Opening Up Holes

[Russ C]

If your a bottom feeder then this will help. Ever notice how after you drill the holes, even after sanding the back, some of the holes are not open up enough. Next time take an xacto knife and place it in the hole a little ways and give it a light twirl. It will open up the hole and you won't fight to get the blade through. 

[SheGold]

Hmmm I use a slightly larger used blade to do that.. Yep I'm a bottom feeder... Sheila

[don in brooklin on]

I sometimes take an awl to do the same thing.

I recently was doing a lot of real small holes so I took the blade over to the grinder and made point on the top of the blade.  Helped a lot.

Don

[daliclimbs]

Good tip Russ! I use a yarn needle for mine! Works like a charm..

[Rapid Roger]

Sometimes the point of a pen/pencil or scribe/awl is all that is needed to break any fuzzy splinters off.

Rog

[wedo]

I use an awl like Don. Works great.
Bill

[Russ C]

I never could get an owl in the hole, to many darn feathers.          LMBO

[wombatie]

I keep an old blade in my top pocket and put it just in the hole and give it a few turns and away I go.  By the way what is an awl? 

Marg

[Mainewoods]

An awl.

[wombatie]

Oh one of those pointy pokey things. 

Marg

[dgman]

Oh one of those pointy pokey things. 

Marg

[Russ C]

Oh one of those pointy pokey things. 

Marg

Nope not going there. LMBO 

[ChuckD]

I use a broken spiral blade and it makes the hole slightly bigger in all directions.  It is a pointy thing with teeth.

[Keefie]

I'm not going there either , especially as Chuck says they got teeth too lol

[J,Hamilton]

I use a awl also or a compass. I might need to find out what direction to go.