Fixing a broken chair leg

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MatthiasWandel

10 жыл бұрын

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@woodenchair6919 8 жыл бұрын

thanks man, my legs feels a lot better now

@woodenchair6919 8 жыл бұрын

sure I feel up to the challenge now that my leg's fixed

@KhanggiTanka 8 жыл бұрын

+Wooden Chair *Sits on you * .... wait are you calling me fat?

@woodenchair6919 8 жыл бұрын

I'm calling me thin and weak

@majorkonfuzion1007 8 жыл бұрын

my turn, ..you know what they say:chair and chair alike.

@fullercrane8548 7 жыл бұрын

my gf is a table

@boatingman11 10 жыл бұрын

I did repairs for a large middle-man furniture for over 20 years. This method works well but leaves too much color work after the glue sets. I made a jig to bore a slightly oversized hole (the depth of the holes depended on how far the bad grain extends) on both broken pieces. I sometimes had to use 12" bits to get the depth I needed. I would use a 1/2" bit for a 7/16" dowel, 5/8" bit for a 9/16" dowel, etc. I would cut my dowel to the needed length and insert it into the break with enough epoxy to fill the hole and clamp it together. The squeeze-out glued the broken area. After it set, a little clean-up, a little wood marker of the appropriate color ,and a generous application of spray lacquer finished the job. Great video. Keep up your fine work.

@harveypost7799 4 жыл бұрын

Seems the way 👍🏻

@LeesChannel 3 жыл бұрын

This is the way

@mikedelam 10 жыл бұрын

Free is very cost effective. I believe $500 each is a lot for a chair like that.

@sssiod 8 жыл бұрын

"As good as new but unfortunately, not good enough" LOL

@mercedesjerseygirl6100 3 жыл бұрын

I did not understand that comment. Sounded like it was fixed and then proceeds to use all his fancy machines the average person does not own.

@sssiod 3 жыл бұрын

@@mercedesjerseygirl6100 the glue will hold the leg back together but it will most likely break again at the areas in the wood right next to the glue. That’s why he then proceeded to add reinforcement which gets a good grip into both sides of the leg from the break.

@blackcaesar8387 3 жыл бұрын

@@sssiod in that case then, if the fracture is more longitudinal (that is, along the length of the leg), will glue be enough?

@TheBushcraftBrothers 10 жыл бұрын

I knew that you weren't done after simply gluing the leg back together haha

@vengefulenigma 7 жыл бұрын

i was expecting a screw inside the leg :D

@rivahkillah 6 жыл бұрын

and pocket holes

@bucketmouth7705 2 жыл бұрын

A very nice repair young man, a well thought out repair, there’s good money In furniture repair. That spline you made was ideal. I’m glad you realized, that a face to face gluing was not enough. You should look into finishing products like clear spray lacquer , toners, ground pigment, and how to use padding lacquer. You would never be without work.

@xdavis18 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Used this technique to repair a chair back. Used a flush trim bit to clean-up excess. Thanks for posting.

@gekizai 10 жыл бұрын

"This is now good as new... which, unfortunately, isn't good enough." :D Loved that part.

@BackyardWoodworking 10 жыл бұрын

Very nice repair on that chair. Matching the finish is the hardest part of the job for me.

@headknocker8999 7 жыл бұрын

Half of $500 is FREE?? Nice repair, reminds me of a few Gibson headstock repairs I've done.. Adding the spline makes the repair 10X stronger.. Way to go!! Most repairs are FREE for friends & family.. Hell it gave you something to do anyhow. And I know it takes longer to film & edit these videos than to do the work.. ROCK ON! Gary/Hk

@corypride5096 2 жыл бұрын

It actually made me wince when you used that table saw. So glad you're a big time KZfaqr now.

@davidmcgrath6507 2 жыл бұрын

What’s wrong with the table saw?

@corypride5096 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmcgrath6507 Well, actually, I don't remember...

@Woodentoolcompany2 10 жыл бұрын

Nice. Most of the time you can get away with just glueing. Nice to see you went that extra bit to make it right.

@TheBarnacleBlimp 10 жыл бұрын

I have learned a great deal from this video! Thank you Mathias

@jackdehaan2267 7 жыл бұрын

Such practical projects and super fine work.

@WriterKeys 10 жыл бұрын

Awww Matt love your ideas!

@BloodMaster104 10 жыл бұрын

500$ in my country is a full paycheck... And to give all that money for one chair, lol... 6 years ago we bought very good and comfortable chairs for 50€ each... Never broke...

