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DIY & Home Improvement

katmondoo

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5. I make miniature furniture and 90 % of working with wood is fixing errors.

Reply to lamp_shade (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 06:33 PM

Oct 2019

I use boiling water in places that have been glued to remove any broken pieces. Scrape away and sand any residue and use wood glue to replace new parts. Too bad you don't have a picture, it would be easier to see the problem.

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Woodworking question [View all] matt819 Oct 2019 OP

You might find some good ideas on YouTube calguy Oct 2019 #1

Try this... lamp_shade Oct 2019 #2

I make miniature furniture and 90 % of working with wood is fixing errors. katmondoo Oct 2019 #5

I did something like that recently, with a hand drill and w/o a decent chisel. eppur_se_muova Oct 2019 #6

drill it out to the diameter of the new dowels rampartc Oct 2019 #3

Or grind it off, cut and grind other 3 joints too and make it a chair without arms? mahina Oct 2019 #4