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Dowel joint Workbench

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Dowel joint marked out — the state the viewer opens from: layout lines scribed, no waste removed yet.
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Parameter controls need the 3D renderer; this device shows the drawn defaults.

Geometry
3 dowels
19 mm3/4 in
110 mm4 5/16 in
35% of the board's thickness
15 mm9/16 in
both edges bored from the same setting
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Glue area
2936 mm²4.55 in²
Parts
3
Cuts
6
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Cut list, finished sizes at the current settings
PartWidthThicknessCutsDeepest cut
Board A110 mm4 5/16 in19 mm3/4 in315 mm9/16 in
Board B110 mm4 5/16 in19 mm3/4 in315 mm9/16 in
DowelsDiameter 6.65 mm1/4 inLength 28 mm1 1/8 in0—

Board length along the grain is a display convention in the model and is not listed.

About this joint

A dowel joint drives round pins into matching blind holes bored across two mating edges, so glue on the long-grain faces does the holding while the pins keep both edges in register as it cures. Nothing about the joint is cut; its whole accuracy lives in where the bores land.

Read the Dowel joint guide