While the paper towels won t make the door stronger or repair it they are an easy.
How to fix a hollow wooden door hinge.
Remove the door from the jamb using a drill driver.
For a quick fix you could take a toothpick wooden skewer or wooden golf tee with a little wood glue and gently hammer it into the screw holes to strengthen the wooden stile so that it will provide a better grip for the screws.
Patching a hole or crack 1.
Neaten the edges of the hole.
How to fix a door that cracked where the hinges go.
Squeeze a drop of carpenter s glue into each loose hole then push about 3 wooden matches or toothpicks into the hole or enough to fill it and snap the excess wood off.
If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.
Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.
Cut away any loose or broken wood from around the hole or crack.
Insert the tip of a putty knife into the cracks to clean out chips or splinters that might cause the cracks to fail to.
Place the door across two sawhorses.
Depending on how the door was damaged there may be.
Leave the door on its hinges you needn t remove it to complete this fix.
Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.
Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes.
Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry.
Pack the hole with paper towels.
Fill the hole with.