My wife works at a Dr Office where one of the Dr's has a nice chair broken by a patient. Specifically, the rung attached to the two front legs broke right at the tenon.
I was able to fix the chair rung. When I checked the rest of the base of the chair, I noticed that one of the front legs was slightly loose (has a very slight wobble). I further noticed that there was a small nail driven through the tenon into the bottom of the seat making it very difficult to remove the leg and re-glue.
My questions:
1. How can I remove this nail without digging up the wood? The nail is small and there is very little room to grab the head of the nail.
2. This is perhaps the more important question... Should I leave well enough alone? The leg, without the support of the rung has only a slight wobble. When I reattach the rung, would that provide enough stability to suffice?
I would appreciate any suggestions.
John