How To Make A Dowel Center Finder

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Find the center of a dowel in two blows of a hammer. Hits the sweet spot every time!
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@RobinLewisMakes 8 жыл бұрын

I've never needed to find the centre of a dowel but one day, when the time comes, I'll be ready!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Robin Lewis - Always prepared :D

@DIYTyler 8 жыл бұрын

Free hand line was AMAZINGLY good!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler G - haha, I was so surprised

@AprilWilkerson 8 жыл бұрын

You smarty. High five on another great video Chris!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+April Wilkerson - Loving those high fives :)

@remige2006 8 жыл бұрын

Lee Valley is shocked...but not defeated. He put his best thinkers on an unseen project : Improve what has been improved....."Gentlemen" he said. "I want this center to be found in only one motion...! Moved!!

@rsitch1 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Bob

@ScrapwoodCity 8 жыл бұрын

Smart and useful little tool! Thanks for sharing!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

@ben_jammin242 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, very well executed. and those cuts from your mitre are envy-worthy :-).

@Captainjvpirate 8 жыл бұрын

That high five got me in the end, was not expecting that :')

@BradleyMakesThings 8 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Simple little jig that looks super useful!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Carter Wilson Workshop - It really is. You should see the number of dowels ends I had to cut off and scrap before I made this thing.

@bosapiutsa3829 8 жыл бұрын

Simple, and it works! Awesome video!

@Shopbuilt 8 жыл бұрын

Simple but affective, nicely done:)

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Shop built - Thanks!

@NotJustSawdust 8 жыл бұрын

Now here's something that's simple and smart the way I like it.... now I have to make me one to find the middle of ... well. Just a bigger one! Thanks for sharing!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Not Just Sawdust - How big do you need it? What are you going to use it for?

@NotJustSawdust 8 жыл бұрын

+Toolify among other things... round (cheap store) plastic "cheese" cuttingboards (usable for all kinds of jigs) So easy option to make your little jig bigger so it takes around 25 cm.

@islandwills2778 3 жыл бұрын

damn, thats some good freehand work

@reforzar 8 жыл бұрын

🖐🏻very nice. I liked glueing up one piece and cutting it in half. Great job.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Prusa - Thanks! Glad you liked that :)

@HHH-nv9xb 3 ай бұрын

Great jig.

@jerrydempsey5428 2 жыл бұрын

Simple but effective. Thanks.

@caigner 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice and useful. Thanks for sharing!

@AdventuresInDIY 8 жыл бұрын

Great tool Kriss!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+AdventuresInDIY - Thanks!

@chuckhart8970 8 жыл бұрын

Hey I am sure you have been told other people have done this, so what, I like the fact that it was a short assembly and precise tool. I would have stumbled over something sooner or later but you did it. Good for you Kriss

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Chuck Hart - Yeah, I found Jack's video after making this. Kinda feel bad. Thanks though :)

@chuckhart8970 8 жыл бұрын

+Toolify Don't feel bad it was an honest video and you did it well. Move on you got more ideas I am sure.

@sdmcustoms 8 жыл бұрын

that's great, so simple but very accurate

@WoodenCreationz 8 жыл бұрын

The hi 5 at the end always makes me duck! Great video man!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+WoodenCreationz - So my plan is working ;)

@WayneTheSeine 5 жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for. Thank you.

@brentsido8822 8 жыл бұрын

you have some nice tools there,bet it makes working a lot less frustrating.

@JimDockrellWatertone 8 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@jamesallen6007 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, and thanks.

@keithdbrown 8 жыл бұрын

I don't do much with dowels (yet) but this is a super simple and awesome tool. I might have to make one just for the fun of it.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Brown - OMG! Yes, it's so much fun to build ;)

@MarriedManWoodworking 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea and nice video

@HolzwurmTom 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Kriss, thank you for sharing this great jig! Cheers Thomas

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+HolzwurmTom - My pleasure, Tom!

