This piece of wood had recently been hit by a chair and now raised enough that I'm terrified of my wife or kids hitting this with their bare foot.
Looking for ideas to fix this without replacing the board
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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A good PVA woodglue that's waterproof like http://www.titebond.com/product/glues/e8d40b45-0ab3-49f7-8a9c-b53970f736af available at most hardware stores or online everywhere.
Lift gently and get the whole surface area saturated if you can. Wipe it down with a wet paper towl to clean off excess. Clamping looks impossible here, so pick a weight that concentrates itself along the broken piece. Leave it alone until dry - usually 24 hours min. Sand until smooth.
Edit: just saw that it has a screw in it. Lift the screw out maybe half an inch to assure more glue coverage and crank it back down. Still use the weight on the unsecured piece.