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276601 scritch <capeflattery@c...> 2022‑11‑20 Re: Frozen wood screws
Would it be possible to dry the plane out?  Stick it in a warm, not hot, oven
for a few hours?  I am thinking that drying it might shrink the screw enough to
begin to loosen it.

Another idea:  soak it with denatured alcohol in case some shellac-type finish
has dried in the threads.  The alcohol should dry up and not harm the wood.  I
suppose the same idea could be done with lacquer thinner for different solvents.
Of course, this method would likely cause the existing finish to have problems,
if that is a consideration.

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