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Installing Heavy-Duty Cross Dowels and Bolts

To watch a video about how VIDEO Heavy-Duty Cross Dowels and Bolts are installed, please visit woodworkersjournal.com and click on “More on the Web” under the Magazine tab.

here’s no question that mortise-and-tenon construction creates rock-solid joints for attaching legs to other members of a framework or rails to stiles. But sometimes the trusty mortise-and-tenon isn’t ideal. Consider a bed frame, for instance. You may need the convenience of disassembling

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