I actually had a crack at a good day for a change. So first up was completing the nail hole plugging, and being a good Boy Scout testing if it was good for a knot as well
10 mm prep drill for the door nail holes and a 10mm plug cutter for donor material The knot was too big for any of my plug cutters so I used hole saws minus the pilot drill It all seemed to work well a little glue and tap tap tap not exactly invisible but a satisfactory first attempt moving right along it was time for the "trick up my sleeve"
Many years ago I used to make maps of Australia out of MDF for craft fairs using a 3 mm straight cut router bit.
This I brought out of its slumber to work again on the credenza doors profiles, setting everything up I did a test cut on the frame. Only to find it burnt the timber so I decided to use a spiral upcut solid tungsten one. That produced a far better result even with the whiskers I started on the fixed panel door with the square pattern. Reset the jig and continued finishing with the desired effect. Reset the jig again for a 45 Deg pattern Finishing with the desired effect again.
Being impressed with myself, and BTW I did break a couple of bits on the way. I brought out my faithful companion Guinevere to do the best whisker shave job going. a excellent finish. Now for the dilemma of finding Face Frame Inset euro hinges, as it appears Face Frames are lesser used in modern furniture in preference for Space saving Frameless.
i would have just filled that knot hole with black epoxy, it's a beauty mark ! what is that green disc thing. looks like rubber ? does it sand the wood or just brush it ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Splinters Yes a very take it slow process for those without a CNC, even then too much feed combined with the open sections its a high risk of breakage for sure. I have a 3mm collet that fits my trimmer and its a chuck for the dremel. I think the bit count for the panels was about one per panel.
Pottzy I didn't have any Wests available or I would have agreed, and done it The abrasive brush is a 3M product called Roloc and comes in various impregnated grades colour coded So yes it sands the wood. Great for ornate picture frames and the likes The flex drive is a King Arthurs product A pneumatic sanding system that holds the abrasive by pressure rather than glue
