The owner of a wood or metal lathe can easily construct a tool that will turn dowels of any size quickly. This tool, as described by a correspondent of Work, London, consists of a block of wood, shaped as shown at A, and a plane bit, B, attached with a wood screw. The hole in the collet C must be of such size that it will admit the rough stock freely but also prevent it from wabbling as the stick turns. The stock is chucked in the ordinary manner and the tool is run on the outer end.

Illustration from The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do

The Tool is Very Similar to a Plane and is Used with a Lathe for Turning Dowels

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