-----Original Message----- From: Pat and Robin Russo Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:22 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Filling holes drilled in wood...
Pure poppycock!! This from a graduate engineer (50 years of experience), An amateur Luthier (50 years of woodwork/ musical instrument making) and a builder/pilot (almost 7 aircraft and growing)...I beg you all to speak from experience and above all REASON. > Do NOT just use dowels for this. In order to get the best bond, you must > cut your own plugs with the grain oriented correctly. Facegrain must mate > to facegrain, sidegrain to sidegrain, and endrain to endgrain, wiht the > woods being a very closematch. Use Carpenters glue, tight fit. Do not use > epoxy for this function. The tight fit will not allow for enough bond. > > > > > >
