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Solution: POLYURETHANE GLUE. A common brand is Gorilla Glue. The stuff
is manna from heaven. Elixir of the gods. Wood glue extraordinaire.
It's kinda expensive. Buy it anyway.

For those that have never experienced polyurethane glue, it looks like
thick maple syrup and as it cures, it foams a little, filling any gaps
and spreading through the joint. I'd say it triples its volume. Just
buy some and try it out... it's cool.

In addition to gap filling, the cured glue is VERY tough and I think
even a tiny bit flexible. At the very least it's not brittle like some
glues.



- Joe Barta


Joe's got the fix. I've repaired most of my kitchen and dining room
chairs with Gorilla Glue and none of them have separated again. I
have yet to have a joint that I used Gorilla Glue on fail.