How to Repair a Wood Corner

Damaged table corners can be repaired.

Every piece of furniture in your home undergoes enough use to sustain accidental spills and surface damage. Even the corner of a wood table can become worn and scratched, leaving an unsightly spot. Fortunately, you don't have to lug that piece of wood furniture down to a furniture restoration shop or hire a furniture repair technician come out to your home. You can fix the wood corner yourself with just a few items.

Things You'll Need

• Furniture polish
• Rag
• Wood putty
• Plastic putty knife
• Fine-grit sandpaper
• Tack cloth
• Stain
• Sponge brushes
• Polyurethane

Instructions

1. Clean the damaged corner on the wood table with furniture polish and a clean rag. Wipe away excess with the rag and let the rest of the polish soak in before continuing.

2. Apply wood putty to any gouges or cracks using a plastic putty knife and let it dry according to the manufacturer's directions.

3. Gently abrade the wood corner with fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the wood putty and remove any scratches in the wood. Then wipe down the corner with a tack cloth.

4. Apply a coat of matching stain to the wood corner with a sponge brush and let it dry for two to three hours. Then add more coats as necessary to make the stain match the rest of the furniture.

5. Apply a light coat of polyurethane to the entire table top, going in the same direction as the wood grain with a clean, unused sponge brush and allow it to dry.

Tips & Warnings

• This repair will work on practically any piece of wood furniture that may become gouged or scratched.

References

• "Care & Repair of Furniture"; Albert Jackson, David Day; 1995
• "New Fix-It-Yourself Manual"; Reader's Digest; 1996