Oak dining table leg

[mrsmama]

Hi all, I'm planning to get a made to order glass table top protector sort of thing for my oldish but alright oak dining table . There is a 'gap' however in 2 of the legs of this table, please see the pics. What should I be doing - use woodfiller - what type ? Or something else ? Are these legs broken ? Thanks in advance for any advice.

How is the leg attached to the table other than that joint? If it's only that joint? You have a problem as it's now not glued into place

Have those gaps always been there OP?

Yes it's broken. There should be a small gap around the square leg but not cracks through the square. It's hard to know what's best to do without seeing the fixings. I expect take the leg off, glue and reinforce it. But it looks like a design flaw is putting too much stress on it and it might just reoccur.

We have a table like this,each leg is held in place by six screws and two large bolts.

Hi , it's like WickedSerious said, the legs are held to the table top with bolts and screws. The leg itself is made of ?slats of wood glued together , some of which seem to be coming apart now just at the top of the leg.

@WickedSerious We had taken the table apart and put it in the garage for the last many years . Recently I decided to put this back into use again . I'd forgotten all about these gaps/cracks. I'm trying to remember, but the gaps appeared after a few years of using the table. It's just that I'm considering whether to bother spending the money on a glass protector for this table or not if the legs are not going to last . The table still feels quite solid and steady on the legs.

@hgaj thanks, I suspect you're right. The other 2 legs are ok as in the pics . Just not sure whether to put further weight of a glass table protector on as well or not .