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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: twisted hickory on April 24, 2013, 09:51:35 pm

Title: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: twisted hickory 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.
Greg

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: Danzn Bar on April 24, 2013, 09:59:12 pm

Looks pretty simple ............will have to give it a try.
Thanks for the link
DBar

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: bigpapa 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.

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger 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.

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: twisted hickory 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

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: bigpapa 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!!

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer 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.

Title: Re: Cheap and easy dowel maker.
Post by: Stonedog 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"!