Cross dowel nuts

Maybe? http://www.profhdwr.com/asstment.htm

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

I’ve tried that website, but I haven’t had much luck. I’m tempted to buy round bar stock and make them myself, but if I can find another source, I would. Everything that I’ve found so far is for basic furniture and is too small for what I need. I need something with dimensions of at least 25 mm x 25 mm that can accommodate a 1/2 inch bolt with 13 threads/inch.

Did you check with McMaster-Carr or Grainger or Fastenal?

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

All three of those places were a bust. The only one of those three that carried any cross dowel nuts was McMaster-Carr but they were much too small for my needs.

Try alibaba.com. type in barrel nuts and take a look. Quite a selection and if anybody has it they do.

-- Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy-May all your dovetails fit tight and right the first time

I tried alibaba.com but I still didn’t have any luck. I’m probably just going to have to make my own. Thanks for the help everyone.

Out of curiosity, do you have to have cross dowels? Could you use a regular nut or a square nut plate dropped into a mortise?

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

How about

http://www.louisandcompany.com/storefront/

or

http://woodworker.com/search.asp?CTLFIND=080.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

I don’t have to have cross dowels but I thought it might make my assembly easier. I’m building my first workbench and I’m trying to find a way to attach the dog hole strip to the top. I used the bench bolts from Highland Woodworking to attach the stretchers to the legs and I thought using them on the top would work.