The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of members of wood species on the dowel pin joint strength, The sesults are summarized as follows: (1) The values of the withdrawal strength of dowel joint (T_⊥) increased linearly with increasing the specific gravity in overdry (r_0) or longitudinal shear strength (τ_s) of member. The relationships can be shown by the following experimental formulas T_⊥=160.4+539.4 r_0 T_⊥=11.5+38.5 τ_B (2) The bending strengtl10f dowel joint (F_4) increased linearly with increasing the specific gravity in oven dry (r_0). The relationships can be shown by the following experimental formula F_4=423.0+597.7 r_0