Wood Fillers

Cape Codder

Cape Codder

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Would anyone know of a product being offered that will fill / repair wood and then be able to be drilled and accept a screw. One of my door handle attaching points needs some attention so that I can install new handles.

Thanks for your time.
Cape Codder
 
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I live in an 1887 Victorian house made of Redwood, and am constantly working on wood repair problems. Check with your local hardware store, as there are a number of easy fixes for wood problems, from two-part apoxies to a product put out by 'Bondo' fibreglass products. I also fill holes with a mixture of Elmer's Carpenter's Glue and finely ground wood powder from my table saw's 'trailings'. This works great.
 
Alternatively, you can drill and plug the damaged screw-hole area with a fluted (straight or spiral) hardwood plug, readily available at hardware stores such as Ace. Use a good water resistant glue such as Tightbond II.
 
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as was posted earlier, drill out the bad part and plug with a hardwood dowl, you can use ask or birtch, any thing except pine, use the largest dowl to go in the biggest hole you can safely drill, drill repair hole just slightly smaller than the dowl so to get a real tight fit, use wood glue then drive dowl in, drill a piolet hole for the screw so as not to split the dowl, done right the repair is as strong as orignal
 
I have used a wooden Q-tip and broken it off flush. This gives the new screw enough of a new bite to grip the old over sized hole. It is quick and easy and holds quite well.
 
There is an epoxy filler called PC Woody. It work fairly well. The above mentioned fixes are probably better for what you are doing.
 
In the case I have the main hole for the door assembly handle has worn excessively and therefore there is nothing to put a dowel into. I wanted something that I could fill each side of the hole for the handle and then re-drill for a screw.
 
ive had great luck with using round toothpicks
coat them with glue and drive as many into the hole as you can,break them off flush
it will be extremely strong
experiment on another piece of wood to see what is feasible and how well you like it
don't experiment on your door
 
DougVieyra said:
I live in an 1887 Victorian house made of Redwood, and am constantly working on wood repair problems. Check with your local hardware store, as there are a number of easy fixes for wood problems, from two-part apoxies to a product put out by 'Bondo' fibreglass products. I also fill holes with a mixture of Elmer's Carpenter's Glue and finely ground wood powder from my table saw's 'trailings'. This works great.
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Doug, I have some brown colored Elmer's Carpenter Glue that already has wood grindings in it & has a thicker body.
Regular GORILLA Glue foams to fill voids & dries quite hard & tough, also. Bill W.
 
mot's answer is what has been used by carpenters for decades. The toothpicks give meat and the glue not only bonds to the wood but it bonds tightly to the screw.
 
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