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Miller Dowel Co. - Dowels
Miller Dowel Company has added six new species of wood suited to outdoor projects to its engineered dowel system.
Aug 01, 2005
Miller Dowel Company’s new joinery system (reviewed in FWW #173, p. 34) works with engineered, stepped dowels that fit into matching holes bored into both mating parts at once by specially made drill bits. The company recently introduced six new wood species of dowels that are especially suited for outdoor projects: black locust, ipé, magogany, purpleheart, teak, and white oak. Each is available in small and large sizes.
—William Duckworth is a contributing editor.
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