Veritas Dowel and Tenon Cutters

Feeding oversized square stock through this dowel cutter with a hand drill shapes a dowel that's precisely sized and truly round, unlike commercial dowelling, which often runs undersized and out-of-round.

Yes, held like a pencil sharpener, it also shapes tenons on turning tips or rustic furniture joints without any power tool at all.

Choose 3/8" for lighter joinery, 1/2" for heavier stock, or 7/16" as a middle ground; the set of all three covers most dowel and tenon work without buying separately later.

No, it cuts soft, green or hard woods equally well, so the wood on hand doesn't limit dowel or tenon quality.

The curved blade is relatively easy to resharpen in place, and the body's adjustment keeps the cutting diameter consistent as you touch it up.