* Steve Lusardi wrote, On 5/18/2007 7:12 PM:
NEVER, never, never ever use fasteners in FG! They always fail. Fasteners
apply concentrated load to a very small area. The correct method is to bond
into the FG structure either metal or wood to accept the fastener and spread
the load over a wide area.
Steve

NEVER, never, never ever??? I think that would depend on the nature
of the fasteners and the load. The OP never stated the nature of his
problem; I doubt he was attaching chainplates with self tappers.
There's a lot of canvas that is attached through various fasteners.