I have this wolfcraft jig and thought I'd bought something I didn't need, but this video has changed my mind. I don't think I understood how to use the reference lines so this is a very helpful watch. More dowel builds will be done around the house now 👏
Thank you. Believe it or not, you were the first person that I could find in a tutorial it showed how to use the other holes on the jig. Everybody uses the center one. I'm so dumb, I couldn't figure out how to use the left or the right one, a lot of wasted time. Great job.
Really appreciate you sharing this. I purchased one of the Wolfcraft jigs about a year ago, and only used it a couple of times, because I couldn't work out how to use it correctly. Problem solved! ❤
For a cheap Dowling jig it has many nice features. Mine my be super cheap as I is missing a fence and some of the useful dowel registration features of yours. I will definitely invest in a upgraded jig. Thank you for walking through the process. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Been watching your videos a lot lately, I am also from UK!! I find your vids very easy to follow and extremely informative!! Great video thank you.....
You make it look so easy Tomasz. The concern I have with dowels is that there’s no room for errors, if you’re half a mm off with one hole the dowels won’t easily reference together. The jig should reduce errors but they can still happen. For that reason I prefer to use loose tenons, but it’s another jig required
Great explanation of how such a jig works. Thanks for sharing. I have something similar, but I've never used it. Until now I've always used the special points/pins. That works OK as well. The only problem is to find back those pins after not using them for a longer time. The jig you demonstrated is less likely to lose.
@@CasualDIY I'm glad I'm not alone with this problem. When I need them, I can't find them. Then (when I don't need them) they suddenly show up. Then I try to find a more logical place for them to store. I put them there, but until I need them again, I forget where I put them, so the whole story repeats itself.
Yes, as beaufighter245 said, very nicely and efficiently done! What about using this jig for making picture frames with 45 degree corners? I would think it might not center well due to the small length of the joined surface. However, with that said, for those of us who only want to do this once in a while the expensive jigs seem an excessive expense. So, again, thanks.
Good demonstration of using a simple jig ... excellent 👍 Hopefully, in a few years time, we'll all be laughing at how you had to use chipboard to demonstrate as MDF was too expensive 😂
I purchased a similar jig a few weeks back. However, I found it very difficult to hold the jig steady while drilling those edge holes. I decided to buy a jig that clamps into the edge which was perfect for me. I do use the cheaper jig to align the holes to be drilled into the horizontal part of the board if it is not a purely edge joint. So, yeah, holding that jig in place while drilling was too challenging for me.
Thank you so much for making this video! I've bought the Wolfcraft Dowel Jig, but I've been struggling with finding a proper video to show how to really use it... I have a few drawers to put together, so from what you've explained, I'm having to make the L-shape joint. You explained that the faces has to be marked, in order to always work from the correct face, so, my question is. When you've drilled the holes in the first piece (the piece with the most depth) and then go to drill holes in the piece with less depth (the thickness piece) I see the you have the "reference" piece with the "out" facing up, but what about the other piece? Is it placed with the inside face up, in this case? It much be, right? Otherwise the two faces won't match? Thank you. Best regards!
If you are making a drawer easiest way, if you can't get your head around it, place all pieces in a straight line. Outside to be facing up, mark them correct so you will know which piece is which. Then make the holes in the front and back and then refrence those on the sides. Making sure you place the fence of the jig on the same face of the boards (the one that was facing up)
@@switbeee1364 Well you don't really glue melamine to melamine just mechanical fasteners, not many thigs will stick properly to melamine. If you want to glue the parts that are not covered with melamine then Gorilla PVA glue or Titebond 1 will be fine. However I'm guessing its chip board covered with melamine so the adhesion wont be great. If it's MDF covered with melamine then those glues I mentioned will be fine. If you want to glue melamine to melamine then you may try polyurethane glues but they make create a bit of hard to remove mess.
Great video, thanks for the walk though. I also bought this exact jig a few days ago, and have started to improve by making a few mistakes. One of my mistakes, I'm curious if I could have used the jig to get me out of trouble, because I just couldn't work out if it was possible. The error I made, was not drilling deep enough on one of the pieces. As a result, when I bashed it with a pallet to join them afterwards, I split the piece where the dowels entered the end. I spent ages trying to work out how I could re-drill the holes in a new end piece, using the benefits of the jig. But no, I realised this wasn't possible, because you absolutely have to drill the 2 pieces in a particular order. Am I correct in thinking this?
