hide glue, when old, turns to dust; the deterioration is the result
of (according to lore) a slow-acting fungus.

That doesn't loosen the wood, though;

Something did:

https://i.imgur.com/6qk7GxW.jpg


disassemble, brush away the dust, rinse with
boiling water, and reapply hide glue. It'll stick fine, even if the old glue doesn't
completely come off.

Will hide glues fill those gaps?


Oher similar joints in that piece are also liable to need work.

Just some split grooves along some rails and one glue joint that opened up.
Already repaired. See my other thread about this piece, entitled:

"Back Panels On Desk - Cutting Error, Modification or Design Feature?"

More pictures there.