Drilling Holes in Long Wood Dowels...without a drill

[@NewtonMakes]

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[@gabrielpoulain3619]

thanks so much

[@cromyjr1592]

The first million people to dislike this video will receive a full century premium membership in "Clickbait Fighter Club" :))

[@WillN2Go1]

Good method. I've always wondered how rifle bores were made. An extremely long .22 drill bit? How does that not wobble??? What I learned was the bit is indeed very long, but it slide through a guide right at the solid barrel blank. This keeps it straight an not wobbling. Then as it drills into the barrel blank, it's the hole it's making that becomes the guide. Here's a related tip. I needed to drill a >1" hole down through fire blocking in a wall so I could run a piece of flex to a new wall switch. (I was in the attic.) Needed about three feet. I don't like using expensive hole auger bits in blind situations. I can't even imagine what a 3' hole auger would cost. I like using the flat bits for this. Cheap. Disposable. The extensions for these bits are all crap, they either drop the bit or work harden and snap off right above the connection -- after about two minutes. So I used a 3/8" x 3' all thread. Did your block in the drill press trick. Except I could then use washers and nuts to firmly clamp the all thread in the block. I forget what the diameter of the flat bit shaft is. I used 3/8" all thread so it would fit in all my drills and 3/8 is a lot stiffer than 1/4 or 5/16. My goal was to drill an extremely slightly smaller hole (like 1/1000th less) in the all thread. So when I heated up the all thread, it would expand a little, enlarging the hole. I'd push the bit on... and when it cooled it would never come off. It can't. (Bob at Bob's Tools on LaBrea in L.A. told me about router bits made this way. Bob was cool, concentration camp survivor. One day I was in and "This is my friend from camp.' Except, as I've experienced a few times, they didn't want to talk about Auschwitz, they wanted to share funny stories from the DP camp after the war.) These flat bits have a hex shaped shaft. So I filed that round. Not having a machine shop there was no way I could make precise enough sizes for this to work perfectly. So I tapered the shaft. This way it would fit at least to some point. Next I realized I would have to hammer, so the bit went into the vise (still has the vise marks). I heated up the end of the all thread, with just a propane torch. With a 3 pound sledge I hammered it onto the drill bit. I cut off the mashed end. Worked amazingly well. I drilled that hole and a few others. After 30 years that bit is still in my garage. I've sharpened the flat drill a few times. It's for rough work. I think what Bob told me about is a great tip and would make a great video. Go for it.

[@goncalovazpinto6261]

Why didn't you show the last step? the roundover of the first two corners is easy, then it get's trickier.

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

Here's an idea I thought of a few days ago.. Drill the hole in a square blank of wood, then turn the outside of the blank using the holes to center the blank on the lathe.

[@venus_de_lmao]

I clicked this video expecting a niche method of boring a hole without a drill bit, and instead I got a guy building a dowel around a hole. Fascinating.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Yeah, doubled seamed tube...

[@elevenbucks5682]

I drill a 3/8 hole thru a 24 inch dowel . I welded a bit to a rod the same size as the bit and welded a t handle on the other end. I have ai metal lathe, I put the dowel in the lathe turn it at 16 rpm ,insert the tool I made in the back of the chuck and apply pressure, go halfway thru turn the dowel around and it meets in the middle.

[@Theuglyconcretefinisher]

He still used drill bits. It was a flat out lie

[@IR-nq4qv]

The video title is amateur click bait. There is nothing novel about his idea. Tribes in the jungle have been making blow guns to shoot poison darts for 100's if not thousands of years and get this....They have been making hollow dowels without the use of table saws, drill presses, routers with coring bits or electricity, he would be forgiven if the title of the video said " How to make a hollow dowel". He ran with a 6 minute video and spent 4 minutes of it gabbing as if he stumbled on a miracle cure for baldness. I am not a subscriber, no will I be and I just hit the.., do not recommend button for that very reason...

