This is by far the absolute video on a dowel jig that I have ever seen. I tried using the jig several times after watching other videos, but after endless minutes of "history", "ads", and "magical techniques", I was on the verge of tossing this in the trash because they didn't help. I decided to give it one more shot, but wanted to watch one more video, especially from the manufacturer. So, fortunately, this one showed up and the heavens opened and it all made sense. I went out to the shop and viola! perfect joints and quality seams. The only thing I wish I could find is a jig to help me set the bit to the correct depth. But for now, I'll be thankful for this and keep practicing. Good luck to all of you fellow woodworkers!

@patrickarchuleta9594

Жыл бұрын

Never guess a dowel jig this one is cake I'm pushing 70 ,30 years ago we were making thousands of cabinet doors.hello God bless don't ever give up.

Okay.. this thing is genius. Watched this video and was convinced I needed it. I got mine today, grabbed some scrap wood and within 10 minutes had two perfectly aligned pieces of wood connected by dowels.

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

Whoever made this is a super genius! I used mine to make outside planters from planks made with a chainsaw mill. This meant the thickness of the boards were not always the exact same, but this seemingly over simple jig worked every time. Great tool; I recommend it highly!

Excellent video! So nice that a manufacturer, actually provides customer service support, like this, after the sale. I think I'm going to become a loyal Milescraft customer!

@milescraft

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! If there is anything further that you need, feel free to contact customer service at info@milescraft.com.

No drill press, no problem. Followed these instructions and am well on my way to finishing my rag rug loom. Drilling the holes for the dowels was a breeze. Thanks Milescraft, this video is much appreciated.

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

I love a product that works and that is backed by clear, accurate, instructions. Just bought this on amazon because of this video.

ATTENTION ! This video is BY FAR THE BEST VIDEO I have seen for this particular model of doweling jig. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME with other videos that sometimes do not SHOW ALL what a person can do with this jig.Cheers ! !

Used mine to edge joint two butcher block counter tops. This is a simple and great tool! The kit is very handy.

I seen other Dowel Jigs, but this one here is the most ingenious. At 3:15 one can see what most other Dowel Jigs lack.

Oh, this is completelty helpful. I can now build that laundry cabinet out of wood.

My jig just arrived. Great video on how to use the jig, well presented. Can't wait to put mine to use.

Glad I watched the video because the instructions had me rethinking buying it. Clear concise instructions, nice job made joing 2 pieces a melamine together for my workbench super easy

This is an amazing and worthwhile device. Fun to use!

I've had the chance to use this table a couple of times now. It's fun to whip out in front of people:) I can see what people are talking about when they say the legs are delicate, but they're design to support a "mostly" vertical load, not be torqued from the side or pushed back into place. If you just let the table open or close on it's own and don't force anything, it works great kzread.infoUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh Once it's set up, it's pretty solid. My only gripe would probably be related to the clamps provided. They're not the highest quality. They do the job, so no big deal, but they could be better. All in all, pretty cool gadget.

What a great design. Just ordered the kit. Thanks.

Simple jig with clear instructions on how to dowel. I might buy this jig.

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for nicely explaining.

Thank you for video much appreciated! At 2.20 in video is what I needed to see. . .never used a dowel jig before. This answered my question.

I just picked one of these up because I wanted to do a project involving the use of dowels. My last attempt at using dowels was slow, cumbersome, and the boards didn't fit right. Blame my amateur woodworking skills. I did a test fit with the jig for an edge joint and it was a perfect fit! I'm glad I purchased this product and I'm excited about doing some small projects again rather than dreading the crappy results I used to get.

It works as advertised. Measure twice cut once. With limited tools (live in a condo...no vice) I clamped my work to a table saw fence and clamped the jig to the piece being worked when possible.

just used it for the first time today. great little tool. it works perfectly...love it.

@milescraft

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying the jig! What project are you working on?

"....I'd just received my Jointmate today that sends to me by my brother from Canada,im super excited to use it for my hand tool cabinet project,thanks for the great video.....Woodworking hobbyist here from Angeles City,Philippines....!"

Thanks for the indepth demo!

This looks like a handy tool. I may have to get this!

Great video!!! Thank you !!

simple and easy to use! great vid too guys!

This is great!

Excellent video. I enjoyed watching it. thank you

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

We're glad you enjoyed the video.

Great video, and this jig works great!

Really useful video thanks. I would not have worked out correctly how to use the jig by reading the instructions alone.

I have just ordered this model today looking forward to using it!!

@robertbutler8004

4 жыл бұрын

Follow up it arrived today I tried it out I only drilled 4 holes with the drills provided the drill bits are pathetic I then used my own high-speed drill bit my drill bit was way superior to the rubbish drills that came in the kit.