@gra643 8 жыл бұрын

Gran idea. Artista

@mihumus 8 жыл бұрын

Nice jig and clever too, Kriss! :)

@ronaldthomas3528 7 жыл бұрын

that's some fancy plywood! 😉

@mspeir 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome, but I would have screwed the two halves together. What happens if you need to change the blade at some point?

@jimcooney9019 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Great idea!

@jeffharmed1616 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Great idea and cleverly made.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Harmed - Always my pleasure!

@diymanable 8 жыл бұрын

awesome coincidence the two x's meet up lol . I need to cut a flagpole in half and put a bit of threaded rod in one 1/2 .and a nut to accept it and the other half for storage and ease of Transport so this will make doing that job so much easier thank you ...ps your a.very impressive young woodworker

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+diy man glen - The hand-drawn mark was pretty close, but still just a tad off ;) Happy the video was useful. That sounds like an ideal application for this jig!

@diymanable 8 жыл бұрын

yes I was looking on-line for a method of doing this and come across your video so thanks also I shared a link to your KZfaq channel on my woodworking Facebook page for you may help get you out there..just Facebook search..... D.I,Y Man Glen woodworking and have a look all so it's going to be awesome watching your up and coming videos mate all the best to you

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+diy man glen - Thanks, man. Right back at you!

@tarekammar1256 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea and very easy to do but what top this is it is very accurate. Good work and video as well. Thank you for sharing

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Tarek Ammar - My pleasure!

@SuperMirock 8 жыл бұрын

Simple and awesome!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Volodymir Evdokimov - Thanks :)

@BobHaws2 8 жыл бұрын

LOL I need this! This is my next build.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Haws - Happy to hear this!

@KirtFitzpatrick 7 жыл бұрын

Man, you've got a great channel. Really interesting ideas here. I'm learning a lot. Keep it up!

@jeffjones5257 8 жыл бұрын

Very slick!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Jones - Actually, it's kinda sharp ;)

@MojeToczenieBartoszSokoow 8 жыл бұрын

Nice work :)

@junado 8 жыл бұрын

Clever way to build the 3 sided box !

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Julien Nadeau - Never thought of it as a 3 sided boxes. That's a good way to describe it :)

@fixbuildbypaolobradadiy7976 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@MarkChristopherpens 8 жыл бұрын

Cool project Kris. I have the veritas centre finder you mentioned, and it does leave a big mark if I strike it too hard. Good stuff :) Cheers from NS

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mark. Cheers :)

@blakesliberator3197 Жыл бұрын

Clever!

@Cactusworkshopchannel 8 жыл бұрын

Very cool! That is quite clever. I always like the processes and steps followed to make sure it is precise, like the cut sequence in this one. Good job! :D

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Cactus! workshop - Thanks Carlos! :D

@Linstantdescopeaux 8 жыл бұрын

Very simple but very handy tool ! :D

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

@LivefreeanddiyTv 8 жыл бұрын

Simple and effective, very nice :)

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Live Free and DIY - It's nice as long as you don't touch the blade :) Almost did a few times just playing with it in my hands... Easy to forget that it's there.

@LUCAS-qk9sq 7 жыл бұрын

el mejor localizador de puntos gracias amigo saludo desde venezuela

@GetHandsDirty 8 жыл бұрын

Cool small project! :D

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Get Hands Dirty - Are you implying I need to build a larger one? :P

@Popop120 8 жыл бұрын

Dude ?! Are you the hidden son of Frank Howarth and Mathias Wandel ? It's so doable, so convenient for the little peasants we are ! Everyone on KZfaq needs to do different that what exists but YOU do different AND better ! You NEED to keep having awesome ideas. Oscillation sander next mby ?

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Cyril Poirot - Oscillating sander: Next? No. One day? 100%.

@JuanGomez-cx1hi 7 жыл бұрын

Festool :O you loaded...XD nice vid man

@MaximKozlovBlog 8 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

and sharp ;)

@MarkMcCluney 8 жыл бұрын

Like it! Nice wee vid mate.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@NickkkOnTube 8 жыл бұрын

You should try 3 lines, to see how accurate the tool is... ;-)

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Nick R - You're right, I should have shown that!!

