Filling Pocket Holes
"Filling Pocket Holes the easy way"
Since I started building two years ago, the Kreg jig and pocket holes have been used on most of all my builds. It's one tool I highly recommend and pocket holes quickly became something I was grateful for during building.
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The only thing that was missing was a decent way to fill the holes after builds. I have tried several ways to fill the holes after drilling them in the wood, but this by far has been the quickest and easiest way for me to fill pocket holes in. Today I am excited to share my quick trip with you and I hope that you find this tutorial helpful.
I know that written instructions aren't always helpful, so I decided to also catch my technique on video. Enjoy
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Dremel Multi-Max Oscillating Tool Cutting and Variety Accessory Kit for Wood Metal and Drywall
Step 1: Drill the Pocket Hole
I used my Ryobi Brushless Drill Driver to drill in my pocket hole using my handy dandy Kreg Jig, one of my favorite tools as I said earlier. For this particular demonstration I drilled a pocket hole on a 1 1/2" setting.
Step 2: Add Wood Glue
Once the pocket hole was drilled, I cut down my long 3/8" Dowel into a 2.5" piece. I cut the dowel down to size using a bandsaw since it is so small. You don't want it to be too short because you want to make sure the whole pocket hole gets covered but you also don't want to waste materiel. Then I put enough wood glue in the pocket hole to ensure that the dowel would be secure in the hole. After adding the glue, I let it sit for a few minutes to let it dry and then moved on to the next step.
Step 3: Insert Wooden Dowel
After adding in the wood glue, I took the wooden dowe land first forced it in with my hands and then hammered it down into the hole to make sure it was secure. It may be best to clamp you're piece down, if needed, to make sure you get the dowel completely into the hole.
Step 4: Cut the Wooden Dowel
Next, I cut the 3/8" dowel. To cut the dial I used my Dremel MultiMax 3.5 AMP Variable Speed Dremel. It comes with a storage bag and accessories. The tool-less blade change gives the ability to change blades a lot faster and reposition the blades easily.
The new quick hold accessory allows one-handed operation while changing out blades and the Dremel features a wide variable speed range from 10k to 21k oscillations per minute.
With the Dremel MultiMax laying flat, I began cutting the wooden dowel with the Dremel. While cutting, try not to force the Dremel to cut, let it do the work on its own. Also be sure to hold the Dremel evenly while cutting, to ensure you don't cut into the wood around the pocket hole.
It takes less than a minute to cut through the dowel, a fast and easy way to fill it. As you can see from the photo, this technique is a great way to fill in pocket-holes and it doesn't take a lot of time. It is also inexpensive. I usually can use one or two dowels per project. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and please let me know how your experience goes with this technique.
