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Repairng Butler Table Hinge
Here is one of our home repairs that is quick and easy.
The four sides of this butler’s table folds up. One of the sides recently fail off because the hinges pulled out.
All you need are some toothpicks, carpenters glue, a small hammer and a sharp knife.
Cut the pointed end of a wooden toothpick off and dip in the glue.
Push the toothpick into the open screw hole and tap it with a small hammer to make sure the toothpick is in all the way.
Allow the toothpick and glue to dry
Then using the sharp knife, trim the toothpick flush with the surrounding wood like in the picture below
Place the hinge over the opening and screw it back into place.
That is all there is to it!
