Hi Gary.
My friend and I are building a pair of secretaire bookcases where the gallery is located in a large drawer with a drop-down front. We had not intended covering the writing surface with leather, preferring to leave the natural timber surface.
We are faced with a decision as to whether to mount the drawer pulls by drilling all the way through the drawer to counter sink a nut that we would then cover with a tapered plug, or to try using a captive nut countersunk into the face of the drawer front and fixed with epoxy.
Our feeling is that over time the epoxy might fail and allow the screw to be pulled out, but the alternative could leave us with plugs that may be difficult to disguise on the writing surface.
We would appreciate your advice please.
Thanks Gary.
Regards, AusiePete and Frank
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Aussie Pete and Frank,
Well fellas, I think I'd go with the wood plug. Get a tapered plug cutter and the plug should fill the hole nicely. Cut your plug out of stock from the project. [I never throw away the offcuts of a project until it's out the door, just in case.] Match the grain as well as you can, so quartersawn plug stock for a quartersawn board, etc. And check for a tight vs. wide grain pattern and match that well.
With the beauty of the rest of the piece shining so brightly, no one will even notice this small detail. Good luck, Gary
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