Complete Dowel Kit with Dowel Pins and Tips (New Version)

I don't do a lot of woodworking, but from time to time I get myself into projects that are certainly above my pay grade. I originally bought a cheap Chinesium dowel jig thinking "Well I won't use this often... why spend a lot of money on a tool I won't use much?" Well... as usual I found out why, when a positioning lug broke off the first time I used it after it fell from the workbench. Maybe I'm silly, but I think any tool used in a shop should survive at least ONE fall. After that jig was immediately returned, I then went with the Milescraft, which was recommended by practically everyone on the Internet. Glad I did. Not only did I drop it twice without issue, but it was perfect in every way that I used it. I think it certainly qualifies as "durable" and "accurate". My project was a 50x32 outdoor television enclosure, made out of 5-inch cedar planks doweled together. Although I didn't need the bit stops, dowels, or glue, it was nice to have them quickly on-hand in a self-contained kit. A nitpick criticism though - I didn't like fact that you have to take the jig apart to get it into the case. (Very minor complaint though.) As for the jig itself, there was nothing I asked of it that it didn't do. See photos I guess... it helped a novice woodworker turn a pile of lousy cedar fenceboards into a functional outdoor TV enclosure. A few YouTube videos on how to use dowel jigs helped the included instructions. Pro woodworkers recommended this thing, I can see why they did. Great tool!

The very reason I purchased this particular dowelling kit was 1, the very good reviews and 2, the fact that it all came in a nicely organized case. However, I got my first huge disappointment while trying to unlatch the closure snaps, the right side closure snap opened up nicely and so I went to open the left side closure snap and the entire left front top of the lid blew off the corner. At first, I thought that the plastic closure snap had just popped off so I went to put it back on and realized there was no longer a lid corner to attach it to, now what I believe caused this was the two tiny zip ties that the manufacturer used to secure the lid during shipping. While I understand why they would want to ensure the lid stayed closed they could have easily just wrapped 1 zip tie around the middle of the handle where the customer could easily see it and remove it before trying to unlatch the closure snaps. I've included pics for both the manufacturer and others who may be interested in purchasing this product so that hopefully the manufacturer makes the necessary changes and so that others don't have the same thing happen to them when they go to open their kit for the first time. As to the parts which make up the dowel jig and all the associated hardware it all works very nicely and allowed me to put together an oak frame face, so if you are looking for a decent dowel kit this could be the one for you, just be sure to be careful to remove the two micro zip ties from the small areas you see in the pic BEFORE you try to unlatch the closure snaps. For the time being, I can only rate this product a 4 due to the issues with the case.

Lo encontre en promoción y fue buena elección. Viene el kit completo y es muy util para trabajos de ensamblaje

Excelente producto, todo bien ordenado en su caja, da gusto recibir productos de buena calidad

I have never joined two pieces of wood together before, and this made it very easy. It does have a bit of a learning curve, but it’s minor. I suggest practicing on a sacrificial pieces first. I definitely recommend this for anyone trying to join two pieces of wood together. Whether you’re experienced or not.