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Chair dings get a workshop-made fix on MatthiasWandel

His only new upload turns two short pieces of wood into a kitchen chair rail, with a few mounting complications along the way.

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Making a chair rail to protect the walls

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0:14A scarf joint joins two short pieces of wood into a rail long enough for the wall.
1:31Glue and clamps secure the joint before planing and sanding bring the seam flush.
2:16The router table shapes the rail's edges.
2:44A chair establishes the mounting height, and a stud finder helps locate fixing points.
3:52Thick plaster over gypsum lath requires longer screws than initially chosen.

Matthias Wandel has wood, but none of it is long enough. Before he can protect the kitchen wall from the chairs, he needs to turn two pieces into one tidy rail.

That small problem gives "Making a chair rail to protect the walls" its workshop detour: angled cuts on the table saw, a glued scarf joint, then planing and sanding to blend the seam. After shaping the edges at the router table, he takes the rail upstairs and uses a chair to establish its height. His verdict is refreshingly practical: "Not my favorite look, but better than before."

Installation has its own adjustments. One missed stud calls for a plastic anchor; thick plaster over gypsum lath requires longer screws. The finished rail covers most of the existing marks and puts wood between the chairs and the wall.

The week's only upload has reached roughly 97,000 views and is the channel's busiest video by daily viewing. Commenters are discussing the scarf joint, remembering earlier home projects and proposing alternatives, including a floor-level board to stop chair legs. One jokes that the protective rail will eventually need protection of its own.

Across the channel, subscribers were unchanged and weekly views reached about 206,000. Daily viewing is currently below its usual level. The straight-through dust-collector muffler and desktop-CNC dowel-maker videos remain the next busiest uploads, keeping the week's domestic repair company with Wandel's more machine-minded work.

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What viewers say

I bet that rail is going to get some dings from those chairs. Better put a rail in front of it.
@5i13n7See it on YouTube
I think this is my favorite type of project that you do. Reasonably simple and very useful little projects for the home.
@PaulASmyersSee it on YouTube
I like that you used the chairs to help you keep the dado rail (UK here ;p) in the right spot.
@welshman100See it on YouTube

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This is an old school Mathias video, takes me back
@fgardnerSee it on YouTube
I saw a solution in the waiting room at the dentist: a board, maybe 10 cm wide, on the floor against the wall. It functions as a stop for the back legs preventing the chair touching the wall.
@JohnRRSee it on YouTube
The hot glue is so great. Would love an experiment video using it on different substrates like metal and paint etc
@ZayneAdmiraalSee it on YouTube
Just about everyone else would just nail the rails to the wall and have a butt joint...but here, we're watching Matthias...
@2ddwSee it on YouTube
I like chair rail and wonder why it went out of style.
@krenwregget7667See it on YouTube