Screw hole too big

[legless]

Hi I have a wooden side board and the door has come off because of the hinge. Trying to screw it back on the screw hole has become too big and I cannot use a longer screw because of the thickest the wood it is going into. Is there anything I can do?

 

[alan333]

Fill the hole with bits of matchsticks and try the screw again.

 

[foxhole]

Fill the hole with bits of matchsticks and try the screw again.

Glue them in and leave a few hours first.

 

[big-all]

another thought

if its an oak sideboard with steel screws it may have eaten the thread
do the threads look in good nick or virtually gone ??

 

[JohnD]

use a thicker screw.

 

[Nigel_Cro]

Core and plug, if you have enough thickness to do it.

As above - if it is oak, consider using brass screws.