![]() These thickeners will be available from your epoxy vendor. If your fit is really sloppy, mix 2 batches of epoxy, one un-thickened, and the other thickened with wood flour, microfibers or fumed silica to a paste-like consistency. Epoxy is tolerant of thickish glue lines and actually likes rather lower clamping pressures (joint starvation weakens things). Otherwise, if your woodworking-fu is not up to snuff, glue it and clamp it in place with a good epoxy like System 3 or West System. If you have a really good fit, you can glue it and clamp it in place with resorcinol - Titebond 2 or 3 would probably work, too (but they all require a good fit and high clamping pressures to achieve a solid, strong glue line). Make it maybe a 1/4 inch thicker than the door, and maybe a little less proud on the edge of the door. Then, carefully cut and fit a piece of wood to the recess. ![]() Taper the cut on either end, so the ends of the cut come smoothly out of edge of the door. Shipwrights and boatwrights regularly do this sort of thing.Ĭut away the damaged wood along the edge of the door, plus maybe 4–5 inches past the damage on either side. ![]() The proper technique for this kind of repair would be to install a dutchman.
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