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[langer17]

Does the size of the dowel matter? Have a canon of a bat that one of the Kookaburra sponsored players at the club had but part of the toe busted off. I glued it back together and have sanded it and it has come up really nicely but I want to dowel it now.

I've done it before (One of Jodie Fields broken bats) with a a bat I didn't really care about as it was SM and ended up using that as a backyard bat, but seeing as this bat is genuinely really good I want to dowel it properly.

[Aussiecollector]

Have a look at jpgavans facebook page  he has dowelled many bats , done a lot of repairs for me & his work is outstanding , hell of a keeper that jodie fields

[tom line]

You want to make sure the dowels aren't too big for the size of the toe. For example if the toe was 10 mm at the edge don't use a 9-10mm dowel. Always leave enough space is what I've found best so for the most part I use 6mm dowels

[Seniorplayer]

Yes Toms right don't weaken the toe by drilling to big a diameter I did this  and it caused me more work.

[WalkingWicket37]

Have a look at jpgavans facebook page, he has dowelled many bats

Do I have to use the same amount of wood filler as him, or can I just use a dowel that fits the hole properly?

[Churchy1989]

I did a diy job
WP_20161221_18_29_12_Pro by Matthew Church, on Flickr

Used bamboo cane as a dowel (5mm thick). Took a few Yorkers on 70/75mph on Monday, couldn't feel a weakness. unfortunately that bat is now in contention a match bat.......tooo many bats! 

[edge]

The Goldilocks porridge approach applies here - not too small, not too big, needs to be just right!

[langer17]

Cheers for the suggestion guys

As the doweling options were 6mm or 8mm, i went with 8mm as the toe/edge are rather thick so plenty of room either side of the hole. Will see how it goes