Not really. Drilling the holes not deep enough is not an issue. Just offer the jig to the same place. Use the dowel as a guide if you need to. As an extra support you can clamp the jig to your work piece and drill the hole deeper. Always before using the jig, just setup the depth of the drill bit. If you not sure if the hole is deep enough simply measure it - see how deep it is. If you are joining face to end board, then you have to make sure that the face is not drilled too deep. Which means usually you will have to drill the end of board deeper.
@@CasualDIY ok thanks. But I actually ruined/split one of the pieces, so I had no choice but to start with a new piece of wood. And because I needed to re-drill the 'end piece' the jig does not allow me to use it as a guide.
If you don't mind, i'd give you a piece of advice. For example, when you are blocking the wood with the vise, you'd recommend your video where you made it. Maybe this actions bring you more traffic 😊 Great job as usual
Or, instead of being spoon fed everything, you could use your brain ... click on the search tab and type in 'vice' .......... it's surprising what you can find if you just take two seconds to think about it!!
@@barry.w.christie I watched that video. I told him this piece of advice for helping to make his channel growth. Not everyone knows that exist these videos
Nothing to do with this video. Did you know that in Greece it is St. Thomas' day. So you ought to celebrate by sending us sweets and whatever else you cook on you name day. As they say in Greece Hronia Polla (Many Years, or may you celebrate your name day for many years).
It's from Wolfcraft lol Not sure if you know but more or less 70% of everything is made in China. And its everyones personal choice where it comes to buying products. If you can afford the more expensive version then go for it but what gives you the right to tell other people what they should or shouldn't buy. Specially when they can't afford the higher priced product but still want to follow their hobby and grow as a DIYer. I think your comment only shows what kind of person you are. I'm all in for the choice and enabling people to make their own educated decisions and allow them to follow their hobbies.
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What an excellent demonstration, no unnecessary music, no drama, just a well presented, informative and thorough explanation. Subscribed👍
Thank you kindly and welcome aboard 👍
I've learned more from your YT channel than I have from any other. You explain things so well. Thank you.
Fantastic to hear that, thank you
I have this wolfcraft jig and thought I'd bought something I didn't need, but this video has changed my mind. I don't think I understood how to use the reference lines so this is a very helpful watch. More dowel builds will be done around the house now 👏
Glad to hear it 👍
Thank you. Believe it or not, you were the first person that I could find in a tutorial it showed how to use the other holes on the jig. Everybody uses the center one. I'm so dumb, I couldn't figure out how to use the left or the right one, a lot of wasted time. Great job.
Glad that my video was some help 👍
Very well demonstrated, as always.
@@JohnMacklin-e8e thank you for watching 👍
I made my sons cabin bed using that exact same jig, and it was the first time I'd worked with dowels. Went perfectly, so easy!👍
Glad to hear it
Brilliant demo! I *finally* get how to use this jig! 🇨🇦
Thank you for watching 👍
Great way to teach the use of a tricky tool
Hehe its not too bad 😅
Great video Thomaz. I've been reluctant to buy a cheap dowel jig but you've convinced me that it's worth it.
Well worth it 👍
Great timing, just bought this jig yesterday. Thank you for another informative video. Cheers
Thank you for watching 👍
Really appreciate you sharing this. I purchased one of the Wolfcraft jigs about a year ago, and only used it a couple of times, because I couldn't work out how to use it correctly. Problem solved! ❤
I'm glad that my video was some help 👍
Very informative. Love the way you show everything step by step. Top notch Bro
I appreciate that!
Excellent - no nonsense and informative. Thanks.
@@m4euro thank you for watching
Thanks a bunch for the tutorial, Tomasz! 😃
I need to get a jig like that!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Good investment that is 👍
Best video ever
Thanks
For a cheap Dowling jig it has many nice features. Mine my be super cheap as I is missing a fence and some of the useful dowel registration features of yours. I will definitely invest in a upgraded jig. Thank you for walking through the process. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Worth an upgrade mate. So easy to use and it gives very good results
Great tutorial … thanks for sharing!!🙏
Glad it was helpful!
The best demonstration👍!
Thank you for watching
Super clear video. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching
Been watching your videos a lot lately, I am also from UK!! I find your vids very easy to follow and extremely informative!! Great video thank you.....
