DIY Doweling System - Big Hole?

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Channel: Mitch Peacock • Designer Woodworker · 2014 · Education

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DIY Doweling System - What's The Big Hole For?

Why I made a 19mm perpendicular hole in my doweling system's main block.

A commercial drill guide that isn't up to the job - and how the hardened bushings can be used in my homemade system.

How the accuracy of approximately +/- 5 degrees is improved to +/- 1 degree

You can buy, or make, a range of hardened bushings, in sizes that perhaps you only use for the odd single hole. Prepare an accurate base for them, like my doweling system, and you'll always be ready to drill the precise hole you need.

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