Tapping the anchor.
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Threading the rod.
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The anchor is screwed on to the end of the rod and secured by center-punching the rod several times
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A filler strip was cut from 3/4 in walnut. After running the strip through the thickness planer to get thickness right, I hit the corners of one end with a sanding block then rounded the end by dragging sandpaper over the end.
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