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   hotdogman | Feb 26, 2020 08:21am | #1

   The description is not too detailed. I have used wooden golf tees to fill a hole by gluing it in and then putting a screwing the piece back together. You could also use a dowel to fill the hole. Drill the existing hole out to the correct diameter for the dowel and glue the dowel in place. That will give a screw a good purchase.

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   czbeme | Feb 26, 2020 08:47am | #2

   I was thinking about using a two part epoxy but I see drilling out the hole and then glue a dowel would be a better/ more secure solution. Thanks!

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   daverichards | Feb 26, 2020 08:57am | #3

   If it isn't going to show, I would use the epoxy to fill the hole. Use some slow-curing stuff and stir in a bit of sanding dust to make a sort of putty. Cover mating surfaces with clear packing tape and wax the screw. Run the screw in before the epoxy cures.

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   DRBWWing | Feb 26, 2020 10:39am | #4

   Being a footstool, its going to need to be resistant to racking and torque.

   So I agree with dowelling as the most secure way to go.

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   _mj_ | Feb 26, 2020 02:04pm | #5

   Depending on how the old screw entered the leg there are 2 possibilities...
   First, if the screw went through the seat into the top of the leg it was originally entering end grain. If that's the case drilling it out and gluing in a dowel is perfect, the dowel will be glued along its length long grain to long grain and hold the screw as in the original build.

   Second, if the screw went through one component like a stretcher into a leg it was originally holding in long grain. Drilling and filling with a dowel will have the dowel glued mostly to end grain and moving in opposition to the leg, and your screw now trying to hold in end grain and destined to fail. In this case drill and fill the hole with a dowel, but once it is set drill a cross hole for a smaller dowel through the first dowel to provide some long grain for your screw to bite into, then drill your pilot hole for the screw through the center of the filler dowel and into the cross dowel.

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   Dunwright | Feb 26, 2020 04:22pm | #6

   Replace the original screw w/one that has wood screw threads on one end and machine screws on the other; then you could use a thread insert into newer wood.

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   _mj_ | Feb 26, 2020 07:17pm | #7

   Which side would you screw in first?

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   czbeme | Feb 26, 2020 11:46pm | #8

   I'm the original poster.
   Drilled out the hole, glued a new dowel,
   drilled a pilot, screwed in the attachment.
   Works great!
   Thanks to everyone that gave me suggestions!