dowel

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdaʊəl/

Noun

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

Japanese Meaning

木製または金属製のピンやブロックで、2つの部品の接触部分に設けられた穴に差し込まれることにより、部品同士の位置関係を正しく保つためのもの。

What is this buttons?

To ensure the chair's legs remained aligned, the carpenter inserted a dowel into the mating holes before applying glue.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

椅子の脚が正しい位置を保つように、大工は接合部分の合い穴にダボを差し込み、接着剤を塗った。

Details

Sense（1）

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

Sense（2）

A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.

This twenty-four-piece starter set uses twelve thirty-six-inch-long dowels (or nine forty-eight-inch dowels) cut to these rod lengths. Lay out the cuts so you use the entire length of each dowel without any leftover scraps.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation