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Tips & Techniques
… more tips from our readers Dowel Maker Blank Dowel Odd-sized dowels and dowels of specialty wood species are often hard to come by. You can buy a dowel maker to make your own but…center. The rim of each hole makes a sharp cutting edge that removes material from the sides of an octagonal blank to make a round dowel (left photo). I drilled the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 195
June 2011
Classic Four Poster Bed
…dowels to lock them in position. (Don’t bother gluing them so they can be removed to install curtains.) 66 Note orientation of lap joints when making rails R 86#/4 Q CANOPY END RAIL NOTE: Canopy rails slip over dowels in posts without glue CANOPY SIDE RAIL Glue dowel into post 2 a. R !/2 Q b. END SECTION VIEW !/2" x 2" dowel…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 195
June 2011
Shop Notebook
…dowel center #/8" Forstner bit SECTION VIEW is pretty simple. Before gluing the magnets into the cabinet, simply place a 1⁄4"-dia. dowel center into the hole and close the door against it firmly to make… are joined with dowels. But drilling the holes for the dowels presented a couple of challenges. First, you’ll need to make sure the holes…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 196
August 2011
Tips & Techniques
… making it almost impossible to turn them. I remedied this problem with extensions made from 1"-dia. dowels about 4" long. First, I drilled a hole through the center of each dowel. … seldom use wooden dowels. Instead, I use “dowels” cut from plastic coat hangers. The plastic cuts just like wood, but the finish won’t stick to it. This makes cleanup a…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 196
August 2011
Demilune Table
… H FRONT SECTION VIEW !/2 1%/8 G d. I E H Dowel Leg !/2 !/2 !/8" chamfer !/4 completing the BASE The next step in assembling the table base is making the MDF core sections… x 24" sheet !/4" Birch plywood, one !/8" x !/4" - 48" Basswood strip, one 24"x #/8"-dia. Maple dowel E 42 Woodsmith No. 199 and dado joints at the back (detail ‘b,’…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 199
February 2012
Shop Notebook
… waste between fingers 3 Rip blade Pare away remaining waste with chisel 1!/2 %/8 %/8" rad. Making Draw Bolt Plates The end assemblies of the workbench base are tied together… the bit until the tenon is complete. 1#/4 Backer board keeps dowel centered over bit Aux. fence Dowel is rotated over !/2" straight bit to create shoulder a. Auxiliary…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 200
April 2012
Shop-Made Spinner Catches
… doors of common Screw secures tapered spinner to end of dowel Hole drilled in turned knob for dowel post This simple, handcrafted hardware offers a new twist on door catches.… more than just a one-trick pony. With a little planning and craftsmanship, you can make one work on almost any cabinet. W Interior spinner holds left door closed Right …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 200
April 2012
Grandpa's Tool Chest
…catch is that you won’t find a router bit that will make this shape. However, it’s easy to make the molding with a combination of cuts followed by a little hand… with coping saw 3 Dowel wrapped with adhesive-backed sandpaper E NOTE: See detail 'b' on opposite page F Carefully sand a small chamfer on the trim piece Make the Molding a. %/16 &/…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 200
April 2012
Steam Bending Secrets
…MDF for making the forms. It will distort when in contact with the steamed blanks.) Space peg holes evenly Dowel pegs Wedges { A plywood bending form is ideal for steam bending. Dowel pegs … This makes it easy to clamp the form to your bench or to hold it between bench dogs in a tail vise. The base also allows you to drill holes for dowels, a …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 202
August 2012
Biscuit Joiners
… maybe none faster and easier Biscuits installed than using biscuit joinery. Assemacross joint make bling face frames, web frames, clamping easier casework, or anything requiring moderate-…of more complicated and plywood and finicky joinery methods like mortise and tenon, dowel joints, Size biscuits to width of or tongue and dado. workpieces I’ll …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 203
October 2012
No-Miter Picture Frames
…off the heads before glueup. 17 Sawtooth hanger Frame completing the FRAME Turnbutton { A length of dowel rests in a hole drilled in the frame to stand it up on a table. Once you…hole in the backside and insert a short length of dowel (see detail ‘c’ and the photo on the left). Here again, you can make the addition to the rail or stile of the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 203
October 2012
Greene & Greene Table
… the long edges. Woodsmith.com How-To: Make the Stretchers 12!/4 3!/4 1!/4 1#/8 1 !/2 !/2" radius !/2" mortise depth !/4" radius !/4 #/4 3!/4 2%/8 #/4 Cut …!/2 6!/4 6!/4 a. R #/8 %/16 #/8 Q R Q BREADBOARD END END SECTION VIEW (through breadboard) !/8"-dia. x #/4" dowel pin 16%/8 NOTE: Ease all edges of breadboard ends b. #8 x 1!/2" Ph…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 204
December 2012
Shop Notebook
… Dual-Angle Doweling Jig The plant stand on page 16 features frames joined with dowels. And to make things more challenging, one side of the frame requires the holes for the dowels to be… it until the glue grabs. Flip the base over to install the remaining three blocks, making sure to alternate the grain directions. W 33 Woodsmith.com Woodsmith Read More
Woodsmith Issue 206
April 2013
Tips & Techniques
… INTERN Kristen Smith EXECUTIVE ART DIRECTOR Todd Lambirth vibration-free as you’re making cuts. To make the box, simply cut the top and bottom to size from plywood. The … Forstner bit (Figure 1). Now, this scrap piece becomes the drilling guide for the dowel. Position the dowel in the Forstner bit hole, then drill into the through hole from the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 207
June 2013
Drill Press Upgrades
…1" intervals, a scrap of pegboard makes a great indexing jig (lower photo, opposite page). After setting up the jig and drilling the first hole, move the 1⁄4" dowel to the next hole, …drilling holes in dowels, round table legs, or pipes. V-GROOVE BLOCK. The last accessory on my “favorites” list might be the easiest one of all to make, but it gets …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 208
August 2013
Towel Rack
…between the matching end assemblies. To make the towel bars, I used a clever process that turns a square blank into a dowel by using a roundover bit in …!/2 28#/4 5!/2 !#/16 !/2 !/2 A #/4 #/8 %/16 #/8 #/4 LEGS Legs connected to feet with mortise and tenon joinery How-To: MAKE THE LEG JOINERY Aux. rip fence A !/4"slot-cutting router bit …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 213
June 2014
Finger-Jointed Keepsake Box
… SIDE VIEW Dowel HANDLE PROFILE PATTERNS (1 Square = !/4") !/2 D Box side Adding the LID & HANDLE With the basic box completed, it’s time to turn your attention to making the lid assembly… to attach the handle to the lid and dowels. I finished the box with two coats of lacquer to really make it shine. W How-To: SHAPING LID, BOX & HANDLE 1 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 216
December 2014
Elegant Dining Table
… is key for the mating holes for the pins and sleeves, so use a doweling jig to drill the holes straight and accurately. The details are covered in Figure…#/4" Rh woodscrew Spacer Blocks. A series of spacer blocks position the apron parts properly for installation. Make squares for each corner, and longer strips for the ends and edges. Then…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 216
December 2014
Tips & Techniques
…pieces also receive a rabbet along their ends. These rabbets interlock with the end pieces to make a sturdy tray. I also rounded over #4 x !/2" Fh woodscrew the ends of the front piece to …home center were often under or oversized. To get the exact size dowel for his projects, he made this dowel gauge block that he can take with him when he shops …Read More
