Which joint is held together using wooden or metal dowels?

• A. Dowel Joint
• B. Screw Joint
• C. Biscuit Joint
• D. Housing Joint

Answer: (A)

Dowel joints rely on round pins to pin two pieces together, aligning and strengthening the connection. The process involves drilling holes in both pieces to be joined and inserting a wooden or metal dowel with glue. The dowel fits snugly, keeping the pieces perfectly lined up and transferring some load between them, while the visible surface remains clean and smooth since the fastener isn’t exposed. This makes the joint strong in shear and good for furniture like frames and tabletops where a neat appearance matters.

Screws rely on threaded fasteners that bite into the wood and are visible on the surface, which isn’t about using dowels. Biscuit joints use oval wooden inserts that slot into matching slots with glue to aid alignment and surface area, not dowels. Housing joints involve recesses for one piece to fit into another, again without dowels.