"FoggyTown" wrote in message

Ooooo . . . no, no, no! You misunderstand me. I have seen many arts
& crafts pieces where the dowels are an actual feature - either by
coloration, grain orientation or protrusion. Hiding them is something
I do NOT want to do. Even if a screwed joint is necessary, I would
make it so the plug is visible.

Are you certain those visible components were not "pinned" M&T joints?

I guess the question I wanted to ask was, everything else being equal,
is a dowel as strong as a screw?

That depends ... what type of join/joint are you planning on using a screw?

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