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dowel

noun as in fastener

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The advantage of this cradle is obvious, preventing as it does any tendency of the partly-formed dowel to slip or wobble.

The template is put on the ends of the straight pole, and the dowel centres are pricked into the wood.

Fig. 192 shows a completed dowel with a small groove running along its entire length.

Fig. 209 shows the top portion of a table leg and a home-made dowel gauge.

When it sounds best, glue the dowel in place and allow it to dry before sawing it off and cutting the slanting part.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dowel, such as: peg, and pin.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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