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My background for this type of repair was working on old Victorians with original cabinetry. A Master Carpenter taught me this method 35 plus years ago (actually I watched and tried not to disturb him, asked questions at lunch which was appropriate). I personally tried several techniques since then. Various epoxies and fillers. I found I needed to either drill out the hole completely and then put in an oversized plug so the new pilot hole was completely surrounded by new wood or use this shimming/splinter method. I found the various fillers by themselves to not hold the thread as well as this method. Splinters too big lost the bite. Others on the site have techniques that worked for them but....this method was handed down and works well enough for me.

Garris