Drawer repairs

1/11/07, 12:20 AM #1

Jeff Spirer
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Drawer repairs

Jeff Spirer

>Hi all

My mother-in-law has got a bunch of drawers that need repair.

Some of them are the cheap file drawer type that I can reglue pretty easy.

But some are from antiques (maybe, I don't think they used plywood in antiques) with an unknown type glue.

If I scrape out the old glue, will plain old yellow glue work ok.

I know I can't just throw glue on top of glue and hope that it will hold.

I worry that the scraping will ruin the fit, so how little to take off?

Any suggestions and advice?

Jeff

Re: Drawer repairs

1/11/07, 1:04 AM #2

Don Henthorn
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Of course it is always better to clean

Don Henthorn

>and refit joints before re-gluing. But much older furniture used hide glue and that can be re-glued with hide glue without the thorough cleaning that other glues require. If you don't know for certain I would take the safe route and clean the joints the best you can and refit by adding veneer to loose places to get a good fit and then re-glue with the glue of your choice. I always use hide glue if I have choice because an old piece of furniture if treated right may live long enough that someone else may need to repeat the repair some time in the distant future. Hide glue makes it easier to do.

Re: Drawer repairs

1/11/07, 1:23 AM #3

George
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Agree

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>Good Evening Jeff,

You can test the residual glue by seeing if it dissolves easily when hot water is applied by wet wash cloth. If it does, use that method to dissolve the remaining bumps and clumps in the joint to achieve a close and tight fit. then use more of the hide glue and clamp to re-join. You can't use a better and safer glue. Don is right on.

George

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