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How would you neatly and consistently round over the ends of dozens of 1/2" dowels? (lemmy.world)

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Doing it by hand with sandpaper is a nonstarter.
Also I don't have a lathe :-/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You don't want the whole hemispherical cup. Just a semi circle.

The best and traditional tool for the job is a rasp. I recommend a Shinto rasp. Surprisingly fast and easy to use.

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