: Larry, Excellent idea! I was all set to try it but then decided to sleep on
: it. Today I decided to buy another piece of stem banding and start over. I
: really need a screw at (or very near) the location of the one that broke
: off. So while I'm waiting on UPS, I guess I'll busy myself rubbing out the
: varnish.... Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This is a terrific
: bulletin board!.

: Ken Sarkozy

Another possibility is to get a narrow say brass tube that is just greater diam than the diameter of the screw shank. Sharpen one end w/ a file making like little teeth. Like a tiny hole saw. Chuck it in the drill and using the broken screw shank as a centre, drill the whole sucker out right thru to the inside.Throw away the whole ass'y. Fill the hole w/ some epoxy scum and rescrew.

-mick