Cross Dowel

Overview

Cross Dowel is a knock-down furniture connector that joins panels for flat-pack and RTA furniture, giving a strong, tool-light joint with a consistent drilling pattern. This page summarizes how to specify it for volume furniture and cabinet manufacturing, including the dimensions and options that matter most to buyers.

Key Specifications

Specifications are configurable for OEM/ODM orders. Exact values are confirmed on the datasheet for your order.

How to Choose

• Knock-down (KD) assembly and whether it must be re-openable
• Cam lock + dowel systems vs bolt-and-barrel-nut joints
• Panel thickness and the matching drilling pattern
• Drilling diameter and depth for the cam housing and dowel
• Joint strength and how many times it will be assembled
• Flat-pack / RTA packaging and tool-free or single-tool assembly

Material Options

Zinc die-cast cams with steel bolts give strong, repeatable joints; nylon dowels and housings suit lighter RTA furniture. Metal cams handle repeated assembly better.

Finish Options

Connectors are hidden, so zinc plating for corrosion resistance is the norm; nickel or brown housings can blend with panel edges where visible.

Application Fit

Flat Pack Furniture

For this application, cross dowel is specified for knock-down assembly, repeatable installation, and packaging efficiency.

Woodworking Projects

For this application, cross dowel is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

RTA Furniture

For this application, cross dowel is specified for tool-light assembly and consistent drilling patterns.

Hotel Furniture

For this application, cross dowel is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

Apartment Furniture

For this application, cross dowel is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

School Furniture

For this application, cross dowel is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

Recommended for These Applications

Installation Notes

Bore the cam housing and dowel holes to the system pattern, press in the dowels, insert the cam bolt, drop the cam, and turn a quarter-to-half turn to draw the joint tight. Drilling accuracy is what makes the joint flush.

Buying Notes for OEM Orders

For flat-pack and RTA production, standardize one cam system and drilling pattern across SKUs, and supply pre-counted hardware packs per carton.

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