Hi All,

I'm finding surprisingly little information online about how wide
dowel sticks typically are at either end. And by surprisingly little,
I mean none! Stew Mac doesn't even list dimensions for the dowel
stick ferrule that they sell.

I shaped one from a 3/4" square piece of wood this afternoon, tapering
1/8" per side down to 1/2" square at the narrow end. It came out
great for a first try, but 1/2" seems suspiciously narrow... I'm
worried about splitting when I install the end bolt, even with a pilot
hole. I don't own a banjo with a dowel stick, so I was pretty much
guessing with materials at hand.

Thanks for any tips!

-Andy