When they first appeared on the market, I decided to try Miller Dowels made of ipea for joining members of a cedar trellis. Exposed to weather year round in Seattle for many years. My trellis has now weathered silvery grey, and there is no sign of deterioration on any of the joints. These things are simply perfect fasteners for joining exterior wood. I read recently of pegged fastenings for ship planking that was made with tapered wood thru plugs, bronze wedged at the interior end, being removed in perfect condition from a commercial whalers hull that was more than 150 years old. Unlike metal fasteners, wood pegs gently move shrink and swell along with and in response to the wood around them. I am pretty sure that my trellis is on its way to a similar record.

After reading all the 5 star comments I was a little intimidated to include my comments. I bought a brush soon after the item was introduced by Rockler. I agree that it spreads glue very well, even and with little glue ending up on the sides of the glueup where it shouldn't be. The problem I've experienced, and it seems to get worse the older the brush gets, is that not all the glue comes out of the bristles, leaving flakes and sometimes chunks that come out when brushing on fresh glue. In addition, the glue must be completely dry clear through before it will come out the way the pictures show. For Titebond III this can take a couple of days. In addition, i have snapped off two bristles by pulling out the solid glue. So, while I like the brush I end up washing it out after using...

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Awesome product well worth the money .