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I've used toothpicks, shavings off of a shim, match ends but I've never seen anyone carry around golf tees. 🤷🏻♂️ Something new everyday I guess. I'll stick with toothpicks 🤣
@goggles789 yeah, but this video title makes it sound like every carpenter does it. A more appropriate title would be, why a carpenter may want to carry some golf tees
I think a more appropriate title would be why a handyman should carry golf Tee's. A carpenter is most of the time building new. Not repairing. You are not going to find any new construction Carpenters with golf tees in their tool box. Now as a repair carpenter/handyman there are numerous reasons to use golf tees. Tho a simple splint of wood wittled down to size works just as well. PS. Another great use of a splint is if a screw has stripped out the hole it's in from a lot of movement over time. Just splint the stripped out hole and drive in a new screw.
Interesting timing on this video recommendation. Just last night I fixed the doors for both of my daughters' bedrooms with toothpicks in the door strike plate. I was the hero of the night.
My dad taught me the same thing. A few toothpicks, break them off. Done!! He also said " take your time do it right and the toothpicks can be used for the hot dogs"
Rub some of the lead of your pencil on the end of the striker, close the door, activate the handle a couple times, and it will leave a mark exactly where the plate needs to be. Just do it right the first time. I've been a nail banger for 40 years and never heard of using golf tees. You always have some piece of wood around, so peel off a slice and use that if you need to.
I suppose the point is that if you have golf tees then you are not looking for, and slicing other bits of wood!! Forgive me, but you sound like a bit of a ‘know it all’ Randy.
@@Laptopdog78 Oh so sorry if you took my comment the wrong way, but I was trying to pass along a little information about the initial installation of hardware. As for carrying golf tees around, I think as a carpenter we already carry around lots, we don't need to carry any extra. I don't think I'm a 'know it all', and don't want to come across that way, but I have learned a few things over the years, and I would think that you as a self professed DIYer wouldn't mind learning a thing or two.
Super good tip Ben and yes I add glue. Aside from golf tees the dollar store is a great place to find assorted wooden plugs and shims, everything from wooden skewers to large popsicle sticks ( I use those as shims along with vinyl siding samples pilfered from the big box store)
This is probably the best tip I have seen. Never even thought about golf tees for this I been using a dowel rod and sharpening it with a utility knife. This seems much easier.
when your in the middle of nowhere and find a nail in your tire , A golf tee can be your best friend then as well. I had a little gasket sealer in the trunk too so that helped seal it till I got home . I drove about 80 miles back home that night on a golf tee LOL . it held up the whole next day also but come Monday morning it was off to get it patch , I figured i'd pressed my luck enough . the look on the guys face when he pulled a golf tee out of my tire was priceless ! once he stopped laughing he looked at me with this serious look and said well that's it , i'm adding a bag wood golf tees to the tool kit in the trunk of my car today . he didn't even charge me for the patch , he said the story behind it all was payment enough.
A cheap $5 rope-patch-style kit is even better. (Just be sure to use vulcanising fluid too.) Same time taken as plugging with anything else and works just fine. Saves a trip to the tyre shop.
My grandfather was a carpenter most of his life as is my dad and I've never heard of this. They always used a center punch beforehand on decorative projects. Not a bad tip though.
Bamboo skewers, toothpicks, wooden matches. I’ve used them all. The true measure of a carpenter is how they manage curve balls that different jobs throw to them. Patching other folks mistakes and correcting bad designs are also part of the job description that never comes up in an interview.
Thanks. Reminds me of dealing with composite cabinets when the door connections rip out of the frame especially on bottom cabinets. This happens when people open the cabinet door & lean on the open door to reach inside the cabinet. I use tissue paper or paper towel & wood glue. Stuff the hole. Replace the screws. Stronger than before. Thanks.
Window and door guy here!! Put lipstick on the deadbolt after the handle strike plate is set. Couple turns when the door is set and you have a perfect imprint that’s real easy to see and just whip off after! Works every time! Thanks!
My father was a master carpenter and electrician for 27 years here in new england. And I remember as a kid always wondering why he had these wooden nails in his tool belt he'd wear on his hip. Id've never put 2 and 2 together if I hadnt watched this video.
Strike plates!!! I've done that one. I used toothpicks and wood glue. Like the golf tees better though. Always enjoy your vids!! Take care, THANKS!! 👍👍
Awesome 👍 I've used toothpicks for yrs. But I will definitely include this in the kit. I can see a 100 application's in my mind instantly. Most important cabinetry. Aligning knobs. Perfect 👌 thanks
Some here. Never thought of a golf tee. I have a giant bulk bag of tees so I'm definitely gonna keep some next to my wooden paint stir sticks (my go-to for all kinds of fixes)
I use toothpicks and glue for stripped out screw holes for door hinges or even some twigs,bamboo skewers since i usually dont have golf tees.. You can also put wood glue on a cotton ball, rub it into the cotton and smash it into the hole. Wait for it to dry and same concept.
