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bdmowers

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Looking for a variety of diameters of wooden dowels a meter long, particularly ones 1/4" or so in diameter. Haven't found them lakeside so they're probably in Guad, if anywhere. Anyone know a place for these there?

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Dowels, molding and lumber cut to spec across the highway from Sorina in Chapala. Great guys and very accommodating.

Yes, I agree, a great place, great service like being in a real lumber yard of a hundred years ago (but with electric tools). They've made lumber for me to my specs many times. I've seen their standard 1/2" and 3/4" dowels. I need 1/4" dowels. Have they made dowels for you not in their usual inventory?

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Here is a link from Google Maps to get an idea where it is. The lumber yard is in the lower level. Salvador is a wonderful guy.

Yes, thanks I know the place well.

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We second them also, have bought dowels from them.

Yes, me too, in their standard sizes - 1/2', 3/4" and 1". Have they made dowels to your specs? I need dowels 1/4" diameter and at least a meter long.

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The dowels Home depot carries are in metric size which are pretty close but not exactly the same. They are pine and not very good quality. They do carry a lot of different sizes.

Thanks, Cooper, I was afraid I'd have to go into Guad. But maybe I'll have to make the trip. Anyone else experience the dowels from Home Depot? What did you think of them?

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bdmowers, what will you use them for if you don't mind me asking?

They will be part of a system for weaving. They won't need to be structural and will be doing light duty but do need to be integrous - not chipped, warped, etc.

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