Stephen Sebed
02-03-2006, 1:15 PM
I was asked by a friend to fix an interior door. the door is from an older house and is made with solid pine rails and stiles about 6" wide with a thinner panel in the middle maybe 1/4" to 3/8" thick. anyway it is set on bifold hinges that mount one on the top corner and one on the bottom corner of the door so that the screws penetrate the end grain on the stile. Sorry I don't have a digital camera to help explain this.
So the problem is that the wood around the top screws was busted out when her son kicked the door. I have most of the pieces and I think I can get them glued back in place, but what would be a good choice to fill in the voids that are left? The door is painted so I don't have to worry about matching colors. I was thinking bondo might work but I don't know how much strength it has.
Another possibility is to mortise an area out and then glue in a whole new piece.
what would you guys suggest?
Thanks,
Stephen
So the problem is that the wood around the top screws was busted out when her son kicked the door. I have most of the pieces and I think I can get them glued back in place, but what would be a good choice to fill in the voids that are left? The door is painted so I don't have to worry about matching colors. I was thinking bondo might work but I don't know how much strength it has.
Another possibility is to mortise an area out and then glue in a whole new piece.
what would you guys suggest?
Thanks,
Stephen