@kik52112 3 жыл бұрын

jel realno da sam na ovo naiso?🤣

@riba2233 Жыл бұрын

@@kik52112 je

@ramidawood725 10 жыл бұрын

Big fan of your work, very nicely done

@BahBahTheSheep 8 жыл бұрын

watching more and more of your videos, and seeing constant reference to grain patterns it would be awesome if you did a full on video on grain, and strength. a fun strength test video like how you played around with the box joints and dovetails with the car jack.

@eavesstreet6307 8 жыл бұрын

you definitely have a gift. i am blown away.

@athiker7209 10 жыл бұрын

In the past, I've passed up on furniture, even when it was free. After watching this video, I may have to re-evaluate my thinking when given the next offer.

@norwoodholabirdcommunityas43 6 жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic video! Well done!!!

@marcelodonga 10 жыл бұрын

Muito bom, obrigado por compartilhar!

@christopherlesley6076 Жыл бұрын

That was really amazing. I wish had this skill

@fuzzy1dk 10 жыл бұрын

Is it stronger to put the inserts on the sides of the legs where it will push and pull instead of one the sides where the insert would "bend" pushing against the sides of the slots? when leaning

@AbdallahEzzatKoji 10 жыл бұрын

(Y) Thanks for all you videos.

@OscarSanchez-jr2wz 10 жыл бұрын

si muy buena esa reparacion gracias por su enseñanza

@erickl2635 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video I found it very informative. What a about a cylindrical shaped leg?

@shamong9 10 жыл бұрын

Nice job, on the chair repair. I was wondering why you did not use dowels. Matching the leg of the chair is real challenge.

@Nimbus849 9 жыл бұрын

this guy is good!

@SteveSam66 10 жыл бұрын

Nice job, your a good friend

@Tugmun11 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Mr Wandel I really enjoy your videos thanks and keep'm commin...

@mieguistumas 10 жыл бұрын

500 each? Why? I bought couple of chairs for like 30 each and legs were done from solid wood.

@wbwillie 10 жыл бұрын

I was about to say, that poor bastard got taken

@thomassmith1753 8 жыл бұрын

Very interesting fix I'll keep that in mind if my wooden chairs break, before this I would of just glued it then drill some holes and countersink wood screws in it, then try to cover up the abomination, fail and give it to goodwill haha

@GalaXy808 10 жыл бұрын

Now I don't need to throw a broken legg cchaaairr! Wow! Good video sir...

@inderjitsingh5928 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful technique

@matslundberg1289 10 жыл бұрын

I belive thats one hell of a repair

@MichaelQ5150 7 жыл бұрын

Using callipers to set table saw !! Brain just went DUH!

@alanhampton7 10 жыл бұрын

Was thinking "fixing a broken chair leg! That's it!?" Now thinking "Ahh Wandel does it again!" Thanks Bro. I Never miss an upload.

@Majoofi 10 жыл бұрын

I liked the way the repair looked before it was hidden. I think they would have looked nice if all the chairs were reinforced like that.

@confiscator 10 жыл бұрын

Does it matter if the spline is made of a different wood species from the chair?

@nobuckle40 10 жыл бұрын

Well, you fixed it good. I'm surprised that the manufacturer didn't foresee the grain direction problem. One thing is for sure, the chair will not break at that point again.

@maciejm6822 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Mathias, I've been following your site for quite some time now and I really enjoy when you build some incredible contraptions like marble machines and other (although most of your work has practical appliances). When I saw this movie Amazing Flexible Wooden Bowl I instantly thought that it is something you might enjoy building, using some fancy wood perhaps.

@tsyhll 10 жыл бұрын

Great job there Matthias. But I think I've seen chair like that sold at ikea.

@hvolboll 10 жыл бұрын

Looks like a strong repair.

@Reillin 7 жыл бұрын

love the "whoa! I can fix it for half of that!"

@stephenhumphriesArtist 7 жыл бұрын

Phew, he did it for free in the end.

@briangilliland3620 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks

@what1864 5 жыл бұрын

what abut drilling a hole down the middle ov the leg and inserting a dowel rod ?

@mayoropl1 10 жыл бұрын

One question left - how strong is fixed leg? Can you please make two tests with your bath scale and car jack? We know you can fix broken chair legs nicely :)

@JonnyDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Proper fix! :)

@monkeysize 10 жыл бұрын

$500 for a chair...that can't be right. Great fix though.

