My husband's idea

#1

[B][FONT=“Georgia”]Hi Everyone:)
I’m new here & hope to make some great new friends.
I wanted to pass along a good idea my husband has come up with.
I told him about making my own wooden needles (from the knittinghelp site) because I like them better, plus it would be much cheaper then paying [U]$10.00 & more [/U]for each set & he suggested cutting the dowels with dog nail clippers. It works great !!! Up to a size 10 dowel/needle can be cut with these. I just mark my cutting point & snip the dowel easy as anything. Make sure to get the clippers that have a round cutting edge & slide them onto the dowel where you want to make the cut & snip it right off. It’s a nice clean cut. [/FONT][/B]:knitting:

#2

great!!! thanks!

#3

I’d love to see a pic if you can…and welcome.:slight_smile:

#4

I’m not sure if you mean just a picture of the cutters or showing it actually doing the cutting … actually I’m not sure if I know how to get it on the computer … LOL
I’ll give it a shot tho… :slight_smile:

#5

LOL! I just meant the finished project, but…you could do a whole pic tutorial! Ya, know, since you’re taking pix anyway!! :smiley:

#6

Clever. For the tip shaping you could always use a pencil sharpener.

#7

Hey! Welcome and thanks for the tip! I love the pup in your avatar!