Drill a ¾ hole that is 1” deep in the top of the bun foot.

hole in the bottom of your piece. Ideally you should drill the hole 1” deep but if the bottom material is thinner than 1” allow ¼ of material between the bottom of your hole and the bottom of your material. For example if your material is ¾ thick you should drill a hole that is ½” deep.

Next you need to determine the length of your dowel. Simply add the depths of your two holes to get this figure. For instance if the depth of the hole in the bun foot is 1” and in your piece ¾” then the combined depth would be 1 ¾”. It is a good idea to make your dowel 1/16” shorter than this combined total allowing room for error. Once this is done cut the dowel to desired length, put wood glue into the hole in the bun foot and then insert dowel.

Put a small amount of glue in your piece then assemble.