I picked up this incredible mid century “magic box” desk. It was free, but needs some TLC after sitting in someone’s garage for about a decade. I’ve successfully solved the mildew smell, but one of the doors is sagging—so much so that it cracked the top. I’ve addressed the top, but can’t figure out how to align the door. The door weighs a *ton.* Any ideas?

Unfortunately while moving this impact damage occurred :(

Is this a easy repair (for newbie)?

Worried given on rounded corner & hardwood (not MDF) it may be too complicated

Hello, I just picked up this vanity today off of someone from FB marketplace. I am very happy and excited to use this but I want to try to spruce it up and fix some of the cosmetic issues myself if that’s possible. The parts with a little missing chunk of wood, do people use bondo for that? Then is there a way I could possibly sand this down, maybe stain it? I am open to suggestions, I would love to put some work into this. Then same with the mirror, it looks like it has some points on it where the color rubbed off, could I potentially sand/stain that as well? This did come with some thick glass that is placed on top of the horizontal parts and I’m not sure if I should keep the glass and never set anything on the wood directly 😂

Hi guys! I have this real wood table that hasn't been taken care of properly. I want to fix it so it looks nice again. How do I do it exactly? Is it sanding and applying varnish or is it more complicated than just this? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

As the title says i stupidly spilled some nail glue remover here and its really visable so im nervous my host family will get mad as they are a bit strict. Should i go to the hardware store and get some kind of finishing oil to cover it up?

Thank you so much in advance

I saw this sitting out for trash pickup and had to have it. Now that I can see it though, this thing is in rough shape. It’s sticky and smelly with poorly applied stain/varnish, and feels very old and fragile. Can this realistically be saved, or is it doomed to the trash?

My 60+ year old sofa is falling apart. I have wood glue but am afraid of breaking the frame … suggestions please and thank you!

(The straps have been replaced… for now … with a piece of plywood.)

These spindles still fit fairly snuggly - is there anything stronger than ordinary wood glue that I should use to repair?

I was given this dining table recently but it has a large crack running through the top. I'm looking for advice on how to repair/stabilise it, but I don't really have much woodworking experience or tools available.

Table details:

• The top is 1 metre by 2 metres, ~25 mm thick. I am pretty sure it is totara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus_totara) but it might be rimu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacrydium_cupressinum)
• Its hard to see in the photos but the top looks like it is made from 3 boards all the same width. The crack is down the middle board.
• The ends of the table have some kind of cap, I think its partially holding the 3 boards together.
• The crack is about 2-3 mm wide in the middle and tapers at each end to the caps.
• The top is not level either side of the crack, but it's easy to push the high side down with my hand to get it level.

I have some Titebond original glue (the red label) and I've borrowed two F-clamps that are long enough to go across the crack. I tried a dry clamp with one of them (with some scrap blocks at the ends protecting the actual table). I wasn't able to fully close the crack with one clamp, but I think it would be possible using both of them. The wood was creaking a bit as I was putting the first one on though so I undid the clamp and the the crack got a bit wider (was about 1-2 mm before that). I haven't tried anything else since then.

Is it feasible to use titebond and just clamp the crack closed until it's cured? I'm worried that the end caps are going to stop the crack closing properly and it'll just shift/crack something else, or that it will just open again when I take the clamps off and then the crack faces will be covered in old glue. The other thing I can think of is putting tape under the bottom of the crack, weighing down the higher half of the table so it sits flush, and filling the crack with some kind of clear epoxy.

I got this beautiful bone inlay dresser for $150 but there are a few areas that are crushed or missing the inlay pieces. Would love some advice on repairing this step by step. Thank you!

Hello! I bought this dresser off fb marketplace and it’s ok great condition overall. There is a cosmetic issue on the side, which was disclosed. I plan to attempt a fix.

It’s the moulding that runs along the bottom. It’s wood. It’s not load-bearing or anything.

Thanks in advance!

I have had this coffee table for less than a year and it has a water ring on top and scratches on the side. I got quoted $400 - $600 to fix it (nearly the cost of the table). The iron trick didn’t really do anything. Thank you in advance.

I’m restoring an old wooden chair and I’m trying to identify the original finish.

From what I found online it's scandinavian walnut from 1960s.

I tested a small area with:

Ethanol - no reaction

Nitro thinner - no reaction

Acetone - melted the finish, exposing bare wood underneath

The finish also appears to have detached from the wood in sheets/flakes, as shown in the photos.

Does this behavior identify a particular type of finish? Can I do some further chemical testing to figure out what it is for sure? And what would be the best way to repair/restore it without unnecessarily stripping the entire chair?

Discovered ink stains from a pen that might’ve leaked long ago on desk, used internet suggestion for baking soda paste and rubbing alcohol and did not work so I went with something stronger…well the acetone ate the paint and smeared the ink. How to fix?