Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Need a custom dowel to match a specific hardwood in your project? Not always easy to find in your local box store.
Jim Heavey shows you how to quickly manufacture your own on your router table.

1/4" radius roundover bit creates 1/2" dowels
https://woodm.ag/quarter

1/8" radius roundover bit creates 1/4" dowels
https://woodm.ag/eighth

1/16" radius roundover bit creates 1/8" dowels
https://woodm.ag/sixteenth


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