Dammit. Wish I had saw this before I did a rocking chair leg repair last weekend. That resin trick would have been perfect.

Really looking forward to more posts to this guide. Especially general body work... fill/sand/feather process. There is a lot of technique in the gap between the "repair" and "refinish" stages that is hard to get right on your own. Even the best finish job on top of a poorly prepared piece will not look its best. I'm not happy with my process yet.

That’s probably what’s holding those teeth in

I’d be afraid to put anything water-based on it, would worry sanding would open the grain and make it want to move around again when wet. My space station cab was planked like that but I just built a new one.

Yeah I’ve used Durham's for years I’m just surprised you could use it on a moisture damaged piece, good to know. I used it to fix German Shepherd claw marks in my front door a month ago. Good stuff.

What product? Would need to be something thick/rigid enough to bridge the gaps so that nothing would telegraph through. That’s why RadCals don’t need much prep.

Skim with a wide blade spreader so it spans gaps and deposits material in the low spots. A wide sanding blockwill also help.

Use a good wood glue (like Titebond) and clamp. Make sure you get enough glue in there to fully coat the wood surfaces. Use a wide clamp so it doesnt indent the wood or snap the lip off. If you don't have a wide-face clamp, put a scrap piece of 1-by between the cabinet and the clamp. As you tighten, wipe off the glue that squeezes out with a damp paper towel until its fully tight. You might want to take that one leg off to make sure you get the whole seam.

If need long clamps, Bessey pipe clamps are good and cheap. You can never have enough clamps!

I'd probably just build a new head because I think it would be quicker. But, if I were repairing this, I would replace the back and then glue everything up nice and tight, finish according to instructions in this thread (resin bad corners, etc).