[@IR-nq4qv]

@@Theuglyconcretefinisher I agree to almost the full extent....he could argue that it was a router coring bit, to me as you say its still a bit that can be plunged to drill though not designed for the purpose. I didn't like the title, the commentary, the content nor the way he twisted the facts. This technique has been around since God made little green apples. He should do some reading on Roman aqueducts, segmented hollow tubes made from clay

[@DarrensWorkshop]

Great Method. Start with the timber slightly longer than needed. It's a lot easier to make the final cuts with the round over bit if you leave either end of the dowel square. Do this by starting and ending your cuts a centimetre or two from either end. These square ends stop the timber from rotating when trying to round over the final edge. Then just trim the ends off.

[@gordonhard2663]

Brilliant! I was wondering how to keep fingers intact on that last cut.

[@rockpadstudios]

wow - you are clever

[@mehmetmete9472]

😊👍

[@kdwaynec]

Yes, and perhaps re-insert the metal tube for stiffness.

[@goncalovazpinto6261]

Tsk, tsk on this guy for not showing how to finish the outside routing. Thank you for the idea, although that's clearly not how he did it... I guess we'll never know.

[@wiseoldfool]

A hole with a dowel perfectly centred around it!

[@oldoldpilgrim7898]

A more accurate title might have been "Placing a dowel around a hole".

[@BigSteve215]

"Building a wooden tube".

[@mpc77769]

@@BigSteve215 or gluing 2 semicircles together?? Either way we're both on the right track I think.

[@panda315]

@@oldoldpilgrim7898 🤣

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Thanks

[@albixx3893]

I saw an old German guy making 10 feet long wooden water pipes with a hand auger, drilling down right in the middle. I wonder how much knowledge we lost because our fancy machines?

[@hankrearden20]

I've worked with timber framers from Germany. From what they tell me, their Guild starts them off with hand tools. Master the basics by hand. Then you can graduate to modern machines. Here in the US, we never developed a Guild. And the unions here are just political organizations and not really trade schools. It's unfortunate really.

[@ModelLights]

'making 10 feet long wooden water pipes with a hand auger, drilling down right in the middle' Realize, they are larger, so they aren't nearly as likely to go off course. You have to have thicker walls so they don't leak through, and the larger inside hole means you have a larger, stiffer bit that is far less likely to be deflected from center. 10 feet isn't that far really if you have a 1.5 or 2 inch wide bit. ' with a hand auger' Realize when you get thick enough, it becomes easier. With thicker wood around a steel bit, you can check if the bit is drifting off center with a magnet, then just flex back slightly the other way.

[@ReallyMrFide]

Because nowadays we have metal, PVC, and even concrete as materials for water pipes, so we don't need wood water pipes.

[@Patrik6920]

? .. its how u usually make a hole trough a log .. machines just speed it upp a bit, but the principle is the same, and ya its greate to know how, but log pipes should not be used .. thay once worked greate with low water pressure, in any modern setting thay will fail fast from pressure and water hammering.

[@jwm6314]

@ReallyMrFide the pipe isn't the important thing, the skills and techniques are and if you don't understand that point then all of this is lost on you anyway go pet a kitten and don't crush it, lenny.

[@riverach179]

I wonder how many people had a scare when trying to run the last side through the router.

[@BaruchGrosvald]

why omitted from the video??

[@DLiner_]

That's what I want to see.

[@stefankaptens4952]

@@DLiner_ Agreed. For the last side I guess one could have put a couple of square pieces at the ends. Providing the router table is long enough of course.

[@kdwaynec]

@@stefankaptens4952 Maybe also put the metal tube back in for rigidity.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Yeah, that is the part we really wanted to see. I would just leave the ends square, and then cut them off after doing all 4 sides.

[@JimGarver-tx8rj]

That was a good tip, but not exactly what was advertised!

[@cromyjr1592]

@@JimGarver-tx8rj this type of clickbait is everywhere

[@andrewst9797]

Exactly as advertised ..'no drill'

[@cromyjr1592]

@ But also no dowel. And also no drilling - to drill something means to put a hole in a solid piece of material, not joining two halves by glue.

[@terencefranks1688]

yep - it was milling,instead of drillling !

[@L98fiero]

@@andrewst9797 No dowel either!

