Originally Posted By: prairie ghost
Good advice all. Thank you. Stan, that may be why my screws seem to be depleting the threaded wood. A little here, a little there and pretty soon they are loosey goosey. FWTW, my pilot hole dia. and depth was fine.
Two old timer tricks- if the drilled holes in the butt become "over-sized, shim or pack them with broken-off pieces of toothpicks, they will crunch and compress as you turn the wood screws home, also lube the screw threads with moistened Ivory soap before you turn them home. RWTF

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