Just used this technique to make some 19MM oak dowels to make bench dogs out of. Far easier than I expected, works super well and the dowels came out perfectly. I used a table saw at 45° instead of the router to make the stock into an octagon and put though the " giant pencil sharpener" from there.
I'm not even a woodworker, but I just can't resist watching your channel. I love the way your mind works, and I love seeing all the tools, jigs, etc. that you come up with.
I got the grinding wheel at a yard sale, the buffing wheel from Lee Valley. But if you get yourself the right kind of wheel for a bench grinder, that should work too.
Interesting idea. Would be hard to mount just right though, because they have a bevel on both sides. And the side force on them might also be a problem - harder to support the blade.
All of your creations are always useful. I am always forced to do without, which has made me become more creative. Utilizing what you got, and if you need it, but don’t have it, then Make It!!! Keep up the good work.
it reminds me school days pencil sharpner... Mathias...you really turn the wood working into easy and fun interesting work... keep it up... heartly thanks
Good point. Speed could have been a factor. I also wonder if it was the species of wood (cherry). I might try it again but with an older 'cheaper' chisel.
You're the best woodworker on youtube, hands down. The only other woodworker I like better is Norm Abrams, but he doesn't do anything anymore... Kings to you bro!
Once again I find myself watching one of your videos even though I know I will never make one. Cool idea, although I don't use dowel that much, so I will just buy it when I need it.
To be able to make what you want when you need it is a great skill to have. And although most folks visiting here already know this, apparently there are some who do not. You have to wonder how they get here and why they watch.
Hello, despite being Brazilian and do not understand what you. speech, thank you for sharing the making of this tool, in fact I really appreciate your tutorials. I used a translator to post this message.
This would work well for sharpening those over sized novelty pencils as well. You do so many projects that make me go "Why didn't I think of that". Keep up the good work.
Nice job. It kinda reminds me of a "rounder" tool used by English rake makers. I saw a video of it here on RUclips. Thanks for giving one we all can use.
Buing dowels is easy and not expensive. Finding good quality dowels, however, can be very time consuming. Most dowels at home center are very poor quality and accuracy.
Amazing idea! You just saved me a lot of money. I'm making a crib, as I'm expecting my first child in April, and not having to buy pre-fashioned dowels means having more money saved... for, you know, medical bills and diapers and whatnot... Thanks!
As everyone who watches cartoons knows, when two pieces of wood rub together, they always catch fire :) if it's tight, there is quite a bit of friction. My main concern is that the dowel may end up a little polished, which might not be the best for gluing.
Hi Mathias, I'm a big fan of your videos. I've successfully made dowels using a nut in the right size e.g. 10 mm driving a 10 x 10 mm stick through the nut using a powered hand drill. I tried to improve the setup by cross carving some of thread away with a hacksaw. I had to use some force to drive the dovel thru the nut, but the setup was easily made :-) Br Jørn Koch
That's a slick and efficient process for making your own wood dowels. The next step is to cut fluted or spiral grooves to enable doweled joints to hold wood glue without driving all of the glue from the joint when inserting the dowels into their holes, and also preventing the hole from becoming air-locked by the tightly-fitting dowel and thus making insertion impossible. Carry on.
I need plugs. Have no options. The 175 deg. hinges I purchased are off. Your method is what I already imagined in the working part of my mental ability. Thanks for bringing it out.
Lee Valley's tenon makers work great to get the blank started. I made my 1/2" dowel maker w/ only 1/2" hole, and countersunk the entry hole instead of drilling it larger (cutting countersink BEFORE trimming to expose hole or it would destroy block). I reinforced the LEFT side by gluing a 1/4" thick piece of hardwood, and was able to use square blanks, w/o any roundover effort, but results are much less consistent than yours - some maple came out perfect, round, smooth, consistent, w/ shiny/burnished surface; a couple others wavered in diameter badly, but plenty usable stock. If I had roundover installed already, I do it your way, but for speed/convenience, I'll probably mostly use square stock in future, planning it slightly octagonal.
I make a renovation of cot for my baby right now and after yours videos i make dowels for side walls. Thanks for inspiration :) PS Matthias, I'm not experienced in woodworking, so can you tell me what kind of finishing can I use to be sure that is safe for kids and gives nice effect?
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I remember this young man. He is an incredibly creative woodworker and tool maker. Very well don, Matthias.
Just used this technique to make some 19MM oak dowels to make bench dogs out of. Far easier than I expected, works super well and the dowels came out perfectly. I used a table saw at 45° instead of the router to make the stock into an octagon and put though the " giant pencil sharpener" from there.