[@HansKrause-k6r]

The cove is easy but you really didn’t router the outside the way you had shown. The technique is to make the dowel longer than you need and plunge the timber into the router leaving a square post at the ends that way you can use the ends as your reference.

[@jeepliving1]

That is a really helpful add-on to this technique.

[@rkalle66]

It's like ordinary pencils are made.

[@zefallafez]

Saw on another channel where they made a dowel using the router but they plunge cut it to keep the ends square which made it easier to round all four sides evenly.

[@williamquittman2745]

Brilliant for sure

[@katehenry2718]

Housewife answer: cut square ended lengths shorter than your drill. Drill "center" holes in them. Glue them together with stabilizer rod to line up the holes. Use lathe to round the outsides. Done.Your router is a great idea. I don't have one of those, but I do have a hobby lathe and hand drill with bits. Your router saves the day. I didn't inherit one of those or have need to buy one, but the heirloom table saw and little lathe has come in handy many times. Could fake it. )))

[@NickElls-nj3wz]

@katehenry2718 If that's a housewife answer, I hope your husband is a great cook and likes to do the dishes. Well done.

[@TomHaneyArtwork]

So you'd be gluing end grain to end grain?

[@frankhenry9130]

Should really pick up a router. They can do wonders!

[@steveh8724]

@@TomHaneyArtwork Yeah, look that topic up. It's not as weak as you're thinking it is...

[@TomHaneyArtwork]

@@steveh8724 Um, yes it is.

[@DavidBollom-r1m]

I'm a scientific and laboratory glass blower for 24 years. Before that I was a cabinet and counter top professional for my Dad . He owned a shop for just such purposes. Wood working was m forte for most of my formative years from age 14- 27 . I am ready impressed with the video I just seen. I still have my skills for cabinetry and wood working. Your video was very informative and precise. You have shown me something that could be very helpful for my arsenal of knowledge in woodworking. I commend you for you skills and knowledge of the use of the machinery in woodworking . Keep up the great work you do and again I really appreciate your time to make a video that can be helpful to others like myself!👍

[@thisoldman7142]

This is how a wood worker……works. It’s call problem solving in the shop. Well done.

[@wooddogg8]

There's so many ways to do things in woodworking. I salute you, never seen this done before even though I own all the tools. Keep thinking outside the box !!!!!!

[@thecarman3693]

The wood around the hole is just as important as the hole itself.

[@jackiemowery5243]

Without the surrounding wood, there is no hole!

[@DukeTrout]

This is a great tip. Even if you get slightly flat sides due to the round over bit being slightly under-advanced, you can put another dowel partway down the center, adding tape to get a perfect fit, then put the inside dowel in the chuck of your hand drill and sand down the outer dowel until it’s perfect.

[@jimmypoobah8094]

You didn't "drill" a hole in a wooden dowel. You created a hole.

[@woodybrison]

More like, he wrapped some wood around some air

[@jimmypoobah8094]

@@woodybrison Very good Woody

[@Scott-i9v2s]

So... NOT "drill a hole in a dowel", but "router a dowel around a hole"... Literally thinking outside the box. *EXCELLENT!!!*

[@Nocke86]

Just 1h ago I walk through a furniture store where my wife found a lamp... "Aww that's so beautiful and would fit to the table" I saw the price and disagree😅 But I thought... I could build in on my own for less money. But how the hack can I do the long hole for the cable 🤔🤔 Now I know how! Thanks a lot 👍👍😁

[@ilovethisworld3059]

🙂

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Its a great technique. I used to use it to make holes through the stretchers of workbenches. The tenon and mortice joints could be clamped closed by a threaded rod running right through the workbench. I never needed to take one back apart, but that was the idea.

[@BlackDidThis]

The best ideas are those that seem so simple and obvious after you have seen it... But most just lack the ability to think of it. I was assuming the technique would have been around the lines of building a "dowel" around the "hole". But I had not expected this. And I must confess that it is practically a great solution.

[@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith]

Now that I have finished the video, two things. 1: Thanks for the info. It will prove useful. 2: You could make a flute out of that hollow dowel!

