Simple method to chamfer or spherical a pin

If it is advisable to make a good roundover or chamfer on a spherical pin or dowel, see if it’s sufficiently small to chuck in your handheld drill. In that case, drill a gap in a wooden block, 1⁄32 in. bigger 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 an ideal chamfer or roundover on the dowel. Use a handsaw to trim it to closing size.

—DAN MARTIN, Galena, Ohio

Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Effective Woodworking concern #309

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