How to Repair a Wood Table Leg

Uneven legs

• 1

  Turn your table over so that the legs point up.

• 2

  Measure your table legs to determine the height of each leg. The difference in height of the legs is the reason for the table's unevenness.

• 3

  Drill a hole into the center bottom of the uneven leg that is slightly smaller in length than the leg-leveler screw, but the same diameter.

• 4

  Insert the screw into the drill hole so that the leg is as long as the other three legs, and tighten into place.

Broken legs

• 5

  Turn the table over so that the legs point up.

• 6

  Clean the surfaces of the break with furniture cleaner that contains mineral spirits. Such cleaners are designed for cleaning wood and are suitable for woodworking projects.

• 7

  Apply wood glue to both surfaces of the break. Wood glue is formulated to dry into a stronger bond than the wood itself.

• 8

  Press the surfaces of the break together and hold them in place with a woodworking clamp. Be careful to not let the clamp touch the drying glue, so that you do not accidentally glue the clamp to your table leg.

• 9

  Fill in gaps in splintered wood with wood epoxy and a putty knife.

• 10

  Allow wood glue and wood epoxy to dry up to 48 hours before releasing the wood clamps, turning the table back over and using it.