It's good to have some with you on remodel jobs. On older buildings sometimes the doors have been changed so many times that the hinge screws don't hold anymore. Golf tees to the rescue.
Round Toothpicks---pound in as many as it takes to fill the cavity....You can also combine the Round Toothpicks with wood glue---Good for tiny and big holes---For wood rot, use JB weld watered down with Acetone. It will soak into the rotted wood and make it solid..
Square peg in round hole the concept works great, I use shims for same premise that way I don't have to to worry every morning about whether I remembered my golf tees or not.
Very nice. I'm just a normal homeowner. Whenever I found myself in a similar situation, I would always slap a little wood glue on some toothpicks and hammer them into the hole. Toothpicks are easier to come by in my home than golf tees.
Thanks for the video, good info. I have used tees to plug holes in my floor where cables had been run into my house. Also good for wedging, like helping to keep my foundation vent covers in place.
very common problem with doors as a painter always running into loose or poorly installed strike plates and hinges i actually use chopsticks till they are gone usually with a dab of glue i like them because they are a little tougher of a wood but now i will have to throw a bunch of golf tees in the mix to expand my options thanks for the vid
Good grief, and here I have a package of those on hand too, and I used wooden matches. Thanks for the idea tho. I don't normally have Golf T's hanging around
I used to use old wooden arrow shafts like this. They are made of Port Orford Cedar and have excellent qualities for retention. We used them to repair downhill ski binding holes on wood core skis. It worked amazingly well, old school knowledge from the shop master handed down from 10th Mt. Division ski gurus (mostly Austrian and Swiss guys). Golf tees look like a great solution too.
@Frank Dahlquist not a bad idea but glue would be necessary for sure right? Especially if you need the screw to take a new path. Let me know if I am wrong here. A pack of toothpicks is a bit easier to come by for sure!
I use dowel pins + gorilla glue to re-attach hinges. The result is almost always a stronger attachment to the frame, which often fixes the problem (people pulling the door off it's hinges by slamming them violently) for good.
Good stuff here. I am a pro hardware installer and I use 1/8" and occasionally 3/16" dowel with no glue with great success. There are always pieces in my tool bag because I do this all the time. Pound it in. Drill it out. Always pre-drill screw holes. Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time and this will keep doors from splitting down the edge, etc. Good video!
Holy crap! I've murdered many a door jam fixing out of whack strike plates, and now this?? This is awesome. I almost feel compelled to go back and fix the trail of shabby repairs I've left, lol.
If you smear lipstick on the end of the deadbolt then open and close it a couple of times with the door closed you'll mark exactly where to mount the plate.
Razor knife and a scrap of oak works very nice. Also a burr bit in drill will open the strke plate a little. Unfortunately my house likes to move around seasonally so I get to practice this.
You can buy dowels from a craft store and do the same. They usually come in a few feet for a dollar and change and you can cut several hole fillers to length without much waste.
Call your local locksmith. Tooth picks works also. You also need a roto zip with a carbide grinder bit. Grease on the end of the bolt will mark the hole well also
I used to carry a small piece of dowel for this purpose. Met a carpenter long ago in AZ who saw me fixing a hasp hole with a dowel, he showed me the tee trick and I have used it since.
I use them to fill stripped screw holes in wood, where the screw just spins instead of tightening down. I also put a little epoxy on the tip of the golf tee before I drive it in.
For stripped holes that aren't in need of repositioning, I use (metal) screen mesh. Cut it into long, thin strips, and pack them into the hole. Then drive your screw. Works. Every. Time. Fast, cheap, easy and effective.
Fixed many a stripped hole from hinge screws using bamboo skewers and ready made wood dowels too, drill out old "hole", little dab o wood glue and wedge filler object and cut flush if necessary.
Match sticks work very well too and you dont need to drill a larger hole to do that trick. I had a bunch of new hardware for cabinets and every new one was slightly off from the old ones so the holes didn't match up. I would break a match stick off in each hole and drill to the inside or outside of that new wood and it worked every time, even if it's off by just a little.
i came here through your skate channel. you are a great guy and your way of explaining things is helpful, fun and informative. thank you for all you do.
years back carpenters an masons would use tree branches / small wet sticks to hang fasteners into brick structures....for example hanging working shutters on a home...they would drill into the mortar ..hammer a stick into the hole and then hammer in the clip or hanger ..as the wood dried it would act as a adhesive...
I've never met anyone who used golf tees but I will for now on. A lot of times I use sticks from someone's yard or toothpicks. Or put a nail in and screw next to it but it doesn't grip on the nail side as well as using wood. Thanks for the tip.
