How to Use Dowel Joinery for Seamless Joints 

This is one of the best instructional videos I've ever watched. You explained everything well and even provided tips and cautions. Thank you

This video is a masterclass in how to show the function of a product. Thanks for your patience and attention to detail.

You may be the only one on RU-vid who actually showed how it works in detail. Preciate it

I just bought this jig and been wanting to use it and your video was a great demonstration on how to use it. You managed to show all three types of connections very nicely, good job.

I really enjoyed your video and in my opinion you covered everything. I just got my Milescraft 1319 a few hours ago and I was so frustrated with their instructions that I gave up on doing what I have planned to do however, after watching multiple videos I bumped into your and I will give it another try tomorrow. I really enjoyed that you took the time and explained how to do the measurements for all three types of joints. Thanks for the video.

Very thorough tutorial. Thank you!

Thanks for posting the link. I just bought one to add a shelf to my Dutch door. You just saved me a lot of money!

Great video and well explained, thank you. I am considering using dowels for a couple of the joints in my next project.

I have just purchased a wolfcraft dowel jig (apparently, the old version) which is pretty similar to this one. As the new improved "wolfcraft dowel master jig" is on the market and my version is the "older" one, nobody has made a video for it .Your video was a massive help. Thanks for a good, concise video.

Many thanks for you easy to understand video, I have had one of these jigs for ages and not used as I couldn't come to grips with the set up,used it today on a table top, perfect result, I bought mine from Tool Station and very cheap. Thanks again.

Great explanation, much easier to follow than the Wolfcraft video for the dowelmaster I saw! Interesting to see you drilling the first holes on the horizontal, most videos I have seen have the first holes in the vertical axis.

Super clear and easy to understand. Watching this video, I had more than one "Holy crap, I didn't know it could do that!" moments. Thank you 👍

This jig looks amazing! Thanks for the review. Gonna buy it.

Thank you. I bought mine and haven't used it yet. This video cleared up some questions for me. Much appreciated!!

Thank you. Very useful. I have some other kind of dowelling jig, but no-one on RU-vid seems to have the same one.

Thank you for the very well and detailed explanations. Makes perfect sense how to use it now.

I have this, the older green version, for at least 10 years and used it extensively. It works really well and i made a lot of dowel connections with it. Once you are skilled with this tool, nothing beats the speed and precise working.

Great video. Thank you sir. Much easier to follow than some of the others.

Just got one can’t wait to use it.

Hey dude, thanks for the video. Exactly what I needed to know, going to pick one up today.

Awesome video. I bought the jig but had no idea how to use it so did it freehand!

Bought this a while back. Haven't used it yet. It's on my list this week.

Thank you so much. I have watched so many videos that do not show the most important part, how they line up. It’s dumbfounding to me how people put these videos out without showing how they line up. They leave out the whole purpose of what a dowel is used for, lineup… thanks for the video, I have a much better idea of what I will buy. Btw, it’s completely different from a pocket hole jig.

I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing it. I appreciate your honesty about the good AND bad points (including the limitations) of the jig. For all you've done for the company with this video, they should easily be willing to replace the jig without a doubt.

You did a good job getting to the point fast most of us benefit from this to learn fast too Well Done jv

This is the best demo of the jig I have seen. Thanks.

I watched a few videos on this. Yours is the best and easy to follow. Thank you!!!

Great video and thanks! I picked one of these up on sale for like $15 for the kit! Great buy

Thank you buddy, just brought one and wanted a quick guide, most guides only do one type of joint, which was the angle one.

Good job explaining this.

Thank you. I had no idea of some of the functions. Great video, thank you. Xx

Awesome video - thanks for posting!

Very good and detailed explanation. Thank you!

Fantastiv video! I have watched many and you made it so understandable!

Hello just want to say to you big thank the explaned how dowel tip very clear and show up close welll done mate cheers

Awesome demonstration! Thank you!

Great tutorial. I have one of these cool jigs, and it does work extremely well. I also have the "dowel it" jig which is great for edge to edge joinery. The only thing I have to say, and this is not a criticism, is that you keep referring to the Milescraft doweling jig as cheap. Maybe you should say inexpensive. When one thinks of cheap, they think of (at least I do) something that is poorly made and will not last. Even though most of the material of this jig is plastic, it is a high density plastic, and should last years if taken care of. This jig in my opinion is an indispensable, inexpensive little tool that everyone should have in their tool arsenal. Thanks again for the great tutorial.

Thank you, great honest review

Nice vid, bro! This helps me a lot, thanks!

Very well explained! Thanks man!

Very informative! Thanks! Needed to know how to use my new tool and your vid was the first I found.

Thanks man !!! This is good info for beginners like me ...thanks a million !!

