THE ONLY WAY TO GET WOOD DOWEL UNDER 1/16" DIAMETER
If you’ve ever needed a wood dowel under 1/16" diameter for a miniature or scale model project you know they just are not available. (Ship modelers: remember those Tree Nails you couldn’t find?) The only way you can get them is to make them yourself with our Jeweler’s draw plate. It will also size and smooth other size dowels as well. How it works: the steel plate has 72 tapered holes which range from .0135" dia. to .088" dia. To get a 1/32" dia. dowel, for example, start with a 1/16" dowel or a 1/16" x 1/16" square strip. Insert the end into the smallest hole the dowel or strip will fit into and pull from the opposite side. As you pull, the steel edge of the hole shaves the wood. Then go to the next smaller hole and repeat. Continue like this until you have the size you need. You can also size wire the same way. But instead of shaving the wire the draw plate compresses it into a new diameter. Made of steel, approx. 6-1/2" x 1-1/8"x1/8".