Another gem tapped, spackled, feathered, sanded and finished by the Vancouver Carpenter - y'a gotta be makin your Dad proud. Thanks so much for your great content. CANADA Gyprocs!!
As a builder it drives me crazy when I see impact drivers being used to install a 3/4” screw into softwood. They are for framing and deck building. Find stripped out door hardware all the time Stop the madness
That's absurd! Only a beginner strips wood with an impact, unless you've been using a crappy impact with no speed/torque control. A decent Mikita, better yet a brushless, and some actual care and experience, and you can put together a watch, almost.
If ur doing strike plates , first set it with the two small screws and test . If it doesn’t lock , u can always offset the big screws which will push the plate
Learnt this trick years ago from grandparents, but using match sticks or kebab skewer. No need to drill as it's a tight fit into a screw hole. Always keep a pack in my toolbag.
In Taiwan, we use similar method but with different material. We use disposable bamboo chopsticks. Why these? Every bento (lunch box) comes with these chopsticks and even if you don't buy bento, they can be found at any convenient store in Tw.
Bamboo barbecue skewers from Walmart do the same thing cheaper. In the kitchen gadget aisle, 100 x 12 inches long for $6. Instead of Tapcons in concrete use a number 10 standard screw and drill a 3/16 hole in the concrete. Drill the same size hole as the screw, put a round toothpick or two in the hole and it's much cheaper than a Tapcon. In cinder block you can drill a hole using a 5/32 Tapcon bit and run the #10 standard screw into the hole.
Bambo chop sticks and wood glue for me works best. Dip the tip in glue and shove it in there, Ask for a set when you order at any asian food take out or eat in. Keep up the good work love your shows. Thanks.
Also wooden matches for smaller holes. My main use of tees and wooden matches was always as a hole filler and wedge when a screw hole got sloppy and the application required reusing the same screw. Good content!
I've always used matches and splinters for this, like other comments, but sometimes it doesn't fill the full depth. I like the idea of something with a head for hammering. If you're really stuck though, you can do it with card/paper/plastic.
I'll get some tees, just raid the local golf club! . . . However, I think that I'd use a spur bit for the new hole. Easier to hit the mark. Also, it was nice to see you working on the type of home that I usually get . . . lotsa coats of paint.
Don't overdrive the tee. It'll mush out the MDF. Put a little dab of glue in the hole, slightly wet the tee and tap it in until it just fits. Then, take a break. Come back in 20 minutes or so, hit the tee with a punch to eliminate bit drift when drilling the new hole and you'll be golden. Bonus, the tee will hold that screw 1,000 times better than MDF!
LOL. I have this exact problem. I was going to get some sawdust, mix it with glue to try and shove it in the old screw hole. I thought about toothpick with glue as well. But that tee sure seems to fit nicely. Thank you! And @3:23 that really made me LOL.
How to correctly mark the strike position: Have a cheap set of verniers on hand, stick the hole gauge from the door edge to the bolt edge, lock the verniers in this position. Draw a line where the door edge meets the lock jamb when the other installed bolts or latches are engaged and the door is sitting naturaly. From this lock jamb pencil line take the locked verniers and mark a parallel line vertically using the caliper end more towards the center of the jamb, you now have the edge of your thrown bolt marked on the jamb. Now mark the top and bottom of your bolt by throwing the bolt when the door is open, rest the bolt against the jamb amd draw lines ontop and bottom of the bolt, extend these line onto the inside of the jamb to cross your bolt edge line, now place the strike plate over the thrown bolt and remember or measure the play between the bolt and strike. Place the strike plate on the three lock jamb lines indicating the position of the bolt, move the strike plate so that there is a little more play on the opening side of the bolt line so that when the door bends, expands or the jamb expands with weather or is painted the door will move towards the opening direction but the bolt will still engage. Position the strike so that there is more play at the bottom of the bolt so that when the door drops due to hinge where or weather the bolt can still engage to a point. When happy with the strike plate pencil around the inside and outside of your strike plate and continue the install.
Or when you first install the striker only put 2 screws in diagonal to each other so that if you need to move it you still have 2 holes that aren't drilled?
Dude, you're giving away our secrets! I glue them, take a break, and come back in 15 or 20 minutes to drill and screw. Belt and suspenders always! Be well and keep the videos coming, sir.
Normally when that happens to a door, the problem isn't with the knob side. The problem is usually with the hinge side. Either the hinges needed to be bent with a knuckle Bender or the frame needed to be screwed in closer to the stud to Pull the door frame back into plumb. That will fix the sagging door and you never have to touch the strike plate
Alternatively you can put a small amount of wood glue in the hole providing you didn't drill fully through the wood . Then sand the wood down allowing the dust to go in the hole . That will give it a more wood- like look.
I would use wood toothpicks and glue. I used them for stripped out screw holes in door frames for the hinges. Kids can be rough on doors. Now I want to get some golf tees.
