A face grain plug is a piece of wood that's used to fill
any hole in a piece of wood, furniture, handrail or stair tread's and
risers. The plug can be glued or wedged into the hole that it was
originally drilled to fit into.
Face grain plugs usually protrude or stick up, just a
little bit, when finished. After the plug has been securely fastened and
any glue has dried, it can be sanded down, creating a level surface.
I used to make my own face grain plugs from scrap lumber that I was
working with. You can usually purchase a face grain plug cutting drill
bit at your local home improvement center or lumber yard.
These plugs can also be installed in the same direction as the existing
wood grain. Some of them practically disappear, when you're installing
them in the right direction and they were cut from the same lumber used
to build your project.
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