How To Repair Your Antique Pine Furniture

30.12.09 / Home Furniture / Author: Admin
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Buying a piece of antique pine furniture is not very tough task. But maintenance of it is very tough because softness of pine wood involves lots of chances of breaking. Today, there are various types of furniture stores available which are offering low maintenance charges.

But many people prefer to repair their pine furniture at home. For repairing, gluing and reinforcing are considered good options.

Gluing – The process of gluing is very simple. First, you have to search a loose joint of the furniture then you make sure the screw of the following joint is not tight. If it is loose then try to repair it with an adhesive like plastic resin and epoxy. You should force the adhesive into the loose joint with a glue injector. Then clamp the joint for about 2 days, until the glue is completely cured. After gluing the loose joint, you can use this furniture back into service.

Reinforcing – For better result of fixing the loose joint, reinforcing is considered one of the best options. For this reason, glue blocks are used to strengthen the glued joint. These blocks are available in square and triangular shapes. Square blocks are used to support long joints such as the inside corner of drawers.

If both gluing and bracing are considered insufficient to shore up a loose joint then you should visit the antique stores for better fixing. Today, many people are willing to buy country pine furniture because they are more durable than the antique furniture. But the antique pine furniture is still considered one of the best choices for many antique lovers.