The legs on my dining room chairs keep falling off. The cross pieces between the legs won't stay they are usually laying on the floor. Then the legs do the "bambi on ice" when you sit on the chair. It seems like when you sit in a chair, the legs move away from each other allowing the cross pieces to fall out, then the next time someone sits in it the whole thing will collapse. I have glued the chairs, I have put screws in them, I tried cleaning out the old glue and trying a different brand of glue. I hate to give up on the set. It is a beautiful table and really nice chairs if the stupid legs would stay where they belong.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a better glue? Should I just throw them out? I hate to give up on anything, but this has been going on since I bought the set.
I have used weldwood glue, a yellow woodworker's glue, elmers, and a rubber cement type glue.
TIA for any help you can give me.
Vikki in WA State