Woodworker's Journal summer-2009, страница 62
Can you identify these two tools sent in by Shari Heinze? They were discovered in the shop of her grandfather in Montrose, Minnesota. Are they: A. Horse hoof clippers B. Corkscrew setters C. Olive pitters D. Dowel makers I used some tools like these old dowel makers when I was a woodworker's helper at 17.1 am now 71. When I started woodworking, there weren't all the fine electric tools we have today. When you wanted a board ripped, you got out the handy ripsaw and went to work on it. Yes, we oldtimers know what it's like to pour out sweat and elbow grease to create a tiling of beauty from a rough piece of lumber. Garland, Draper Vassar, Michigan Commercially this was known as a Spee-Dowl Dowel Maker. It was advertised in the November - December 1950 issue of The Home Craftsman magazine. The price in 1950 for these dowel makers, seven different sizes, was $6.50. Ron Fox and Jerry Ernce Broken Arrow, Oklahoma To use this tool, you would split a length of log to close size, then spin the cone around the piece. Allen Fredrickson Novelty, Ohio The two small holes would be the diameter of the dowel to pass through as you were making it out of a piece of square stock. Don Trow Pella, Iowa These cutters were particularly handy if you wanted dowels of various cabinet woods. Erik Hemmingsen Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Notice the adjustable screw and cutter on the larger of Shari's * tools. You start with "I am an old woodworker, but I like the labor-saving idea of going to my local hardware and simply picking out the dowels I want. Dowels don't cost that much, and what a timesaver it is. Thomas McCoy * \ Answer revealed: They are D: dowel makers. L DOWELMAKCP BlftllHW ■U"[ MODEL 20 •H.H.J. i his label helped solve the mystery of the tools above. With these tools, you could take stick lumber and shave it like a pencil sharpener — only it stops when it gets to the pre-set size of the one you're using, instead of making a sharp point. Thomas Prohaska Madison, Alabama a large-sized cutter and change down to the size of dowel end needed. Vernon F. Kafka Wichita, Kansas What's This? summer 2009 69 |
