From time to time we have something come to us that not only has a broken leg, but the broken off part is completely gone! Now usually we like to put any broken off parts back onto the piece, as then the wood is all the same age, and it will continue to age at the same pace as the rest of the item of furniture. But, in a situation like this, where the broken off piece is completely gone, we have to start from scratch and do our best to choose wood that will blend with the rest of the piece.
In this case, we had a beautiful Settee come in with one of the more decorative front legs broken off. The Settee is made out of mahogany so we put together some small pieces of matching mahogany and attached
them to the leg, as you can see in the first picture. You can see in the second picture that we have taken some of the excess wood off and have drilled holes along the inside curve of the leg to make hand carving a bit easier. Next a template of the leg shape was attached to the leg, for more refined removal of excess wood. You can see in the 4th picture that all the excess wood has been removed and the fine shaping is ready to begin.
The leg carving turned out very well. It looks almost exactly like the other two on the settee. Now it is off to the finishing department. It is their job to make the epoxy line disappear and of course to stain and finish the entire settee. It is not particularly often that we have to do this kind of work, but fortunately we have the guys with the skill to pull it off. Do you have a job you think is impossible? Bring it to us, clearly this job was not enough of a challenge, so your impossible repair might be just the challenge they need!
them to the leg, as you can see in the first picture. You can see in the second picture that we have taken some of the excess wood off and have drilled holes along the inside curve of the leg to make hand carving a bit easier. Next a template of the leg shape was attached to the leg, for more refined removal of excess wood. You can see in the 4th picture that all the excess wood has been removed and the fine shaping is ready to begin. 
The leg carving turned out very well. It looks almost exactly like the other two on the settee. Now it is off to the finishing department. It is their job to make the epoxy line disappear and of course to stain and finish the entire settee. It is not particularly often that we have to do this kind of work, but fortunately we have the guys with the skill to pull it off. Do you have a job you think is impossible? Bring it to us, clearly this job was not enough of a challenge, so your impossible repair might be just the challenge they need!
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