:RockOn:Here is a way to save your blanks if you didn't drill the holes to much oversize. take a piece of masking tape and lay it lenghwise on your tube. I use 1/4 " and add three strips, overlaping eash strip. Test fit until you have a snug, but not to tight of a fit. You may need more than one layer. Glue this into your blank. Don't worry about it ever comming loose, it is a tighter bond than brass to wood or resin. Be careful when turning down the ends of your blanks, as you don't have the full amount of wood there any more !!! I usualy will round over the ends if this happens or I shorten the blanks and add a band to both ends of the blank drilled to the correct size. All is not lost !! Jim S