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  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Max Power View Post
    The hole would get looser as it dries not tighter
    Well that would be a blow to centuries of greenwood chair making!

    See section on Shrink and Swell joints construction here if you are confused.

  2. #12
    Ah I'm late giving follow-up. I ordered an 11mm drill from RS recently and I was surprised to see they sent me a 7/16 Inch without asking. That didn't matter for the job it had to do though. Anyway that sent me thinking about imperial sizes slightly larger than 30mm. Hey presto, a 1 3/16" from 'The Toolpost' gave a good fit for most of the holes. The dowel must have been a little varying in size (it's been around for a bit) so I had to sand about 30% of the holes.

    Thanks for all the great workarounds - v. useful skills for the armoury :)

    A coupla snaps below of the completed items:

    http://www.anagram.net/nuts/misc/IMG_4578.JPG

    http://www.anagram.net/nuts/misc/IMG_4579.JPG

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