Home Made Pocket Hole Plugs

Hey Mike
Thanks for sharing,cool idea.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Mike, that is a novel approach. I know that you can buy the plugs but they are limited as far as the wood species goes. Like you I enjoy using pocket screws, especially in cabinet construction but have never used them on the exposed faces simply due to the problem that you described. This approach certainly gives me something to consider.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I bought a bit that goes in my drill press and it cuts plugs from what ever wood you want. I think it was Rockler that made it. I’ve never used it yet. (now I need to go and find it)

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Here’s a nice plug cutter that you can use to cut plugs at an angle and really conceal the holes.

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=151-439

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

A Japanese Flush Cut saw also works.

Lee Valley

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

I got a tenon cutter 3/8 from mlcs and make all my own plugs.
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/plgtenon.html

-- Joe, Ga

Great ingenuity Mike! Thanks for sharing.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

That is what I find fun about woodworking .Making chicken salad out of chicken s—t. LOL

-- Mike www.midlothianwoodworks.com