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  • Chair Rung Swelling Product

    From Puckdropper@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 10 05:45:13 2022
    I've got a couple of wooden chairs that the rungs on the bottom have worked their way loose on. I recall seeing some products in the usual places (Woodcraft, Lee Valley, Amazon, etc) that would swell the wood up and permanently keep the rungs from coming out again. Does anyone have any experience with any of these products?

    Puckdropper

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  • From Sonny@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Wed Aug 10 06:27:42 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:45:19 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a couple of wooden chairs that the rungs on the bottom have worked their way loose on.

    I, personally, wouldn't trust trying to make the wood swell to fit. I would expose as much of the rungs' ends and work some epoxy into the joint. For some rungs and backrest slats I've repaired, I've drilled small holes in the back side or in some
    inconspicuous places and injected epoxy into the joint.

    Sonny

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Wed Aug 10 16:55:34 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 1:45:19 AM UTC-4, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a couple of wooden chairs that the rungs on the bottom have worked their way loose on. I recall seeing some products in the usual places (Woodcraft, Lee Valley, Amazon, etc) that would swell the wood up and permanently keep the rungs from coming out again. Does anyone have any experience with any of these products?

    Puckdropper

    To expand on Sonny's suggestion, you can buy kits to accomplish what he is suggesting. Obviously you could source the stuff separately.

    Chair Doctor Glue supposedly swell *and* glues.

    https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/supplies/adhesives/glue/30261-chair-doctor-glue

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  • From hubops@ccanoemail.com@21:1/5 to teamarrows@eznet.net on Wed Aug 10 20:38:23 2022
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:55:34 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
    <teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:

    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 1:45:19 AM UTC-4, Puckdropper wrote:
    I've got a couple of wooden chairs that the rungs on the bottom have worked >> their way loose on. I recall seeing some products in the usual places
    (Woodcraft, Lee Valley, Amazon, etc) that would swell the wood up and
    permanently keep the rungs from coming out again. Does anyone have any
    experience with any of these products?

    Puckdropper

    To expand on Sonny's suggestion, you can buy kits to accomplish what he is >suggesting. Obviously you could source the stuff separately.

    Chair Doctor Glue supposedly swell *and* glues.

    https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/supplies/adhesives/glue/30261-chair-doctor-glue



    I've used Chair Doctor a few times over-the-years
    with mixed results. I'd say "give it a try - nothing to lose"
    but if the original glue-job <or subsquent attempts>
    have totally sealed off the wood fibers - I can't see
    how it's going to work ..
    John T.

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