Fundraiser Ribbon Racks.

[don in brooklin on]

Haven't been doing much scrolling but have been busy making ribbon racks for my Grandson's baseball teams.  I donated the material for the first 12 and the club will pay for the material for any more.  They are now thinking about the selling price and the quantity they think they may want.  I have jigs all set up for the drilling of the holes but the thing that is most time consuming is sanding the dowels.  Can't find non fluted 2 inch dowels.  If we go into big production the boys will come and do a lot of the work.

I usually make ribbon rack that do in to the silent auctions.  See red one below.  I personalize with the players name when sold.

 

 

[rjweb]

Very nice and for a good cause, RJ

[Millwab]

Don, the red one looks like you used shaker pegs instead of plain dowels.  If these are too costly couldn’t you just buy a length of dowel rod and cut off 2” increments?  That way you wouldn’t have to sand them smooth. 

Edited December 30, 2023 by Millwab

[Jim McDonald]

On 12/29/2023 at 11:01 PM, Millwab said:

 couldn’t you just buy a length of dowel rod and cut off 2” increments?  

I have found my scroll saw does a wonderful job cutting dowel rod.

If you want a bit of chamfer on the end of the peg, a manual twist style pencil sharpener will take the edges off in just a couple of turns.

[don in brooklin on]

Thanks for the ideas.  I am using 3/8 dowels and don't fit my pencil sharpeners.  Neat if they did.

I set up a jig on my table saw using 7 1/2 blade which has a really small kerf. The dowels fall away so no safety issue.

I have been quickly sanding one end with my Mac Mop and it works out just fine but is just time consuming.  (Done 200 little dowels so far)

I have completed 12 Racks so far and they go on sale next week so we will see.  

[rafairchild2]

I built a quick and easy jig for cutting dowels and axles.  Only $10 for the plans 

 

[barb.j.enders]

20 hours ago, don in brooklin on said:

I am using 3/8 dowels and don't fit my pencil sharpeners

Look in the makeup department of a local drug store.  I had an old "pencil" sharpener for makeup  that had two different sizes.  Just a thought!

[meflick]

Or maybe a larger crayon sharpener