There are three ways to remove a broken dowel. It can be pulled out with pliers. The broken dowel can be pulled out with a screw. If neither of those work, the last resort is to drill out the dowel. The danger of doing this though is that you could make a mistake and drill the hole (called a mortice) in the wrong spot or at the wrong angle. It will prevent the joint from going together again. The technique for drilling out a broken dowel is to remove as much of the dowel as possible without cutting the edge of the mortice. Once most of the dowel is drilled out, use a chisel to break out the dowel from the edges of the mortice. Then use a drill bit the same size as the dowel and run it backwards to clear out the wood chips and center the drill bit. Once it’s seated, put the drill in forward and drill out the rest of the dowel.

Fixing Furniture is not only a YouTube channel but it's also a membership community. Get access to videos before they're published on YouTube, watch all the videos without ads, get downloadable reference sheets, and participate in Fixing Furniture Live every two weeks. Learn more about membership at https://www.fixingfurniture.com

OUR NEWSLETTER - Sign up at https://www.fixingfurniture.com

See the tools we use in our workshop and the tools we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeimpro...
🇨🇦 Canadian link - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/homeimprov...

This video is hosted by Scott Bennett, Owner of Wooden It Be Nice - Furniture Repair in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. https://WoodenItBeNice.ca

#Dowels #Joinery #Woodworking