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Planning to Build a Bookcase
Picking Lumber to Build a Bookcase
Cutting Lumber Pieces to the Same Width
Tools for Building a Bookcase
Using a Power Drill with a Counter Sync
Filling Defects in Lumber
Sanding Lumber for a Bookcase
How to Use Lumber to Build a Bookcase
Measuring Lumber for a Bookcase
Planning Screws on Bookcase Lumber
Options for Using Screws on Bookcase
How to Start Building a Bookcase
Driving Screws into a Bookcase
Inserting Kick Plates on a Bookcase
Filling in Cracks & Seams on a Bookcase
Sanding the Front of a Bookcase
Plugging the Screw Holes on a Bookcase
Sanding the Top of a Bookcase
Using a Router on a Bookcase
Sanding the Round Over on a Bookcase
Summary: For appearance purposes, the screw holes on a bookcase should be plugged. Learn how to plug screw holes from a woodworker in this free home carpentry video.
Michael is a musician, artist, and woodworker in Austin, TX. He has been designing and building furniture for 25 years. He received his training in restoration at the nationally...read more
"Okay, now comes one of the fun parts. We're ready to put the plugs in our screw holes. I've got a little cup full of these little round three eighths inch Burch plugs. We're going to go around to each of the holes with just a tiny little squeeze of glue in each hole. And this, we're going to use a rubber mallet, and we'll stick a plug in the hole, and just give it a smack until it's flush. And we'll go all the way down the piece here, putting a plug in each hole. Sometimes, what I like to do is go down the piece, and put the plugs in the hole first, and then just come around, smack them all down. You can do it any way you like. I love it."
eHow Article: Plugging the Screw Holes on a Bookcase
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