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From time to time I want to sharpen dowel rods of all sorts of sizes, from 1/4" to 1.5". Is there a tool, either hand or power tool attachment, that would act like a pencil sharpener for such? I have a large hand held pencil sharpener for sharpening carpenters pencils, but what I am looking for would need to be quite a bit larger. Might need to be hooked up to a power drill.

Try the woodcraft website. They have a series of cutters that are used to make furniture from branches. It might work for you.

Clamp a guide block at the required pointing angle on your disk sander or your table saw with a sander disk. Rotate the dowel against it. It's very quick and effective

search Ebay for a old time tool called a Dowel pointer
like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/E-C-Stearns-Spoke-Dowel-Pointer-for...3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
you need a old time hand drill called a brace

Thank you very much. Appreciate your help. Got to the Ebay auction too late, but now I know what to ask for.

I can general find 3 or 4 for sale at any time on flea-bay so just keep looking