12-17-2022, 05:12 PM
(12-17-2022, 08:59 AM)RPE1 Wrote: [ -> ]I just did this the other day on a repair. Use a 1/2" dowel cut to the correct length, maybe a bit shorter than needed. Bevel both ends a bit. Clamp the dowel in a vice grip with it vertical (use the bandsaw blade to check for square) Take it to the band saw and cut a kerf the entire length. Use something to support the dowel during the cut. Cut a little past half way. Then fill up the kerf with glue as well as the outside and hammer it in. Put some glue in the hole(s) as well.
oh, i like that!
i've also had decent luck just taking some pliers and compressing the dowel a bit. also, gives some nice grooves for the glue.