Veritas Dowel Former Inserts

It's the cutting insert that mounts in the Veritas Dowel Former's steel plate, shaving an oversized wood blank down to a precise round dowel as it's driven through.

Veritas dowel former inserts are available in six imperial sizes, from 1/8" to 1/2", and six metric sizes, from 3mm to 12mm, available individually so you can buy the exact diameter you need.

Split or rive a blank with straight grain, rather than sawing it, then hand plane it down to just over the final diameter, knock off the corners into an octagon, and taper one end so it starts easily into the insert.

No, use only a wood or nylon mallet; a metal hammer can damage the sharp cutting edges inside the insert.

Yes, the plate can be screwed down with #10 flat-head wood screws through its countersunk holes, or inset flush with the benchtop using a router or saw-tooth bit to cut a 3" diameter, 1/4" deep pocket.