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   McDesign | May 12, 2009 07:14pm | #1

   Good lord, those screws are gigantic!  They look like post-hole augers! 

    

   Oh - wait - that's just a big .jpg.

   Um - Since the finish is already on, I'll bet glue-squeeze out would clean up quickly.  I'd glue and clamp the original wood back with a sheet of waxed paper or poly between it and the clamp block.

   Forrest

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   JMadson | May 12, 2009 07:27pm | #2

   Those photos were huge

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   DanH | May 12, 2009 07:30pm | #3

   Well, when I clamp something like that I always place a couple of layers of wax paper between the clamp block and the workpiece. Probably better still would be a sheet of release paper.

   (You would, of course, have to sand and refinish after gluing, regardless.)

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4. 
   CplDevilDog | May 12, 2009 09:24pm | #4

   Thanks guys. As a framing carpenter, my first instinct was to scab a 2x4 over it...or paint them with Ultra-hide.

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   USAnigel | May 12, 2009 10:25pm | #5

   My way would have started with "blowing" wood glue into the split then removing the screw. Clamp for 2 hours before removing the clamp.

   Next time drill a 1/8" hole as deep as the screw will be. Follow with 3/16 to the width of one style. Install the screw. Maybe lube the screw with soap or wax.

    

6. 
   JTC1 | May 13, 2009 03:13am | #6

   I'll vote with USAnigel.

   Shoot in glue, tickle glue in with a toothpick, remove screw, wipe off excess, clamp, maybe with a block and wax paper -- see how it goes.

   Hey, that looks like a piffin screw.......

   Full depth pilot, clearance hole through 1st stile, beeswax on threads.

   Jim 

    

    

   Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
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   maverick | May 13, 2009 03:36am | #7

   yep, thats a drywall screw alright.

   he's lucky the screw did'nt break to boot. that'll teach 'em to not drill a pilot hole

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   CplDevilDog | May 14, 2009 04:20am | #11

   Scout's Honor, I did pre-drill. I thought drywall screws were white, to make 'em harder to see?

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   JeffBuck | May 13, 2009 11:40pm | #8

   squirt glue in, remove screw ... hold block and smack it flat.

   wipe ... wait ... wax stick.

   move on ...

    

   Jeff

       Buck Construction

    Artistry In Carpentry

        Pittsburgh Pa

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   DonK | May 14, 2009 04:28am | #12

   Mini- hijack, with apologies in advance -

   Jeff - IIRC, you once posted a note about cutting corian with a circular saw saying in essence, "It's just fancy plastic."

   I've got a "cultured marble" top that might be usable in my bathroom, but it's too long. Same advice ? I've never cut the stuff before.

   Don K.

   EJG Homes    Renovations - New construction - Rentals

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   JeffBuck | May 14, 2009 04:45am | #13

   Yup ... I trim cultured marble all the time.

   just flip it over and go to town ... cut from the back.

    

   cut edges can be hit with the belt sander than palm sander for a kinda sorta polished edge too ... but I always shoot for burying the cut edge.

   Jeff    Buck Construction

    Artistry In Carpentry

        Pittsburgh Pa

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   DonK | May 14, 2009 04:56am | #14

   Thanks. I can bury the cut. Now I just need to double check the depth.

   Don K.

   EJG Homes   Renovations - New Construction - Rentals

2. 
   Sancho | May 15, 2009 07:36am | #15

   My thoughts exactly.
   But I would use a syringe to shoot the glue in.Lots of junkies around here so theyre plenty..:>)

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   MSA1 | May 14, 2009 02:21am | #9

   I hope you didnt just curse me. I'm starting a kitchen in a few weeks and just today was thinking about how i've yet to do that.

   Let us know how the repair goes.

    

   Family.....They're always there when they need you.

9. 
   EricPaulson | May 14, 2009 03:23am | #10

   Aside from all the things you did wrong.......when you run in the screws you do it slowly with a finger or two on the area where the screw might blow out. You feel a bulge coming on you back up quick.

    

    

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10. 
    Huck | May 15, 2009 07:41am | #16

    I feel cheated.  I clicked on this thread thinking that there would be a link to a great clearance sale on cabinet screws.  I want my twenty seconds back!!!

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   Sancho | May 16, 2009 02:51am | #17

   I tried that with bandwidth. They didnt give me a refund