[sayluv]

Hi-
Is there a solid way of fixing stripped out wood screw holes? I have a cabinet door and a wood shelf and they each have a loose wood screw. I was going to put a bunch of wood glue in there but I'm guessing that won't help much.

Any tips would be appreciated.

thx

 

[Nealtw]

Hi-
Is there a solid way of fixing stripped out wood screw holes? I have a cabinet door and a wood shelf and they each have a loose wood screw. I was going to put a bunch of wood glue in there but I'm guessing that won't help much.

Any tips would be appreciated.

thx

Wooden match or a few tooth picks with that glue.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

I bore the hole to accept a wood dowel to be glued in.

 

[sayluv]

ah, good idea! thx

I bore the hole to accept a wood dowel to be glued in.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

I prefer fluted dowels specifically made for gluing if i have them. They seem to fit the hole better than a long cut dowel that's machined green and shrinks when dried.

 

[Druidia]

Anyone tried epoxy putty or polyester/epoxy resin to fill in and reuse screw holes? They cure pretty hard so you’d need to drill a pilot hole for the screw.

If the object supported by the screw and screw hole tends to get moved a lot (e.g., sliding shelf), then putting in a threaded metal insert for the screw would be good.

 

[huesmann]

They cure hard, but they can be brittle.