Adhesive Question??

If I understand, the dowel will extend from the “bottom” of the leg into a foot. So there won’t be any lateral stress, right?
In that case, I’d epoxy both ends. Maybe make your holes a 32nd larger than the dowel.
What distance will the dowel span? That would make a difference in how far up into the leg you’d want to drill.

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Epoxy sounds right and don’t forget to heavily score the metal. Another adhesive that is rarely used in woodworking but works well is Silicon and priming the metal with a silicon primer gives the best results.

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Thanks guys. It will have some lateral stress but the holes are going to be 3-4” and 8” deep so I don’t think it will be a problem. fingers crossed!

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