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Reuse screw holes in wood [oak]
If later we want to replace the legs, and the holes end up in the same places, it means most likely the screws won't have a secure hold since the holes have already been used.
Er, not so much.
There'...
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Epoxy table exposed wood cracked
But some pieces are exposed. One of them started cracking.
Trying to fix this will probably only make the problem worse.
It looks like the crack is at the edge of one exposed piece that has shrunk. ...
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Kayak wood structure crack repair
If the break is the result of too much force, and not due to decay in the wood, it can probably be very adequately repaired. To do this you need: a thin bladed tool such as a narrow putty knife (in ...
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How to fix a wooden chair leg that was cracked?
No to super glue. You'll want to get a quality wood glue and wood screws at a minimum. I'd be looking at drilling in some dowel pins, maybe even sistering pieces of wood on either side of the crack. ...
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Advice for repairing thin fragile, irreplaceable Pella window trim pieces
If gluing is your only reasonable choice (which is to say, you can't make replacement pieces yourself, and you don't care to spend the many dollars having them custom made would cost), then I would ...
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Repair of antique walking stick. What glue is best?
Normally to repair a simple split like this in wood that will go together so neatly I would suggest a PVA adhesive (e.g. Evo-Stik blue, or Everbuild 502) because of the easy water cleanup of excess ...
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Used paint stripper on interior trim, wood now looks stringy. Is this repairable?
I can't say for sure, but I strongly suspect that a good hand sanding (start at 60, work your way up) will fix all that ails you. Wear gloves to minimize splinters. And if it doesn't produce the ...
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How to replicate cedar texture in Bondo or wood filler?
I think that trying to push a piece of cedar into the filler will leave you with an inverse of the pattern you're looking for and may well stand out almost as much as the gouge itself.
Without a ...
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What’s this kind of cracking on the surface of these boards called? Is it fixable?
There's no sure way to identify the source of cracks of this sort once the wood has been converted into boards and especially when already placed, so you're only able to see one face.
I’ve ...
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Chair repair advice
I'm very much a DIY beginner so any advice would be really appreciated.
If you want to keep that chair in good working condition, take it to a professional furniture restorer.
It doesn't look like ...
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Honey locust disc cracking
Discs of most woods will crack. When first cut you can treat discs with PEG to limit cracking.
Your wood was probably not at EMC (equilibrium moisture content). Moisture meters either
check wood at ...
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Punky spots on a madrone/arbutus slab
some spots have gotten punky and I would like to know if using Clear Shellac (Zinsser Bulls Eye) is a good choice for stabilizing/hardening those areas.
It depends on your standard for hardness. But ...
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Punky spots on a madrone/arbutus slab
Shellac isn’t very hard; I think it’d be a poor choice for stabilizing wood. Shellac is sometimes mixed with wood flour to make a putty for filling holes and small cracks, but It sounds like you’re ...
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Reuse screw holes in wood [oak]
What would be a solution to this? Basically, how to reuse holes in wood?
Beyond what Graphus already explained about the real possibility that you can, in fact, just use the same holes, some other ...
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Is wood putty an appropriate way to fill a miter saw slice that went too deep?
Well "wood putty" covers a lot of ground, so a lot would depend on the exact product you meant. But given how deep the errant saw cut went I think you really should fill the gap with ...
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Repairing water damage to wood on a speaker
What would be the best way to repair this aesthetically with minimum risk of impacting the working of the speakers?
Position the speakers where they sound good. Then, get a nice potted plant and ...
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Repairing water damage to wood on a speaker
As mentioned in the Comments, we could do with clearer photos to be sure what's going on here, but there are some generalities with commercial speakers that probably cover this sufficiently.
Speaker ...
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How to fix this water damage in what seems to be particle wood?
This sort of fluffy, fibrous material indicates MDF or HDF (medium-density or high-density fibreboard, e.g. hardboard) rather than particleboard/chipboard. The clue to the nature of these materials is ...
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Easy inexpensive repair for a particle board hole and a loose screw
Is there a way to glue the underside surface of the table top to a metal (folded sheet metal) bar I would even consider that if I knew what type of glue that would be.
Yes. This would not be the ...
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How can I reattach this ornamental wooden piece back to my upholstered couch?
How can I reattach the piece and possibly make it stronger?
It looks to me as though the broken piece wasn't really attached to the fabric at all, or if it was, it wasn't attached very securely. If ...
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Easy inexpensive repair for a particle board hole and a loose screw
In case the looks and material of the top don't matter too much, I would just screw the board from the top with self-tapping flat-head metal screws of the right length (potentially only one, if that ...
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Cracked Hardwood Desk
To my eye this does not look like damage that occurred during shipping. The crack is exposed on the bottom face and the edge. On the edge, the crack has been filled, probably with the finish coat, ...
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How to fix this water damage in what seems to be particle wood?
Agree completely with the answer by @graphus but to suggest an alternate approach: skin the side of the cabinet with something new and avoid all the sanding/filling/etc. The only detail you’d have to ...
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