Multi Dowel Cutting Jig

**wheelinround** · 26th November 2012, 04:56 PM

So how does one cut a piece of dowel (wood or metal) to length?
With something sharp hopefully, held by hand, in a vice or V-blocks and marked to length.

What if you require multiple sizes and multiple pieces say 20+ of two various lengths or even two diameters and two different lengths.

I have such a job to do at the moment cutting 48 x 10mm dia x 22mm Long plus 24 x 10mm dia x 32mm Long. A bit of a head scratch, a Jig would come in handy of course.

This was a quick jig inspired by Niki Avrahami gentleman woodworker who passed away some time ago. He inspired me through the many simple jigs he made and posted on many Woodies forums around the world including the "U-beauts Woodworkfourm".

Dowel Lenght Cutting Jig.jpg

**elanjacobs** · 26th November 2012, 10:28 PM

I cut dowels on the bandsaw - pencil mark on the table for length and just zip through it.

**jamarpa** · 26th November 2012, 10:37 PM

This arvo I was resizing 10mm dowel down to 9.5mm using a battery drill and a file. To cut to length I just kept the drill turning and lowered a saw onto the dowel. I do not recommend this method but it did work

**wheelinround** · 27th November 2012, 10:18 AM

Both ideas you fellows have used I would also use but how many were you doing?

My BS has a 3tpi blade on it ATM and I could have used the scrollsaw much neater.

But to do 24 and 48 both different lengths at once

I could have made a jig to do a larger amount in one go also.

**elanjacobs** · 27th November 2012, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Both ideas you fellows have used I would also use but how many were you doing?

My BS has a 3tpi blade on it ATM and I could have used the scrollsaw much neater.

But to do 24 and 48 both different lengths at once

I could have made a jig to do a larger amount in one go also.

I was cutting a 3m length of 1/2" into 70mm so it worked out to 42 cuts - took about 2 minutes - using a 4tpi blade.

They were used for construction so looking neat was not a concern.

**wheelinround** · 28th November 2012, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

I was cutting a 3m length of 1/2" into 70mm so it worked out to 42 cuts - took about 2 minutes - using a 4tpi blade.

They were used for construction so looking neat was not a concern.

Thats not bad but @23mm and 10mm thick my fingers were more important it all took just 20 or so minutes to do the lot by hand. Also will mostly be hidden.

My aim was doing it with out aid of the BS.

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