RE: Some days just aren't meant to be....
Use CA on every hole that a screw goes into that is in wood to harden the hole. You can also CA the screws right into the whole but that will make it hard to get out later. For my cowl screws I'll buy brass inserts for 2-56 or 4-40 hex head bolts and epoxy them into the holes, then I use the proper size hex head bolts with blue loctite.
It's a little bit of work but usually bullet proof