I too, am a big fan of using plugs, but here are a few tips to their use:

1. Get a *tapered* plug cutter. They are a more expensive, but give a much
better fit.
2. After you "drill" the plugs but before you liberate them from the scrap
board (with table or band saw), draw a line, with the grain, on the face of
the plugs. The will help make it much easier to tell which is the narrow end
of the plug as well as the grain orientation. Hint: the line goes on the
inside ;-).
3. Trim the plug across the grain, i.e., the edge of your chisel should be
parallel to the grain. If the grain is "diving" and you trim with the grain
you can end up with an unsightly divot.

Regards,

Steve







"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"rich" wrote:
Last week I finally
got a plug cutter from Rockler and just finished giving it a try.

An old boat builder's trick to make bungs.

Use a piece of 3/4" stock to make bungs.

Cut bungs 1/2-5/8 deep.

Apply masking tape to face of bung surface.

Use band saw to cut off back side of 3/4 stock to separate bungs from
waste.

You can now carefully punch out bungs far enough to break tape bond
with waste around bungs.

Lay tape and bungs on a flat surface, tape side down.

Bungs now stand up like little toy solders with grain aligned waiting
to be plucked and used.

Lew