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Handyman Repair For Assembled Furniture

  
  
  

handyman biscuit joinerA common handyman repair is for furniture that needs to be assembled. You know the type, a full sized desk that comes in a box that would fit in your pocket. That’s right, lots of assembly required. These types of projects have wood dowels and cams that fit together. The problem is that the wood is typically cheap and isn’t made to take much abuse. The dowels and cams can pull out of the furniture and you are left to create a fix.

You can connect the pieces back together by drilling new holes in the mating surfaces and using new dowels. The holes must be aligned and you can cut a new dowel to fit the diameter of the new holes. Slather up the dowel and holes with wood glue, push everything together, and clamp it until its dry.

The other method is by using a biscuit joiner. This is a tool that cuts a slot (instead of drilling a hole) that align on each mating surface. Into this slot will go a biscuit (a football shaped disc). The biscuits come in different sizes for different applications. Once the slots are cut, apply glue to the biscuit and the slots, push the pieces together and clamp until dry.

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