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How can I flute my own dowel or create dowel with similar properties
Now I know that I can just buy these in packs of hundreds likely but lets play pretend that I need to make some from what I had available. When I think of fluted dowel I picture these guys...
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Joining MDF - Pocket holes vs dowels
I will be making my first cabinet out of MDF, taking inspiration from a product I have seen, also made out of MDF.
It won't be anything fancy, as you can see from the simple diagram of the join below....
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How big hole can I drill in edge of plywood?
I want to glue two 3/4" (11/16" actual) sheets of Baltic Birch plywood together to make a 1.5" (1.375" actual) thick sheet.
I then want to add two "legs" coming out of ...
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Strengthened leg miter joint with spline [key]
I'm building a coffee table with legs that are sub-assembled with a miter joint. See photo. The plans call for a Domino or dowels in addition to a spline [edit: key, see link below] for added strength....
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How many dowels is enough to support this joint?
I'm going to take a crack at building the shelf pictured below, except I'm just going to make the top section, since I only want one level.
I was thinking of using a french cleat behind the length of ...
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Affixing a dowel to the bottom of a piece of board
I'm creating a desk from a file cabinet with a piece of wood atop it. I want to place a 1.25" dowel on the left side so that it is more stable, but I don't think running a screw through the top will ...
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Doweling technique - can they be applied in two stages?
I am planning to build a custom box to fit in my car's trunk on one side, as tall and long as the trunk and as wide as little as possible. This would hold my tools, emergency gadgets etc.
Since I ...
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Is a single dowel strong enough to resist sheer forces on a bed frame?
I am building a new bed for the missus for Christmas. She liked this bed from ikea:
The problem is where the headboard connects to the legs. The legs/headboard piece are both 1.5 inches in diameter. ...
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What is a hardware attachment for dowel rods that allow for running wire through the ends?
I made this tensegrity cube using dowel rods and eye screws. The eye screws were hard to install and didn't work well due to twisting and coming loose. I'm imagining a cap like hardware for dowels ...
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How to secure a "basic" butt joint where three pieces of wood intersect? [closed]
I have a sofa that has detachable wooden legs with a bolt attached directly into the legs. Across the length and width of the couch, there are support beams that are permanently mounted to the frame ...
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