Gary R Katz
08-11-2021, 2:29 PM
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I'm trying to repair an antique mahogany dresser missing a trim piece separating two drawers. The original trim piece was lost during various moves and was already broken at the end.
As you can see in the first pic of the drawer there is a gap between the bottom and middle drawer. This trim piece is 3/4" wide and originally connected with a mortise into the leg . It looks like the tenon broke off inside the mortise (second and third pic). The forth pic shows what the joint looks like on a matching dresser. The mortise-tenon joint seems to be a small vertical oriented joint and don't seem very strong. I think an additional problem is there is no way to support the trim piece over it's 39" length.
I've scratched my head over this too many times (I don't have much hair as it is:rolleyes:). I have a piece of mahogany (seen in the first pic) with similar grain and I found a stain that matches the existing color of the dresser.
I don't know how to insert a strong joint that will last. My latest thinking is to drill out the old mortise and glue a larger tenon into the leg. I would then make a rabbet in the back underside at each end of the trim piece to glue into the tenon. I'd also add braces in each corner behind the trim piece.
This still doesn't seem like a durable repair that will last another 100 years.
Sawmill Creek has bailed me out of several disasters and I've always appreciated your ideas. Any suggestions?
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I'm trying to repair an antique mahogany dresser missing a trim piece separating two drawers. The original trim piece was lost during various moves and was already broken at the end.
As you can see in the first pic of the drawer there is a gap between the bottom and middle drawer. This trim piece is 3/4" wide and originally connected with a mortise into the leg . It looks like the tenon broke off inside the mortise (second and third pic). The forth pic shows what the joint looks like on a matching dresser. The mortise-tenon joint seems to be a small vertical oriented joint and don't seem very strong. I think an additional problem is there is no way to support the trim piece over it's 39" length.
I've scratched my head over this too many times (I don't have much hair as it is:rolleyes:). I have a piece of mahogany (seen in the first pic) with similar grain and I found a stain that matches the existing color of the dresser.
I don't know how to insert a strong joint that will last. My latest thinking is to drill out the old mortise and glue a larger tenon into the leg. I would then make a rabbet in the back underside at each end of the trim piece to glue into the tenon. I'd also add braces in each corner behind the trim piece.
This still doesn't seem like a durable repair that will last another 100 years.
Sawmill Creek has bailed me out of several disasters and I've always appreciated your ideas. Any suggestions?
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