Dowels
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Easily Bundling Your Dowels
If you’re like this reader, you’ve got a lot of loose dowels and garden stakes around your shop. One way to keep them organized is as close as your bathroom.
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Corner Key Doweling Jig
Create a decorative oval corner effect with dowels, while strengthening miter joints, using this adjustable drilling jig and an extra-long drill bit.
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No-measuring Dowel Center Finder
This reader has a handy tip to find the center of any dowel you use regularly with a really simple to make jig.
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Free Mother’s Day Project Class
Learn how to make a simple jewelry tree for mom on Saturday, May 5, by joining a free class at Rockler stores.
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“Make and Take” Classes at Rockler
Want to learn some new skills, meet other woodworkers and go home with a custom project you’ve made yourself?
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Calavera Tool Works 5# Gear Bags
Cinch-able, rugged bags can clip to a belt or hang from an included carabiner for totable workshop or jobsite storage needs.
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Where Can I Find Super Thin Dowels for Panel Glue-ups?
Why aren’t dowels commonly available in sizes thinner than 1/4-in. in diameter? I need them for thin panel glue-ups.
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How Should I Reinforce a Long Table Top Panel?
I want to assemble a 10-ft.-long table top. Should I use dowels and battens?
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Big Panel Joint: Should I Use Dowels or Biscuits?
I need to glue up two big cedar planks and want to reinforce the joint with dowels or biscuits. Which option is better?
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Why Are My New Dowels Undersized?
A new package of 1/2-in.-dia. fluted dowels doesn’t fit standard 1/2-in. holes. Why not?
