Hey Jack,<div><br></div><div>Nifty procedure. Glad to have that in my bag of tricks if I run out of dowels and am really in a pinch. But for the labor and trouble to make something that inexpensive seems illogical. I mean, a 3' x 1/4" maple dowel is $1.02 for me, a 3' x 1/2" maple dowel is $1.79, the cost is even less if bought in bulk from woodworkers supply. When I consider my hourly labor charge, I'd have to set up and make a dowel in less than 1 minute for the 1/4" dowel to justify doing (and that doesn't even include the cost of the stock from which to make the dowel).</div>
<div><br></div><div>I understand being self-sufficient, and such, but it's just not good business management for me. It would cost me more money making my own.</div><div><br></div><div>Still, kudos for thinking it through and coming up with a solution for your own situation. Kind of cool.<br>
<br>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Jack Houweling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jackhouweling@dccnet.com" target="_blank">jackhouweling@dccnet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I recently went to Home Depot to buy some dowel and was shocked at the price<br>
so I went back to my shop and made my own.<br>
I first made larger dowels for pedals then found out that I can also make<br>
smaller ones. I can now make dowels any size and use even hardwood. I tested<br>
for fun and made hammer shanks out of maple, fir and even cedar. I have<br>
included a YouTube video to show how it is done.<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vADtRDJy3Ks" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vADtRDJy3Ks</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.jackspiano.com" target="_blank">www.jackspiano.com</a><br>
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