Showing 101 through 120 out of 177 articles containing "dowel making"
Saw & Blade Storage
…. It hangs on a wall near your saw and holds the blades securely between dowel supports, making it easy to spot the one you need. The rack itself is assembled with rabbet joints and glue. I added a 1⁄ " plywood back to keep the rack 4 stable. The dowels are just …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 173
October 2007
Mortise Pal
… No guesswork or tricky adjustments required. VERY SIMPLE. The Mortise Pal reminds me of a doweling jig and works somewhat the same. The compact anodized aluminum body is … perfectly ing. The reasoning here is that this aligned loose allows you to make a cleanup pass, tenon joinery a resulting in a mortise with perfectly breeze. smooth sides. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 176
April 2008
Dealing with Dust
… and connect to the base. Base Adapter Shop vacuum hose A random-orbit sander makes short work of tedious sanding chores. Unfortunately, it also creates a real dust problem.… body with a V-shaped notch attached to a dowel. A vacuum hose fits in the notch Post and is secured with hose (1-dia. dowel) clamps. The dowel is sized to fit into the lathe…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 176
April 2008
Shop Notebook
… edges and corners. Then wipe on a final coat of stain. False Tenons Making the false tenons for the library table on page 30 posed a bit of a…of drilling matching holes in the rails for the dowels (Figure 3) and gluing the corbels in place. W !/2"-dia. dowel Corbel Dowel Joint. Dowels are used to strengthen the joint between …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 179
October 2008
Cutting Boards
… some other materials. But the question I usually face is what’s the best size to make a cutting board. There are times when you need one Woodsmith { The cutting boards can…As mentioned earlier, the handles and splines are pinned in place with dowels. To drill the holes for the dowels, I simply inserted the handles and splines into the ends of the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 174
December 2007
Shop Notebook
… to drill some holes for the dowel joinery. The problem is it’s often difficult to drill straight holes in the end grain of a workpiece. To make this task easier, I built a simple drilling jig to position and drill the holes for the dowels. As you can see in the drawing at…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 174
December 2007
Tips & Techniques
…, Carol Beronich CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Bryan Nelson, Phil Huber, Randall A. Maxey Dowel & Inlay Storage Carousel I use a lot of dowels and inlay strips for projects, but I had a problem storing the…. To make the board jack, I first drilled a few 1" holes in the front of my workbench, aligned with the guide rods of the vise. Then I cut a dowel to fit…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 174
December 2007
Maple Armchair
… of your table saw for glue up. This makes it easier to make sure all the legs will sit flat…FRAME SIDE 3 1!/4 Webbing clips 20 #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew H SEAT FRAME FRONT making the Corner bracket SIDE SECTION VIEW SEAT CUSHION With a… { Staple the batting to the underside of the frame. A dowel helps keep it taught as you work around the frame…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 175
February 2008
3-in-1 Bookcase
…⁄4 x 1 - 72 • (4) Bun Feet • (8) 1⁄4" Shelf Pins • (12) 11⁄4" Pocket Hole Screws • (7) #8 x 11⁄4" Fh Woodscrews • (4) 1"-dia. x 1" Dowels How-To: Pocket Hole Basics When it came time to assemble … to final size, then work on the joinery before making the panels. RAISED PANELS. To make the panels, I used a vertical raised panel bit in a router…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 175
February 2008
Cove-Cutting Jig
…jig. The jig incorporates miter slot clamps and an adjustable featherboard to make cutting coves safer and easier. Making your own cove molding not only saves a little money, but …can sand the cove smooth in no time by wrapping sandpaper around a dowel. BOTTOM LINE. The Rockler jig makes cutting cove molding on the table saw a lot easier than …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 175
