Thread: sometimes I amaze myself

I have been re-working a Wood body for a 1912 Model T Towncar (all wood construction) Some mistakes were made in the original construction and I am contracted to fix the errors. One problem was to remove one of the ribs (wrong location) set in a dado and screwed in place, before the curved plywood skin was glued on.. How to get it out intact w/o much damage to the skin.... Lucky the fit was bad enough to locate where the screw was located. Marked where I thought it would be...


Took a piece of Plywood and drilled a 5/8" hole as a guide and clamped over the location...


Bored a hole with a Forstner bit till the tip touched the screw head...


Used a scratch Awl to dig out the remaining wood to expose the screwhead...


Backed out the screw and pounded the rib through the dado (rebate) ....


Inserted a 5/8" bung I cut with a plug cutter, with a little glue and some sanding, the job is A-OK...