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I am repairing an antique solid oak Lincoln bed. The head board bed post is split at the bottom where the side rail would insert. I do not want to replace the bed post because of its age and authenticity. How do I go about repairing this piece of post. The headboard of the bed is approx. 5.6 ft. tall/ the foot board is 3ft tall. The rest of the bed is in very good condition. Please advise…any help would be appreciated. Thank you DJ

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Without a picture or something, I am not sure what the problem is. I agree with a bed that old, keeping it in a pristine condition is worth the trouble. I would try to glue and clamp the split with a good cement to fix that problem. Then how about using a ‘Locking safety bed rail bracket’, such as the one by Rockler. Go to their website, http://www.rockler.com and search for item number 32077. It might solve the problem. HTH

Let us know how it works out.

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