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# My dowels are too long to fit the capping layer

Most likely cause... you have used your **final layer dowels** (packaged in green bags) throughout the previous WoodBlocX layers!

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/99e85b04a8366000/final-layer-dowel-banner_1uovtz6.jpeg)

Don't panic! You can still add your capping layer but you need to cut the dowels you have used on the top row down by 3 notches to make them shorter. You can use a handsaw or a pipe cutter to do this. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/99e85b04a8366000/woodblocx-guide-2017-441_1efrnv8.webp)

For more information about our final layer dowels, please read our [General Instructions Guide](https://www.woodblocx.co.uk/instructions/general/en/How-to-build-with-WoodBlocX.pdf). 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/99e85b04a8366000/final-layer-dowels_i7pv8v.png)