A dowel is a short thin piece of wood or metal which is used for joining larger pieces of wood or metal together. a wooden pin for holding two pieces of wood, metal, or stone together
a short, round or square length of metal used to attach and prevent movement and displacement of wooden, stone, concrete, or metal pieces when placed in a hole in their contact surfaces Dowels generally resist shear forces, but footing dowels in reinforced concrete walls and columns resist bending forces See also drift bolt
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position
[n] a round wooden peg that is glued into two drilled holes where two parts of a piece of furniture are joined It appears in less-expensive furniture of the late 19th and early 20th century
A wooden dowel is used as the fastening device on the Alectra cabinetry to hold the end panels, tops and bottoms of the cabinet together The dowel used with the application of adhesives and pressure creates a very stable cabinet