Hi Paul, Occasionally, oak, maple or walnut dowels are available at HD or at a hardware store, but more often I find I need to go to a woodworking store to get them - like Woodcraft. The ones available at HD are often like the "select hardwoods" used in some piano mfg. ;-] When doweling, I like to drill test holes in scrap to get the fit I want, and don't forget that you can treat these dowels a lot like hammer shanks - knurl them with a file to slightly decrease the diameter and make installation easier. William R. Monroe On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Paul Milesi, RPT <paul at pmpiano.com> wrote: > Terry, > > Thanks for your reply. Yes, I did hand drill. Although the drill felt > pretty tight in the hole when bottomed out I suppose that could be it. But > it seems more likely the dowel was undersized as you suggest. I will put a > micrometer on the remainder when I get home tonight, just to satisfy my > curiosity. The dowel was purchased at Home Depot, and was advertised as > "hardwood;" I assume perhaps maple. Where does one get a red oak dowel? > > Paul Milesi, RPT > Washington, DC > (202) 667-3136 > E-mail: paul at pmpiano.com > Website: http://www.pmpiano.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100430/ef8ef8cd/attachment.htm>
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