How Do You Fix a Broken Bar Stool?

Most broken bar stools can be brought back into service at home with basic tools and a little patience. Wobbles are nearly always loose fixings that need tightening in a diagonal pattern, a seat that sinks under weight points to a failed gas lift cartridge that can be swapped out, and loose timber joints respond well to glue and a clamp once the old adhesive is cleaned away. This guide walks through each of those repairs in order, along with recovering a worn seat pad, replacing collapsed foam, patching leather and dealing with loose footrests and missing feet. It also sets out the point at which repair stops being sensible, since a bent column or cracked base is a safety matter rather than a maintenance job, and finishes with simple checks that keep a set of stools sound....