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 ...

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 ...

Because standards are intentionally conservative for most projects, but new design methods are changing, project-specific design optimization is required to provide safe, cost-effective, and ...

Every woodworking project begins with one essential skill — joinery. This wood joint DIY project introduces the most common and useful connections in woodworking, such as butt joints, lap joints, ...

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 ...

Many broken wooden joints can be repaired with a wooden dowel. If you don’t have a wooden dowel, try using a wooden golf tee. Just drill a hole the same width as the dowel into the joint. Use wood ...

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 ...

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 ...