The dowel-a peg or pin of hardwood-is a somewhat late development in furniture making; it replaced the traditional mortise and tenon joint in the early 19th Century. The presence of dowels often ...

which is similar to biscuits or dowel joinery, but she didn’t love how it hid the construction of the joint. She first figured out an “off label” use of the joiner by running it from the ...

Step into the world of woodworking with this creative dowel tenon joint project! This DIY guide reveals the process of crafting a unique cylindrical joint that enhances the strength and stability ...

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.

Sometimes a wooden joint, such as you might find in a chair, just won’t hold anymore and needs a little help. One of the easiest things you can do is to add a dowel. Drill a hole that is the ...

While Ikea remains one of the largest purveyors of furniture around, its brain trust has remained hard at work over the last few years developing what it’s calling the wedge dowel. With this new ...

The Swedish furniture giant has developed a “wedge dowel” joint doing away with the need for traditional fixings on its famous wooden furniture. It is looking to expand a range of popular ...