The dowel joint is the most common binder woodworkers use to join one piece of wood to another. But popularity should not be confused with quality: The dowel joint has inherent flaws that limit its ...

Q: I received the following information, but I have a feeling that it is not correct. Regarding a dowel pin joint, the glue bond at the bottom of the dowel provides 80 percent of the total holding ...

These three basic woodworking joints — including dowel joints, biscuit joints, and pocket screws — bring beginner wood projects together. If you’ve got a vision for building your own furniture, ...

Wooden dowels too often seem like one of those things that stacks up around the house or workshop -- you buy some for a project, you use what you need, and then you have leftovers that have no ...

What’s the best method for getting dowel hole locations on the cabinet fronts to line up with the end panels? Woodworking experts put their know-how to the test, providing solutions to October’s Shop ...

Question: I often use dowels and glue for joints when I build wood furniture and cabinets. However, I find, as I assemble the joints and push the dowel into the holes, that most of the glue squeezes ...

Kennedy & Violich described the building material in the Soft House as " a traditional solid wood panel and deck construction with wood dowel joints." That didn't mean much to me, but Mike Eliason of ...

The method of retrofitting load transfer devices across transverse joints and cracks in concrete pavement has been used successfully on thousands of (lane) miles in the United States with more than ...