I'm not even a woodworker, but I just can't resist watching your channel. I love the way your mind works, and I love seeing all the tools, jigs, etc. that you come up with.
Just used this technique to make some 19MM oak dowels to make bench dogs out of. Far easier than I expected, works super well and the dowels came out perfectly. I used a table saw at 45° instead of the router to make the stock into an octagon and put though the " giant pencil sharpener" from there.
Hello, despite being Brazilian and do not understand what you. speech, thank you for sharing the making of this tool, in fact I really appreciate your tutorials. I used a translator to post this message.
To be able to make what you want when you need it is a great skill to have. And although most folks visiting here already know this, apparently there are some who do not. You have to wonder how they get here and why they watch.
All of your creations are always useful. I am always forced to do without, which has made me become more creative. Utilizing what you got, and if you need it, but don’t have it, then Make It!!! Keep up the good work.
You're the best woodworker on youtube, hands down. The only other woodworker I like better is Norm Abrams, but he doesn't do anything anymore... Kings to you bro!
it reminds me school days pencil sharpner... Mathias...you really turn the wood working into easy and fun interesting work... keep it up... heartly thanks
I got the grinding wheel at a yard sale, the buffing wheel from Lee Valley. But if you get yourself the right kind of wheel for a bench grinder, that should work too.
That's a slick and efficient process for making your own wood dowels. The next step is to cut fluted or spiral grooves to enable doweled joints to hold wood glue without driving all of the glue from the joint when inserting the dowels into their holes, and also preventing the hole from becoming air-locked by the tightly-fitting dowel and thus making insertion impossible. Carry on.
Instead of going to all the trouble you do to rough out your blanks, make two step hole in a piece of lumber, clamp that to your table saw trying to get the apex of the blade close to the step at a 35 to 45 degree angle to the blade, and slowly raise the blade as you spin the blank with your drill. This will produce round blanks in a hurry, but leaves them rough, then they are easy to clean up in your dowel maker. I have a few sizes of sq. steel tubing that I made into chucks to use in the drill to spin the blanks. Little tip, when cutting the blanks to length I use a framing blade to get a rough surface then the friction between the first and second blank will spin the first one on thru the jig. With this setup I can rough out 10 4 ft. dowels a min. easy. Then you can finish them with you jig or a router style jig. I use the router jig, but it is harder to make.
Amazing idea! You just saved me a lot of money. I'm making a crib, as I'm expecting my first child in April, and not having to buy pre-fashioned dowels means having more money saved... for, you know, medical bills and diapers and whatnot... Thanks!
This would work well for sharpening those over sized novelty pencils as well. You do so many projects that make me go "Why didn't I think of that". Keep up the good work.
Hi Mathias, I'm a big fan of your videos. I've successfully made dowels using a nut in the right size e.g. 10 mm driving a 10 x 10 mm stick through the nut using a powered hand drill. I tried to improve the setup by cross carving some of thread away with a hacksaw. I had to use some force to drive the dovel thru the nut, but the setup was easily made :-) Br Jørn Koch
Interesting idea. Would be hard to mount just right though, because they have a bevel on both sides. And the side force on them might also be a problem - harder to support the blade.
Buing dowels is easy and not expensive. Finding good quality dowels, however, can be very time consuming. Most dowels at home center are very poor quality and accuracy.
Hola Amigo tengo tarugeras caseras y autómaticas, pero nunca se me ocurrió hacer girar el taugo de madera, muy buena idea y sobre todo cuando es una medida especial. Muchas gracias un abrazo de Argentina.
Nice job. It kinda reminds me of a "rounder" tool used by English rake makers. I saw a video of it here on TH-cam. Thanks for giving one we all can use.
As everyone who watches cartoons knows, when two pieces of wood rub together, they always catch fire :) if it's tight, there is quite a bit of friction. My main concern is that the dowel may end up a little polished, which might not be the best for gluing.
Just when I was thinking "This is gonna be a pain in the rear and take forever. Why would anyone want to make dowels this way", I heard the whine of the drill, and saw the blank gliding through the dowel maker in just a few seconds. "Yeah, that would work!" Thanks for the video.
Were your drilled holes completely parallel to the table saw cut? Looks like the gap closest to where you start feeding the dowel into the block is narrow and gets wider as it gets closer to the chisel. Do you think this led to your difficulty in setting the chisel correctly? You said you had to insert a paper shim to get it just right. Would running the block through a jointer before drilling help with this? Would the outcome be worth the effort?
