Excel Dowel & Wood Products, LLC is a leading dowel pin manufacturer, specializing in high-quality wood dowel pins and specialty component parts built for the high-volume needs of the cabinetry, furniture, casegood, stair and store display industries. With years of manufacturing experience, we focus on providing the consistent quality and precision required for large-scale production, including a wide selection of wood dowel rods and reliable, long-term joining solutions.

Specialty Wood Components

Wood Dowel Pins

Our wood dowel pins are crafted from premium wood to guarantee strength and reliability in all applications. Whether you are building furniture or constructing cabinets on a high-speed assembly line, our dowel pins provide dependable joints. We offer plain wood dowel pins featuring multi-grooved and spiral-grooved designs to ensure proper glue spread and air release for joints that stand the test of time. For high-volume projects, our pre-glued dowel pins are coated with a water-activated, remoisturizing wood glue that provides a secure bond without the glue mess on automatic dowel inserters. This specialized feature helps save time and effort, making them ideal for manufacturers looking to streamline their production workflow.

Wood Dowel Rods

Available in a wide range of sizes, lengths, and wood types, our wood dowel rods provide a complete solution to your woodworking needs. These rods are specifically designed to support large-scale production runs and professional fabrication requirements. Their uniformity and durability make them a reliable choice for manufacturers requiring high quality wood components that meet strict quality standards. These rods are ideal for structural use in furniture making, millwork, and professional cabinetry.

Wood Joining Biscuits

Our wood joining biscuits are engineered to enhance the strength and precision of wood joints. These accessories ensure that the components of your project stay securely connected, giving your finished work a polished and professional appearance. When used in conjunction with high-quality adhesives, these biscuits help to keep your pieces securely in place for a long-lasting bond. They are a trusted solution for industries requiring durable, reinforced joints in furniture and cabinetry production.

Wood Buttons

Wood buttons offer an essential finishing touch for specific applications in furniture making. Much like our plugs, these buttons are crafted from high-quality wood to ensure they blend seamlessly with your material for a clean, professional appearance that enhances the overall quality and visual appeal of the woodworking project. These components are a staple in professional furniture production where detail and finish are paramount.

Wood Plugs

For a seamless and professional finish, our wood plugs are perfect for covering screw holes or material imperfections in your project. Made from high-quality wood, they are designed to blend perfectly with the surrounding material to create a smooth and aesthetically pleasing surface. These components are particularly critical in fine woodworking where the final appearance and precision of the piece are high priorities. They provide a durable, professional solution for manufacturers looking to maintain the highest aesthetic standards.

Additional Parts & Accessories

Excel Dowel & Wood Products, LLC maintains a comprehensive inventory of wood components and related wood parts, serving as a reliable single-source supplier for the parts and accessories needed to support a wide range of manufacturing and millwork applications.

Our selection of wood spindles is suited for both furniture construction and railing systems, while our variety of wooden knobs and pegs offer functional and aesthetic enhancements for cabinetry and furniture.

To support structural assembly, we provide table pins for secure tabletop connections, along with heavy-duty closet pole sockets built for both commercial and residential storage solutions. Our product line also includes industrial-grade woodworking glue, as well as plastic dowel caps and connectors for specialized joinery applications.

For food service, we supply durable, food-grade wooden skewers and ice cream sticks. Additionally, we offer versatile wooden balls in a range of sizes, suitable for decorative accents or practical mechanical uses.

 

Frequently Asked Questions – Excel Dowel Products

Q: What types of wood products does Excel Dowel offer?

A: Our product line includes wood dowel pins (plain and pre-glued), wood dowel rods, wood joining biscuits, wooden dowel caps and finial caps, columns, legs, feet, wood plugs and buttons and a range of accessories including woodworking glue, skewers, wooden balls, knobs, table pins, closet pole sockets, spindles and shaker pegs.

Q: What's the difference between plain and pre-glued dowel pins?

A: Plain dowel pins feature multi-grooved (fluted) and spiral-grooved designs that ensure proper glue spread and air release during assembly. Pre-glued dowel pins add a remoisturizing wood glue coating that is water-activated, so the bonding agent is already applied and just needs moisture to activate.

Q: What are the grooves on the dowel pins used for?

A: The multi-grooved and spiral-grooved patterns are used to ensure proper glue spread and air release which helps the glue to bond evenly along the length of the pin and helps to avoid uneven distribution or trapped air pockets in the dowel joint.

Q: What are wood joining biscuits used for?

A: Wood biscuits are an effective solution for aligning and joining two pieces of wood together. Biscuits can also serve to reinforce wood joints and as a positioning aid making them a simple and reliable fastening method for shops that need consistent and accurate joinery.

Q: Do dowel rods come in multiple sizes and wood types?

A: Yes. Dowel rods are offered in an endless combination of diameters, lengths, and wood species. We offer quick turnaround on standard diameters ranging from ⅛” to 1-¼” in 36” and 48” lengths. We provide custom runs on diameters up to 3” and lengths up to 12’ but can still provide even larger and longer lengths.

Q: What are dowel caps and finial caps for?

A: Dowel caps and finials are a decorative option used to cover the exposed ends of dowels giving assembled pieces a clean, finished look rather than leaving a raw dowel end visible.

Q: What are wood plugs and buttons used for?

A: Wood plugs and wood buttons are primarily used to cover screw holes or to repair imperfections in a project. Wood plugs are offered in a variety of species in both end grain, for standard woodworking  projects, and side grain, for high end fine woodworking, furniture, cabinetry and flooring projects. Side grain plugs seamlessly blend and match the surrounding wood grain while end grain plugs are used more as a functional item.

Q: What kind of columns, legs, and feet options are available?

A: We offer turned, square and tapered columns, legs and feet in various domestic hardwoods meeting the demands of a wide variety of cabinet and furniture manufacturers. 

Q: What industries does Excel Dowel serve?

A: We supply manufacturers of kitchen and bath cabinets, furniture, casegoods, wood doors and windows and an endless variety of custom woodworkers.

Q: Can I get a custom solution or quote for my project?

A: Yes. Excel Dowel offers custom solutions and quotes through our Request a Quote option or we can be reached directly at 800.915.5115 or 630.775.9300 and by email at info@exceldowel.com.