Hi, As someone to whom the science of wood as a structural material is a mystery it seemed plausible to me. It would be really helpful to those of us who have neither the quailifications nor the experience if you could explain why it's "poppycock".
Cheers, Tony On 5 December 2012 09:08, Pat and Robin Russo <patru...@myfairpoint.net>wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat and Robin Russo > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:22 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Filling holes drilled in wood... > > Pure poppycock!! This from a graduate engineer (50 years of experience), > An > amateur Luthier (50 years of woodwork/ musical instrument making) and a > builder/pilot (almost 7 aircraft and growing)...I beg you all to speak from > experience and above all REASON. > > > > Do NOT just use dowels for this. In order to get the best bond, you must > > cut your own plugs with the grain oriented correctly. Facegrain must mate > > to facegrain, sidegrain to sidegrain, and endrain to endgrain, wiht the > > woods being a very closematch. Use Carpenters glue, tight fit. Do not use > > epoxy for this function. The tight fit will not allow for enough bond. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
