Best product to repair screw holes in wood

[omniflow]

I need to re-fix the wooden arm trims onto our outside chairs. The problem is that the wood is quite thin and lots of the screw holes are a bit bigger than they used to be so the screws don't bite. I've already bought the widest screw I can find for the length.

I've tried Rustins Plastic Wood, but it hasn't worked.

What else is likely to work?

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Could you glue some dowels into the holes then screw into them ?

[LennyM1984]

Glue in some dowels/match sticks etc and redrill it

[mgtony]

Without seeing a pic, could you put a T nut underneath and use a small bolt instead of a screw?

[5s Alive]

As above, glue in some dowels, cut flush and re-drill. Works a treat.

[RGG]

omniflow said:

I need to re-fix the wooden arm trims onto our outside chairs. The problem is that the wood is quite thin and lots of the screw holes are a bit bigger than they used to be so the screws don't bite. I've already bought the widest screw I can find for the length.

I've tried Rustins Plastic Wood, but it hasn't worked.

What else is likely to work?

If you have ability to make some sawdust from an "out of sight " piece of the furniture - mix the sawdust with glue and fill the holes.

[richhead]

A dowl glued in is the perfect answer, but i have used ordinary rawl plugs in similar situations before with success

[hellorent]

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