Make the buttons for a luger.

Making the knobs

Here's an easy way to make the knobs. Cut a scrap of cherry wood Ľ inch thick and sand both sides smooth. Use a ľ" Forstner bit and just barely start the holes.

This will draw where to cut the knobs and also where to drill the hole for the Ľ" dowel.

No Forstner bit?

Another way to make the buttons instead of using a Forstner bit… use a metal washer ľ" in diameter, draw the circle around it and the hole in the center will show where to drill.

Drill a Ľ" hole about 1/8" deep in the center of each circle. Cut Ľ" dowels an inch long, little longer is okay.

"Pre-glue" each hole and each dowel end and glue dowels. When dry, cut the circles out, if not perfect no problem.

Chuck a 'raw' knob in the drill press and sand it round with coarse sandpaper. Then use fine sandpaper to smooth it out.

Next cut the dowel so that only 3/16" sticks out of the button. Each button takes a minute or less to sand.

I always make a few extras 'just in case'. Pick buttons about the same size for each luger, as some will end up larger and some smaller…

Also you could use just a hand held drill to sand the buttons.

Nice looking knobs, huh?