I may have missed the explanation in the video, but why did you use a forstner bit for the first hole? Was it just the only bit you had in that size or do you need a little shoulder in the hole before the step down to 9/16ths?
Joseph Staline Yeah thanks man. I have used 400 and 800 grit wet sand paper on on a block.. not the greatest solution but did work with some persistence
I make a renovation of cot for my baby right now and after yours videos i make dowels for side walls. Thanks for inspiration :) PS Matthias, I'm not experienced in woodworking, so can you tell me what kind of finishing can I use to be sure that is safe for kids and gives nice effect?
what you did at 2:32 is very very dangerous without a firm edge. it can knock the chisel out of your hand and break/cutt you finger. I know because it happened to me 3 days ago.
BigRalphSmith maybe but it has everything to do with this technique. but even after being a woodworker for 28 years and always paying attention you can still make a mistake sometimes. :)
this is actually extremely helpful. I never considered making my own shafts, but now I will. I might even make them from something exotic, just for fun. hmmmmmm....
Awesome video and if it works it works. There are several ways to skin a buck, but I have seen easier ways to do this without having to make sure things are just so. You also need a lot of tools for your build. Great for people who have them I guess, lol. I'm not putting your video down, I enjoyed it very much. Happy Thanksgiving.
I need plugs. Have no options. The 175 deg. hinges I purchased are off. Your method is what I already imagined in the working part of my mental ability. Thanks for bringing it out.
Is there any gain in cutting the slot with the blade at an angle? I would think that it would allow you to more precisely cut the diameter and would make the cutting easier on the chisel.
What do you think about using a small, angled brace-type attachment with sand paper on the end of your dowel maker to reduce the 'spiral effect'? Might involve having to make a giude rail from the feed side so you can feed it more evenly, but might give it a nicer finish. That may not be a good thing, dependant on what you're using it for. It may reduce the diameter too much also. Would be easier for you to see since you're set up already :P Great video.
Lee Valley's tenon makers work great to get the blank started. I made my 1/2" dowel maker w/ only 1/2" hole, and countersunk the entry hole instead of drilling it larger (cutting countersink BEFORE trimming to expose hole or it would destroy block). I reinforced the LEFT side by gluing a 1/4" thick piece of hardwood, and was able to use square blanks, w/o any roundover effort, but results are much less consistent than yours - some maple came out perfect, round, smooth, consistent, w/ shiny/burnished surface; a couple others wavered in diameter badly, but plenty usable stock. If I had roundover installed already, I do it your way, but for speed/convenience, I'll probably mostly use square stock in future, planning it slightly octagonal.
My experience is with metals and not wood. I'd love a video explaining the pro / con / uses of metal working split point twist drills, spade bits, brad point drills, forstner, auger bits and such. Ever make your own combination bits like a piloted countersink?
Matthias, how do I make a wooden screw? Or a woden nail?. I need to secure a 1/8th pice of vineer to a 1/2 inch box. I don't want to use wood screws, but actual wooden screws to secure the wood sown to the bottom if the box. I hear the Japanese use wood screw from bamboo...I thought about using a dowel with a pencil charpener, the question is how to I get small secure threads and also how to I mirror/drill to the same diameter? Thanks in advance! Your something else on your videos...thank you.
Is there a more consistent way to get the cutting precise? I want to make 5/16" dowels, 2 feet + in length. I don't wanna try and guesstimate each time I setup.
Just a thought, what if you changed the angle of the chisel surface and turned the chisel upside down? Then potentially I'd think you could create an adjustable jig that could make a dowel of any size provided you thought of a way to keep it centered. Maybe a v-shaped slot?
Hello, I like your videos, they give me a lot of ideas. How about using the same concept to make a tenon cutter for making log furniture? 1" to 2". The commercial ones are SO expensive? Show me what your approach would be for such a thing?
I'm not even a woodworker, but I just can't resist watching your channel. I love the way your mind works, and I love seeing all the tools, jigs, etc. that you come up with.
Just used this technique to make some 19MM oak dowels to make bench dogs out of. Far easier than I expected, works super well and the dowels came out perfectly. I used a table saw at 45° instead of the router to make the stock into an octagon and put though the " giant pencil sharpener" from there.
I remember this young man. He is an incredibly creative woodworker and tool maker. Very well don, Matthias.
I’ll be doing this today, but entirely by hand. No electricity. Never tried it before, but you’ve inspired me.
You are truly the MAN every vid is an insperation to go and try something new
thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill
keep up the good work
The most basic explains a lot to those of us who are. But your complicated stuff is superb, so don't bag it! It motivates me.
