J-B Weld 8258 KwikWood Wood Repair Epoxy Putty Stick-7 inch, Beige

I'm writing this review for anyone who, like I did, needs to find a product that can literally replace the wood that is causing them trouble and provide the strength and structural integrity required for subsequent drilling, screwing, mounting, etc... I wasn't able to find an individual review that covered those things, all together, specifically, so I had to piece together a "story" that I could trust by reading many, many reviews. If you're looking for assurance of the capabilities of this product, here it is.This is a great product. I feel like I'm a little obsessed with my pursuit of products that do exactly what they claim to (and even beyond if you have the imagination to find new uses). When I find those kinds of products, I'm loyal for life. Well I'm writing this review because this is one of those products.I've tried similar offerings like this from other companies, but they were always a let down. They would get crumbly or be too weak to hold a screw, or never feel truly rigid and strong. This time around I needed something that wouldn't force me to compromise. This time around I needed something that actually worked as advertised. The final result had to be able to hold a screw and hold up to significant force/weight or my entire endeavor would be a waste of time.Well this KwikWood is the real deal. I dug out a bunch of rotted wood that had completely lost all of its structural integrity. The cavity that was left was an inch wide and an inch and a half deep. There was no wood left to screw anything into. So in comes KwikWood.I mixed the putty as directed (confusing at first because it looked like a single piece of material; however it's actually one kind of putty surrounded by another and once you mash the layers together, they become one and the capability to be shaped and also harden is activated). I then began pressing it into the cavity, compacting it over and over as much as possible so that it could "become" the cavity. I wanted every nook and cranny to be filled so that the end result would offer zero give. Mission accomplished.I let it sit over night (not necessary, according to the directions, but I was tired) and by the morning I was surprised to find that it had completely hardened. It felt almost like something slightly softer than stone, but much harder than wood. I had to cut it down a little to the perfect shape and using a blade with my hand to do it was quite difficult. What I ended up doing was using a flat head Xacto blade with a hammer in order to chisel away material. Well that worked like a charm. It's so dense that only what opposes the blade is removed - no unwanted big chunks break off.As far as accepting and holding screws goes, it again lives up to its claims. It is dense and not crumbly. If you have long screws you may actually want to drill pilot holes or it will be some work to screw deeply into this stuff (probably more difficult than with wood).Hopefully this review helps. This is a great product.

TLDR: This product works on holes where the screws no longer catches and is loose. Recommend letting it cure as long as you can before screwing back again. Great repair option for the price.I have a wooden gate in my front home and after several years of wear and tear and mother nature, the screws were loosening. I tried to put a toothpick in the hole and wooden glue, but the screws will loosen shortly thereafter. Don't want to use money to buy and replace the entire wooden gate. Been looking at lot for a solution and read about epoxy. After going back and forth, I purchased the J-B Wood Repair Epoxy Putty. I used other types of putties on different items and didn't think this would work, but for the relatively priced putty, I thought what the heck. After squeezing and mixing the putty, I tried to put the putty inside the hole. Another commenter mentioned using the tail of a comb, but I used a plastic fork (broke three of the spokes) to push the putty in. While the directions says that it will cure fast, I left it to cure for a few hours. After I used the same screws and it seems to be catching and holding firm. Super glad I found this product. For now, it seems to be the best solution. Since the gate is being used frequently, hopefully the putty holds firm from the abuse it takes. Only time will tell, but a good product for repairs.

I used it to fill in an empty space under a set of stairs. It worked great and was easy to use. I painted over it and didn't notice any real difference in color. I plan to buy more and would definitely recommend.

I had to repair a loose Japanese Wa knife handle that I epoxied back in place.Whoever made the handle put a round hole in the handle where the blade fits and I used this JB wood epoxy to fill the voids around the knife blade.Mixing is easy (wear nitrile or latex gloves), it gets very hard when totally set up, it has a putty like consistency that is fairly thick. It is very light colored, like unfinished white pine.I tried mixing this product with several types of stain including oil base and gel wood stains and they would not mix with this epoxy putty.I filled the voids and let them dry and tried the wood stain again and it would not work. This epoxy has zero porosity for oil or gel stain.In my shop, I had a small vial of black epoxy color that I applied with a small artists brush to the light colored epoxy and that worked pretty well.This wood epoxy is 5 stars if you are applying paint over it but staining without epoxy specific was not possible for me.

I’m restoring an antique sewing machine with floral appliqués on the drawers. The wood was so brittle, two broke off and one was missing. I casted the intact one and tried regular wood putty and a vinyl putty since the drawer fronts are curved. Double fail.I remembered using epoxy on a previous project, so I gave this a go. For something as intricate that needed some structural integrity, I covered the intended drawer with plastic wrap and pressed the epoxy putty-filled mold against it to match the curve, then left it to cure.. The difference was night and day. It captured the detail and texture so well, while drying into a solid and stable appliqué, better than the real wood ones.I highly recommend this for this type of project. I used the excess to cast several other missing elements on my other furniture, and made extras for the sewing machine just in case.Make sure you’re not using too much, it’ll have to be shaved/sanded off. Try to get it pressed while it’s still workable. I’d say in 10-15 minutes with the amount I was using, it became harder to mold properly.Overall, I’m very pleased with the result. [Photos show comparison to broken original and a close-up, before cutting/sanding edges.]

I use this to fill screw holes to tighten things down. It's like moldable wood epoxy clay, hardens quickly. Strong.