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Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about the tape idea but I was under the assumption that it was only for metal to stop it slipping, but I reckon that you're onto a good idea with that so I'll give it a bash tonight and hope for the best. As for filling and paint, I've got 2 spray paint...

Okay, I'll take a look at that tonight once I've got some free time. Thank you

I can't really speak for the quality as I honestly don't know, but I can say that I've been using them for all of the drill holes. I'm not sure if it's something I'm doing which could be making the cuts no as clean as they could be.

I can't remember the name of the drill from the top of my head but I know it isn't an expensive one and not that powerful (my father's, which I believe he got form Aldi a few years ago). The drill bits look like the image I have posted.

The jig didn't turn out as well as it should have, I think that was due to the fact the wood I was using was pretty soft and flaked away really easily, still tried though! However I did trim down the shorter pieces of dowel and then sanded down the ends in order to make them fit into the drill...

Thank you, I'll try my best and that and let you know how it goes. Thanks for offering to help, if I need some assistance then I'll give you a PM. Cheers.

Right, I get what you mean now! I was thinking something along those lines. I'll have a gander and see if I can get that going tomorrow, will post pics (if attempts go correct..). I think I'll need to trim the shorter dowel as it overhangs the base but I probably over estimated how long it...

Ah, I think get what you mean..so like the big dowel goes through the wood horizontally at the correct angle and then I drilled vertically down? I'm in Mansfield.

I've managed to get some work done tonight on the stand, mainly just taking on what's been said and putting it into practise before I attempt the real thing but now I have access to a drill (hammer) and it's much better than the dremel, the hole circumference is slightly smaller than the ones...

Thanks for the input. I think the reinforcing the wood with pins will be a great idea too and as you say it won't be taking too much weight anyway so should hold fine once set in place.

Thanks, that's great advice, just what I was looking for. I'll try to find a drill bit which is similar size of the dowel, as the dremel is far from that. I'll start at 90 like you said and work my towards the angle. Sadly I can't continue my work until Monday, so I'll post my results in this...

Thanks, I like the idea of the wedge as that's easy to visualise, but I'll definitely see which one works best as I've got lots of spare dowel to play about with

Ah, so if I create a 20 degree wedge then I'll achieve the remaining 70 degrees of which I need for the angle? Sorry, I'm very new to this so just need a little more time to get it around my head lol

Hi all, I've recently decided to go ahead and *ATTEMPT* a project using wood, I am wanting to create a jewellery stand for my girlfriend and as you can tell it's not going to plan, as such. The design I have created is very basic, however unfinished, but seems to be okay. (hammer) I am using...