When drilling a hole for a simple dowel, more so, a post dowel, such as cross support for a chair, do you drill the depth of the hole equal to the length of the dowel or farther? I ask because of a chair I'm repairing. The leg cross support are in an H shape (or I shape, if you prefer) with the center cross inserted into each leg (side) support on left and right attaching front leg to rear. I removed the center support from the broken side supports and discovered the depth of the hole was about 3/8" deeper than the actual length of the ends on the center support. It appears there was a pile up of glue filling the gap. Therefore, I was simply curious if this is the norm. Does it offer greater strength to have access glue filling the gap? I can't see any difference since it'll be the same whether it's wood or it's glue, though, IMO, the wood is stronger.
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11 years ago