[@Anon_Omis]

I'm a machinist and was hoping maybe I'd get some insights to help drillling long holes. I didn't, but I'm incredibly impressed by the ingenuity of this method.

[@MickyBlutube]

Very good, fun to watch and didn't guess the solution. Subscribed!

[@timbarry5080]

This is a great idea. I learned when I got a job in a high end cabinet shop many years ago that we did very little wood work. As demonstrated here, most of what we do is machine work using wood.

[@sprN0VA]

Very clever, I would never have thought to do it this way.

[@ralphrae5316]

Learned this 50 years ago in high school wood shop. Made a table lamp, glued up pieces to make a block to turn on the lathe. But cut slots for wiring down the centre before gluing - which I forgot to do! Some mistakes stay with you for rest of your life.

[@kenibnanak5554]

The method with the drill press is pretty clever. I hadn't thought of it. I would just chuck it in a lathe, but never considered how to drill press it. Wood is pretty easy compared to rifle barreling steel rods. A common problem once all the chuck run out issues are addressed is long drill rods sometimes tend to flex and wander out of the center line and preventing that can be an art form in it's own right. That's pretty clever and now I wonder if I should also get a routing table.. :)

[@YouTubeUserNumber1]

I thought of pretty much this same method a while back ... except to round the outside I thought of turning it on a lathe. The better option of the router table was right in front of me!! Thanks for making this vid!

[@angrypotato_fz]

Ahh, so that's how the piping was done in the old times! :D

[@storkbreath]

I have seen people do what you're doing with the router in order to make flutes. I wanted to make a cedar flute and I do not have a router. But I did have a table saw and a long auger drill bit so what I did was run two pieces of wood through the table saw with the saw blade only up by 1/16th of an inch and the blade was off center buy 1/16 of an inch then I flip the pieces of wood and ran them through again. So when I glued the two pieces of wood together there was a perfect square of material removed from the center about 1/8 x1/8 then I put my piece of wood in a clamp and ran the long auger bit allowing the tip of the drill bit to be guided by the square slot in the wood and it did work perfectly and there was really no margin for error because I didn't have much extra wood and I made a pretty good flute actually a couple.

[@brandonvanevery5878]

I wonder if you had a small, very long drill bit, if you could pull off the same thing without a glue up. At least for a certain length of flute.

[@storkbreath]

@brandonvanevery5878 I would find a piece of wood that has exceptionally straight grain because you are drilling into the end grain the drilled bit will follow the wood grain somewhat.

[@brandonvanevery5878]

@@storkbreath I wonder if a flute has to be perfectly straight. Various woods have a pith, that I think a tiny drill could follow. Guess it depends on if your goal is artistic or commercial.

[@storkbreath]

@@brandonvanevery5878 most of the traditional or really ancient techniques of making flutes relied on finding wood , bone or reeds like a bamboo that had a soft center and boring them out following the soft material. I would imagine that a drill bit would follow The center even around a curve. And an ancient style drill, more like an arrow shaft would flex and follow the softwood even more so.

[@Slowly_Going_Mad]

Excellent method. Little side note this is exactly the method used to fill pencils cores. Makes sense considering it's faster, easier, and far less likely result in brakeage all while keeping alignment relatively high.

[@72ch]

fast forward to 3:45 to get to the point of the video

[@mistahsosah2935]

@@72chhad me actually considering ×2 playback speed 😅

[@PaulHoward-n3x]

@@mistahsosah2935 Yes i had to switch off, way too much yak yak.Seems common on these type of videos!

[@DaveEtchells]

For entertainment, there’s a vid somewhere on YT about a drilling competition between a master machinist using a manual lathe or drill press and a guy using the latest and greatest drilling tech. They were drilling holes lengthwise through _pencil lead_ 😮 It’s pretty amazing to watch, blew my mind that the guy running the manual machines could have a sensitive enough touch to make it all the way through without cracking the lead 🤯

[@thepain321]

2 long cove cuts glued together. Then pass over with roundover bit. I’ll never forget this technique. Thanks.

