Thwart repair

[dogbrain]

Here's a picture of a thwart I'd like to be able to use in a canoe restoration. My first thought was to drill out the hole and glue in a dowel, but now I'm not so sure. Maybe cut out a rectangle instead? Any ideas?

 

[Cruiser]

Square it up,fit a matching wood piece with epoxy, sand smooth ....done

 

[BWCA66]

What Cruiser said and then consider using 2 screws/bolts to re-attach.

 

[Canotrouge]

That is how I fix them, I cut a slot into the end and epoxy a pice of hard wood with the grain running perpendicular to the thwart's grain, it will be way better than new!!

 

[dogbrain]

Square peg it is. Thanks! The horizontal splice is a good idea too, but might be overkill for this repair.

Mark

 

[Canotrouge]

Square peg it is. Thanks! The horizontal splice is a good idea too, but might be overkill for this repair.

Mark

Nothing is overkill.... hahahaha

 

[flyingbison]

Square peg it is. Thanks! The horizontal splice is a good idea too, but might be overkill for this repair.

Mark

I like that horizontal splice. Otherwise, I'd probably put in a small dovetail/keystone piece, instead of a square plug. But yeah, that's probably overkill, too.