Quick tip for using a forstner bit when drilling holes! Usually when you drill these holes all the way through, you get a lot of blowout on the other side. This is because the bit is pushing the wood out, rather than a clean cut. So, what you do first is drill a small hole all the way through the board. This is so you can start the bit in place on the first side, and then flip the board over and finish out the hole on the second side. This makes such a clean cut on both sides and your holes we b

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