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Vic Baron
 
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Default Screw stripped

What I like to do in those cases in dip a wooden toothpick in some glue,
stick it in the hole and break it off. Repeat until the hole is filled. Wait
until the glue dries( or not as you wish), level the tops of the picks and
insert the screw. Should be a no brainer.

HTH,

Vic

"Paul Wolsko" wrote in message
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Can someone advise me? I've just put together an Adirondack Chair made,
unfortunately, of cheap Indonesian wood. Although it looks OK and went
together easily enough, one of the screws that attach the back to the arm
stripped the hole in the chair back.

Is there something I can use to fill the hole and start again? A think
longer screw may cause trouble, since the chair back is curved. I was
also considering Plastic Wood...but I'm not sure.

Thanks!

Paul