[Woodcarver] DOWEL CHAT

[Matt Kelley]

On the several canes I have put  together I put the joint within a 
handle,  either screwed or glued in place.  You can see an example 
here:  http://carverscompanion.com/W3E_Cane_Pages/Friendship_Cane_One.
Len Dillon used to carry turned tops, handles and tips but I'm not 
sure if he still does.

Carve On!

Matt

>Terry wrote in part:
>
>I just put together 2 friendship canes for the MWCA Expo comming up 
>this weekend.  I had to deal with making some block holes bigger to 
>fit on the 5/8 dowel.  What I had trouble with was connecting 2 
>dowels together, end to end, strong enought to not break.

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