I made this jig for finding the exact center of the dowel so that you can get the wood on perfectly square when making lathe baits.
I made it from a couple pieces of maple that Tigger gave me (Thanks again, John) and a piece of Lexan.
I know you can start with square stock and round it off, but the dowels are so cheap, I sometimes like to start with the round stock and just go from there.
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It ain't pretty, but its dead nuts on the money.
I can find the exact center of any size dowel rod.
I made it from a couple pieces of maple that Tigger gave me (Thanks again, John) and a piece of Lexan.
I know you can start with square stock and round it off, but the dowels are so cheap, I sometimes like to start with the round stock and just go from there.
It ain't pretty, but its dead nuts on the money.
I can find the exact center of any size dowel rod.