I skipped drilling pocket holes for an alcove bookshelf 80" high and used the Milescraft dowel jig kit to a better and easier finish. Thanks for this great video! tool

I own a Milescraft pockethole 200 jig and would want to try dowels for joinery... Will buy this. Great instructional video. 🙂

Looking forward to trying this. My jig kit should be here tomorrow or Monday.

@milescraft

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan, let us know what you think after you've had a chance to use it!

Excelente herramienta. Yo la compré en MEXICO y funciona muy bien. La recomiendo!

@moisesgonzalez3001

4 жыл бұрын

Me gusta ¿ en dónde la compro? Soy de México

very good informative video, thank you. I bought after I watched it.

Thank you Good tutorial and very helpful

Very good explanation, I liked it a lot, congratulations.- Bonifácio Maceió-Brazil

Thanks a lot, I have this DowelJigKit, I’ll love it

Like others have commented, well done video. I don’t have a need for one at the moment but this looks pretty handy and at $20, I’m ordering one to keep on the shelf.

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your positive feedback!

I just received this dowel jig yesterday and I have gone completely dowel nuts!!! LOL !! I have emptied a pack of 100 dowels and the dowels that came with the kit already! ... SO easy to use!! ... SO useful! ... I used them in combination with pocket holes and glue to make furniture for a kid's room who's whole room is set up with climbing walls, knowing that he will probably climb on the furniture now and then (its actually designed to encourage him to!) ... **USEFUL TRICK** : I had some boards that were 2-1/2" thick that I wanted to join together end to end. They were too thick to use the jig as indicated, but I just laid a longer piece of dowel rod in the slot under the jig, aligning it so it lay squarely on top of the hole in the first board and it worked like a charm! (I alternated holes from one side of the boards to the other so all the dowels wouldn't be on one side of center of the boards)

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments, we're pleased to hear you've gone completely dowel nuts!!

Thank you.

Used it today for 3/4 mdf shelving and it worked flawlessly. Probably would of been easier and quicker if I had watched this video first. Did everything my own way but similar.

@aquakey9834

2 жыл бұрын

How to sound like a showboat without sounding like a showboat

@kimhoffman86

Жыл бұрын

I watched the video but not good enough. Oh well I still have more to do with my current project.

Thank you !!!!

Me sirvio mucho, buen video, gracias.

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video!!

Good .... informative...

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your positive feedback!

Thanks sir

I was REALLY scratching my head on how to to this but found it at 6:10 👍

I liked this explanation very much but I wish you guys would have also showed the use of the pins are they for marking the boards or for holding in place?

Awesome clearly explaine

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

@aaudain1

2 жыл бұрын

@@milescraft Welcome

it work very good no problem.

@kunad2294

4 жыл бұрын

thank, very good product.

Lifesaver

The design is very clever and simple, and as I have read many times it works great for most users. However the complain made by some is valid, when drilling it looks like it wobbles side to side which can make the dowel holes a little wider and not a tight fit. Obviously a clamp may help but with the design of the handle it may not be possible at all times. A good improvement on it could be to put the handle lower in the jig and maybe an inch out, that way it could have a flat wider base touching the surface to use f-clamps or c-clamps. Or maybe a little more expensive model featuring a clamp as part of the handle. Thanks for the video.

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback.

Cheers mate. You made it quite easy to understand for a beginner like me, but no matter how careful I am there is always a slight step in both directions. I suppose buy cheap pay twice eh?

I just got mine today. I wish you could have identified the board 1 and 2 (for visual aid purposes) by using pieces of colored tapes, also indicating the left and right sides of the boards. This would make it much easier to follow instructions for an accurate joint.

I ordered one kit would like to if you have video on joining angles. I’m attempting to make some cabinet legs with possibly 25 degree angle . Want to see if it requires different position placement.

I found the most difficult part is setting the drill stop accurately. Also when the needed hole is close to end, it cannot auto center the hole, making it less useful for small stuff.

it couldn't be better explained

Kreg should make one of these

How do you set it to drill the 1/4” & 5/16 hole. Lining up the 4 pins to get the 3/8" hole is all you demonstrated. What am I missing?

Thank you very much for the video. Can you please tell us what is the recommended depth to which holes need to be drilled in board 1 and board 2 for each of the joint types

@milescraft

5 жыл бұрын

Holes should be drilled 1/8" deeper than the length of the dowel's insertion depth. For more information, please reference page 4 of the product manual. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1309-1359-DowelJigKit-Manual.pdf

@anupshende1986

2 жыл бұрын

I have same question and no where it is answered. Manual says about 1/8th gap in dowel but does not say anything about what should be drill depth itself.

