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 ...

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 ...

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 ...