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Easy way to chamfer or round a pin
Chuck it into your handheld drill, use a wooden block to hold it, and sand a perfectly chamfered tip.
If you need to make an even roundover or chamfer on a round pin or dowel, see if it’s small enough to chuck in your handheld drill. If so, drill a hole in a wood block, 1⁄32 in. larger than the dowel, clamp the block to the bench, and use the drill to spin the dowel. You’ll have one hand free to sand a perfect chamfer or roundover on the dowel. Use a handsaw to trim it to final length.
—DAN MARTIN, Galena, Ohio
Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Fine Woodworking issue #309
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