I’m repairing a chair and the joints are a bit on the loose side. I was hoping to try Titebond liquid hide glue to put it back together for the long open time and to make future repairs easier. Does anyone know if hide glue fills gaps better than pva? I know epoxy is usually the go-to for gap filling but I’d rather give myself more time than epoxy usually allows if possible.
Alternatively, is there anything I can put in the joint (like fabric) that would tighten it up?
I dont have any answers really, but I recently did a similar job on my dinning chairs and used gorrilla wood glue and a couple timber screws to set it stronger.
Thanks for replying. I’m curious how the screws hold up. In my experience I’ve only seen metal fasteners damage the joint even more as it flexes.
If it’s a big enough gap, I usually fill it with small pieces of a similar looking wood and wood glue. I tap them in with a wooden mallet until they’re snug then sand it after it cures.
I think you are on to something here. Saw online somewhere that thin veneers can be made by edge planing a board. The strip can then be glued and wrapped around the tenon to take up the extra space. Think this is what I’ll try.
Yeah, I’ve had pretty good luck with this with tear-out and cracked bowls on my woodturning projects.
