How to strengthen wooden joints of furniture at home - Repair Kopitiam

Welcome to Repair Kopitiam where we share tips on how you too, can do some simple repair jobs at home.

In this video we will be showing you 3 ways that you can strengthen loose joints and prevent them from moving.

[reakelly]

this is exactly what I needed to see today. I have a drill, screws, glue, and a wobbly table. I can now proceed to fixing it. Thank you.

[-xn]

🤗 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! People forget that there are those of us out here with absolutely no woodworking knowledge, skill, or tools. I followed your directions to measure and cut my 45 degree angles in wood braces and now my table is completely stable!!! I can't believe it was so easy! Thank you for posting this. I really appreciate it!

[FirstClassPirate]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Nice work.

[petejohnson]

Love your easy and clear way you explain things, thank you sir 👍

[Oscarthegreat]

Your fixes are ok for small people. I have to repair my chairs every time my grandchildren and nephews come to visit. They are in the 240 pound range. I have tried everything with poor results! I’m installing a 1/8” steel plate around the base to see if that lasts! Making the joints tight with glue and small brackets like you are showing, will eventually break the frame as the wood is weaker than the joints.

[robertgarner]

Thank you, that really helped - 7 years after you posted it!

[elsplace]

So needed this to strengthen my cedar catio legs. Thanks.❤

[ruthn]

I'm reupholstery my dining room chairs....this will help me considerably!

[hf..]

Thank you ! Your video save my life so glad yo watch this ! God bless

[jennc.]

Thank you for sharing these great tips ! I am going to use your method to repair a dining room chair with a broken leg.

[hdwblade]

Holy crap the L bracket is going to save me a TON OF TIME fixing these benches for our kitchen table! The guy who made them did a terrible job and left them extremely wobbly! Thanks for this video!

[NeverMetTheGuy]

Massively helpful video, brother. Thank you.

[dimipartcaster]

I didn't understand the part of the L. You said that we will need a screw tighter than the hole. But we must do the opposite. Smaller hole, bigger screw, otherwise the screw can't apply properly so it will not be tight to hold the forniture

[ftfemme]

I want to add L brackets to brand new chairs to help make them stronger from the start. This will work also, right?

[erismurexis]

Thanks for the tips! I did the L-bracket one on some chairs as suggested in your video, but the chair legs sort of 'kink' inwards after fixing the brackets on. As a result, the chairs are unstable. Is there any way to solve this problem?

[dbharadwa]

I have a table that I got but as I screwed the table legs in there are gaps and its super wobbly like it will move a good few mm, do you think L brackets will be adequate in fixing this?

[dnlofficial]

Please get a bit for your drill that fits the screw. Its driving me crazy that you aways slip.. Also consider removing stain and paint before aplieing PVA glue. it will not hold to finished surfaces very well. If you dont want to remove old finish use construction adhesive.

[markdragan]

L brackets won't work. They're too soft and will bend (the table leg is an analogy of a lever). So only a 45 degree wooden board will work.

[eksine]

if you're going to use glue sand away the finish first otherise you're just gluing onto the finish which makes no sense

[shantelfullerton]

You should visit woodprix website if you would like to make it by yourself I think.