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Bookcase
Design and Construction of a Basic Bookcase Project
Video-only project page presenting the YouTube build of a basic bookcase with 100% Dowelmax construction.
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Thirty projects designed and built by Dowelmax inventor Jim Lindsay using 100% dowel construction. Browse detailed build instructions, photo overviews and original workshop videos by project type, difficulty and wood.
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Coffee table
How to Build a Coffee Table with Turned Legs
14-step build of a 44in square cherry coffee table with lathe-turned 4x4 legs, mitered top and four bevelled glass panels, joined throughout with multiple dowel j...
6 steps
Counter stool
How to Build a Counter Stool
Six-step cherry counter stool build with lathe-turned legs, 6-degree tapered frame, 16 angled Dowelmax dowel joints and a round doweled seat, finished in dark gel...
13 steps
Armoire
Design and Build an Armoire with Chippendale Feet
Full 14-step build of a 37in x 52in x 18in media-storage armoire in cherry with redesigned Chippendale feet, raised panel doors, drawers and a mitered top plate.
15 steps
Bedside table
How to Design and Build a Bedside Table with Cabriole Legs
Sixteen-step 2018 cherry bedside table build with band-sawn cabriole legs, half-lap drawer fascia, routed side panels, doweled lower shelf, mitred top and a walnu...
3 steps
Tool storage case
Build a Customized Storage Case for the Dowelmax System
Three-step cherry and MDF storage case for the Dowelmax jig and accessories, with mitred exposed-dowel corners, compartmented inner partition and recessed lid.
15 steps
Entryway
How to Build an Entryway Table with Cabriole Legs
Fifteen-step cherry entryway table build (16.5 x 55.25 x 35 inches) with laminated band-sawn cabriole legs, doweled fascia and end panels, mitred routed top and a...
12 steps
Plant stand
How to Build a Plant Stand with Cabriole Legs
Twelve-step cherry plant stand build with band-sawn cabriole legs from laminated stock, a doweled lower shelf and a mitred decorative top plate, using 100 percent...
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Drawer and slide assembly
Design and Build the Drawer and Slide Assembly from the Basic Nightstand Project
Video-only companion page showing how to build the wood drawer and slide assembly for the basic nightstand project with Dowelmax; no written steps on the page.
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Hallway table
Design and Build a Basic Hallway Table Using Dowelmax
Video-only project page presenting the YouTube build of a basic hallway table using 100% Dowelmax construction.
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Nightstand
Design and Build a Basic Nightstand Project with a Drawer
Video-only project page for designing and building a basic nightstand with a drawer using the Dowelmax system; no written steps on the page.
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Coffee table
Easy to Build DIY Coffee Table Project Back to Basics Design and 100% Dowel Construction
Video-only project page for an easy back-to-basics coffee table built with 100 percent Dowelmax dowel construction; no written steps on the page.
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Bed frame
Easy to Build Bed Frame with Back to Basics Design and 100% Dowel Construction
Video-only project page for an easy back-to-basics single bed frame built with 100 percent dowel construction; no written steps on the page.
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Machinery stand
Easy to Build DIY Machinery Stand with Angled Framework and 100% Dowel Construction
Video-only project page for the Back to Basics angled-framework machinery stand built with 100% Dowelmax joints.
12 steps
Bookcase
How to Build a Bookcase with Chippendale Feet
Long-form 6-foot cherry bookcase build with mitred Chippendale ogee feet, fluted front verticals, raised panel ends, five MDF shelves and a mitred top plate, 99 p...
10 steps
Bed frame
How to Build a Single Bed Frame
Ten-step cherry single bed build covering doweled headboard leg butt joints, shaped footboard legs, 4-degree tapered headboard legs, raised panels with mitered bo...
1 steps
Drawers
How to Build DIY Drawers for Furniture
Technique guide demonstrating the accuracy and versatility of Dowelmax for building furniture drawers with 100% dowel construction, including a video walkthrough.
1 steps
End table
How to Design and Build an End Table
Long-form design and build narrative for a cherry end table, covering leg and rail joinery, panels, top construction and finishing with multiple dowel joints thro...
Photo overview
Entry way door
How to Build a DIY Entry Way Door
Placeholder page for a house front entry way door project: five photos of the finished door with the note that instructions are coming soon.
10 steps
Kitchen cabinets
How to Build DIY Kitchen Cabinets
Nine-step guide to building professional kitchen cabinet carcases, face frames, doors and drawers with Dowelmax joinery to save thousands over shop-bought cabinets.
Photo overview
Bed frame
How to Build a DIY Queen Size Bed Frame
Placeholder page for a queen size bed frame project: eight photos of the finished bed with the note that written instructions are coming soon.
8 steps
Router table
How to Build a DIY Router Table
Eight-step build of a mobile, 5-degree splayed-leg router table stand from milled 2x4 studs joined entirely with Dowelmax 2-inch dowels, plus casters and caster l...
1 steps
Sideboard
Design and Construction of a Sideboard with Ogee Feet
Design and construction narrative for a sideboard with ogee feet built with 95% dowel construction, covering feet, framework, panels, drawers and finishing.
17 steps
TV stand
How to Build a DIY TV Stand
Sixteen-step build of a cherry TV stand with glass panel doors left and right, three centre drawers, raised side panels and a mitered top.
1 steps
Dining
How to Build a DIY Wood Chair
Narrative build of a cherry dining chair - the most stressed piece of furniture - showing dowel joinery for legs, rails, curved back and seat, plus preparation an...
15 steps
Hall table
How to Build a DIY Wood Hall Table
Fifteen-section build of a wood hall table introducing a Dowelmax first - three work pieces joined at one point - covering legs, fascia, framework, top, shelf and...
10 steps
Workbench
How to Build a DIY Workbench
Ten-step Douglas fir workbench build on casters with half-lap leg joints, a five-board glued top, mitered skirt and Lee Valley front vise, joined with 3/8 inch Do...
8 steps
Mirror frame
How to Build a Wood Mirror Frame
Eight-step cherry bathroom mirror frame with two-tier ogee outer moulding, inner moulding and rear support frame, mitered corners aligned with 1/4 inch Dowelmax d...
9 steps
Cabinet refacing
How to Reface a Bathroom Vanity Cabinet
Refacing a builder-grade bathroom vanity by building new cherry raised-panel doors, drawer fascias and side walls on the original carcase, doweled with Dowelmax a...
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Occasional table
Design and Construction Overview of an Occasional Table Center Column
Video-only overview page for the design and construction of an occasional table center column built with 100 percent Dowelmax construction.
The tool behind every guide
Dowelmax Classic 3/8 Joining System
Aircraft aluminium, hardened steel drill guides and brass thumbscrews, machined in Kelowna to thousandths of an inch. Every joint in these thirty projects was cut with it.
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