When making a pegged mortice and tenon or similar joint you can add a lot of strength by using homemade wooden pegs rather than simple round wood dowel pins. Here I go step by step through the making of strong wooden pegs that consider the grain and include a taper.
168 - Drawbored Mortise & Tenon - The Wood Whisperer
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the love of wood ~: Square Peg in a Round Hole (aka. making dowel)
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