Glenn wrote > You don't use a dowel rod because a dowel would put the side and FACE > grain of the dowel rod to the side and END grain of the spar, and you > would end up drilling into the dowel's end grain. Cutting a PLUG, you > would have the face-grain of the PLUG coming out of the hole, with the > end grain and side grain of the PLUG lined up with the corresponding > grain inside the hole. Your repair would now drill into face grain as > originally done. This is a proper woodworking repair for a wallowed out > hole. You can buy the plug cutters at Harbor Freight or have a friend > spin them out on a wood lathe (a closer fit). YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND A > REPAIR OF THIS TYPE ON YOU TUBE. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
Thanks Glenn, That was the piece of the puzzle I was missing. Joh