February 2008
Tips & Techniques
…6 Woodsmith No. 175 Locking Dowels for Dadoes A project for my shop called for quite a few drawers. I needed a joint that was easy to make but could stand up to… St. Paul, Minnesota { Dado joints can be reinforced with dowels, which also produces a unique “locking” joint. I used a 1⁄8"-dia. dowel I find myself using this for my drawers. It …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 175
February 2008
Snack Tray Cabinet
… 23 P M BASE FRAME SIDE L K NOTE: To make “cross-grain” splines, see page 29 a. !/4 #/4 2!/2 L M 1!/4 23#/4 J CORNER BLOCK N BASE … Y !/2 V #/4"-dia. roto hinge #8 x 2" Fh woodscrew #/4"-dia. hole CONNECTING ROD (#/4"-dia. dowel) Z NOTE: Travel bar made from !/8" x #/4" aluminum stock X 1!/2 #/4"-dia. hole #8 x #/4" Fh woodscrew &/…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 180
December 2008
Trestle Table
…a. !/2 END VIEW Saw kerf alignment marks 2 !/4 1 #/4" dado blade Fence Bullnose Edging. To make the bullnose edging for the top, rout the profile on both edges of… some glue, drive in the dowels and push the breadboard ends over the dowels. Locate holes for dowels using dowel centers or brads !/2" x 3" hardwood dowels Glue breadboard end to …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 181
February 2009
Knock Down Fasteners
…room, floor to floor, or even from home to home. So sometimes it makes sense to take this mobility into account by incorporating knock-down (KD) …perfect choice for solidly fastening the individual sections of a modular cabinet together. 7 Cross Dowels intersecting hole in the surface of the horizontal piece. A connector bolt threads through…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 184
August 2009
Two-Tier Storage Bench
…into the blocks, making sure the foot remains straight. Dowel Screws !/4"-dia. brad point bit Tape acts as depth stop Dowel screw chucked in drill a. Tape 1 a. Dowel screw Bun …a vise and drill a pilot hole centered on the bottom. Woodsmith.com Drive Dowel Screw. The dowel screws are easily driven in the feet with a handheld drill. Pilot Holes…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 187
February 2010
Tips & Techniques
…dia. countersunk holes !/4" - 20 x 2!/4" Fh machine screw 4 Woodsmith No. 189 Dowel Centers Drilling a hole in the end of a dowel is a challenge. So I built the jig you see pictured here … the table saw, it can be timeconsuming to stop and make reminder marks on each board after I make the cut. Plus, I have to sand them off later when I’m …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 189
June 2010
Bench Grippers
…perform this small task, as well. As you can see in the photo below, short dowels (included) can be sharpened with a pencil sharpener to be used as painter’s points. The…can { Storing Bench put up with a lot of abuse. While that’s true, sawdust can quickly make them lose their grip. The solution is easy. Whenever I see the rubber material getting …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 193
February 2011
Shop Notebook
… Place cleat against inside edge of side stile Tape Chamfering a Dowel Dowel rides in "channel" Fence Rotate dowel The towel holders for the kitchen workstation on page NOTE: 32…miter gauge to support workpiece END VIEW SECOND CUT 3 a. Flip workpiece around to make second cut 3 Waste 1 Rout profile on both edges of blank Glass Stop a. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 193
February 2011
Kitchen Workstation
…You can make the brackets using the pattern in the right margin. After attaching them to the case, add a dowel towel …Ph Sheet Metal Screws (6) #8 x 13 ⁄4" Fh Woodscrews (1) 1⁄4"-dia. x 12" Cherry Dowel (1) 3 ⁄8"-dia. x 12" Cherry Dowel (2) 1"-dia. x 36" Maple Dowels (4) 31⁄2" x 31⁄2" - 29" Turned Legs #/4"x 5!/2"- 72" Cherry (2.8 Bd. Ft.) O O N …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 193
February 2011
Wolfcraft Drill Guide
… the edge. This is useful for drilling out mortises or drilling holes for dowel joints. ROUND STOCK. Another feature common to most drill guides is a V-notch, also …{ A V-notch in the base of the guide allows you to drill centered holes in dowels. Woodsmith.com { The pivoting base of the drill guide makes drilling angled holes a snap. Woodsmith 13…Read More
