Title: Reinforce joints with block or dowel.
Course: Cabinetmaking II (17007-II) > Section: Assembling, Fastening, and Installing Components

Reinforcing joints should include

- fitting a small block into the corner of a joint and gluing or holding the block in place with mechanical fasteners
- using a dowel by drilling a hole into the joint the size of the dowel and installing by inserting it with glue into the joint.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When is the use of a glue block appropriate?
- When is the use of a dowel appropriate?
- When and why is reinforcement necessary?