I drilled 10 holes in oak using a Forstener bit to mate with dowels. Hole diameter is 1.25 inches. Turns out, hole is slightly too small of diameter and dowels do not fit in. (Yes, I did a test cut in softwood and the dowels fit fine. For some reason the finished hole size is a bit too small in oak.)
I'm wondering how I can enlarge the hole diameter or shrink the dowel diameter so I can get a good mate. I can redrill using a spade bit, but I'm concerned this will not be safe and potentially result in injury or damage to the oak board. I don't think I can sand the 1.25 inch hole larger evenly and don't think that I can sand the dowel evenly smaller.
So, I'm a bit stuck. Redrilling seems to be the best option if I can figure out how to do it safely.