Does anyone have a tip on re-sizing existing dowels? I bought six 3ft. long hardwood dowels (cherry, walnut and birch) that are all labeled 1/4". The birch is slightly oversized, the cherry is really oversized and the walnut is just about right on. I just built a small table out of walnut with M/T joints and wanted to use some nice contrasting dowels as pins through the glued joint. I cut a test hole in a scrap piece of wood and tested the birch dowels which seemed like they would work. After drilling the holes in my table legs the dowels are too thick. Test piece wasn't as hard as actual project wood! I'd like to be able to take off a consistently small amount to sneak up on the fit and not have any gaps afterwards. One more thing, I've already cut the dowels into small pieces (about 2" long) that are the proper length for the holes I drilled.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.