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The latest chapter in my coffee-table-building saga sent me looking for dowel markers. Apparently, they've nearly all ascended to the metaphysical state of wild geese.

For those who don't know, dowel markers look like little hats with a small spike on top. They're used to aid in joining two pieces of wood together with dowels. You drill the first hole, then insert the dowel marker, line up the two pieces of wood you're joining, and then tap them together. The spike on the dowel marker punches a small divot where the other hole needs to be. You then simply drop the drill bit into that divot and drill your second hole.

Last weekend I visited nearly every hardware store in town looking for these bloody things, with no luck. On Monday, someone (probably my girlfriend, she thinks of everything,) mentioned to me that I should check out Willis Harper (our local Home Hardware store). Luckily for me, they had a pack of markers in pairs of various sizes.

So now I'll be able to continue assembly of my coffee table. Stay tuned for pics.