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Making Dowels
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Introduction
I do different kinds of joinery and sometimes use dowels. In addition, I use dowels for making hidden flush hinges. The problem is that store boug...
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Drill and push through steel flat bar
Another similar simple method to the one I currently use is to use a 1/8" x 1" piece of flat bar from HD and push drill a hole in it. You then make...
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Hammering through a holed plate
The next one is simply drilling holes in flat bar stock. Again I used 1/8" x 1" x 6" piece of flat bar from HD. As before, you cut your stock to ...
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The Chisel Method
The chisel method is one of most accurate ways to make dowels. Don't get excited. Read on. Basically you drill a hole of the dowel size you want t...
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Table saw method
This method is a jig that's fits over the table saw blade. It is made with input and output dies that will make 1/"4 - 3/"4 dowel. Here are my part...
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Router Method
There are two ways of making dowel on the router. Using a fence and round over bit or a jig /die setup similar to the Table Saw method. USING A ...
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My Current Method
My current method is using my Dowel Maker . Please follow this link and feel free to make comments. Stock is cut just slightly larger than what y...
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Conclusion - Which is the best IMO
Here are the methods of making dowel 1. Drill and push through steel flat bar 2. Hammering through a holed plate 3. The Chisel Method 4. able saw ...
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