0 a rod, usually made of wood, that is used to hold two parts of something together by fitting into a hole in each part
The typical process is to saw cut and jackhammer out the slots for the dowels.
The framework is held together with metal dowels and pegs.
Unfortunately, what started as good fun turned ugly, with tempers flaring and some participants throwing dowels and blocks.
The buildings are constructed with walls of brick and rubble inner cores faced with either marble or sandstone locked together with iron dowels and clamps.
Simple nunchaku may be easily constructed from wooden dowels and a short length of chain.
The typical approach is to saw cut and jackhammer out the slots for the dowels.
Prior to use, the chain was soaked in vinegar so that the electrolyte was absorbed into the wooden dowels.
In this the wooden dowels were dispensed with, and instead a hollow tube of zinc or magnesium was used.
