Filling a roundish hole in a plank is a not-uncommon requirement: knot holes, or reclaimed wood accompanied by cuts for plumbing and heating, can present boards that need something beyond wood filler ...

Give your carpentry work that professional look by concealing nails or screws with wooden plugs. Use a dowel bit to drill out plugs from a scrap of lumber. Dip each plug in carpenter's glue. Tap the ...