- 1). Lay the chair on a flat work surface or table. Clean it with a wood cleaner or furniture cleaner to remove any debris before you start working on the chair.
- 2). Pry the broken spindle out of the sockets gently so as not to cause further breakage to the spindle. Try twisting the spindle as you pull away the leg or back that is holding it in place.
- 3). Examine the spindle to determine whether it is cracked or if there are holes in it. If it is cracked but the crack does not go through the entire spindle, apply a thin bead of Liquid Nails to a piece of dental floss and run the floss between the seams of the crack.
- 4). Fix a broken spindle where the crack goes all the way through the wood by sanding the ends of the break lightly and putting wood glue on both sides of the break. Clamp the pieces together for 24 hours.
- 5). Repair a spindle that has come out or is working its way out of the socket by placing a few drops of Liquid Nails into the socket, putting the spindle back in, and clamping it together for 24 hours.
- 6). Reinstall the spindles that you removed the same way you repaired the loose spindle in Step 5. Refinish or stain any areas that you have repaired if the finish has been removed.
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