Do you mean the wood has broken? or that a glued joint has become un glued? If the wood has broken it will take a very expert repair...scarf joint and the whole 9 yards....but if it's just a glued joint the repair will be easier. I second the recommendation of a cabinet maker or a furniture restorer. Linda C...looking warily at my double pedestal Duncan Phyfe dining room table...very heavy...

All other things being equal.......when I look at property I'm not so concerned about repairs on any other room than the kitchen and bath. You can repair wood trim, plaster or plaster board and paint rather cheaply if they need it and a coat of paint or two and you're good to go. That is certainly not the case with any room with 'fixtures' or appliances. These two rooms are traditionally the most expensive ones to renovate and both are totally necessary to daily use. It's just like the wallpaper issue we have had so many debates on over the years. Most folks who are selling are so reluctant to remove wallpaper. It's the PITA factor. Not expensive, just a pain and time consuming. Well, if someone who stands to gain profit off a house is that reluctant to invest in the removal, just imagine how a potential buyer who is about to part with money must feel about the task. I can guarantee you they'll be less enthused at the idea than the seller. It could even be a deal breaker if other properties are in the picture. You can only function with what you feel is best for your situation and make the decisions. It's not our call to make. I do know the last house I sold I was meticulous about repairs and you could eat off the floors. I didn't live in it, but bought it for a family member to live in temporarily and the house was not in the best area of town, and there were five other houses on the street for sale at the time. And this was in the early days of the real estate bust and people were scared to jump in for fear of further devaluations. What I am getting at, is that the condition of the house to be absolutely turn key, repaired and immaculate is the only reason I was able to move that house at all. The other houses.......ALL OF THEM......are still sitting there four years later empty or with realtor signs on them. It would have been tempting to not have done a thing with it, essentially it was in pretty darned good shape......but going the extra mile is sometimes more important in houses one is least likely motivated to do it to, if only to make them so much of a value that somebody just looks at it and says to themselves, all I have to do is bring my clothes and I'm set to go. I even left spare light bulbs, and the phones, all the unused paint for repairs, extra floor tiles and all curtains, and I replaced the blinds even though those amenities are often not part of the regular deal in our area. BTW I got more than the asking price when all was said and done.

There are a couple of ways. First way is to clean up the flat edge, get some wood, poplar would be great, glue on the piece of wood and clamp it overnight. Remove the clamps and carve the shape to match. Mark the front with a vertical reference ("0") line and work back from there. Sand to smooth and repaint. The second way is similar. Clean up the flats, insert a screw and let the head stick out 1/4" or so. Apply some epoxy putty such as "Quik Wood." While it's still plastic, rough shape a little oversize with a putty knife or old credit card lubricated with water and Dawn. Let it set up then carve, rasp, and sand to shape. Paint it to match.

A long time ago, when I was young, we paid for furniture with a check (idiotic). The company closed its doors, but still had a phone number, with an answering machine. I made it a mission to get that money back. They never called, rarely did I get a person on the phone, and when I did, it was a young lady who whispered to me that they were behind on her paychecks, too. This was before Yelp, so what I did, was look up the names of the officers, and investigate to find out the names of the PEOPLE running the company. And then I called the district attorney to file a complaint. Now, it is no guarantee that the district attorney will actually do anything, however, my voicemails (and nowadays you have emails), were pointedly assuring them that their names were in the hands of the D.A., and I intended to pursue their criminal fraud to the furthest extent of the law. Lo and behold, I received a check in the mail that actually had sufficient funds to deposit it. As long as they still have a phone, and an email address you can still reach them. It's worth a try.