Making A Dowel Plate And Wood Dowels (Dutch Doll 4)

[@GWL420]

I like the idea of an tubular cutter and made one today from an old bike seat post. I sharpened the thinner end on both the inside and out with a Dremel and files, then tapered the wider end so the pegs can easily exit. I can hammer the blanks in with a large wooden mallet and hammer them through with a plunger I made from piece of red oak with a long tenon. I was able to make them 28mm thick being the size of the bike seat , and I found I quickly produced about 20 of different lengths from few inches to about a foot long using the scraps of wood I had lying around. I found it works fantastically for green hardwoods and seasoned pine. I think with a bike seat post being made of two pieces of different diameter pipe welded together makes for a good design because the wider end can still support and keep the keep the peg vertical, but it does not become stuck. It is very fun to use and a good work out. I will certainly try welding up some pipes and making cutters for larger sizes when I have the time and think it will be great for cutting tenons for log fences. The smaller size makes a good tenon by hammering it into a larger piece to the length of your tenon of wood then sawing away the excess, then using the plunger a peg to knock it out from the thick end. I only had a short period of time to try it reached an hour where hammering is unacceptable in my household.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks that is a brilliant idea...can make tines etc. Thanks for the detail.

[@crowznest438]

I especially enjoy vids that have a bit extra in making the tools instead of buying everything. Thanks!

[@rokbottom100]

I fitted my one to my Shave Horse seat.

[@vastyesaltydog]

Thanks so much Harry. Considered making one of these for years. Think I’ll finally do it now

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

Harry another awesome video. Will make one of these but I might get a friend to weld a bit of angle and onto it or fix it into a bench purely so it can’t move when I’m doing it. I’m sure this is hell they used to make the peg , For Hang in Kent peg tiles. Years ago they used to get apprenticed to whittle them with a knife but then they went to something like this what you’ve just made to make it more quicker, I have to ask my dad because he used to do picked up tiling I know he taught me but we used to use nails in the end for quickness. Only some jobs we had to use pigs. But a lot of people wanted it done quick hence using the nail. And if my dad thought he was going to get me to whittle a load ofpegs that wouldn’t of happened. We just used to buy packs of Dell ready-made if we had to use wooden ones which they use in joinery.

[@harryrogers]

Hello Paul..that is very interesting about the peg tiles, I remember my parents cottage roof being stripped in the mid 1960s, and there being square wooden pegs. I hope Pasha is doing well.

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

@@harryrogers yeah he’s getting there slowly. Gutted I can’t be down the Bodgers weekend missing that., Looking forward to getting back down there one day soon and hopefully meeting you soon sir

[@harryrogers]

@@PaulSmith-rd8yc Yes be good to meet...the Mondays will be starting soon.

[@chrisholt2474]

Very interesting film, simple but effective way of making a dowel. Thank you, take care, regards, Chris.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Chris

[@rainevonhohen6065]

Hi, Thank you for making these videos about making a Grodnertal wood doll. I collect these Tyrolean dolls and make doll clothes for them. It is a rarity to find information about these Dutch dolls. I look forward to seeing the completion of your new wood doll.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Raine...I am going to need to make some clothes, be an interesting challenge!

[@therealzilch]

Nicely explained and demonstrated. I often use what seems similar but works differently: a draw plate for making wire. The wire, like the dowels, is passed through successively smaller holes. But they don't shave the wire smaller; it's compressed and stretched. Also very satisfying to use. Good work as usual. Cheers from an instrumentmaker in sunny Vienna, Scott

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Scott, that's very interesting and slightly reminds me of school physics with Youngs modulus and stretching wires!

[@therealzilch]

@@harryrogers I once actually made a dowel plate out of wood- Guaiacum officiale, also called lignum vitae or ironwood. It worked surprisingly well for making spruce dowels. Young's modulus is often on my mind too, since I am drawing wire for strings on instruments, and of course elasticity is an important factor. I love your channel, and I hope all is well for you and yours. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

[@harryrogers]

@@therealzilch wow...logjam vitae sounds good

[@jackreeves3001]

Learned a lot. And enjoyable to watch.

[@gemmadurrant7233]

This was oddly satisfying to watch, i think ill have to make one simply just to take a dowel down through all the holes, watching it just get smaller and smaller. I was almost disappointed when you stopped and didn't use all the sizes. 😆 great informative video. Thanks. (Hope your thumb is ok)

[@harryrogers]

Haha Yes thanks Gemma, I must be more careful!

[@davidclark9086]

very Informative. thanks for posting.

[@queenofthesouth6832]

thank you. I wish there was a way to make a hole in the top of a wooden dowl that I bought. So I can put some string through for a simple dowel. I don't have a workshop only an ordinary drill

[@harryrogers]

Perhaps it might be worth trying a quick release clamp on a table to hold the dowel and drill the end.

[@lesaldridge2197]

Try pressing them through using the arbor press.

[@harryrogers]

Good idea..save my thumb!😁

[@LarsKiel]

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[@Liofa73]

Did you use any cutting oil, or even 3-in-1 when you were drilling the larger holes?

[@harryrogers]

Haha no..might be a good idea though.😊

[@filthyE]

Bit of a random question, but what's that blur at the bottom of the video near the hammer at 4:56? Awesome video though, cool to see you working with tools in creative ways.

[@ridgerunner66]

That was a very interesting tool. Great job. Looking forward to the next episode. Thanks, Davin