@artidoro 10 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@ColinTonkasdad 10 жыл бұрын

nice repair and for free !!!

@C4GIF 3 жыл бұрын

Wenns am falschen Grain liegen würde, hätt er nicht so brechen dürfen! Das liegt wohl eher am lumpigen Holz , das wo überhaupt kein Grain nicht hat. Und deshalb haben Sie es richtig gemacht mit einem nachträglich eingefügten Grain.

@telosfd 7 жыл бұрын

I like it. At 3:12 why dont use a router trim bit!

@Brastius 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's some sideways manufacturing there. Good job fixing that train wreck.

@Spencer167 8 жыл бұрын

You did it for free cause you seem like an awesome guy! :)

@eelnoops5200 8 жыл бұрын

He did it for $250.00

@Spencer167 8 жыл бұрын

lol, I guess I'm a little slow! :P

@JHA854 7 жыл бұрын

Lee Spoon watch the end. No one charges their friend $250 to fix a chair.

@privateportall 10 жыл бұрын

Clever fix :)

@mickleman52 7 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to have drilled a hole in the chair leg and used a dowel instead of making splines?

@matthiaswandel 7 жыл бұрын

Possible, but not as good a repair. I want the reinforcement to be entirely on the tension side of the leg

@mamita3782 3 жыл бұрын

Which gum use wood

@Khellendros_ 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is really awesome. I agree that this is probably the best way to go with the repair, but couldn't be possible (and probably enough) to just insert one or two dowels perpendicular to the glue line? I'm asking just in case I come across a similar problem (and I don't own a router yet) :)

@KavehMagaura 10 жыл бұрын

The problem was the grain going in the wrong direction. this affects the whole leg. :)

@superdau 10 жыл бұрын

The dowel couldn't go very deep that way and you'd just move the problem up or down a few centimeters. And mechanically the center of a post is not strained at all when bending while the opposite outsides or compressed and strained. So a single dowel would not take much of the load.

@TomKaren94 10 жыл бұрын

Shannariano: Essentially, you are correct. I've done lots of these repairs, and the important thing is to make the mortise deep enough to get past the area of the most bending load when weight is applied at an angle. It is not an easy repair to proper align, but careful measuring and patience will help you get it right. I can guarantee you that one of two things happened here... either the chair was dropped on the foot of that leg with force, or someone of significant mass leaned back on the rear legs. This kind of a break almost never happens under proper use, even when the grain runs in the 'wrong direction,' unless there is some other defect in the wood. And now we finally see an example of why our mothers yelled at us for leaning back on our chairs...

@dustinpratcshler299 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthias i have heard you mention that you have had to make trips to Canadian tire which means you live in canada as do I but where in canada do you live

@kelly123713 Жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the glue that you used ?

@pressia07 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of glue is that

@nov51947 10 жыл бұрын

After the first 1:00, I thought this was going to be a *FAIL!* video. I never would have believed that this fix would work, even with the spline. No leaning back on two legs in this chair!!

@Buster557 10 жыл бұрын

I kept looking at the time and knew there was going to be something more to it than simply gluing it back together.

@tubalcain1 10 жыл бұрын

Leaning back on two legs???? What are you 5 years old??? Your not supposed to be "leaning back" on these type of chairs in the first place!

@gjdewald 10 жыл бұрын

Rick sounds like a salesman's wet dream

@DJzSith 10 жыл бұрын

$500 for one chair or the whole set and table ?

@MandoFettOG 4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully for the set...

@plammijr 4 жыл бұрын

Solid wood furniture is costly now. I paid $250 per chair 7 years ago. A similar repair now is the same price.

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Oh is that when you find the back legs 🙀

@katmahbub 6 жыл бұрын

this is advanced! I am trying to fix my broken chair leg... maybe a metal clamp around it forever?

@Bylga 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice =D

@lcgcano 10 жыл бұрын

I bought the same darn chairs. But my wife threw away the other part. Any way to fix this with out the needed part?..

@bfase7571 7 жыл бұрын

Do you sharpen your own chisels? If so, I want to see a video on that too.

@IVANECCC 10 жыл бұрын

golden hands!!! =)

@Diablo8900 10 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't it be easier to drill holes in both pieces of the legs and use a wooden dowel to join and reinforce them?

@matthiaswandel 10 жыл бұрын

Try it and you will realize it isn't.

