chamfer on dowel ends?

[Tom Slick]

Chuck them up in a drill then spin them while holding to the sander.
solves all of your issues for free!

[RodKirby]

I guess you saw this from WOOD magazine?

[Bruce Cohen]

I usually grab a pocket type knife, a few swipes and done. Can't get any easier then that.

And if the ends are to be exposed, just drive the dowel in long and trim.

Bruce

[cabinetman]

I usually grab a pocket type knife, a few swipes and done. Can't get any easier then that.

And if the ends are to be exposed, just drive the dowel in long and trim.

Bruce

Sounds pretty easy.
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[MikeO]

Maybe you could glue sandpaper to the inside of a plastic funnel. Then, just stick the dowel inside and turn it a few times. or chuck the dowel into a hand drill to spin it. I just thought of it and haven't tried it, so it may or may not work well.

edit: Or you could chuck the funnel into a drill and just push the dowel into it by hand.

[crokett]

Mike,

Thanks for the link to the other thread. I missed it the first time and got a good chuckle out of it.

[tseavoy]

I normally use my bench grinder.