Usually a good way to start fixing something you don't already know completely about is by using the least invasive ways first. When you have hollowed out the opening inspect the balsa, if it is not black but merely damp than aiming your wife's hair dryer into the hole for a while may dry it out. If there are no other soft spots than it is probably safe to simply fill the hole with epoxy and redrill for the strap screws. On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 9:12 AM Charlie Fortner <charlie@rentrof.net> wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2020, at 14:02, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
Then put a bent nail in a drill and swish around inside the hole to see if you can ascertain just how far the rot had progressed. You may be able to simply pull out the rot with the bent nail and then fill the hole with epoxy.
Ah! The bent nail. I'd read about that technique, but dismissed it for some dumb reason. I'll try that first. I'd much rather start there than lying on my back with rotten balsa raining down on my face.
Charlie