if you hold the dowel in the V-jig for stability. Next, take a drill of the required size and hand drill a hole along the dowel axis for about twice the length of the required thimble or roller. It is easiest if you glue the shank end of the drill into the end of a 3/16-inch dowel. (Figure 7) A new sharp shiny fl exible high- speed-steel drill works best; it will bend without breaking, a virtue when hand drilling. A black anodized jobbers’ drill is cheaper, but it is more brittle (breaks more easily) and is not as sharp along the fl utes. If the drill is sharp; hand drilling this distance