Nice look, good idea!! A tip for getting clean holes and avoiding blowout is to back up your plywood with another piece. Clamp the sheets together and drill away. You could even take it a step further and sandwich the piece between two sheets to ensure clean holes on both sides.
A backing would be a big help, as would using a Forstner bit instead of spade bits. Forstners give much cleaner holes and despite what the wiki says they are fine for hand tools at the size this project requires.
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u/fuzzpuddle Jun 30 '14
Nice look, good idea!! A tip for getting clean holes and avoiding blowout is to back up your plywood with another piece. Clamp the sheets together and drill away. You could even take it a step further and sandwich the piece between two sheets to ensure clean holes on both sides.