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Offline twisted hickory

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Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« on: April 24, 2013, 09:51:35 pm »
I thought since there are a couple of threads on making dowels here is a cheap alternative. I have yet to make these since I have about 100 red osier shafts but here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9-gdNdZAA&feature=related
Hope someone gets some use out of it. It looks like it would work pretty good.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2013, 09:59:12 pm »
Looks pretty simple ............will have to give it a try.
Thanks for the link
DBar
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Offline bigpapa

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2013, 10:59:07 am »
I made one from a bit bigger steel stock, it works great. Bad part of the video is he didn't give any dimensions. I got my plans from a different link, and it took me about four or five trys to get it right. They are dandy though.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2013, 05:37:24 pm »
http://www.ibuildit.ca/Workshop%20Projects/Jigs/dowel-maker-1.html
It has the dimensions, he has a link in the 2nd video.

I am gonna go make one.
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Offline twisted hickory

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2013, 02:20:28 pm »
Good to see someone chime in with some experience with this type of dowel maker. That will be next winters project. Right now I have turkey on the brain ;)
Greg
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Offline bigpapa

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2013, 10:04:50 am »
I had used 1/4 thick flat bar for mine. It doesn't make a real smooth one like in the video. I would say a thinner material would cut better. Time for a revisment. Lol!!
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2013, 01:45:35 pm »
I make a tapered and footed shaft. I just use block planes to achieve round .. works fine.  Pluss I can use the block plane on other stuff like the edges of bows "V" splices etc.  you just need a track to set the arrow in.
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Offline Stonedog

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Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2013, 09:38:19 pm »
Thank you for sharing!

Perfect thing to take a 3/8" oak dowel down to 11/32"!
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