An Aid To Dowelling

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31987, 14 May 1969, Page 12

An Aid To Dowelling

With this helpful device there is no need to have a special jig for dowel cutting. If a circular saw is not available, dowelling may be firmly, held and accurately cut on an ordinary mitre block. The illustration shows a simple and effective way of doing this with a thin strip of wood or hardboard to take the through-cut and a small block of wood clamped as a stop at the exact distance required from the centre, 80 degree kerb. The same method can be adopted for any matched length of wood or other material whether to be square-cut or mitred. With lengths over a few inches the mitre block and box is held in the vice or otherwise clamped on the bench to give the exact length required. For small pieces a very clean cut can be made with a fine hacksaw blade but for absolute accuracy a small piece of this sheet aluminium or tin should be inserted in the kerb to give the blade free play without wandering. If bent to a sharp 90 degrees at the top or back this kerb reducer can be held in place securely with one finger.