Creative solutions

One of my parents in law greatest talents is their capability to solve problems in a quick, inexpensive and very creative way. I have always admired how in many occasions they solve problems using things they find around the house with no need to go to the store to buy special tools or supplies. 

Yesterday my father in law came to fix the kitchen door that had been broken for some days. The screws that hold the door where loose because the wood in the holes was too worn. This door was practically off the frame. I thought that maybe we had to get a new one but he came up with a great idea. 

 

This is what he did:

First he carved an old piece of wood he found in our garage.

Then he hammered it in the worn holes with some glue (I didn't have carpenter's glue so we used my tacky glue for crafts). 

After that he cut the rest of the stick with a saw and screwed through the hinges on the stick to fill the holes with wood.  

Isn't that a great idea?!