| Project by Woodshopfreak | posted 615 days ago | 1008 views | 3 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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Here is a really, really simple, yet effective thing that anyone can make. I decided to make some dovetail joints, or at least atempt :), but without proper tools that will be difficult so I decided to get some tools (I’m still working on geting those) But I didn’t want to buy a scribe since it is so easy to make, I simply cut about an 8 inch peice of dowel, drilled a hole that’s 1/16 inch in the end, and pushed a needle in tight. Then I cut a oval-ish shape on the bandsaw, and kinda sanded it. Then I cut a 5/8 inch hole which happend to be really tight on the dowl, so no screw stop was needed, it is simply friction held in. It is all made of poplar (I don’t know if I spelled that right) Olapsed time: 5min :)
Overall this is a really simple and fast solution to makeing a scribe, instead of buying one.
-- Tyler, Illinois
8 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 615 days ago
Looks effective. Great job.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 615 days ago
looks cool. its diffidently a better solution than buying an expensive one. i use a utility knife right now but i’ll agree that these are more precise and better for the type of job. great job!
Scott Bryan
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posted 615 days ago
Tyler,
This is a very useful tool. Very ingenious of you to build something like this.
Good job.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
ratchet
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posted 615 days ago
Nice! Looks very handy and there is nothing better than to save a few bucks by making it yourself. Good work.
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 615 days ago
Hi Tyler;
This is something you’ll be able to use for years.
Nice job.
Lee
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sIKE
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posted 607 days ago
Nice the dowel even has some nice figure for Popular….
-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"
rikkor
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posted 607 days ago
Nice way to solve a problem. Keep using your head Tyler.
HallTree
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posted 604 days ago
Easy to make, but a very useful tool. Nice job Tyler.
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