Too_Many_Tools wrote in news:a6c0ec25-e3da- If you're talking about the "footballs" they use in plywood repairs, my guess would be physics. A circular plug would be able to spin, while a oval shaped one would not. This eliminates one more dimension the plug is able to move, hopefully producing a slightly stronger joint.It could also be that most repairs they need to make tend to be longer than they are wide. By using an oval shaped plug, they can give you more of the good grain and less plug.Puckdropper

Re: Why are plywood plugs oval shaped?

May 07, 2008 22 Replies

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Lobby Dosser 18 years ago

Leather covered, IIRC. Then there is the composite bow ...

And the railroad gauge story is not entirely implausible. The current standard gauge being the width of two horse's backsides. :)

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clare at snyder dot ontario do 18 years ago

And therefor the oval shaped plugs - to patch the speer and lance holes.

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Lobby Dosser 18 years ago

Nah, they got those from Spain. There's no word in Latin for o"oval plywood plug" but,

There's a word in Spanish ...

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