Today was an interesting day in my "shop". I've had the Jessem 08350 doweling jig for quite a while. The results I've gotten from it were not very good. Things just didn't line up like they should. The indexing system on the jig leaves a lot to be desired for some sizes of wood, such as 1x2s. So I put on the thinking cap and made up my mind to figure out what I was doing wrong. It turns out that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I threw the manual way (figuratively) and came up with some new ways to index boards to be doweled. The results were (eventually) excellent. I built the play tower in the picture below for my granddaughter, and there was not a bad joint in the lot. Every joint is doweled. So that was good.
Now my problem is what to do with the sharp edges on the boards. For example, look at the joint at the blue arrow. Both the horizontal and the vertical boards are 1x2s. If I round over the sharp corners on the vertical board, there will be a gap where the horizontal board is joined to the vertical board. Plus, how should I round over the edges? A router? What about using the shaft of a round screwdriver? The wood is pine. I'm open for suggestions.
Now my problem is what to do with the sharp edges on the boards. For example, look at the joint at the blue arrow. Both the horizontal and the vertical boards are 1x2s. If I round over the sharp corners on the vertical board, there will be a gap where the horizontal board is joined to the vertical board. Plus, how should I round over the edges? A router? What about using the shaft of a round screwdriver? The wood is pine. I'm open for suggestions.