Fixing a screw up - question

I have used wooden matches and/or tooth picks back before I became perfect:)

-- Jerry

You might consider cutting plugs so they are long grain showing which will give you the same grain structure as your project. Dowels don’t work because you thread into end grain. I used this approach on a wood ice box 20-years ago and it is still holding strong (that is after trying dowels). If you’re set on using epoxy, I’d highly recommend JB Weld as the best choice, but still prefer plugs. Just my opinions and thoughts.

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If that don’t work. Drill out the epoxy and glue dowels in the drill holes. Sand flush when dry and drill new screw holes for hinges.

-- I don't make mistakes, I have great learning lessons, Greg

I have used the tooth pick method and it has worked. The epoxy should work fine also. Just let it cure according to the instructions.

-- mrg

I have used dowels in the past and after 15 years, the front door on my house is still on the jamb! :-)

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Obviously there are numerous ways to fix your issue. I think what you did will work fine. I might be be worried about it if it were for hanging a heavy door, but for most things it should work. I do like that idea of gluing a match stick or toothpick in the hole though.

-- Bill M. "People change, walnut doesn't" by Gene.

toothpicks and glue.

Golf tees fill the voids nicely.

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Thanks for the quick responses. I should have stated that this hinge won’t be weight bearing and it’s not on a “fine woodworking” project. The epoxied holes will be covered up by the hinge so I won’t see the screwup.

Mostly just concerned if the epoxy method will work so I can drill holes right next to it and sink a screw in it.

Thanks everyone

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The only problem w/ epoxy in this application is if it doesn’t entirely fill the hole. Epoxy is generally fairly thick and an air bubble can form that stops the epoxy from working all the way down into a screw hole. I like to use bamboo BBQ skewers for this application along w/ glue of course.

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Hi Doug. If is packed full, It should work. When I do that, I usually drill the next bigger hole that will fit a dowel and glue in a short piece of dowel so it is all wood around where I’ll be drilling the new holes.

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What Jim Jakosh said.

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I haven’t done it often, but I’ve glued in dowels or wooden matches and haven’t had any problems as of yet.

+1 for bondo, that’s always been my choice. Skewers seem to be the right size.

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

I’ve used wood matches, toothpics, etc. to fill a boo-boo before

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