How Do You Repair Dining Room Chair Back?

Most dining chair backs fail at the joints rather than breaking outright, which means the repair is more achievable than it first appears. This guide starts with diagnosis: how to tell a loose mortise and tenon from a crack along the grain or a break across it, and why that distinction changes everything. We then work through the correct method for reglueing a joint, including why glue injected into an unopened joint always fails, how to bulk out a shrunken tenon and how to clamp without bruising or distorting the frame. There is guidance on repairing splits, dealing with snapped spindles, accessing the frame inside an upholstered back, and the everyday habits that cause chair backs to loosen in the first place....