On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:02:45 -0500, "V-Jay" wrote:

I have two wooden chairs that are coming apart and I want to glue them back
together. The rungs/cross-pieces that connect the chair legs together keep
coming out, which makes the chairs unstable.

In the past, I have used wood glue (carpenter's glue) to fix other wooden
chairs, but that never seems to work very well.

I was just wondering if Liquid Nails, or Contact Cement, or some other type
of glue might work better. My reason for wondering about Liquid Nails or
Contact Cement is that I think they both remain slightly flexible/elastic
while wood glue becomes brittle and seems to crack easily.

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what might work best?

Thanks.


It's not the glue, but the joint. Try installing a wedge into the
tenon. If the end tenon it is not accessible (through the wood), then
try a fox wedge. This joint will lock it in place. A properly made
chair should not come apart under normal use. There is a product
called "chair lock" that you may want to try, although I have not
tested this product.