05J6001 - Dowel Cutter, 3/8"
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These cutters can be used two ways. Using them like a hand-held pencil sharpener, you can put accurate tenons on the tips of turnings or on rustic furniture components. The cutters can also be used with a power feed to make accurate dowelling.
Most commercial dowelling is available only in nondescript Asian wood that has been milled, not turned. It is never perfectly round and seldom accurately sized. Using a hand drill for power, you need only cut square stock slightly oversize (1/16" over is ample) and use a square socket to power the stock through the dowel cutter. The carbon-steel blade in the plated zinc-alloy body is adjustable.
Works equally well in soft, green or hard woods. The curved blade is relatively easy to sharpen when required. Available in three finish diameters: 3/8", 7/16" and 1/2". An optional straight blade, available separately, can be used to cut tapered tenons. Four-sided square sockets are also available separately.
Dowel and tenon cutters made in Canada. Patented.
Feeding oversized square stock through this dowel cutter with a hand drill shapes a dowel that's precisely sized and truly round, unlike commercial dowelling, which often runs undersized and out-of-round.
Yes, held like a pencil sharpener, it also shapes tenons on turning tips or rustic furniture joints without any power tool at all.
Choose 3/8" for lighter joinery, 1/2" for heavier stock, or 7/16" as a middle ground; the set of all three covers most dowel and tenon work without buying separately later.
No, it cuts soft, green or hard woods equally well, so the wood on hand doesn't limit dowel or tenon quality.
The curved blade is relatively easy to resharpen in place, and the body's adjustment keeps the cutting diameter consistent as you touch it up.
| Materials | Carbon-steel blade; zinc-alloy body |
| Dimensions | 3/8", 7/16" or 1/2" finish diameter |
| Compatibility | Adjustable to feed square stock oversized by about 1/16" |
| Includes | Three dowel and tenon cutters |
| Color/Finish | Plated finish (body) |
| Package Quantity | Set of 3 |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Veritas Dowel and Tenon Cutters
These cutters can be used two ways. Using them like a hand-held pencil sharpener, you can put accurate tenons on the tips of turnings or on rustic furniture components. The cutters can also be used with a power feed to make accurate dowelling.
Most commercial dowelling is available only in nondescript Asian wood that has been milled, not turned. It is never perfectly round and seldom accurately sized. Using a hand drill for power, you need only cut square stock slightly oversize (1/16" over is ample) and use a square socket to power the stock through the dowel cutter. The carbon-steel blade in the plated zinc-alloy body is adjustable.
Works equally well in soft, green or hard woods. The curved blade is relatively easy to sharpen when required. Available in three finish diameters: 3/8", 7/16" and 1/2". An optional straight blade, available separately, can be used to cut tapered tenons. Four-sided square sockets are also available separately.
Dowel and tenon cutters made in Canada. Patented.
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