I need to get some 3/8' oak hole plugs (face/side grain). Any suppliers/plugs better than others?
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08-27-2016, 12:05 AM
If you make your own you have more control over the the color and grain.
http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/Page.as...,180,42288 
08-27-2016, 08:28 AM
+1 for Lee Valley's tapered plug cutters. Easy to do and they ork great.
08-27-2016, 09:10 AM
+ another for the LV Tapered Plug Cutters. They work great.
08-27-2016, 04:06 PM
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08-27-2016, 04:09 PM
If you don't use the tapered one, just grind down to a smaller diameter a specific drill bit for the plug you are using.
08-28-2016, 12:26 AM
(08-27-2016, 12:05 AM)ruffcutt Wrote: If you make your own you have more control over the the color and grain. This is a big +1 Especially if your plugs are going into face grain, with a dowel you are stuck with end grain all day long, come time to finish that is a HUGE difference 
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08-29-2016, 07:02 AM
An easy way to make a bunch of plugs, is to drill them with a plug cutter in a piece of wood, then use the bs (or ts) to cut them all free, to the plug height you need.
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08-29-2016, 07:48 AM
(08-29-2016, 07:02 AM)Pirate Wrote: An easy way to make a bunch of plugs, is to drill them with a plug cutter in a piece of wood, then use the bs (or ts) to cut them all free, to the plug height you need. You want to make them longer than the depth you require, because plug cutters have a tendency to chip out when started crossgrain. You can chase the invisible - impossible - match in color and orientation if you please. In my experience, they're usually JUST different enough here and there to make it look like a mistake on my part. End or crossed face grain makes them part of the embellishment.
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08-29-2016, 08:22 AM
(08-29-2016, 07:48 AM)MichaelMouse Wrote: You want to make them longer than the depth you require, because plug cutters have a tendency to chip out when started crossgrain. You can chase the invisible - impossible - match in color and orientation if you please. In my experience, they're usually JUST different enough here and there to make it look like a mistake on my part. End or crossed face grain makes them part of the embellishment. I agree with this, as it's nearly impossible to get a great match. Good, sure, but if you look it does end up looking like a mistake. Use buttons, contrasting plugs (walnut dowels), pyramids, anything to make it look like an accent. |
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