Dowel joint
This article will cover what is a dowel joint, why use a dowel joint, and one way of making a dowel joint.
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This article will cover what is a dowel joint, why use a dowel joint, and one way of making a dowel joint.
Last updated
A dowel joint is commonly used to reinforce butt joints, that is, the joining of the end or edge of a board to the face of another. It is made up of 2 pieces with holes drilled, into which glue and small round wooden pins (known as dowels) are inserted connect them. It is a substitute to using a domino joint (i.e. floating tenon) and requires extremely accurate makings to be achievable, unless dowel centres are used.
To make this joint in the easiest way possible, you can use the pedestal drill available in the MSD Machine Workshop.
For more information, below is a video demonstrating making a dowel joint.