I'm not even a woodworker, but I just can't resist watching your channel. I love the way your mind works, and I love seeing all the tools, jigs, etc. that you come up with.
Thanks for this video. I was building a potting bench for my wife and ran out of dowels, but I remembered that you had this video. Worked perfectly!
Matthias, Your genius is in how simple you keep things. Awesome video.
This is the easiest way so far. Thank you.
I got the grinding wheel at a yard sale, the buffing wheel from Lee Valley. But if you get yourself the right kind of wheel for a bench grinder, that should work too.
Holy moly, I made it and it worked! Big giant pencil sharpener!
I’ll be doing this today, but entirely by hand. No electricity. Never tried it before, but you’ve inspired me.
Interesting idea. Would be hard to mount just right though, because they have a bevel on both sides. And the side force on them might also be a problem - harder to support the blade.
You are truly the MAN every vid is an insperation to go and try something new
thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill
keep up the good work
All of your creations are always useful. I am always forced to do without, which has made me become more creative. Utilizing what you got, and if you need it, but don’t have it, then Make It!!! Keep up the good work.
Your ingenuity knows no bounds!
sempre muito eficiente e funcional. Parabéns.
watching you do that is therapeutic :)
Thank you for this info, it will definitely come in handy when i want to build some wooden arrows again. Well presented.
please help for me I need this machine
Even one of your simplest videos is genius.
Sweet little shop trick there. Loved it and just want to say thank you for all your tips and tutorials. 👍👍
As usual, you make it look easy. Thanks for the instructions on how to make.
Matthias, Another great video- this camera is spot on and the lighting and sound were perfect! Thanks for sharing!
it reminds me school days pencil sharpner...
Mathias...you really turn the wood working into easy and fun interesting work...
keep it up...
heartly thanks
That was one of the most satisfying things I have every seen. Very nice
Oke. I like your work. I am from indonesia
It's for videos like this that I'm subscribed. Great stuff Matthias!
Good point. Speed could have been a factor. I also wonder if it was the species of wood (cherry). I might try it again but with an older 'cheaper' chisel.
Simply creative... Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate...
That's pretty amazing, that would be a good way to make arrows
Thanks for this. I was trying with the first video and this one answers everything you didn't cover on that one.
Crazy stuff, as always, love what you do, very inspiring
If only I could afford a workshop or even had a garage to convert. This is food for thought and especially when dowelling is expensive.
You're the best woodworker on youtube, hands down. The only other woodworker I like better is Norm Abrams, but he doesn't do anything anymore... Kings to you bro!
The most basic explains a lot to those of us who are. But your complicated stuff is superb, so don't bag it! It motivates me.
Once again I find myself watching one of your videos even though I know I will never make one. Cool idea, although I don't use dowel that much, so I will just buy it when I need it.
I love your ideas. Sparks lots of ideas for myself!
That was awesome, I spent half my working life up scaffold towers, if only I had one of those, love it.
Amigo esta lapiseira que vc fez ficou mto boa
To be able to make what you want when you need it is a great skill to have. And although most folks visiting here already know this, apparently there are some who do not. You have to wonder how they get here and why they watch.
that was fantastic matt.
Hello, despite being Brazilian and do not understand what you. speech, thank you for sharing the making of this tool, in fact I really appreciate your tutorials.
I used a translator to post this message.
Thank you for every machine you did do you are the best from morocco
thanks man been needing this info for a while.
his great gift!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
A pity that your videos are not also in Portuguese, but I still adore them. In my history, I classify them as "genius". Congratulations.
Really useful video Matthias! I will keep this trick in mind for whenever I need some dowel lengths.
Take care, Alex.
How do you guy think all this stuff up? That's so cool!
This would work well for sharpening those over sized novelty pencils as well. You do so many projects that make me go "Why didn't I think of that". Keep up the good work.
Very amazing! Thank you for your video :)
Nice job. It kinda reminds me of a "rounder" tool used by English rake makers. I saw a video of it here on RUclips. Thanks for giving one we all can use.
excellent, a while ago I was just thinking how to make mine more quickly and in quantity
good job
Great video thanks for putting these together!
Excellent, pure genius. Thank you.
You are literally a genius
As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. ~M~
Wow. Just realized that a pencil sharpener is a lathe. Mind==Blown
I love your work great stuff
Buing dowels is easy and not expensive. Finding good quality dowels, however, can be very time consuming. Most dowels at home center are very poor quality and accuracy.
