BIG IMPROVEMENT To The DIY Dowel Jig and How To Make One
Dowels are such an awesome way to build projects but I found a few flaws in the diy dowel jigs out there. So I built my own, and personally, I think it's the best adjustable doweling jig, but there could be a little bias there 😉
In this video I'll show you how I made my adjustable doweling jig, how you can make one too, and why I think it just might be the best!
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Craftswright: A 64th, no a 32nd, perhaps even a 16th Me: Cries in metric
I'm bilingual, let me translate into metric. 1/16th = 1.5875mm 1/32nd = the paint'll cover that 1/64th = who's going to notice that if I don't point it out?
"Cry me a litre". :)
I usually cry in Gauges. But which one? wire, plate? But then I remember that imperialists also have Letters to define drill sizes and all is good. One I wake up from that nightmare, I go to the shop and open up my two boxes of metric drills. From 1,0 to 10,0 mm in 0,1 mm increments. I occasionally go to my stepdads and gaze upon his watchmaker drills in 0,025mm increments. Seriously, that is really one droolable set of drill, I kid you not.
Thank you for doing what is not allowed nowadays, USING YOUR BRAIN.
I happened to stumble upon your video about making a portable drill press stand. After that I watched the one on French Cleats and now this one. I'll have to say, I'm impressed with what I see. Thank you from your latest subscriber.
Engineering tip: The two countersunk screws on the fence are going to force the fence into an alignment as the screw heads mate with the c'sink. If you want to be able to fine tune the squareness of the fence, use a round headed screw.
I wish I would have seen this video 2 months ago when it came out. I’m making a big casing with a bunch of dowels and this would have helped so much. Subscribed!
This is a superior design to any doweling jig I have seen on KZhead and many manufactured ones. Thanks so much!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You explained and demonstrated the uses of this great jig. That in itself was worth the time viewing this video.
Very welcome! I honestly feel like there are more uses for it that I just haven't figured out yet lol
Nice design, I was looking at bidding on an old metal one at auction, Yours is much better, now I'll make my own, thank you.
Add a hole on the side. This hole is where you place the drill bit in. The hole is a DRILL DEPTH ADJUSTMENT PORT set to the proper depth needed to set the collar on the bit. Great job!
I finished building one of these yesterday and I was really impressed when trying it out. Main problem for me in the UK was finding a supplier of the steel sleeves, I ended up having to make them on my lathe from 10mm bar for 8mm dowels. Without following your drilling jig and spacer blocks idea I would never have got the accuracy in drilling the exact hole positions needed. Thanks for the brilliant video 👍
You sir have earned my subscription with this video, amazing, I been using the cheap harbor freight dowel jig and I’m sick of it always coming out of alignment but don’t wanna she’ll out for an expensive one this right here is awesome
Very useful thanks I'm slowly getting my wood working up to speed with a whole lot of prodgets in mind for the future so this will help me enormously
Awesome Richard! Just don't forget to have fun while you're getting up to speed, that's the whole point after all :)
I love your honesty! Keep going plz.
Thanks friend!
Wow that is awesome. Love how you explain things as well. Thanks heaps.
Really great idea there, excellent video. Love it. If you seated those pins with red locktite or ca glue, you might be able to heat them up, break the bond, and replace them. On the other hand, I don't think you'll be bending those pins. Any damage is going straight to the underlying wood, but you have a great thick piece there I really think you've done the best you can with it. I have a metal maslow cnc that I'm going to be setting up when I have the room for it cleared out. It might not be accurate enough to cut one of these out, but I'm certainly going up to give it a try. I'll cut the precise holes first with the wood clamped down. I can sneak up on the hole sizes by repeating the cuts with small increases to the toolpaths... I'll Cut them a little undersize first and then work my way up. If the maslow cnc hanging isn't precise enough, I'll eventually have my mill wired up for power, but this looks like a great first project to push the metal maslow to its limits.
Hi dear, here is a hobbyist from Brazil. I loved your project, from JIG to dowels. I'll try, build one for myself. Congratulations on the beautiful work.
I am awed at your engineering mind that thought of this, and your precision craftsmanship.
This is not a criticism, just (unsolicited) advice: Don't pound with your fist or hand. Remember you will be old some day. You don't need the extra pain.
i had a real battle doing dowels the other day, came home , went on KZhead and yeah have to say this will help get it right first time every time am keen to get started making this gig
I know it is 2 years later I have build one and it is great the best jig I ever build thanks for the idea
definitely going in the "Saved" column. Nice job and thanks.
Awesome! Thank you!
Brilliant design and tutoring. I gotta get me one of these. Loving your channel bruv despite the lack of metric😂😂
CRAFTSWRIGHT !!!!!! Brilliant I can't get enough of your Videos!!! YOU put such DETAIL in your video as your Camera close-ups are very true to your dialogue which is Extremely Helpful Keep it up, learning so, so, so much Cheers!
