schnarf Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Last year when I built my guitars, I drilled the trem spring holes too high up, and the claw hangs out of the cavity just a bit, so I can't put a cover on it. It's no big deal, but I'm thinking about trying to fix it up. I'd need to fill the holes, and then redrill them. There's not a whole lot of room, so it's possible that the newly drilled holes would partially overlap the old filled holes. That being said, is wood glue + toothpicks a decent way to do this, or is there a better way? Dowels? Or is it risky and I should just leave it as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Dowels, definitely. As much wood and as little glue as possible. It would even be better to get a dowel that is slightly oversized, and sand it down to ensure a very snug fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnarf Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Dowels, definitely. As much wood and as little glue as possible. It would even be better to get a dowel that is slightly oversized, and sand it down to ensure a very snug fit. Sounds good, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvyn Hiscock Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Dowels, definitely. As much wood and as little glue as possible. It would even be better to get a dowel that is slightly oversized, and sand it down to ensure a very snug fit. Sounds good, thanks! Make your own dowels from the same wood as the body, that will help too. Make up a block with the hole in the right place and drill through that into the body to stop the bit trying to wander into the glue join on the dowel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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