Dude that is whack!
What a great video! Thanks for showing this.
You are my wood working hero.
Thanks for sharing. Great video and excellent work.
I was thinking of using a plane iron initially, but decided to use a cheap chisel, just in case I messed up the blade.
Absolutely genius video...thank you. X
This is genius! Thank you for the tip!
Catching fire is very slim. I know this for a fact. I have used a bow drill to start a fire and it takes a lot of skill and work. Fred 4:38
Dude badass video I think any carpender or advid archer would love this vid thank you good sir for sharing this trick 😃
buenísimo video. felicitaciones maestro.
You are a genus, you have made it simpler for those without a lathe to make dowels. What to think outside the box
Que interesante, te felicito por ese ingeniosa invento.
I don't know. Try it out and tell me how it goes.
Owonder if you place a screw from underneath that comes up onto the back of the chisel to raise and lower adjust exactly the amount you wish ?
I love your videos matthias.
Genio! Me encantó el video, muy bueno!
Thank U! Very helpful! Good Luck!
Totally awesome dowel maker.
Pretty cool Mathias. Thanks for sharing that idea. Their is more than one way to skin a... dowel.
i did wood work and metalwork in 3rd and 4th year but i still didn't get how genius all of these people has to be to build all of this stuff
Bardzo dobry pomysł, super robota, pozrawiam
Purely genius ! ..... nice tool and quite handy !
Amazing idea!
You just saved me a lot of money. I'm making a crib, as I'm expecting my first child in April, and not having to buy pre-fashioned dowels means having more money saved... for, you know, medical bills and diapers and whatnot...
Thanks!
what is your monthly earnings?
Thank U son I understand how to make dowel cutter. from srilanka. wish.
Doewls aren't always round. And if you use a dowel jig, that's not an option. A bit of woodworking background could give you some insight too..
Excellent technique! Thank You Sir!
As everyone who watches cartoons knows, when two pieces of wood rub together, they always catch fire :)
if it's tight, there is quite a bit of friction. My main concern is that the dowel may end up a little polished, which might not be the best for gluing.
Hi Mathias, I'm a big fan of your videos. I've successfully made dowels using a nut in the right size e.g. 10 mm driving a 10 x 10 mm stick through the nut using a powered hand drill. I tried to improve the setup by cross carving some of thread away with a hacksaw. I had to use some force to drive the dovel thru the nut, but the setup was easily made :-)
Br Jørn Koch
This is just brilliant!
That's a slick and efficient process for making your own wood dowels. The next step is to cut fluted or spiral grooves to enable doweled joints to hold wood glue without driving all of the glue from the joint when inserting the dowels into their holes, and also preventing the hole from becoming air-locked by the tightly-fitting dowel and thus making insertion impossible. Carry on.
Excellent idea very simple method thanks for this video
Muito bom seu Mathias, Gostei da ideia. Parabéns
coolest thing ive ever seen. EVER!
I need plugs. Have no options. The 175 deg. hinges I purchased are off. Your method is what I already imagined in the working part of my mental ability. Thanks for bringing it out.
Lee Valley's tenon makers work great to get the blank started. I made my 1/2" dowel maker w/ only 1/2" hole, and countersunk the entry hole instead of drilling it larger (cutting countersink BEFORE trimming to expose hole or it would destroy block). I reinforced the LEFT side by gluing a 1/4" thick piece of hardwood, and was able to use square blanks, w/o any roundover effort, but results are much less consistent than yours - some maple came out perfect, round, smooth, consistent, w/ shiny/burnished surface; a couple others wavered in diameter badly, but plenty usable stock. If I had roundover installed already, I do it your way, but for speed/convenience, I'll probably mostly use square stock in future, planning it slightly octagonal.
Excelente meu irmão, parabéns
Very clever! Nice job!
Ideia genial parabéns
I make a renovation of cot for my baby right now and after yours videos i make dowels for side walls. Thanks for inspiration :)
PS Matthias, I'm not experienced in woodworking, so can you tell me what kind of finishing can I use to be sure that is safe for kids and gives nice effect?
Sei un grande artista beato te che sai fare tutte queste cose io mi arrangio nel restauro mobili vecchi in massello....
Wonderful idea 👍
Ola Matthias , parabéns mais uma vez ! Grande ideia . Edson Menezes .
Thank you master that is good idea.greatings
Thank you for the tip, i'm gonna use it for my scale models.
Very good your work! Thank you !!!👍👍👍