Great to hear that. I'm very glad that my videos are some help 👍😁
Great how to vid
@peterjohn85 thank you for watching 👍
Dear Thomas, thanks for this tipif I had known before!
Glad you liked it
Love it! I have the Milescraft one and it works the same way! Been thinking I want to get it out again so thanks!
Amazing and informative video, thank you sir.
Thank you for watching
Great video!! Thank you.
@ronmcbride986 thank you for watching
Love your videos. So useful. Thankyou.
Thank you kindly
A great tip, thank you!
Thank you for watching 👍
Very helpful. Thank you
Thank you for watching 👍
Excellent video Tomasz, I have one of those jigs and they are brilliant.
Thank you for watching Steve
You make it look so easy Tomasz. The concern I have with dowels is that there’s no room for errors, if you’re half a mm off with one hole the dowels won’t easily reference together. The jig should reduce errors but they can still happen. For that reason I prefer to use loose tenons, but it’s another jig required
Yes I do agree but the jig helps here a lot. And you you clamp it down them the risk of error becomes marginal
very useful video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching
Great explanation of how such a jig works. Thanks for sharing. I have something similar, but I've never used it. Until now I've always used the special points/pins. That works OK as well. The only problem is to find back those pins after not using them for a longer time. The jig you demonstrated is less likely to lose.
Hehe had those as well but they have disappeared in the black hole that my workshop is😅
@@CasualDIY I'm glad I'm not alone with this problem. When I need them, I can't find them. Then (when I don't need them) they suddenly show up. Then I try to find a more logical place for them to store. I put them there, but until I need them again, I forget where I put them, so the whole story repeats itself.
@@hansdegroot8549 got exactly the same mate 👍
Tqvm 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for watching 👍
Yes, as beaufighter245 said, very nicely and efficiently done! What about using this jig for making picture frames with 45 degree corners? I would think it might not center well due to the small length of the joined surface. However, with that said, for those of us who only want to do this once in a while the expensive jigs seem an excessive expense. So, again, thanks.
It's possible to do 45 degrees but it would require some preparation. Wouldn't be a straightforward process.
Good demonstration of using a simple jig ... excellent 👍
Hopefully, in a few years time, we'll all be laughing at how you had to use chipboard to demonstrate as MDF was too expensive 😂
Oh I hope so 😅
Pro-tip, you don't need to mark anything, just put a hole through. By virtue of the jig, you still would align it perfectly.
I purchased a similar jig a few weeks back. However, I found it very difficult to hold the jig steady while drilling those edge holes. I decided to buy a jig that clamps into the edge which was perfect for me. I do use the cheaper jig to align the holes to be drilled into the horizontal part of the board if it is not a purely edge joint. So, yeah, holding that jig in place while drilling was too challenging for me.
There is a quite cool jig on Banggood that I may purchase. But it's quite expensive 😕
Thank you so much for making this video!
I've bought the Wolfcraft Dowel Jig, but I've been struggling with finding a proper video to show how to really use it...
I have a few drawers to put together, so from what you've explained, I'm having to make the L-shape joint.
You explained that the faces has to be marked, in order to always work from the correct face, so, my question is.
When you've drilled the holes in the first piece (the piece with the most depth) and then go to drill holes in the piece with less depth (the thickness piece) I see the you have the "reference" piece with the "out" facing up, but what about the other piece? Is it placed with the inside face up, in this case? It much be, right? Otherwise the two faces won't match?
Thank you.
Best regards!
If you are making a drawer easiest way, if you can't get your head around it, place all pieces in a straight line. Outside to be facing up, mark them correct so you will know which piece is which. Then make the holes in the front and back and then refrence those on the sides. Making sure you place the fence of the jig on the same face of the boards (the one that was facing up)
Thank you,. Please recommend glue to use?
It depends what project you want to tackle. Indoor or outdoor furniture or maybe a chopping board?
@@CasualDIY Indoor cupboards especially melamine
@@switbeee1364 Well you don't really glue melamine to melamine just mechanical fasteners, not many thigs will stick properly to melamine. If you want to glue the parts that are not covered with melamine then Gorilla PVA glue or Titebond 1 will be fine. However I'm guessing its chip board covered with melamine so the adhesion wont be great. If it's MDF covered with melamine then those glues I mentioned will be fine. If you want to glue melamine to melamine then you may try polyurethane glues but they make create a bit of hard to remove mess.
