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Dowel Making
Dowel Making JUST A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE I've always wondered if there were a way to custom-make dowels — any size I wanted, out of any wood I wanted. There is. …dowel stock. The dowels are turned from square stock that's cut to size so the corners contact the circumference of the infeed hole, see Fig. 2. Shop Note: I tried making dowels…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 39
June 1985
Doweling Jigs
… The Dowelmax comes with a handy accessory called a distance gauge. This simple, adjustable arm makes dowel joinery a { The Rockler great method for joining boards edge to edge to …from 1⁄8" to 3⁄8". You can make the jig any shape or size you need. } Separate inserts and bushings make it easy to customize y your own doweling jig. { The Dowelmax …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 207
June 2013
Making Round Cuts
…the outside of the circle (inset). A pivot pin made out of a short piece of 1⁄4" dowel stock is glued into a hole in the top of the sled. The distance from…and establish the tenon shoulder. QUESTIONS and Answers Drill Press Hold-Downs I just finished making the drill press table from ShopNotes No. 38 (available on WoodsmithPlans.com). I wanted …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Making Sliding Dovetail Joints
… favorites is a sliding dovetail joint. And here’s why. BENEFITS. Many woodworking joints (like dowels, biscuits, or even mortise and tenon joints) rely primarily on glue for their …sliding dovetails also look nice, as you can see in the photo above. MAKING THE JOINT. Making a sliding dovetail joint is a two-step process. First, you have to create a…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 159
June 2005
Making Ogee Bracket Feet
…of forming all these contoured surfaces can be intimidating. But you’ll find that making the bracket feet is a straightforward process. Much of the shaping can be done …the drill press will make smoothing the band saw cuts and further refining the profile go quicker (Figure 15). I used sandpaper wrapped around a section of dowel on the tight, upper…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Making Super-Size Holes
…make the trammel adjustable by drilling a series 1 Final hole size 2 3 Forstner bit removes bulk of waste !/4" rabbeting bit Pattern bit trims waste of holes for circles of a different radius. A wood dowel is all you need as the pivot point for the trammel. Once the trammel is built, making the hole is easy…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 212
April 2014
Dowel Joinery
…or expertise, he wanted to know his options. I suggested making the doors with dowel joinery. One of the appeals of dowel joinery is the low cost of entry. Most people …the dowel. Once you insert the dowels into the holes, you can brush on a thin coat of { Use a square to mark a straight line across both pieces to make aligning the doweling jig…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 236
April 2018
Making Appliqués
… it in action. APPLIQUÉ BLANKS. Before making the jig, you’ll want to make enough appliqué blanks for all three mirrors (…making the mandrel. This center 2!/4 2!/4 2 2 4 Jig base NOTE: Jig base is made from 1"-thick hardwood 6 #/8" router tip clearance hole 11&/8 Handle 2!/8 x#/4 Mandrel 2!/8 !/4" dowel 2 !/2 hole can be used to glue in a dowel…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 238
August 2018
Tips & Techniques
… ROUTER TABLE DOWELS ■ When I have a project that requires short lengths of hardwood dowels, I make my own on the router table, see Fig. 1. It saves money, and the dowels' grain … and thickness as the desired dowel diame-ter, but at least four inches longer than the desired length. To make a ^"-diameter dowel, for example, first cut some W x V4…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 71
October 1990
Shop Notes
… the dowels quickly and accurately, I made a dowel-cutting jig. It's simply a scrap block that holds the dowel and keeps your hands away from the saw blade, see Fig. 1. 2x4 BLOCK. To make…dowel but not through the block. To use the jig, set the block against the fence and feed the dowel through the hole until it stops against the fence. Now, make…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 85
February 1993
Child's Rocker
…matching mortises. DOWEL gauge. To avoid these problems, I use a gauge to help select the dowels. To make one, I drill holes in a block that match the size of the dowels needed. Then I take this block with me when buying dowels. Note: I used maple dowels …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 89
October 1993
Tips & Techniques
…board jack is a short length of dowel used for supporting an extra-long board clamped in a bench vise, see drawing below. To make a board jack, Bill first drilled … Dykman San Antonio, Texas DOWEL CENTERS ■ Dowels are great for keeping boards in alignment. One method for locating the holesfor the dowels is to use dowel centers. I do something …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 89
October 1993
Tool Tote
… 3/4 k 10- 10 C Bottom (1)* 1/4 -9V2 x23 D Tray Guides (2)* »/4 -1/2X 22 V2 E Handled) 1 X 25 dowel F Pins (1) 3/16X20 dowel (rgh.) G Tray Ends (2) V* X1V4 -9 H Tray Sides (2) - Vz K1V4 -8V2 1 Tray …be added is a handle (E), see Fig. 11. To make this handle, I used a l"-dia. hardwood dowel. Cut the handle to overhang the tote a V211 on…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 98
April 1995
Table Saw Stand
…hinge Carriage assembly No. 107 Woodsmith 21 a. b. c. Base When designing this stand, I wanted to make sure the base ended up strong and sturdy. So to achieve this, I built… detail ‘a’. Before going on to the carriage assembly, I added a 1/ " dowel to the 2 inside of each post. This dowel acts as a simple stop for the cams. CARRIAGE. Now the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 107
October 1996
Classic Cherry Bed
… rails and added the mattress slats. POSTS. The first step in making the headboard and footboard is to construct the posts (A, B), see drawing above… 7 Use sandpaper to even out ends of chamfers Chamfer Stop line Chamfer bit Dowel wrapped with sandpaper No. 108 Woodsmith 9 C 4!/2" A FOOTBOARD POST B HEADBOARD POST 64" D UPPER RAIL C…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 108
December 1996
Holiday Lantern
… (4) #/4“ x #/8” Birch Hub Caps (4) 8-32 Nuts (4) 8-32 x 1” Machine Screws (4) #6 x 1“ Fh Woodscrews (1) 1!/4“ x 1!/8“ Round Ball Knob (1) #/16”-dia. dowel &/8” long (1) Light Socket (4) Rice Paper Sheets 5” x 7” (rough) *Also Needed: 24… (I used a dowel pin to strengthen the joint.) Then the cap can be glued to the top. Just make sure to orient …Read More
