Milescraft1332 Joint Mate - New, Improved Handheld Dowel Jig for Corner, Edge, and Surface Joints, 3 Metal Bushing Sizes (1/4", 5/16", 3/8") and Self-Centering Pins, Includes Removable Fence

Absolutely phenomenal woodworking tool. No one should be without this if they are even considering joining. Right out of the box I was able to join some red oak boards to make the 24" width I needed for a table. Simple, easy to use and adjusts to common thicknesses. Has 3 jig holes for various dowel plug sizes which are steel lined for durability. I cannot recommend this enough!

Great tool, never had a anything like this before - saved a lot of time and got the job done correctly.

Instructions are okay but not great. This tool works well , but you hold it in place by hand instead of clamping so there is potential to be off center when you are drilling. If you are careful, this works fine. Recommend you practice on some scrap wood first.

For 1/4 , 3/8, and 5/16 dowels. This jig will center dowel holes in a board edge up to 1 3/4 inches wide and up to 2 1/4 from a wide board edge using the red sliding edge guide. Remove the edge guide and use a penciled line you and place a dowel group anywhere. Easy to use ,non rusting tool of hard plastic, that is versatile and quite affordable. I it could last years of hobby woodworker use.

It would be nice to have a drill press but until then this tool works. It helped me make straight clean holes for some dowels. Easy to use and clever tool the way you can line up the various sides of boards for matching holes. It's a good value and well built.

Difficult to figure out how to use

It is amazing how effective this very simple too can be. A lot of thought went into something that seems simple upon first glance. Watch the youtube videos for how to use it

Easy and low learning curve. Very versatile for drilling dowels in almost any way you can imagine. The drill bits aren't the best quality, but they get the job done.