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I had an elopement yesterday. Since the temps have been in or near single digits AND the log house is NOT heated, I called the bride to ask if the log house was super important. She said no. I explained that I really did not want her to have goosebumps the size of baseballs. So I moved my dining room table about 1 foot away from the "gift shop" Hoosier and draped said area witl tulle. I made them a dinner last night to compensate for no log house (and today I am knackered!).
This morning I went to move the table back where it belongs. In doing so, I knocked off 1 leg of it. Large tables with 2 leaves in them do NOT stand up with only 3 legs. I wass able to shove the leg undr enought to hold it up for breakfast, but now am in a pickle. We bought this table from Sears Early American collection "scratch & dent room" while the kids were still at home 35 to 40 year ago. I have had the 2 leaves in it since 1995 (prior to that there was not enough space for even 1 leaf).
I am going to do a post on FB asking for help (lots of people said let us know if you need anything - this will find out how serious that was). It is too heavy for me to even put it on its side.
I knocked off the left leg of the table This is it from both directions. I held the camera under the table and clicked. I may be able to fix it once I get the table on the floor.
UPDATE: Friends stopped in as a "lay-over" visit last night. They helped me put the table on the floor. The bolt had come out and a chunk of the wood from the leg splintered off (I saw and retrieved it when the leg fell off).
The bolt was long enough that he could use a vice grips to screw it deeper into the leg. Then he re-attached the leg to the table and bolted it down - tight. We checked the other bolts and all is OK. Removed one of the leaves so now it is a 6-person table - I rarely serve breakfast for more than 4. - which gave me another 6-inches of floor at both ends and will make getting around the table easier.
This morning I went to move the table back where it belongs. In doing so, I knocked off 1 leg of it. Large tables with 2 leaves in them do NOT stand up with only 3 legs. I wass able to shove the leg undr enought to hold it up for breakfast, but now am in a pickle. We bought this table from Sears Early American collection "scratch & dent room" while the kids were still at home 35 to 40 year ago. I have had the 2 leaves in it since 1995 (prior to that there was not enough space for even 1 leaf).
I am going to do a post on FB asking for help (lots of people said let us know if you need anything - this will find out how serious that was). It is too heavy for me to even put it on its side.
I knocked off the left leg of the table This is it from both directions. I held the camera under the table and clicked. I may be able to fix it once I get the table on the floor.
UPDATE: Friends stopped in as a "lay-over" visit last night. They helped me put the table on the floor. The bolt had come out and a chunk of the wood from the leg splintered off (I saw and retrieved it when the leg fell off).
The bolt was long enough that he could use a vice grips to screw it deeper into the leg. Then he re-attached the leg to the table and bolted it down - tight. We checked the other bolts and all is OK. Removed one of the leaves so now it is a 6-person table - I rarely serve breakfast for more than 4. - which gave me another 6-inches of floor at both ends and will make getting around the table easier.