Simple wooden grommets mounted on the side of a wooden boat.
Recently I was searchin for some good boat plans and found this great plan for these wooden grommets. A dinghy I was building needed a simple means to attach a line to the bow for towing and mooring. I really didn’t want a metal ring bolt sticking out of the transom, but simply drilling a hole through it wasn’t the answer either. These wooden grommets fit the task perfectly.
Wooden Grommets Step-by-step Guide
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1. step - Cut three wood discs with a hole in the center. Hole saws are an excellent choice for this operation. The center disc should be thicker than material it will be placed through by slightly more than the thickness of the saw blade you’ll be using the split ti later. |
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2. step - Glue together with a dowel for alignment. |
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3. step - Trim dowel flush with the disc faces. |
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4. step - Bore center hole with hole saw or Forstner bit. |
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5. step - Shape the edges and sand the center bore to your satisfaction. On large grommets, a roundover bit and a router will do this job. More delicate grommets will require less aggressive methods. |
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6. step - Split into two rings. |
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7. step - Bore opening for grommet. Dry fit, trimming and sanding center of grommet to fit. |
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8. step - Finished assembly. |
You can download a full DIY Wooden Grommets Plan in PDF format here.
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