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Old 01-04-2019, 12:11 PM   #24
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Default Re: broken screws in oak, drill or give up?

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Originally Posted by whirnot View Post
I got a chuckle, there was one suggestion for using wax to lubricate the screw and one for beeswax. My stepfather was a cabinet maker and used to bore a 1/2 inch hole in the end of every hammer he owned. Then he would heat a mixture of wax and beeswax, and fill the hole. When driving a screw in hardwood he would just stick the screw in the end of the hammer handle to coat it, then drive it in. Worked great.
He drove a "screw" in with a hammer?
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