Brilliant design well executed .
WOW, what an amazing tool. LOVE IT.
Love the ‘pin cushion’ on your cross cut slide.
EXCELENTE TRABAJO GRACIAS ES BUENA LA IDEA FELICIDADES.
wow, thats an amazing jig and your video explanation is fantastic. you should patent that and get it mass produced
Thank you sir for teaching us your new invention God bless you po
A terrific improvement to the basic design I've made before. I'm a subscriber now and will try to make your improved version. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome Lonnie, I think you’re the first that had the simple version too, would love to hear how you find my fancier model
Really like your precision techniques.
My previous attempt to build these jigs failed because the holes weren't symmetrical as a result of gluing a pattern, just as you point out. But I'll try your block method as it seems it works much better! Thanks
Yes ! I love it ! Thanks
Great jig. Clear instructions. Thank you very much.
Great video. I must say that when I clicked on it I didn't think I would watch the full 20 minutes, but I did. The jig was creative and you did a good job explaining it without having any dead spots in the video. I think I might try and build one of these on my CNC.
You lucky bum! (Having a CNC) would you do it out of wood or aluminum? I was a little skeptical about publishing a 20 minute video, almost split it in two parts, but I’m glad to hear that it’s watchable at that length. Thanks for the awesome comment!
I have not cut aluminum yet on my CNC but I want to some day. I just got a 3D printer. I wonder if I could print this jig? Or maybe print a jig to drill the holes for this jig. How may jigs does it take to make a jig. :)
Nice jig i just stumbled across the one video for horses so I liked the setup. Now I'm watching other videos, and liking your screwups, and fixes,i myself do alot of them to live n learn ty for the videos! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Nice!
You are a genius! Thanks
I'll surely make one for myself
Great Jig! Thanks for the video and idea.
Much appreciated Bob!
Some comments raised issues about potential difficulty in drilling accurate holes. A couple of ideas to add: use a scrap piece of wood to do you alignment on the drill press, using stops on either side as shown in the video, use a scratch awl or something similar to make an indent where you want the bit to go, and then make sure you use a drill bit, forstner or otherwise, that has a center spur deep enough to line up your drilling. I do think metric is easier in many ways.
I gotta make one of these soon
Fantastic.
Bloody marvelous.
Bravo! Very nice jig and clean and clear instructions about the use and construction! A+++
Nice darn jig! And that duck tape sandpaper.... awesome.
Also the black marker on the aluminum in order to make a mark. I've not seen that before. Lots of good tips in this video!
Keep going brother... few 100 k of us just haven't seen you yet. throw a little into audio and video production you your content speaks for its self. looking forward to future posts!
Thank you man, that’s a serious compliment and means a bunch. I just gotta keep on truckin’ 😁
Not that I need it, but whenever I see another woodworker season their glueup, I feel a sprinkle of validation. Thanks man. :)
Wow! That's neat!!
This is exactly what I need. Subscribed.
beautiful jig!
Brilliant ide! Hope I will manage to make one in future!
Really clever 👏👏👏 I appreciate it verry much. Thanks.
Excelente, superaste la plantilla estándar, ¡gracias!
i like a tools that serves more then 1 purpose. from one simple idea, find a way to use expand it fullest. this is how we improved
nicely done
I loved it thank you for shearing 😉
well done!!
Brilliant Mr.
Thank you Graham
Awesomeness!!!!!!
Yer a smart guy. You make some really clever jigs.
Fantastic jig!
Thanks Aaron!
Loved it.. thx
Brilliant
This is awesome. Thx.
You bet!
Excellent ! Great Job 💘
Thank you so much!
That's just awesome!
Thanks Jim, cheers!
OH MY GOD!. I just saw the nails on the safety block on your cross cut sled. Hahahaha. I'm dying!
I had my daughter write "here there be dragons" in old script on mine.
Well done envious of all american workshops many thanks for sharing and teaching good tip with the playing card also the duct tape and sand paper.
Thanks 👍 what part of the world do you hail from?
@@Craftswright A small town called Hartlepool in the cold and wet UK
Ah yes, some like to compare Oregon's weather to that of the UK. Damp, cold, and rarely sunny except for the during the thick of summer. Would love to visit the UK someday still!
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And by using different fence stand offs, you can attach a rail to a leg with precise set back, since shadow lines are also popular
Mike Pekovich fan? I first learned to love shadow lines through his work
Doing the 3 dowels looks great can you use pocket holes at same time
Recently discovered your channel. I'm really enjoying all of your content.
Welcome aboard Mark!
I made one and it works perfectly, although it took several tries because I was not as precise with my measurements as I should have been.
Excellent
Awesome.
Nice job. Looks interesting and very useful.
