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   nikkiwood | Sep 06, 2004 10:14pm | #1

   What do you have in mind for using the dowels?

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   JohnWW | Sep 06, 2004 10:19pm | #2

   Do you need small plugs to go over counterbored screws, or longer dowels that will go through the joints?

   John W.

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   Dustmight | Sep 07, 2004 12:06am | #3

   If you cant' match them, why not "feature" them.  Use a complimenting or contrasting wood...maybe even let them stand proud of the pine.

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   Jamie_Buxton | Sep 07, 2004 02:31am | #4

   Check out plug cutters.   You cut plugs from an off-cut of your planks to fill holes.   Because the plugs come from the same plank, their color is generally a good match.

   Plug cutters want to fill round holes, so if you want to fill an irregular hole, the first thing you must do is enlarge it to the diameter your plugs are.   If you just stick a drill into the irregular hole, it'll wander around and not make a round hole.   Instead, jam and glue one of the HD dowels into the hole.   It doesn't matter if it looks ugly and isn't a great glue line.   It is just going to provide meat for the center of your bit to drill into, so it won't wander around.

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   creekwood | Sep 07, 2004 03:26am | #5

   Plug cutters would work, but you could also cut your own square dowel, drill a round hole, shape the end of the dowel to fit the hole, and then drive the square part on into the round area. Ends up looking like a square peg. Or just cut the hole square.

   Sorry, JAMIE, meant to send this to William

   Edited 9/6/2004 8:28 pm ET by creekwood