[@flatlander523]

Dawg gone I feel smart after watching your video. I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago in some floating shelf supports. The router table is a very under rated tool in the shop. Great job and I really admire your videos. Thanks🖖

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

I actually made hollow masts for an R/C ship in the 80's using only a table saw and starting with a piece of dowel. It got a lot more complicated than this and the hole was square, but the lines to control things slid through it fine. I almost dreaded watching this and finding out that there was a simple and easy way all along. I still overengineered it, but not as badly as I always thought. I definitely didn't have access to a router table back then.

[@CWK3DStudio]

Found this channel by accident. Subscribed and saved the link for further informative projects. Thank you very much.

[@johnhavel7685]

That’s pretty smart man I wouldn’t probably have thought to do something like that.

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

man doesn't know what drilling is but he knows how to make a quarter of the video a sponsor

[@kokopelli314]

Yes I've used this method to make flutes but the method that I used to use mostly was to start with a large block and let the 24" pilot bit find its way naturally through the grain. From that point enlarge the hole then remove the excess material and round it off with a spoke shape. This is how you do it when you don't have a drill press or a lathe.

[@karlbarros2849]

I used to make wooden flutes. This was typical. Nice work, thanks.

[@markharris5190]

Brilliant. Can't wait to try this.

[@tedthoman6580]

Fast-forwarded thru the video in about 30 seconds, and got the gist of the method without having to listen to all the anxiety in your description. Thank you.

[@tlum4081]

I often have to do this because many KZbinrs apparently just like to hear themselves talk. One Canadian woodworker is extremely annoying as he doesn't even have an intro saying what he is making. He just starts making sawdust and chips.I just go the end to figure out what's he making and then decide if I even want to listen to him. These people just don't seem to understand how annoying they are.

[@brandonvanevery5878]

@@tlum4081 Well if you watched their free video then...? Do you offer better videos?

[@robertmceuen3630]

I would not have thought of that even though I have every machine and bit in my garage to do this. Now I know. Thank you. Great instruction.

[@garyross8522]

Clever! I am often amazed at the resourcefulness of wood workers.

[@joeromanak8797]

The description of a fishing net is, “a bunch of holes tied together with string.” All this guy had to do was find a long skinny hole and wrap some wood around it, lol. I’ve used this method but I cut the center slots square using the table saw. For what I was making, the final piece was a square column with other pieces capping both ends so I left the center hole with its square comers. If you want the center hole round you can cut the slot on the table saw and then run your long bit through. The square slot will guide the drill bit straight down the length. Good video! 🥸👍👀👋✅

[@oculusangelicus8978]

genius, sheer genius. removes all the highly probably failures of trying to drill an existing dowel it's entire length, and no matter what anyone says, the longer the drill bit, the greater the deflecting will be when hitting things like harder pieces within the wood, like knots from branches or just simple density variances that can occur naturally. and as a metal worker, myself, I know drill bits can deflect quite a bit, even for the regular length bits a drill bit that is 12 inches or longer is going to have a deflection that is exponentially larger. But the biggest cause of deflection in drill bits is, by far, friction whenever you take too long to drill something, like you would with a dowel the friction is going to build up and that is never uniform and WILL cause the drill to deflect, even in soft materials like wood, or I should say especially in soft materials like wood. Since you cannot use any friction reducing liquids, the wood must remain dry or it will be rendered useless for your woodworking project, and even powdered lubricants can cause the wood to be rendered useless because the drill bit can force it into the wood grain, and it will also interfere with the glueing process. so this solution is highly practical, and solves all the problems of trying to drill a long hole in a narrow piece of wood. although I am not a woodworker by trade, I never thought to take this approach. mind you I have never needed a long dowel with a hole through it either so..yeah. Keep up the great videos, dude.

[@mebymyself2816]

Neat solution, thank you for sharing it.

[@feuby8480]

I don't need that. But sometime I'm curious to see things that I will not remember when I need it. But It increase my knowledge. This way of doing it is quite smart. Easy also. However that mean you will probably have to get standard sizes and bits for this size, but after that, yay. I like this.

