Cross Dowel Barrel Nut

Furniture cross dowel barrel nuts are cylindrical shaped metal nuts (metal dowels) used with furniture connector bolts to join two pieces of wood. The inside threaded hole is unusual in that it passes through the sides of the dowel. To install, the pieces of wood to be joined are aligned, then a bolt hole is drilled through one piece of wood and into the other. A dowel hole is drilled laterally across the bolt hole and the cross dowel is inserted into it. The end of the cross dowel is slotted so that a screwdriver can be inserted to rotate the dowel so that its threaded shaft aligns with the bolt hole. The furniture connector bolt is then inserted into the bolt hole and screwed into the cross dowel until the wood pieces are held tightly together.

Twin Hole and Headed Cross Dowels are also available.

M4	8	12	6
M4	8	16	8
M4	8	20	10
M5	8	12	6
M5	8	16	8
M5	8	20	10
M6	10	12	6
M6	10	12.5	5
M6	10	13	5
M6	10	14	5
M6	10	14	6
M6	10	14	7
M6	10	15	6
M6	10	15	7.5
M6	10	16	5
M6	10	16	6
M6	10	16	8
M6	10	17	6
M6	10	18	6
M6	10	18	9
M6	10	19	9.5
M6	10	20	10
M6	10	22	11
M6	10	25	12.5
M6	10	25	10
M6	10	30	15
M6	10	30	10
M6	10	35	17.5
M6	10	35	10
M6	10	40	20
M6	12	12	5
M6	12	16	6
M6	12	16	8
M6	16	12	5
M8	12	12	6
M8	12	14	7
M8	12	16	8
M8	12	18	9
M8	12	20	10
M8	12	20	8
M8	12	25	12.5
M8	12	30	15
M8	12	35	17.5
M8	12	40	20
M8	12	45	22.5
M8	12	50	25
M8	12	60	30
M10	16	20	10
M10	16	25	12.5
M10	16	30	15
M10	16	40	20
M10	16	50	25

= Steel Plain = Steel Zinc Plated = A1 Stainless Steel