Catching fire is very slim. I know this for a fact. I have used a bow drill to start a fire and it takes a lot of skill and work. Fred 4:38
Your ingenuity knows no bounds!
Hello, despite being Brazilian and do not understand what you. speech, thank you for sharing the making of this tool, in fact I really appreciate your tutorials.
I used a translator to post this message.
To be able to make what you want when you need it is a great skill to have. And although most folks visiting here already know this, apparently there are some who do not. You have to wonder how they get here and why they watch.
Sweet little shop trick there. Loved it and just want to say thank you for all your tips and tutorials. 👍👍
Thanks for this video. I was building a potting bench for my wife and ran out of dowels, but I remembered that you had this video. Worked perfectly!
All of your creations are always useful. I am always forced to do without, which has made me become more creative. Utilizing what you got, and if you need it, but don’t have it, then Make It!!! Keep up the good work.
You're the best woodworker on youtube, hands down. The only other woodworker I like better is Norm Abrams, but he doesn't do anything anymore... Kings to you bro!
That was one of the most satisfying things I have every seen. Very nice
it reminds me school days pencil sharpner...
Mathias...you really turn the wood working into easy and fun interesting work...
keep it up...
heartly thanks
Holy moly, I made it and it worked! Big giant pencil sharpener!
Thank you for every machine you did do you are the best from morocco
I got the grinding wheel at a yard sale, the buffing wheel from Lee Valley. But if you get yourself the right kind of wheel for a bench grinder, that should work too.
Even one of your simplest videos is genius.
If only I could afford a workshop or even had a garage to convert. This is food for thought and especially when dowelling is expensive.
Matthias, Another great video- this camera is spot on and the lighting and sound were perfect! Thanks for sharing!
A pity that your videos are not also in Portuguese, but I still adore them. In my history, I classify them as "genius". Congratulations.
i did wood work and metalwork in 3rd and 4th year but i still didn't get how genius all of these people has to be to build all of this stuff
That's a slick and efficient process for making your own wood dowels. The next step is to cut fluted or spiral grooves to enable doweled joints to hold wood glue without driving all of the glue from the joint when inserting the dowels into their holes, and also preventing the hole from becoming air-locked by the tightly-fitting dowel and thus making insertion impossible. Carry on.
Matthias, Your genius is in how simple you keep things. Awesome video.
Instead of going to all the trouble you do to rough out your blanks, make two step hole in a piece of lumber, clamp that to your table saw trying to get the apex of the blade close to the step at a 35 to 45 degree angle to the blade, and slowly raise the blade as you spin the blank with your drill. This will produce round blanks in a hurry, but leaves them rough, then they are easy to clean up in your dowel maker. I have a few sizes of sq. steel tubing that I made into chucks to use in the drill to spin the blanks. Little tip, when cutting the blanks to length I use a framing blade to get a rough surface then the friction between the first and second blank will spin the first one on thru the jig. With this setup I can rough out 10 4 ft. dowels a min. easy. Then you can finish them with you jig or a router style jig. I use the router jig, but it is harder to make.
Owonder if you place a screw from underneath that comes up onto the back of the chisel to raise and lower adjust exactly the amount you wish ?
This is the easiest way so far. Thank you.
Amazing idea!
You just saved me a lot of money. I'm making a crib, as I'm expecting my first child in April, and not having to buy pre-fashioned dowels means having more money saved... for, you know, medical bills and diapers and whatnot...
Thanks!
what is your monthly earnings?
Молодец Матиас, снимаю шляпу. Дай бог здоровья и сил делать еще разно и много.
This would work well for sharpening those over sized novelty pencils as well. You do so many projects that make me go "Why didn't I think of that". Keep up the good work.
You are literally a genius
You are a genus, you have made it simpler for those without a lathe to make dowels. What to think outside the box
Hi Mathias, I'm a big fan of your videos. I've successfully made dowels using a nut in the right size e.g. 10 mm driving a 10 x 10 mm stick through the nut using a powered hand drill. I tried to improve the setup by cross carving some of thread away with a hacksaw. I had to use some force to drive the dovel thru the nut, but the setup was easily made :-)
Br Jørn Koch
Interesting idea. Would be hard to mount just right though, because they have a bevel on both sides. And the side force on them might also be a problem - harder to support the blade.
Buing dowels is easy and not expensive. Finding good quality dowels, however, can be very time consuming. Most dowels at home center are very poor quality and accuracy.
you are a monster! thanks! best youtuber for woodmaking.
