https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576

It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable.

On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 16:09:24 -0700 (PDT), Michael
<michaeldwilson2@gmail.com> wrote:

>https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576
>
>It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable.

I've done something like that to make replacement bearings for the
carriage of my Craftsman radial arm saw.

On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576
>
> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable..

Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks available,
I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only the
hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.

The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and
a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the table allows
lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done that, too.

whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> writes:
>On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28=E2=80=AFPM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
>> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576=20
>>=20
>> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable=
>.
>
>Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks avail=
>able,
>I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only the=
>=20
>hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.
>
>The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and
>a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
>muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the table=
> allows
>lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done t=
>hat, too.

Doesn't everyone have one of these?

https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/dowel-plate-standard

Or one of these?

https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tools/hand/the-stanley-no-77-dowel-and-rod-turner

(the facebook link ibid doesn't work for me).

On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 1:06:19 PM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> whit3rd <whi...@gmail.com> writes:
> >On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28=E2=80=AFPM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
> >> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576=20
> >>=20
> >> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable=
> >.
> >
> >Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks avail=
> >able,
> >I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only the=
> >=20
> >hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.
> >
> >The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and
> >a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
> >muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the table=
> > allows
> >lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done t=
> >hat, too.
>
>
> Doesn't everyone have one of these?
>
> https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/dowel-plate-standard
>
> Or one of these?
>
> https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tools/hand/the-stanley-no-77-dowel-and-rod-turner
>
> (the facebook link ibid doesn't work for me).

That dowel plate is pretty great, but $100?

Michael <michaeldwilson2@gmail.com> writes:
>On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 1:06:19=E2=80=AFPM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> whit3rd <whi...@gmail.com> writes:=20
>> >On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28=3DE2=3D80=3DAFPM UTC-7, Michael w=
>rote:=20
>> >> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576=3D20=20
>> >>=3D20=20
>> >> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really worka=
>ble=3D=20
>> >.=20
>> >=20
>> >Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks av=
>ail=3D=20
>> >able,=20
>> >I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only =
>the=3D=20
>> >=3D20
>> >hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.=20
>> >=20
>> >The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and=20
>> >a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
>> >muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the tabl=
>e=3D=20
>> > allows=20
>> >lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done =
>t=3D=20
>> >hat, too.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> Doesn't everyone have one of these?=20
>>=20
>> https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/dowel-plate-standard=20
>>=20
>> Or one of these?=20
>>=20
>> https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tools/hand/the-stanley-no-77-dow=
>el-and-rod-turner=20
>>=20
>> (the facebook link ibid doesn't work for me).
>
>That dowel plate is pretty great, but $100?

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/dowel-and-tenon-cutters/101492-veritas-dowel-former

On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:41:17 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
> >On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 1:06:19=E2=80=AFPM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> >> whit3rd <whi...@gmail.com> writes:=20
> >> >On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28=3DE2=3D80=3DAFPM UTC-7, Michael w=
> >rote:=20
> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576=3D20=20
> >> >>=3D20=20
> >> >> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really worka=
> >ble=3D=20
> >> >.=20
> >> >=20
> >> >Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks av=
> >ail=3D=20
> >> >able,=20
> >> >I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only =
> >the=3D=20
> >> >=3D20
> >> >hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.=20
> >> >=20
> >> >The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and=20
> >> >a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
> >> >muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the tabl=
> >e=3D=20
> >> > allows=20
> >> >lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done =
> >t=3D=20
> >> >hat, too.=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Doesn't everyone have one of these?=20
> >>=20
> >> https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/dowel-plate-standard=20
> >>=20
> >> Or one of these?=20
> >>=20
> >> https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tools/hand/the-stanley-no-77-dow=
> >el-and-rod-turner=20
> >>=20
> >> (the facebook link ibid doesn't work for me).
> >
> >That dowel plate is pretty great, but $100?
> https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/dowel-and-tenon-cutters/101492-veritas-dowel-former

4 holes at $12.38 each vs 7 holes at $14.29 each.

The unit pricing seems backwards. ;-)

On 5/1/2023 1:06 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:09:28=E2=80=AFPM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/reel/590531722599576=20
>>> =20
>>> It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable=
>> .
>>
>> Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks avail=
>> able,
>> I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only the=
>> =20
>> hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.
>>
>> The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and
>> a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only
>> muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the table=
>> allows
>> lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done t=
>> hat, too.
>
>
> Doesn't everyone have one of these?
>
> https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/dowel-plate-standard
>
> Or one of these?
>
> https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tools/hand/the-stanley-no-77-dowel-and-rod-turner
>

Or this? LOL