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Since dowels are not readily available in either bubinga or padauk, I turn my own to make the portholes.
If you look closely, you can see that I took a bit of square stock in the chuck and turned it to a cylinder, then tapered the end of the cylinder. The taper helps me to size the dowel properly to the hole. After sizing the dowel for one porthole, I cut off what I need, make another taper and do the next porthole.
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Here’s the rocket with the three portholes in place, finish turned to its final shape and sanded. I sand through progressive grits, ending up at P800.
Page last updated 15 June 2007