Was this narrated by Matt Vanderlist??? Very glad I bought this.

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was!

@jonas190

4 жыл бұрын

Milescraft I’d know that voice anywhere!

👍👍👍

Sounds like Matt Vanderlist.

I bought the kit mainly for the bits and stuff, it moves around on me and makes an inaccurate hole and it is really not made for make volume holes, maybe repair or something like that vs the other ones. Good for beginners but you would want a lot better one later on maybe sooner than later.

If you use a dowel of one of the other two sizes besides the middle one the thing the video doesn't talk about is when you use the centering feature on the end stock you use the sides if the tool so the pegs are centered. Hopefully that makes sense

@Mike-in3cq

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Amos I agree...

@milescraft

7 жыл бұрын

Brian and Mike, you are correct. Aligning the jig using all three sizes is not discussed in the video. However, it is explained in the manual with diagrams illustrating the jig alignment with all three of the dowel bushing sizes. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/03.02.16Manual.pdf

@bdormer1

6 жыл бұрын

I was kinda scratching my head on that issue... but I went back and looked at the video and it became obvious that you just use the same pins in a different way for the smaller dowels. It's a very clever design. Hope it works as good as it looks - I just ordered one.

@randybost9680

6 жыл бұрын

Let's see if I can help clarify. If you use the 1/4" guide hole, use the two pins on 1/4" side of the guide. If you use the 5/16" guide hole, use the two pins on the 5/16" side of the guide. In both cases, you want to be pushing the handle toward the board. Once you get it, it works great.

@youllsucceed

6 жыл бұрын

Now that just cleared it up, Thanks!

How can I use this tool for lining up dowels on boards that are 1.5" x 1.5"; i.e. I am making a plant stand with oak, kind of looks like a stool.

this jig will work well for wood up to 3/4 inch, but i havent been able to get it to work on larger lumbar like joining 2x4

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

This jig is compatible with 1/2″ to 1-1/2” thick lumber.

@brandofalcon

4 жыл бұрын

@@milescraft I'm currently using 2x10 lumber which is actually 1.5" x 9.25" and I'm having issues getting the jig to center properly for edge joints. I must be doing something wrong?

Insane that none of the local big box stores have this in stock, everything has to be shipped.

@Asphalt_Cowboy_815

5 жыл бұрын

I bought mine at Menards. The jig works pretty well considering the price.

@happykt

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I just ordered this kit last week and picked it up yesterday at my local big box store, along with a straight hole drill guide and short countersink drill bits (which I also had to special order). I also asked the clerk the same thing clerk yesterday (why they didn't have this basic items) when I was picking it up amongst all several aisles of Halloween decorations crowding the front of the store.

Is this Matt Vanderlist doing the voiceover?

Why can't you align the holes with the red guide for both boards in that first example?

Well, I can't see a depth adjustment for board two when drilling the second set of holes. I bought this jig today, and tomorrow I'm going to see what happens. I can already foresee trouble when working with this jig.

@asddsa-uy9ko

3 жыл бұрын

it depends on your choice of dowel length. some people cut their own dowel. so you have to calculate it. if u use 5 centimeter dowel u can drill 3 cm for the first board then +2 cm for your second board. if u would work repeateble dowel you can also use 2 screwbits. you can use them for each drills.

One question - using the pegs to center the drilling hole only works for the center hole, correct?

@milescraft

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, you can center with all three of the holes! Check out page five of the product manual for more information on how to center using the 1/4" and 5/16" holes. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1309-1359-DowelJigKit-Manual.pdf

Rotate the joint mate? Not getting this

Looks to me like his hand often moves when he starts the drill which would lead to inaccurate alignment which is mentioned in many of the user reviews on Amazon. I guess it's worth a try given the low price.

@andyb1368

3 жыл бұрын

That is the one drawback with this jig. I have used mine for a few projects, and for the most part, I have gotten decent results. I find that I need to get the workpiece clamped solidly when drilling and really try to lean into it and brace myself to keep the jig as steady as possible when drilling. Usually it works fairly well.

@tommc49

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyb1368 I was unable to get consistent results with this jig. Could be my fault. I ended up buying the more expensive, but much better, Jessem 8350, currently on sale at Woodcraft.

im using 8 mm dowel, how can i change the tube of the jig to the center

@milescraft

6 жыл бұрын

The bushings on the jig are fixed and are not interchangeable. On page 5 of the instruction manual, for creating corner joints, there are different positions to ensure self-centering for the different sized dowels. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/02.02.16-DowelJigKit.pdf

Try a corner joint width wise...

What about the two bushings on either side of the middle one: how does one center those?