@mspeir 8 жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest that as well.

@davidjordan6587 8 жыл бұрын

I failed miserably, about tree weeks ago, trying to find the center of my dowel, literally pulling out some of my hair in anger after press-drilling some of the most off-centered holes humanly possible. If this video had come sooner, I may still have some of that hair. Great video.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+David Jordan - I know that feeling!! I was in the same shoes a couple months ago, but no more will the dowel win the fight :)

@rafaelramos2793 6 жыл бұрын

Maneiro

@8Greendog 8 жыл бұрын

Use plywood in conductor for accuracy measurement?

@rustygear9370 8 жыл бұрын

I just gonna make one to find the center of earth.

@scott98390 8 жыл бұрын

+Steel Mecano Dude, that's soooo easy... 1. drill hole all the way through 2. drop ball bearing. Where ball bearing comes to rest is the exact center. The hard part will be lining up the drill. ;-)

@willemkossen 8 жыл бұрын

How did you get it so precise? Wow. Im usually off by a few meters on any project.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Willem Kossen - You can do a lot behind a camera ;)

@MukYJ 8 жыл бұрын

"High 5 for watching!" Always makes me laugh. :)

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+MukYJ - That's encouraging. I'd been reconsidering it since a couple folks mentioned it scares them, but I guess now it's here to stay :)

@HHH-nv9xb 3 ай бұрын

The blade is not glued and will be replaceable. Right?

@hegraque 8 жыл бұрын

Nice!!... How do you use the router on the MFT table? Could you show that? Thank you

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Henrique Rosa - Yup! Here's a video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJqpfrqhxNizcmQ.html

@norm1124 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice thank you. High rate of video now ;-)

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+norm1124 - Yes, I'm trying to work up to a weekly release :)

@norm1124 8 жыл бұрын

+Toolify Great & good luck!

@DavidBishopinc 8 жыл бұрын

Knucks right back at ya.

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

👊

@DavidBishopinc 8 жыл бұрын

LOL nice.

@mypuritanicalopinion3332 7 жыл бұрын

Man, you're pretty smart to figure that out? How do you measure doweling? By wrapping a tape measure around it? Or by running a ruler across it? Need to know because I'm ordering some to fit cane heads. Maybe in other words, do I measure the diameter? Or the circumference?

@toolify 7 жыл бұрын

They're sold by diameter (so the ruler across approach). If we're talking < 2" diameter, I'd use calipers - you just need the jaws to be > 1" deep, and you'll get a vary accurate measurement. I'm pretty sure most calipers can do that. If you don't need crazy accuracy, I'm sure a ruler would work fine.

@mypuritanicalopinion3332 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. No wonder I could find so few dowelings that measured 3 and one half inches in circumference.

@GregsGarage 8 жыл бұрын

easy as pi!

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Greg's Garage - :P good one!

@kenl5217 8 жыл бұрын

Nice. At 0:50, if they were not square, how would you have corrected that?

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Ken L - I would clamp a square to both pieces and force them into position. There are clamping squares available that are designed to do just this (or you can make your own).

@kenl5217 8 жыл бұрын

+Toolify Thanks. Wouldn't that leave a gap in the joint?

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Ken L - I suppose I assumed the material is already cut square, and rather uneven-ness in the clamping pressure caused it to end up off 90°. If the edges of the material are not square, I'd go back and re-adjust the mitre saw (or whatever tool made the cut). And if it still doesn't come out square, maybe use a shooting board setup to true up the edges?

@kenl5217 8 жыл бұрын

+Toolify cool. I didn't even know what a shooting board was. Looks useful and easy to make. Thanks

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Ken L - Happy to help! Learn something new everyday :)

@stevenmason1674 8 жыл бұрын

Jack Houweling made the exact same thing about 4 years ago

@toolify 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Mason - You're right. I didn't find that until after I made my video. Anyway, I hope you got some value out of my project since the technique and approach we each took to make the tool were slightly different.

@stevenmason1674 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, true, slightly different approach. Always enjoy your videos, you do some cool stuff