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My old kitchen table went from wobbly mess to rock solid in about an hour
The thing was shaking so bad you couldn't write on it. I finally took a look underneath and saw all the old glue in the joints had completely dried out and crumbled. I used a syringe to inject some Titebond III wood glue into each loose joint, clamped it tight with some bar clamps I had, and let it sit overnight. The difference is crazy, it doesn't move at all now. Has anyone else fixed wobbly furniture this way, or did you try something different like adding corner braces?
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the_val3mo ago
That syringe trick is genius for getting glue deep into old joints. I've had good luck with a small drill bit first to make a clean channel for the glue.
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nancys903mo ago
Oh man, I tried that once and glued my fingers together more than the actual joint. It was a whole thing.
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alice_reed472mo ago
The drill bit idea works but you gotta be careful not to go too deep and hit the other side of the wood, I've seen people accidentally drill right through the tabletop lol. A tiny pilot hole with a 1/16 bit at an angle is usually enough to get the glue in there without damaging anything. Titebond III is solid stuff but make sure you wipe the squeeze out right away or you'll have a hard little booger to sand off later.
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