Hola Amigo tengo tarugeras caseras y autómaticas, pero nunca se me ocurrió hacer girar el taugo de madera, muy buena idea y sobre todo cuando es una medida especial. Muchas gracias un abrazo de Argentina.
Sei un grande artista beato te che sai fare tutte queste cose io mi arrangio nel restauro mobili vecchi in massello....
Nice job. It kinda reminds me of a "rounder" tool used by English rake makers. I saw a video of it here on TH-cam. Thanks for giving one we all can use.
Bardzo dobry pomysł, super robota, pozrawiam
This is like the most Genius thing I have ever seen
Jason Becker
It's good. But you should watch more YT videos.
scwfan06 YT?
I found if you can fix your chisel on an angle as the dowel feeds in, it will help stop the grains from tearing out. It helps a bit for me.
The answer is: You don't. Some things, like threads on a small screw, can not be made of wood..
As everyone who watches cartoons knows, when two pieces of wood rub together, they always catch fire :)
if it's tight, there is quite a bit of friction. My main concern is that the dowel may end up a little polished, which might not be the best for gluing.
Hello how are you men ? Very good work !! From Argentina. Good luck !!
Adrian Garcia Jofre ?
Hi !!
Dude badass video I think any carpender or advid archer would love this vid thank you good sir for sharing this trick 😃
Wow. Just realized that a pencil sharpener is a lathe. Mind==Blown
Just when I was thinking "This is gonna be a pain in the rear and take forever. Why would anyone want to make dowels this way", I heard the whine of the drill, and saw the blank gliding through the dowel maker in just a few seconds. "Yeah, that would work!"
Thanks for the video.
Pretty cool Mathias. Thanks for sharing that idea. Their is more than one way to skin a... dowel.
Oke. I like your work. I am from indonesia
Were your drilled holes completely parallel to the table saw cut? Looks like the gap closest to where you start feeding the dowel into the block is narrow and gets wider as it gets closer to the chisel. Do you think this led to your difficulty in setting the chisel correctly? You said you had to insert a paper shim to get it just right. Would running the block through a jointer before drilling help with this? Would the outcome be worth the effort?
Thank you for this info, it will definitely come in handy when i want to build some wooden arrows again. Well presented.
please help for me I need this machine
Doewls aren't always round. And if you use a dowel jig, that's not an option. A bit of woodworking background could give you some insight too..
Don't know if I'd have the patience to set it all up, but it looks like a great way to make a lot of long dowels very quickly.
You are my wood working hero.
I may have missed the explanation in the video, but why did you use a forstner bit for the first hole? Was it just the only bit you had in that size or do you need a little shoulder in the hole before the step down to 9/16ths?
can you recommend a sharpener for my chisels, like the one you use here?
Joseph Staline Yeah thanks man. I have used 400 and 800 grit wet sand paper on on a block.. not the greatest solution but did work with some persistence
I make a renovation of cot for my baby right now and after yours videos i make dowels for side walls. Thanks for inspiration :)
PS Matthias, I'm not experienced in woodworking, so can you tell me what kind of finishing can I use to be sure that is safe for kids and gives nice effect?
Simply creative... Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate...
I love your ideas. Sparks lots of ideas for myself!
How do you guy think all this stuff up? That's so cool!
what you did at 2:32 is very very dangerous without a firm edge. it can knock the chisel out of your hand and break/cutt you finger. I know because it happened to me 3 days ago.
You need to clamp the chisel firmly in place. And if you don't clamp it adequately and it does come loose, trying to catch it is a bad idea.
actually I meant the moment when you were sharpening your chisle :)
BigRalphSmith maybe but it has everything to do with this technique. but even after being a woodworker for 28 years and always paying attention you can still make a mistake sometimes. :)
nebula674
Naresh Bhoelai ?
Mr Wandel: What species of wood do you recommend? Or rather, what species do you not recommend for making dowels?
All I want to say is, "YOU'RE INDEED A CREATIVE MIND"
As usual, you make it look easy. Thanks for the instructions on how to make.
I wondered if you put a sandpaper edge where the dowel comes out to also smooth the dowel during processing ..
+graham kaveman There is no need for sandpaper if the chisel is razor sharp.
Maybe you could use *only* sandpaper
It would be slower though.
How about a smaller size? 3:28
watching you do that is therapeutic :)
Very good your work! Thank you !!!👍👍👍
That's pretty amazing, that would be a good way to make arrows
If i didn't have a drill press, could i drill the holes straight enough with a hand drill, or will it be too inaccurate?
this is actually extremely helpful. I never considered making my own shafts, but now I will. I might even make them from something exotic, just for fun. hmmmmmm....
