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Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - titanxt - 12-31-2014
Not fine woodworking, but made a simple box for my new dowel plate...
Andy
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Phil S. - 12-31-2014
Is there one mortise under the plate or one for each hole?
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Aram - 12-31-2014
Phil S. said:
Is there one mortise under the plate or one for each hole?
This box is a great idea! Maybe I'll steal the idea -- though it would interfere with my side hobby of fishing around in the debris on the floor for fresh dowels.
I'd like to know the answer to Phil's question as well. Additional question: does the box have a bottom? It occurrs to me that it wouldn't actually need one.
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Phil S. - 12-31-2014
Seems like a single mortise supporting the rim would be all you need with an open back to extract the dowel you whack through the plate.
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Paul-in-Plymouth - 01-01-2015
Andy, that’s a handsome mounting for your dowel plate. A few years ago I made a somewhat more utilitarian-looking version for my dowel plate as a rectangular tube, open at the bottom, using some scrap oak stair tread for the large sides. They’re joined by sliding dovetails to butterflied solid oak small sides. The cutoff in the picture from shows the cross-section of the small sides. Mine appears to be a bit taller than yours, and end-grain is up, but it’s the same basic idea.
" /> The plate is supported only at the perimeter, but I later found it beneficial to install a 2” wood block just under the plate with precisely located, slightly oversized holes to help maintain alignment while I pound. For most holes in the block, I used the next AWG-sized drill bit larger than the nominal on the plate, e.g., F, nominally 0.257”, below the 1/4” plate hole. Half-inch used 33/64”, and 5/8” was not oversized.
In the second photo you can see the alignment block below the two largest holes. And you can see a couple 3/16” walnut dowels I made for a recent project with smooth, burnished surfaces straight out of the die. They don't always come out like that, but it’s gratifying when they do.
" /> Have fun making dowels. And Happy New Year.
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Window Guy - 01-01-2015
Great idea, nice looking dowel plate holder.
Steve
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Skewdge - 01-01-2015
In my opinion these two dowel plate boxes are examples of fine woodworking gentlemen. I need one of those plates and this thread has inspired me to make one as well. Thanks
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Sierramtns - 01-01-2015
I made a similar thing for my dowel plate. Each hole is drilled separately to correspond to the correct size hole in the plate. This allows the dowel to be pounded straight down without any concerns about it getting skewed off to the side.
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - Heavansabove - 01-01-2015
Sierramtns said:
I made a similar thing for my dowel plate. Each hole is drilled separately to correspond to the correct size hole in the plate. This allows the dowel to be pounded straight down without any concerns about it getting skewed off to the side.
I was struggling with why? My craftsman made plate just sits over a doghole - but the idea of a vertical guide makes a lot of sense.
Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box - titanxt - 01-01-2015
I drilled individuals holes, but one open mortise would work to I would think.
Thank you!
Andy