Slick arrow/dowel tool.

[Prarie Bowyer]

Wonder if this works on footed shafts?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNp6Gen-PVU

[Pat B]

It is called a draw plate and has been used for making dowels for a very long time. Depending n the hardness difference of the footing and shaft it should work fine. 

[Prarie Bowyer]

I've seen them used with out the roughed up hole edge and short dowels hammered through.  But i've never seen it like this before.

[bow101]

Thats what I use,  Problem is, you have to be careful when getting to the end of a shaft they tend to start wobbling or they keep snapping off at the drill chuck. I get about 6 shafts per 10 square stock.  But then again I'm using mostly D-fir.  You have to set up a drill jig where the shaft can pass through so as to hold it during the process.   Give it a try on the footed shafts.

[Prarie Bowyer]

i'M THINKING OF MAKING A TWO STAGE THING. 

the draw plate to take me from 3/8 square to just over 5/16 then use a scraping blade mounted on the tool after that hole to scrape down to 5/16.

[mikekeswick]

Look into making dowels with a staff bead cutter and a router.
I can reduce a footed shaft in about 15 seconds and they are all perfect AND straight! It's too complicated to explain here but i'm sure google will help you.

[Prarie Bowyer]

I've seen some of those.  I do alot of my work at night so quite is a big plus. 

Any links to the design you used?  Or a pic?

[stringstretcher]

would you by chance have a link to one of the cutters you are talking about?

[Scottski]

Well that was kool.