On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:39:08 -0500, dpb wrote:

Toller wrote:
"FoggyTown" wrote in message
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On Jul 29, 3:15?am, "Toller" wrote:
Depends upon (among other things) how good you are, and how fussy you
are.

Dowels require precise fits; screws are much less demanding.
On the other hand, dowels are invisible, but screws are pretty obvious
unless you do an incredible job of matching color and grain on your plug.

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.

I expect you are mistaken. They often have exposed tenons, but no furniture
features conspicuous plugs or dowels. Are are are simply ugly.
...

You might tell that to Sam Maloof and let him know he's been wrong all
these years...

And there must be some reason that they sell dowels in cherry, oak, etc...

http://www.atlasdowel.com/spmatdowels.htm



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