Assembling a table and chairs. So far, so good, doing well until I get to chair number 3. Over confident now and no longer following the instructions, after all, I have just assembled 2 chairs haven't I? I merrily tap in the bits of dowel, pick up another section and set about connecting the two and the penny drops !!**CLANG**!! ... I had put one bit of dowel in the wrong hole. Doh. I try and pull it out but it starts to disintegrate. I try pushing it through from the other side and it budges a little. Finally am grinding it out with a screwdriver, wondering what I can use for a replacement but guessing I will probably have to wait until the shops open again and buy some.
Then, some Kiwi ingenuity took over.... of course... A pencil! I cut the pointed end off with pliers, then measuring the length using another piece of dowel cut that off too. Tapped it into the hole just like the others, finished assembling the chair and it seems every bit as sturdy.