Leo Zick
04-05-2009, 4:13 PM
so, i am making a plant stand and want to use square pegs or round plugs as a means of joinery. i have some ideas on the design, but am not sure how to get a good clean look.
i have 3/4" square ebony pieces. if i use my planer or router i can get them down to 5/8 or 1/2". thats not too tough.. but, i cant figure out how to get matching holes.
on a test piece, i tried cutting a round hole, then chiseling it square, but its not clean looking at all. maybe the wrong chisel? im using a standard 1/2" chisel. i think it may be too thick.
so, my options:
1. making a round hole would be simple enough, but how do i get my square pegs round? im using 2 hard woods - ebony pegs, and curly hard maple legs. so, brute force i think will just crack the wood.
2. i set the peg proud, with an edge around the hole, with some sort of pattern on the front? this will hide flaws, but the problem here is that i cant figure out how to remove stock from some of the piece. to leave me with a lip, and then create a pattern on the face of the plug. i guess some careful cuts with a tablesaw will give me a diamond pattern.
man i have the ideas and love what you guys do so i try to copy, but cant figure out how to execute. frustrating! :)
thanks for the help..
i have 3/4" square ebony pieces. if i use my planer or router i can get them down to 5/8 or 1/2". thats not too tough.. but, i cant figure out how to get matching holes.
on a test piece, i tried cutting a round hole, then chiseling it square, but its not clean looking at all. maybe the wrong chisel? im using a standard 1/2" chisel. i think it may be too thick.
so, my options:
1. making a round hole would be simple enough, but how do i get my square pegs round? im using 2 hard woods - ebony pegs, and curly hard maple legs. so, brute force i think will just crack the wood.
2. i set the peg proud, with an edge around the hole, with some sort of pattern on the front? this will hide flaws, but the problem here is that i cant figure out how to remove stock from some of the piece. to leave me with a lip, and then create a pattern on the face of the plug. i guess some careful cuts with a tablesaw will give me a diamond pattern.
man i have the ideas and love what you guys do so i try to copy, but cant figure out how to execute. frustrating! :)
thanks for the help..