Awesome video and if it works it works. There are several ways to skin a buck, but I have seen easier ways to do this without having to make sure things are just so. You also need a lot of tools for your build. Great for people who have them I guess, lol. I'm not putting your video down, I enjoyed it very much. Happy Thanksgiving.
I need plugs. Have no options. The 175 deg. hinges I purchased are off. Your method is what I already imagined in the working part of my mental ability. Thanks for bringing it out.
It's for videos like this that I'm subscribed. Great stuff Matthias!
Thats really a simple yet ingenius idea..."just like a pencil sharpener", very cool.
Is there any gain in cutting the slot with the blade at an angle? I would think that it would allow you to more precisely cut the diameter and would make the cutting easier on the chisel.
That was awesome, I spent half my working life up scaffold towers, if only I had one of those, love it.
What do you think about using a small, angled brace-type attachment with sand paper on the end of your dowel maker to reduce the 'spiral effect'? Might involve having to make a giude rail from the feed side so you can feed it more evenly, but might give it a nicer finish.
That may not be a good thing, dependant on what you're using it for. It may reduce the diameter too much also. Would be easier for you to see since you're set up already :P
Great video.
Lee Valley's tenon makers work great to get the blank started. I made my 1/2" dowel maker w/ only 1/2" hole, and countersunk the entry hole instead of drilling it larger (cutting countersink BEFORE trimming to expose hole or it would destroy block). I reinforced the LEFT side by gluing a 1/4" thick piece of hardwood, and was able to use square blanks, w/o any roundover effort, but results are much less consistent than yours - some maple came out perfect, round, smooth, consistent, w/ shiny/burnished surface; a couple others wavered in diameter badly, but plenty usable stock. If I had roundover installed already, I do it your way, but for speed/convenience, I'll probably mostly use square stock in future, planning it slightly octagonal.
how powerful should a drill be? If I want to make a handle for a broom with a diameter of 24 mm and a length of 1500 mm.
sempre muito eficiente e funcional. Parabéns.
Excellent idea very simple method thanks for this video
usted es un genio ! maestro muy bien
Really useful video Matthias! I will keep this trick in mind for whenever I need some dowel lengths.
Take care, Alex.
your buffing wheel you used on your chisel gave me a thought.
why WOULDN'T a fella make a leather strop in the same manner?
I just use a thread cutter, works really good and does all in one step. Just need fast drill or better a turntable!
My experience is with metals and not wood.
I'd love a video explaining the pro / con / uses of metal working split point twist drills, spade bits, brad point drills, forstner, auger bits and such. Ever make your own combination bits like a piloted countersink?
Hi! Can we upgrade it somehow to change diameter from en of stick to it begin? Thanks
It's a big pencil sharpener to. ;)
MrLeonard55 خجل حخز ز
je jeee 😂😂😂
It´s really! ha ha
Do you think it would be possible to use a utility knife blade rather than a chisel?
At 2:31 what is that stuff you are putting on the bench grinder? :)
Matthias, how do I make a wooden screw? Or a woden nail?. I need to secure a 1/8th pice of vineer to a 1/2 inch box. I don't want to use wood screws, but actual wooden screws to secure the wood sown to the bottom if the box. I hear the Japanese use wood screw from bamboo...I thought about using a dowel with a pencil charpener, the question is how to I get small secure threads and also how to I mirror/drill to the same diameter? Thanks in advance! Your something else on your videos...thank you.
Is there a more consistent way to get the cutting precise? I want to make 5/16" dowels, 2 feet + in length. I don't wanna try and guesstimate each time I setup.
Just a thought, what if you changed the angle of the chisel surface and turned the chisel upside down? Then potentially I'd think you could create an adjustable jig that could make a dowel of any size provided you thought of a way to keep it centered. Maybe a v-shaped slot?
I could really use a buffing wheel for chisels. Can you tell me what you use, or recommend, please? Thank you.
I use a hard felt wheel with buffing compound
Matthias Wandel
Matthias Wandel
DCA Woodworks.......you are a very intelligent carpenter. I'm 47 and have been building things since 1984. love all your videos.
buenísimo video. felicitaciones maestro.
Hello, I like your videos, they give me a lot of ideas. How about using the same concept to make a tenon cutter for making log furniture? 1" to 2". The commercial ones are SO expensive? Show me what your approach would be for such a thing?