[@BobSmith-vs5jp]

I was hoping to see those last two passes. Nice work!

[@thorny3218]

I’m gonna use your technique to make a blowdart gun. I’ve made a few before but it was way too much work. I think this is the ticket. Thanks for the tip.

[@wlhgmk]

Neat idea. My dad once told me that if you spin the work instead of spinning the drill, it will drill down the center of your piece of wood. Never tried it and don't know how to set it up except, perhaps on my lathe but sounds interesting. Also don't understand why it should work.

[@ufochannel01]

wow thank you! i had never thought of trying this method. great video keep them up!

[@SteveMonk1956]

Now that is a brilliant workaround.

[@Bambuzeiro]

Or someone can use a bamboo.

[@iguesi]

How did you make the last cut on the router with sides already rounded?

[@rtroyer8963]

Now that’s what I call valuable information!

[@GearsAndGuns]

Not a wood guy at all but great video . I love stuff like this

[@WrongTimeWatch]

What did you need the cylinder for?

[@skippylippy547]

Yes, I was wondering the same thing.

[@michaelwade5264]

You can make sewing needle boxes, with a fitted cap.

[@planckstudios]

it's just a temporary guide to ensure the two halves stay in place while the wood glue cures

[@Mark_Bridges]

@@planckstudios I think OP's question meant "what do you need a wooden cylinder for?"

[@planckstudios]

@@Mark_Bridges oh, that's a great question!

[@ralphparker]

Success by avoidance. Good Video!

[@brianquarstad3182]

That is basically how many people create Native American style flutes. There's more to it, like you have to do start stops on two separate chambers on the same block of wood and there is a lot more intricacy into making the slow and fast air chamber but this general method can work.

[@gsbedfordshire591]

If I lived for a thousand years I would never have come up with this technique. Absolutely brilliant!!! Well done.

[@Rodneygd]

I’ve been considering doing this to make my wooden slide whistles. I’ve been drilling them out on the lathe but the wood I’ve been using hs grain anomalies that cause the drill to wander slightly.

[@dalenassar9152]

How did you do the 4th cut?? GREAT IDEA!!!

[@jimgladwin7018]

Leave both ends square and plunge cut (say) 50mm from ends

[@johnespoja]

sorry if already addressed: what about glue squeeze out inside the dowel?

[@jaisere]

@@johnespoja I think the metal rod he used prevented that

[@andrewepp6763]

How did you route the last two sides of that tube? Once you rounded the first two how did you keep it square to the router fence?

[@henryechezabal758]

This is excellent for making wooden flutes! After getting a few other technical variables dialed in, they would be perfect!

[@bruceb3786]

Very clever, thorough and safe. Kudos ! Thank you for the very informative lesson.

[@MCsCreations]

That's just brilliant, Billy! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@kenk.3921]

How did you round off the last corner?

[@andrewscott985]

Almost as he did with the first three corners, except the work-piece had to lie on just a half of its width.

[@JoeMalovich]

To really drill a hole in a solid dowel I would use a lathe but not the way you are thinking. I would set it up like a line boring operation but with the shaft being tensioned (pulled tight by the tailstock with an appropriately bearing'd live tail chuck). This keeps it from wandering. Mount a fixed steady rest right at the cutter. Secure the dowel to the lathe carriage and very slowly push it along the boring bar. Use compressed air for chip evacuation. The other way I could do it is to mount the dowel in a fixture so its held straight, drill a small pilot hole and thread an abrasive wire band saw through it and basically saw the hole. I think a laser could do it but for might ensue.

[@StefanosBand]

Hi! Is there a way to drill inner long holes with curves or "S" style inner curved holes? Your videos are very useful !! Thank you!!!

[@kaduseus593]

Had to do that for a neighbour about 10 years ago, it's easy with a lathe, work steady, and spade bit.

[@ParaBellum2024]

Yes, but this guy demonstrated a method that will work if you don't own a lathe.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

@@ParaBellum2024 But he does have a lathe. It's right there in the same position as his drill press.

[@ParaBellum2024]

@ Agreed: but not everyone _does_ own a lathe.

