Adding Leather Pads to Chair Legs

Not all woodworking is about fine furniture. Sometimes it’s about important furniture—the pieces that hold family history. That’s the case with a set of chairs passed down from my great-grandparents. Structurally compromised but rich in heritage, these chairs deserved more than just a repair—they deserved thoughtful preservation.

After my brother and I carefully disassembled the loose chair joints and reassembled them with flexible epoxy, it was time to do something about the horrible rubber tips my parents put on the chairs to protect their floor. I realize my parents were proud of their kitchen renovation and wanted to keep the floor looking new as long as possible, but the rubber tips would fall off of at least one leg anytime a chair was moved, leaving it to wobble on three uneven legs. My parents deserved better than this! It was…