dowel

The advantage of this cradle is obvious, preventing as it does any tendency of the partly-formed dowel to slip or wobble.

The template is put on the ends of the straight pole, and the dowel centres are pricked into the wood.

Fig. 192 shows a completed dowel with a small groove running along its entire length.

Fig. 209 shows the top portion of a table leg and a home-made dowel gauge.

When it sounds best, glue the dowel in place and allow it to dry before sawing it off and cutting the slanting part.