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refurbishing damaged screw holes in redwood
Try drilling a hole and inserting a hardwood dowel. The best holing power
would be to drill a hole through the edge of the bench and insert a dowel so that the threads enter the grain at right angles instead of through the end grain. I would probably buy the brass inserts and thread them in and use machine bolts. I don't think you would get good results with filler. max I have a solid redwood bench that I made over 30 years ago which I'm rebuilding. I originally secured it with steel screws which, over time, corroded and destroyed the wood that surrounded them. She cleaned up well, and I know I'll be able to put it back in service, but have to decide the best way to do so. My first idea was to fill the holes with a sythetic wood, drill it out again and replace old hardware with SS screws. Dowels are another alternative, but more difficult given the tools available to me. Anyone care to offer some suggestions of the type of filler material to use? Any other tips that might be useful in the project? Your help and advise would be appreciated. Thanks! T Will |
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