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NULL NULL
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29/04/2012 6:16 am  

Hi - we have a rosewood table with an extendable pedestal - I don't know what the right term for it is. Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's by John Mortensen for Moreddi. The pedestal is wobbly and DH wants to secure it with a screw. Is that really desirable and if not, should he glue it instead?
The pedestal is mostly obscured in this photo, but I think you get the idea.


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tktoo
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29/04/2012 9:08 am  

Too vague to tell.
Depends on what has failed, if anything, but the best repairs replicate or replace whatever was original. Adding a screw here or there on typically unseen structures probably won't devalue your table, but certainly wouldn't add any and possibly won't provide long-term service, either.


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NULL NULL
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30/04/2012 1:57 am  

Sorry, yes one of the feet...
Sorry, yes one of the feet on the bottom is loose where it joins the leg. DH says it seems that there's a peg or something on the inside that the foot attaches to the leg, but he can't pry the foot off to see for certain.


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tktoo
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30/04/2012 3:46 am  

Perhaps you could post a closeup photo
of the failed joint. It sounds like a dowelled glue joint.


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