Dowel recommendations please

[EdF_uk]

Hi everyone,

Well...I'm now 5 years into landscaping the garden and currently making a cedar bench. I'm looking to screw the cedar edge panels together with a 9mm countersink (as shown in the image). Then I'm planning to glue and dowel to cover up the screws and provide a flush look to the face. I'm struggling to find some cedar dowels so looking for other ideas. Would Oak dowels be suitable? or something else?

Many thanks,

Ed

 

[Burnerman]

Oak makes great dowel - nice and dense and swells when knocked in. Maple is another.
Consider which glue you will use, and the holes need to be counterbored rather than countersunk - if you have the timber depth.
John

 

[foxhole]

Why not screw from behind/ inside ? No screws to see .

 

[EdF_uk]

Thanks guys. In the end I have found a plug cutter and bore set from screwfix. Looks like it will do the job. I will report back. I can then cut the dowels from the cedar I'm using