Why not make a dowel the way they made them in the olden days. Find
yourself a chunk of steel plate and drill a hole the size you want your
dowel.

Now counter sink the hole.

Pound a square(ish) stick through the hole. It will come out round. It
will also slightly compress the wood fibers and the moisture from the glue
will cause it to swell for a nice snug fit.

Or you can buy one, but you would have to make a lot of dowels to pay for
it: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=5155

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Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.


"The Wolf" wrote in message
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If you start with a square stock and make an octgagon and keep going
won't it eventually turn into a round dowel 1-1/4"

Anyone done this? What are the angles?

Thanks.