Dowel tools

It comes with 60 fluted dowel pins to help you get started immediately. It features a unique design in which 4 pegs work to self-center the jig, so there is no need for measurements or markings. Chambers cut into the device help you to line up your dowels, so the boards go together accurately.

Steel bushings help to ensure long life. The jig is all one piece and centers itself using the plastic feet, which often puts the jig handle at a less than ideal angle to hold it while drilling. The anodized aluminum body is lightweight yet durable enough to last many years, and the bushings use hardened steel to protect them from wear.

Woodstock D Doweling Jig. Check Latest Price The Woodstock D Doweling Jig can work with wood up to 2 inches thick and can create 2 parallel holes without moving the jig. Milescraft Doweling Jig. Check Latest Price The Milescraft Doweling Jig is unique in that it allows you to clamp both boards simultaneously and can create up to 3 holes without moving the jig.

The downside to the Milescraft is that it demands a high degree of accuracy from the user when setting up the project. This slightest inaccuracy when aligning the boards will result in a flawed joint. It provides for accurate positioning and features a hardened steel center block to resist wear from drill bits. It also includes 6 hardened and steel bushings with smooth moving threads for precise depth control.

A large steel clamping screw allows you to apply as much pressure as needed. Unlike most dowel jigs, this tool drills from the outside of the joint leaving the dowels exposed for an artistic appearance. A clear alignment window and molded reference lines make it easy to align your project and drill with confidence. HF tools Doweling Jig Tool. It includes 5 metal bushings and works with wood up to 2 inches thick. Unfortunately, we did not find the HF suitable for our workshop.

Each bushing was too small and would grab the drill bit preventing it from drilling into the project. If you have the tools in your workshop, you may be able to bore them out slightly so you can use this jig, but it seems like a lot of work for the few dollars saved. You use a dowel jig when you need to join two boards together using dowels.

The dowel ensures that the hole you drill to hold the dowel is at the correct position and depth. Dowel Plates Use a Dowel Plate to easily make exact-sized dowels from any wood you choose.

Also useful for making precise tenons on chair spindles. Holes are straight for the first. Start with pieces whittled close to your desired diameter, chamfered at the leading end, and hammer it through the appropriate hole for perfectly sized dowels.

Includes two mounting holes for No. Metric Dowel Plate makes 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16mm dowels. Click here to download a PDF copy of the instructions for this tool. A dowel plate is very handy for accurately sizing dowels from any type of wood you choose. It can also be used to create a tenon on the end of a piece such as a chair spindle. To drill a dowel hole into the end grain of a workpiece, align a self-centering doweling jig index mark over your marked dowel location, top photo , below.

Then drill two dowel holes to the tape at both ends on each rail. Now repeat the process on the edge of the mating workpiece, middle photo. Moisture in glue can swell the rims of a dowel hole, pushing the pieces apart. Then glue and insert dowels into either the stiles or rails. Glue the exposed dowels and joint surfaces, tap the parts together, and clamp the joints for one hour. To make edge-to-edge joints, use the same technique to mark and drill mating edges.

To make edge-to-face joints, start by drilling dowel holes along one edge as described in the previous section. Use dowel centers see Sources, bottom of page to transfer dowel-hole positions from the edge of one piece to the face of the mating piece. Depending on the size of your dowel centers, either place them in the dowel holes you just drilled, or insert a dowel in each hole and slip them over these dowels, top photo below.

To mark the face of the second joint part with the dowel locations from the first one, align the ends of both workpieces using a block.

Then tap the face of the second part against the dowel centers, middle photo. An Error has occured, please try again. Yes, take me to Lee Valley Canada Cancel. Option: Choose an option. Add to Cart Sold Out. Choose an option to view item availability. Description Until now, making accurately sized dowels has been beyond the ability of the small shop and, in fact, beyond the ability of much of the dowel-making industry.

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