Thanks for the video. I've run into a problem where I decided to hammer in a dowel into a piece of wood with a polyurethane finish surface already applied. I managed to hack off the bulk of the rod end with a hacksaw, but I'm still left with a little amount of the rod end sticking out, and I'm reluctant to go any further without damaging my surrounding finished surface. Do you think it will work if I place some painter's table around the dowel end and attempt to chisel off the rest of the dowel to make the end flushed? Or use your sandpaper trick? Hopefully I won't damage the surrounding finished surface too much? Or is there a better method?
Good tip! I'll have to remember this one, I always mark up my work piece when cutting dowels flush, no matter how careful I am!
Thanks! I was glad to learn it to, it saves time in surface prep before finishing. Take care!
Thank you I’m in the middle of a project and needed this tip badly! I subscribed!
Problem solved. Brilliant.
great idea
Thanks for the video!
Could this work for 3/4 in dowel?
If not, what is the thickest dowel you can use that method?
No, but it works great for 11/16 dowels !!
Thanks for the video. I've run into a problem where I decided to hammer in a dowel into a piece of wood with a polyurethane finish surface already applied. I managed to hack off the bulk of the rod end with a hacksaw, but I'm still left with a little amount of the rod end sticking out, and I'm reluctant to go any further without damaging my surrounding finished surface. Do you think it will work if I place some painter's table around the dowel end and attempt to chisel off the rest of the dowel to make the end flushed? Or use your sandpaper trick? Hopefully I won't damage the surrounding finished surface too much? Or is there a better method?
Let me know what you think, and thanks for watching! Take care.
Ty great info
Why does it have to be a piece of sandpaper ?
I’m guessing it grips a bit and doesn’t slide around under the saw.