@@CasualDIY I mean the glue used on dowels that join two melamine boards
@@switbeee1364 PVA Gorilla glue or Titebond 1
Great video, thanks for the walk though. I also bought this exact jig a few days ago, and have started to improve by making a few mistakes. One of my mistakes, I'm curious if I could have used the jig to get me out of trouble, because I just couldn't work out if it was possible. The error I made, was not drilling deep enough on one of the pieces. As a result, when I bashed it with a pallet to join them afterwards, I split the piece where the dowels entered the end. I spent ages trying to work out how I could re-drill the holes in a new end piece, using the benefits of the jig. But no, I realised this wasn't possible, because you absolutely have to drill the 2 pieces in a particular order. Am I correct in thinking this?
Not really. Drilling the holes not deep enough is not an issue. Just offer the jig to the same place. Use the dowel as a guide if you need to. As an extra support you can clamp the jig to your work piece and drill the hole deeper. Always before using the jig, just setup the depth of the drill bit. If you not sure if the hole is deep enough simply measure it - see how deep it is. If you are joining face to end board, then you have to make sure that the face is not drilled too deep. Which means usually you will have to drill the end of board deeper.
@@CasualDIY ok thanks. But I actually ruined/split one of the pieces, so I had no choice but to start with a new piece of wood. And because I needed to re-drill the 'end piece' the jig does not allow me to use it as a guide.
what is the red carpenter's square you are using? and how good is it ?
It's from Milwaukee and its very good, well made and accurate
I am not convinced by the referencing of the two pieces that make the joint. I think with a few modifications that better alignment could be achieved.
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Great video, but how do you know my uncle Bob?
If you don't mind, i'd give you a piece of advice.
For example, when you are blocking the wood with the vise, you'd recommend your video where you made it. Maybe this actions bring you more traffic 😊
Great job as usual
Or, instead of being spoon fed everything, you could use your brain ... click on the search tab and type in 'vice' .......... it's surprising what you can find if you just take two seconds to think about it!!
I try to do it most times and I did record that section as well but it didn't make the final cut as the video was dragging too much as it was 😅
@@barry.w.christie I watched that video. I told him this piece of advice for helping to make his channel growth. Not everyone knows that exist these videos
I bought one by KBS and it's much more difficult to use 😢 that one is easier
All I've seen these people use is particle wood crap the jig I like I will buy a rockler,brand does the same thing
Cheap? Los chinos venden la guía un 200% mas barata. Lo que muestras es muy caro.
I would imagine thats a thing of a perspective 🤔
Nothing to do with this video. Did you know that in Greece it is St. Thomas' day. So you ought to celebrate by sending us sweets and whatever else you cook on you name day. As they say in Greece Hronia Polla (Many Years, or may you celebrate your name day for many years).
Hehe in Poland we also got Name Days. Mine is on 22nd of September. You tend to celebrate the Name Day over birthdays as the older you get 🤣
@@CasualDIY That's fine. On the 22nd of September as you will be celebrating your name-day I shall expect to receive cookies and sweets.
@@Starman3539 it's the guests that bring presents and food... just saying 🤣
@@CasualDIY You got me on a technicality, but I shall try to remember your name day and wish you a Happy Name Day at that time. Keep up the good work.
@@Starman3539 Hehe thanks
You going to talk us to sleep or show it wake up.
Both are equally important - theory and practice. Just showing the motion will lack of the surrounding knowledge and important tips.
It’s a cheap Chinese copy of the milescraft. I guess you think it’s ok to give the money to the Chinese counterfeiters.
It's from Wolfcraft lol
Not sure if you know but more or less 70% of everything is made in China. And its everyones personal choice where it comes to buying products. If you can afford the more expensive version then go for it but what gives you the right to tell other people what they should or shouldn't buy. Specially when they can't afford the higher priced product but still want to follow their hobby and grow as a DIYer. I think your comment only shows what kind of person you are. I'm all in for the choice and enabling people to make their own educated decisions and allow them to follow their hobbies.
Got one just like that, had it years but never used it.
It's now time to dust it off 👍
@@CasualDIY I think so Sir..👍🏼👍🏼
None of the UA-camrs show how to connect the boards from the front. Can't you?
What do you mean from the front? Do you mean board faces? If so that is covered in this video starts around 09:40