Dan Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 I was in a pinch for some 1/8" dowels. I really wanted them made from padauk. I just tossed some thin scraps in the burn barrel. I pulled a piece out, ran it through the band saw to get a 3/16" x3/16" x 6" piece. Took that to the sander with 36-grit belt, and in a few seconds had a fairly round 1/8c dowel. I hand sanded to 180-grit and checked it with me guage. For thin dowels that are very close to round this was very fast and easy. OCtoolguy, lawson56 and Lucky2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Sometime back I needed some dowels from red cedar. Cut a blank, chucked in in my battery drill, grabbed a sanding and held the pad around the wood with drill running. After a little bit I put a leather glove on the sanding hand and continued on. Needed 4 12 inchers. Worked fairly well. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 I hit the lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 I've used the drill press and a strip of 1" sander belt, it was a great way to do it unless you needed to have small sized dowels. The issue with making small dowels this way, is that there's no way to stop the bottom from bending away from you as you try to sand it. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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