[@johncolvin2561]

@@ParaBellum2024 Serious woodworkers do.

[@ParaBellum2024]

@ No, that's a silly comment, trying to make one person look big by making another look small. Only a fool would measure a craftsman's degree of commitment by the number of tools they own.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

I have a really long extension cord here, and now I know how they drilled the hole in the insulation - for the 3 wires that run inside it ;) .

[@seankelly1291]

Ok. That was brilliant!

[@armondomazzucchi6233]

Thats so clever. Wonder if I could use this trick to make a digery doo

[@eitantal726]

5:40 Safety Tip: start and stop in the middle. leave the edges untouched, so that the piece remains stable. Then do the edges

[@tdemask]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

[@breannestahlman5953]

What do you plan to use it for? Very useful knowledge. Thank You.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

At 5:30 The word "circle" could be used. You would turn it into an infinite number of stacked circles.

[@alexj3709]

Great demonstration, thanks. And the effort put into the camera work is also appreciated, nicely done!

[@crowznest438]

Pretty cool. What did you make with it?

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

how'd you do the 4th corner on the router?

[@jezzamobile]

Nicely done 😎👍

[@sandgrownun66]

The perfect video to make sure people don't watch another of yours.

[@WhoWatchesVideos]

I was suspecting some kind of trick with a glue-up, and I wasn't disappointed. Very sneaky, and the results are great. As a first-time viewer on this channel and someone who isn't a woodworker, I wonder if the last step to ensure perfect roundness on the outside could be a lathe and a good jig instead of cutting a perfect square centered on the hole. You'd be able to get any outer radius, not just what ever radii you have round-over bits for. It'd probably be too hard to keep it perfect, though. Maybe cut a too-long board at the start, cut the half-circle channels not-all-the-way, cut a small dip at the end to indicate the center of the block when it's glued together, and use the uncut block at the end to secure the end of the piece for stability? But that's just my idea as an amateur who's seen too many machining videos.

[@1crazypj]

I thought that was how you were going to do it (or at least something very similar) Years ago I remember seeing how south American native tribes made blow pipes for hunting, something very similar but all done by hand. They could make very smooth holes about 4ft~5ft long. Pretty amazing

[@eamonia]

Dude, this was cool enough to subscribe. That's actually a really great idea and process, too fun. Great results too.

[@Rueuhy]

I don't do woodworking. I occassionally saw a board or two to length doing various maintenance or hvac projects. I own a few tools like sawzalls and oscillating tool and a dremel (all cordless). This video was impressive. The only thing I would question is the original two halves staying together with just glue but I guess it depends upon the application for this used later. But I'm just a HVAC tech and maintenace guy so I'm limited on wood experience. Gonna like the video though.

[@MrMockingbird1313]

Hey Newton, I believe the two split pieces of wood is the most common method for make graphite pencils.

[@user-cb3qr9dt2k]

WOW, I really needed to have known this 30 years ago.

[@brighter_lighter]

I mean I hate and love this at the same time. I didn't get to know how to drill that... but I got to know a much better way of thinking about it. Thanks!

[@KennethDavis-u1d]

That was a great tip. I will try that the next time I have a free day to explore tips in my shop.

[@haroldwestrich3312]

"EXITING THE BOX" with this one ! ! AWESOME thinking. . . . do you know anything about centrifugal pumps?

[@dsigetich]

Brilliant! Definitely out-of-the-box thinking. Instead of putting a hole in a dowel, make a dowel with a hole already in it. Thank you!

[@66moonraker]

Now that's what I call lateral thinking!!! 👌⬅notice the hole? Right in the centre.

[@razterizer]

The youtube algorithm routed me to this channel.

[@howardappel3596]

Very very good. Going to check out your other channel now.

[@markkolmorgan7728]

I didn't see that coming, nice twist. Here's a tip for the first jig you showed, it can slip due to the hole being exactly the same diameter as the dowel, slip two or three pieces of paper between the jaws before you drill the hole, remove paper after drilling, now your jaws will clamp the dowel. Or, just add a drop of water to each jaw and wait a few minutes.