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[josharb87]

rob, what was that drill bit you had for drilling out blanks to hide the screw heads called?

 

gonna have to build a lean too now to store the wood, making too many planks, and storing in sheds there isnt enough wind flow to prevent mould!

[Rob D]

The bit you need is a plug cutter. U can buy them in most hardwear type places... I think there's a few people selling them on ebay. But remember to get a drill bit to match.

 

Best is to have a drill bit to drill the wide countersunk hole, then get the screw or bolt in, then plug. But when you cut the plugs do it out of green fresh wood. Dry wood you'll burn and blunt them after just a few plugs.

 

I'll get a vid on later when I next do some joining.

[Justme]

But when you cut the plugs do it out of green fresh wood. Dry wood you'll burn and blunt them after just a few plugs.

 

 

That maybe but when that green plug dries out it will shrink & fall out the hole. Just the same as oak building pegs are made from seasoned oak yet go into green oak beams. Then it gets tighter as the beams season. Your way is the opposite of that.

[Rob D]

It's slightly different as the plugs that go into holes are glued in for starters and also as they're small they may shrink but only by a very small amount.... not enough to come out.

 

I've done this a few years now and not had any problems (I did in a few cases where I tried to get away not gluing in the plugs).

 

If you were worried about it then you could cut the plugs out of green wood and leave them to season for a while before using them.

 

With oak pegs into beams the pegs are much larger and are hammered in so yes in that case if you used green wood you may have problems.

[Justme]

If you were worried about it then you could cut the plugs out of green wood and leave them to season for a while before using them.

 

 

Think about that for a min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless you use a smaller drill the plugs will have shrunk & still be too small.

[Rob D]

Done more than think about it - I've used both methods and both methods work. Like I said before they're very small plugs so when they shrink they only shrink a very small amount - not enough to worry about or to make a difference in what you're doing.

 

Tell you what let's agree to disagree on this one unless other members have any comment.

[josharb87]

cheers rob!

 

i know youre way works so i'll use it

[timtree81]

just a few bits and bobs

 

 

 

 

[Rob D]

That's some lovely milled and stacked timber there Tim.

 

Very nice indeed...

[Rob D]

What do you find the beech ends up being made into? Do you have a good market for it?