I like your link-list for items. Do you have a good source for fluted or spiral dowels? Also, I suppose you don’t do much with smaller joints using 5/16 or 1/4 dowels
Really great job!
I really enjoy doing your jig from the plans that I get from your place and your you tube video, they are excellent and very well explained and very easy to follow if you have all the tools required. This is a comment for your written instructions there is a mistake in the dimensions for the spacer thickness, your instruction call for 3/8" I think it should be 5/8" thickness, but if you pay attention and a little logic and you follow the plan view of the jig you will catch that the spacer should be 5/8", I hope the you don't feel bad for my comment.
Fantastic
Great idea go ahead...
Great job 👌👍
Thank you so much 😀
very good work
That is an awesome jig bud thanks for the idea. Regards Steve South Africa.
Cheers Steve!
VERY NICE
Nifty. Good show.
Pretty fantastic work, dude! Really fantastic jig! 😃 I'm going to make one as well when I can! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you very much! Have any big plans for what you'll make with it once you make your own jig?
@@Craftswright Honestly not yet. But I love making tools either way, so... 😂
Hahaha my brother! I fully understand
Thanks for sharing your great idea. I am going to make one like t his now. Also thnk you for sharing the duck tape on sand paper idea.
You are so welcome! Good luck on the build!
Hai brother..Ur really doing amazing work
good build!!! thanks
You're welcome reginald!
Fantastic job my friend. I don't spend my life looking at dowelling jigs as I own a Domino but I still use dowels on occasions. This is way out infront of anything I've seen. If somebody doesn't pick this up commercially I'd be amazed. In fact get in touch and I'll put you in touch with a few people. Excellent work but viewers the precision with which this jig has been made is it's secret. Don't doubt it for a moment.
Hey Richard, head to my website (craftswright.com) and shoot me an email. I would love to get in contact with some manufacturers!
@@Craftswright Why not contact Katz-Moses?
First time visit, not last. Very nice
Awesome Hugo, and thank you!
"Don't use your hand for a hammer" a farmer I worked for as a kid always told us kids who worked there that. Said it caused arthritis. Now I'm 59 and glad he stressed that. You are always banging your hands and fingers into things. The older you get the more those beatings come back to bite you, glad I didn't have the added shocks of banging stuff together with my hands (mostly).
Brilliant, gonna 3d print one and just drop in some bushings
You lucky so-and-so.... haha
@@Craftswright To be honest fhe primary reason I actually got the 3D printer was to print templates and jigs that are extremely precise. The first router template I printed were uniquely shaped Box/Finger joints. I have my templates tuned to the point where the joints take some hammering to take back apart XD
I’ve been interested in playing with 3D creation for a while, what machine did you go with and how do you like it?
@@Craftswright I went with an Ender 3 Pro, it definitely leaves you wanting a better machine BUT since its so cheap I've been able to upgrade and mod the printer to the point where I'm consistently under 0.004in but usually around 0.002in divination for about half the cost of a Prusa i3 including the printer cost. I would recommend the i3 if you don't want to spend the time tinkering with wires, hardware, and partial coding of the firmware (if you swap out the main control board for extra features) but in reality most 3D prints are a success or failure based on the settings you use to convert a 3D CAD to gcode just like a CNC machine. Woodworking has allowed me to make my own furniture and make my house more appealing but 3D printing has helped me make faucet parts, medicine stoppers, knobs and buttons for appliances/toys, and make some side money while im at work or in the shop and the printer is just going burrrrrrrrrrrrrr. XD
So much helpful information, thank you much for taking the time to provide that. Gonna look into those two meow 😸
Rock star!
My god! I couldn’t dream of ever being good enough and accurate enough to make this jig! Man, just awesome!
Ditto
Accuracy is fine if you have the equipment. My table saw is non-existent and drill stand is wobbly. I like the idea of getting one CNC machined. Press fit the steel sleeves as aluminium will wear.
Looks great.. Wondering however, if I would not be 100% accurate when making/drilling the jig, will I get punished for it when using? Is there some margin for error without having to get a sledgehammer to make it fit? 🤔 You still use the triple/multiple dowel possibility? Again, great looking jig, thanks! 👍
Awesome jig, i even like how people like yourself use playing cards as spacers
3:54 that energetic "thumbs up" with a still-spinning blade gives me a bit of anxiety, not gonna lie.
I love tutorials, but if I never see another "thumbs up" or hear another children's choir yelling "yaaay" again, I won't miss them.
I saw a few gliches too, you shouldn't play with those tools, and I must say I did most of this stuff in my day but the tools and jigs today are tremendous, thanks guys,
got my ASMR fix :)
Good one.
Thanks
Since my broke a** can’t afford a festool domino been looking for dowel jigs but most get pretty bad reviews this looks top notch !
Sweet, let me know what you think of it if you build one!