Thursday 6 May 2021

It's broken!

 I've a new project. This is the door to our cabinet. The thing fell apart. I have to scrape out the glue, find some wood glue, and find some 3/4" finishing nails. Pulling out the rusted nails, I didn't think it would be that difficult.


First I looked up how to remove the glue. The piece has been glued previously. I tried all their suggestions: hair dryer to soften it, for example. It is old glue. I ended up scraping it off with the tool I use to put meds on JB's sore neck.

I found six 1" nails, but they won't go into the wood.  They are too long.


There is a piece missing here. The tongue and groove-style is simple. I don't know how to fix it.



The old 3/4" finishing nails have rusted and fallen out. I tried hammering in the new nails, but they at a tad long. I don't know how to replace the nails, nor how to secure the joints. 

Any ideas?

11 comments:

Anvilcloud said...

Maybe this is a job that you have to outsource?

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
As that is the inside of the door, Jenn, I would be inclined simply to brace it with a mending plate YAM xx

Tom said...

...you sure are the fix it gal.

Christine said...

I am not good at fixing.

RedPat said...

I think I might cry "uncle"!

Lorrie said...

You tackle everything!

DUTA said...

I like to try and fix things, but sometimes broken is broken, especially if there's a missing piece.

William Kendall said...

I'm out of my depth on this one.

Nancy J said...

try buying a whole new cabinet maybe? You are the best at any DIY, but this looks a tad difficult. Hope the rest of your day goes a whole lot netter.

Olga said...

You got a lot further than I ever would so no help from here.

Kay said...

I wish I could send Art your way to help. He likes these projects.