Friday, June 26, 2015

Fixing a headboard on a sleigh bed

A friend referred her friend to me to see if I could fix her headboard.  She went to move the bed and the side rail pulled out from the headboard and tore a chunk of wood right out.
Nothing too major but how the heck does this happen?



So I cut out the bad section and replaced it with a new piece of Oak, used some Gorilla glue and screws to put it together.  I don't think it will come apart now.



A little stain and finish and it is good as new.



The customer is happy and I was happy to do this for her.  I also told her that the wood is really, really dry and needs to be oiled at least every 3 months to get it recovered and protected moving forward.