Thank you. Best video about this tool I ve seen so far

Thanks for your video! I watched it twice to understand how you can use it! I got a similar one from Wolfcraft and I am doing a cabinet project, you make it look so easy :-) I was reading the manual, but the English has errors in it and I could not understand it all how to use it, your video helped a lot, thank you!

Great video ! Thanks .

Awesome demonstration

Really helpful, thank you!

very helpful video, thank you.

Lovely vid, very clear thank you so much really helpful x

By far the best video on dowel joinery on YT! Fantastic. (The audio wasn't too good though). 😀

Well explained, great video

Very helpful. Thanks

I've had one of these sitting in a drawer for over a year, never bothered with it. Watched your video once and made a flush test joint on the first try. Thanks!

Brilliantly explained.

thanks for the great info

excellent. thanks!

Excellent video, thank you! And yes at 25 dollars, its the best bang for you buck!

simple clear and to the point ... Thank you -- subscribed and liked

wow that was a great vid! didnt know dowel jig could be so easy!!

THANK YOU!!!! you made this very easy to understand and spoke very clearly. Appreciate it Bud. - Cheers.

Great demo and tutorial.

The best explanation o n line going to get a jig tonight on anazon

fantastic video, thanks very much!!!

Great vid

Good video. I just got one of these for $11 off Grizzly. Looks like it can do 90% of what other dowel jigs that cost 10x as much.

Thanks for sharing this video, help a lot 👍👍

Nice review and video, Might add the centering plugs and their use as well.

Great Video!

Excelente explicación, gracias!!

Excellent video thank you

Nice review. I was curious how this worked.

Great video

Good job on the video it was just what I was looking for. I actually bought the same jig last year. Now I’m finally planning a project where I need it. Maybe I’ll tie string to it and hang from neck so I won’t drop it. If you think you will do a lot of dowel joints maybe it would be worthwhile to step up to a metal one.

Straightforward vid. Thanks.

Thank you 👍🏻

A dowel jig can be just as fast as a domino and is a lot less expensive. Plus you can make different sized dowel joints easily and cheaply. Fast sting and effective, dowels are a under appreciated method of joinery.

Nice job 👍

I have this little jig and for the price, it is very good. Furthermore, if you see that Dowling is for you, then one can always purchase a make like : Task or Dowel Max, much more expensive, but also more versatile. Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country.

I think a work around for smaller stock is using that centering line, it just may be tough to hold against your workpiece, but add an extension piece next to it for balance.

Your centering can be solved by taking a wider board and drilling and installing one dowel. Then put your fence on and adjust it so it's setting the depth. Now take it to the board you want to use it on and use the fence to put it to center and drill the hole(s) where you want.

Great quality video, my only disappointment is that you seemed to have stopped making more content! Can I request a shop tour, I have just hit subscribe.

One other thing, for the broken pin, just use some super strong epoxy with an accelerator. Hold it down for a few minutes and you should be good. Most epoxies work really well on plastic parts like that.

Good video thanks for sharing

Excellent video. I just subscribed.

I would recommend looking at the supplied drill bits closely before trying to use them. Mine were quite wobbly which made the dowel holes bigger and reduced the precision when joining.

I broke the pin too when I dropped it. I fixed it by applying a bit of pvc cement. Make sure to dry fit it before putting on the glue so it's still accurate

I also dropped mine and broke off a peg. I used a small machine thread bolt to reattach it and it works fine.

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

I just got my kit from Amazon yesterday today went to use it was going great and knocked it off my 36in high work table to concrete floor and snapped one alignment ear off smooth at base. This jig is user friendly after a small learning curve but its not durable by any means.

Thank you for your video. I appreciate your time and effort ! Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country.

I am trying to butt joint 2 x 3 with dowels. This wouldn't work right?

How do you use it to put boards edge to edge ???

How many times have folks done edge to edge joints?

Great demo, mate, 👍🏽 bummer that you dropped it and broke the peg off. How did you go with contacting the company, get a replacement? Maybe the issue with the minimum width of board, one work around that should work to get evenly spaced holes not too close together, is to clamp another wider board to it so it extends the width for better jig positioning? Can't hurt to give it a go, it should work, well, in my head it does! 😆😆😆

Two sets of drill bits makes sense ... but what we _really_ need is just single additional bits. I know I can get individual twist drill bits (for metal, and less precise wood work) on cards at my local Ace Hardware store, but I have never seen brad point bits for precise woodworking there. The only way I know to get the collars, though, is to buy a full set ... bummer.

Volume is NOT great but this is a helpful video....thank you.

Спасибо!👍

Have you tried on 2x4 boards?

I used it and you dont need center pins acctually, so there is no width limitations really. Just mark center where you wonna pin to be and drill by eye centered pin. It will be 99% accurate.

What brand of this jig