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Morgan:
Disclaimer. If you make this and hurt yourself it isn't my fault.
I have been looking at various dowel makers and diy dowel making videos. Decided to try to make one. I have a really crummy 8" table saw that I got in a bundle with some other tools that weren't crappy for $30. The others were worth way more than $30 but I had to take the saw too. The saw has a bent arbor making it nearly useless for making any kind of accurate cut. But it will work for this.

First I cut a piece of 5/8 plywood to near the Distance between grooves.

Morgan:
Then cut two runners from plywood for the grooves and glued to my plywood plate

Morgan:
The cut you see on that is for the blade.
Next I ripped a 2x4 in half and cut to length of plywood plate

Morgan:
Next I glued two tabs of plywood between the 2x4 pieces.

Morgan:
Next mark 3 spots for drilling at same height as highest blade setting.

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