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.

The Furniture Cross Dowel Barrel Nut 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.

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These raised head barrel nuts are also known as raised head sleeve nuts and are available as standard in A4 stainless steel, making them ideal for applications that require superior corrosion resistance such as marine applications due to the exposure to seawater. They are commonly used on ship portholes but can be used on any application which demands the dimensions of these nuts.

They are a cylindrical shapes metal nut. One end of the cross dowel is usually slotted; this is to allow a flat head screwdriver to rotate the cross dowel so the threaded hole can be aligned with a bolt.Their raised head with a slotted drive can be fastened with a standard flat blade screwdriver. It is suitable for use with all M4 thread machine screws to clamp two or more pieces of material together. These Cross Dowel are not just used in the furniture industry, they extremely versatile and can be used in many sectors.

Hexagon Head Sex Bolts are an internally threaded female barrel nut with a smooth barrel, and no serrations under a standard hexagon head form. 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. Slotted Raised Countersunk Barrel Nuts are also available at Fastenright. Our full range of Barrel Nuts & Sex Bolts can be found here. Twin Hole and Headed Cross Dowels are also available. See our full range of Barrel Nuts & Sex Bolts here.