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

Page 5 of the product manual shows you how to center on the two outer bushings. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1309-1359-DowelJigKit-Manual.pdf

Can anyone that has been using this jig for some time tell me if those bushings got worn or distorted in any way? Thanks!

Can i use it to make 45* angled dowel connections

@martinoamello3017

3 жыл бұрын

Nope..utterly useless for such operations..

That drill looked like it was struggling drilling that hole

@robertbutler8004

4 жыл бұрын

Tristian the drill bits that are provided are rubbish I now use high-speed drill bits they are much better.

I would like to know how many weeks takes to be delivered? I want to order it .

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

For more information on ordering one of these jigs, please contact info@milescraft.com

There is nothing in the video nor the instructions that came with the jig kit as to what the 'Dowel Tenon Centers' are used for. Can you please explain?

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Dowel tenons/centers accurately mark the location of dowel holes or existing pin locations in the second board being joined. To see these in action, please view our video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aousqJizdM3coM4.html

How do you center to two smaller outer holes? For smaller thickness. I had to use the largest size for 1/2 inch wood.

@richardlug6139

4 жыл бұрын

One way that might work is butt up two pieces of the same thickness in a vise or clamped together making the working area wider. As long as they are the same thickness and aligned right the self center pins can be on different boards and still work. Or if possible think ahead and drill holes before you rip down your pieces into there final sizes.

@andyb1368

3 жыл бұрын

To center for either the 1/4 or 5/16 holes, you put place the jig with the centering pins that are on the side of the jig with the desired hole size on on either side of the stock and then rotate the jig so the the pins are bearing on on either side. Doing that will center the drill guid hole over the stock.

I bought it online but I don't have the drill bit. Where can I buy from?

@grandmastermicochero

5 жыл бұрын

LOWES

Soooo...how do you use it on the end of a 1x3 or 1x4 board. I want to put two dowels in the end but doesn't really give me a good tutorial for that. Otherwise, good video.

So now I'm using the 5/16th jig hole. When I'm trying to drill a hole on the butt ends with the jig upside down, the 5/16 hole is on the left side of the jig, not the middle. When I rotate the jig to center the hole, only the 3/8 hole lines up in the middle. The 5/16th never lines up middle.

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

In figure 4 on page 5 of the product manual there are illustrations on how to center the jig using all three of the bushing guides. www.milescraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1309-1359-DowelJigKit-Manual.pdf

I would have been nice if you could have said before starting make sure the boards are flush at the point you want to join them so when you put the Dowels together they are flush for the desired finish. Looks like I have to by wood putty. Neat jig though.

@rolandmetayer7210

5 жыл бұрын

Use common sense ! Cheers !

You forgot to mention taking off the guide fence at 6:16 when drilling the second set of dowel pins.

@robertbutler8004

4 жыл бұрын

Cliff Carlo do you think it was necessary for this guy to mention that? It seems obvious to me!!!

I have tried this out, its always out on the corresponding holes :(

Can you do a 45 degree bevel or miter dowel joint with this jig?

@milescraft

2 жыл бұрын

No, this is not designed for 45-degree bevel or miter dowel joints.

@davidmcgrath6507

3 ай бұрын

Depends on the size

Como se usan los centros de espigas(dowel tenon centers)?

@milescraft

4 жыл бұрын

Please view the Milescraft Dowel/Tenon Center Set video for more information on using the dowel tenon centers. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aousqJizdM3coM4.html

7:15 - I bought this Jig. This video does not show what silver metal pieces are used for.

@milescraft

5 жыл бұрын

The Dowel Tenon/Centers are used to accurately mark the location of dowel holes or existing pin locations in the second board being joined. To view images of this application, please visit www.milescraft.com/product/8-pc-doweltenoncenter-set/.

10mm works perfectly. But the 6 and 8mm dont.line up in the middle of the piece

@WilliamRamonTexeira

4 жыл бұрын

I'm having a bad time with the 6mm too... I rarely use 10mm dowels...

I got one of those... am I the only one having a problem with the size of the holes? None of the dowels is actually fitting correctly (neither into the guide cells nor into the guide bushing) . I even broke one when I had to use excessive force to get the joint mate off the dowel after the measuring process. I get that they have to tight but breaking the dowels because you have to rip around the joint mate cant be the idea... I tried sanding down the dowels to fit them but that's too much work

... And assemble your joint

It's Jigtastic.

ps going from my initial comment, its the plastic red slider when the 1mm issue happens

@mariuspix

5 жыл бұрын

Christopher Claudio Skierka Did you manage to get to the bottom of this problem?

where i can buy it and how much cost

@milescraft

5 жыл бұрын

Ozzie, where are you located?

I just bought the similar version that silverline do, and I was really dissapointed. I kinda wish I saw this one before I bought that cheap crap!