Timeline for How to put 5/8" oak dowels into holes which are just barely the right size?
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| Feb 28, 2017 at 3:59 | comment | added | user689 | @enderland - after reading the other answers and comments... Be aware that there are gap filling and non-gap filling glues. "Gorilla Glue" expands and fills gaps and is very strong. Just be prepared to clean up any excess that comes out if you want your product to look best. Regular white wood glue does not fill gaps, and requires a close fit for good results. | |
| Feb 28, 2017 at 3:53 | comment | added | user689 | @enderland Not a problem. In fact, a traditional way of glue-less construction is to do exactly this and then drive a thin wedge into the slot to expand the dowel. If you 'bell out' the far end of the hole slightly with the appropriate rasp, this makes it work even better. You can also to this with a blind hole by putting the wedge in before you press the dowel into the hole, but the tolerances are fussier and this would not be the way to go in your case. | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 22:50 | comment | added | enderland |
The problem with this is: my holes are drilled all the way through, though
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| Feb 27, 2017 at 22:39 | history | answered | user689 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |