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jcougar	Dowel cutters	Lead	[-]
Posts: 28 (07/11/08 8:37 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Just got these yesterday, and they work great! http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=52401&cat=1,180,42288
dbowser		#1	[-]
Posts: 53 (07/11/08 12:28 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Looks good to me. I wish I had a workshop to use a set in, but now live in an apartment. I will soon be moving into an RV full time and hitting the road.
PaleoAleo		#2	[-]
Posts: 11460 (07/11/08 12:42 PM) Founder Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My friend, Sal (one of the P.Planet archery guys) had one of those at our last get-together up at our friends cabin. He was making arrowshafts out of different material, and otherwise showing off his dowel maker to us. It worked really well. He said that it works best if you set up some kind of jig to keep the shaft from wobbling around too much, as the wobble causes the shaft to get chewed up a bit in the dowling process. The wobbling problem would be multiplied with an atlatl shaft length piece of wood (he was doing arrows). I immediately thought that I should buy one of those and give it a try! How are you setting them up? Tom
jcougar		#3	[-]
Posts: 29 (07/11/08 1:20 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I screwed the cutter to one end of a scrap board, with a guide at the other end. I ran 6- 5/8" x 72" poplar squares through the 1/2" cutter this morning. They came out fine. I have to say, though, that a very strong drill is needed to attempt this. I went through two fully charged batteries on my 24V cordless drill to make six darts. I just got home with some red oak to make some heavier darts.
john05458		#4	[-]
Posts: 19 (07/16/08 3:40 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I used them to make a small armload of 1/2" x 6 foot darts for students. Mine were made of basswood. Very light. They flew great for the kids but the spines are fairly weak. I think ash [or similar] might be a better choice if you can get it. My biggest problem was finding straight grained, knot free wood long enough to make darts. JCOUGAR is right the cutters work great.
rhymeswithwhat	instructions	#5	[-]
Posts: 133 (07/16/08 7:03 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Justin, When I used the link you provided, I see the manufacturer is Canadian, but takes American orders. I also clicked on the blue highlighted "Instr" and the product instruction manual comes up. It shows a setup with a a dowel guide made from wood but suggests creativity too. I bet some PVC tube would safely guide and contain the dowel on the output side at least. Gee , I want one of those. Look what you started Justin. Thanks again. Gary Abbatte
jcougar		#6	[-]
Posts: 38 (07/16/08 7:22 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Gary, I use PVC tube(held in my left hand) to steady the blank on the input side. The blank can get squirrely if you run the drill to fast.
episaacs		#7	[-]
Posts: 123 (07/22/08 9:16 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I have a shaft shooter and the more expensive dowel cutter, but on the sizes these are made for nothing beats this pencil sharpener type.

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