wedge@wedge@woodworking.group
I’ve been putting off buying Forstner bits because I can’t justify the cost, and I’m glad I did.
I just pulled out my old center-point bits for a brace (hadn’t tried them to date), sharpened them up and gave them some tests. They work beautifully, better than imagined. I really didn’t know what to expect, actually.
It cuts clean and fast enough, and with total control over depth of hole, no accidental overshooting.
wedge@wedge@woodworking.group
Next is to inset the base of the post support in the block, and that will be bolted to only the block. If I need to take the post down for whatever temporary reason, that is where I do it.
I was going to use M8 bolts for that, but the bracket holes are M10, so I might upsize. M10 x 30mm.
The six holes that hold the giant tenon are also M10. This post won’t be going anywhere.