@Diablo8900 10 жыл бұрын

Okey. Would it still be sterdy with the wooden dowel or would the dowel be to weak?

@MrTridac 10 жыл бұрын

Easier? No! You have one chance to get the angles right. ONE!

@MrGnom99 6 жыл бұрын

Actually IT IS.

@mld962 5 жыл бұрын

@@MrGnom99 it would be if the end grain wasnt all curly

@el1061 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome MATT!!!!! but why not use a dowel or domino in between and avoid the cosmetic touch ups?.....

@robmckennie4203 9 жыл бұрын

I don't know his reasoning, but I could see getting the holes exactly right could be tough. On the other hand, i could also see him building a cool and complicated machine to do it perfectly

@user-qo2ez3xn1u Жыл бұрын

What do you do when a similar break is on the very bott9m of the chair leg

@joshclough4789 7 жыл бұрын

Please someone help, what type of glue was used??!

@RookiePresent 7 жыл бұрын

It's just regular yellow glue/carpenter's glue

@isa4777 7 жыл бұрын

Most likely, judging by the colour of the glue; he used Titebond III. It also dries in darker colour than regular yellow glue.

@JozyDLC 9 жыл бұрын

What glue did you use in the beginning?

@michaelcrump7225 7 жыл бұрын

Jozy DLC wood glue

@TheMrWoodsman 10 жыл бұрын

You would make a good friend to have about!

@ravshana 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. What kind of glue is best to use?

@matthiaswandel 2 жыл бұрын

whichever glue is best for the application. That's why there are so many different types of glue.

@OldVegan 10 жыл бұрын

awesome

@Dave51262 10 жыл бұрын

Great video. I can use this idea for something I have now. Thanks!

@luizferreira8570 10 жыл бұрын

yes very nice

@maxm7202 7 жыл бұрын

I think he means $500 Canadian

@alexeivinn9515 10 жыл бұрын

You may do this work different way. Drill the hole at the base and insert piece of metal rod or wooden dowel, I think wooden dowel will be better

@matthiaswandel 10 жыл бұрын

Everyone keeps suggesting dowels. A tremendously bad ideao for this repar (see some of the more knowledgeable replies as to why)

@MrThePaprika 10 жыл бұрын

Why do you simply put a dowel into the leg of the chair?

@NOLAMarathon2010 10 жыл бұрын

Nice...

@mld962 5 жыл бұрын

how can a end grain glue up be "good as new" without re enforcement?

@matthiaswandel 5 жыл бұрын

It isn't. But it's not an end grain joint, it's a side grain joint because the grain is all in the wrong direction. Which is why the reinforcement is needed.

@kennylau2010 7 жыл бұрын

If the glue is stronger than the wood then what good is the second step?

@Salty_reviews 7 жыл бұрын

Kenny 劉健聰 He should just make a chair out of glue.

@dstarr3 7 жыл бұрын

It prevents the same failure happening elsewhere in that piece.

@lrgadv 9 жыл бұрын

Hey, what's that face on the seat of the chair at 3min37seg?

@taroplus1 9 жыл бұрын

how did you made the exact color of the chair??

@matthiaswandel 9 жыл бұрын

Taro O watch the video

@Bobany 9 жыл бұрын

Matthias Wandel I think he ment how did you find and mixed the color, I didn't see it in the video.

@tubadinodude 9 жыл бұрын

+Bobany It's clear that he used acrylic paints. By mixing Raw Sienna and Burnt Umber, he got the color close enough to the chair

@magicrobharv 8 жыл бұрын

+The Painting Piper Thanks. I was wondering how he matched the colors.

@boujeePerformance 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. They weren't $500 each

@Bobany 9 жыл бұрын

noob, he ment $5000 it was a "verbal misstype" :p

@mygtxful 7 жыл бұрын

He worked for the government and bought them with tax payers money.

@davielove11 7 жыл бұрын

what type of glue did you use?

@davidmcgrath6507 4 жыл бұрын

davielove11 wood glue

@davielove11 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidmcgrath6507 Thanks.

@TomHowbridge 10 жыл бұрын

I belief that's a scarf joint

@ScrewDrvr 10 жыл бұрын

Once you give one away for free, they expect them all for free.

@googlesbitch 10 жыл бұрын

Do you think drilling a deep hole into both ends and then inserting an epoxy coated steel threaded rod would be stronger? Also would it cause less damage to surface finish. My biggest concern is the dynamic loads that a chair is constantly under and it might collapse when someone leans back too hard.