ROCKLER3/8” Doweling Jig Kit w/Drill Bit & Stop Collar – Wood Dowel Jig kit – Dual Edge Stops for Easy Alignment w/Dovetail – Durable Nylon Jig w/Steel Bushings – Dowel Jointer Jig w/Hex Wrench

Very easy to use. Accurate. I like the design of this doweling jig. I have 3 different types of doweling jigs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses according to design, type of joining method ex: edge, surface, T- joint. You won’t be able to do a T-joint with this dowel jig due do the design of this jig, however you can easily and accurately do surface joints and edge joints. Mark both pieces of wood to be joined with a pencil line, clamp to hold the jig in place, set depth collar. You can easily see where to set depth collar because this jig has an open window design. Drill and repeat for the adjoining wood, insert dowels and voila! Instant, perfectly aligned pieces of wood! I have no issues with the stop collar as others have stated. But I could see how if you are doing a high volume of doweling you may want a better stop collar. Otherwise, I am very satisfied with this dowel jig!

Simple and effective jig. Mainly designed for 2" wide rails, but works in any situation with 3/4" stock. I used it on narrower stock by padding out the removable side clips with wood blocks and double sided tape. Worked great. It doesn't have any fancy centering clamps for the board thickness, but as long as you keep track of face sides that's not a problem. And clamp securely.

I used one of these to make dowel joints in a lot of shaker style cabinet fronts recently. It works pretty well but it can be tricky to get it clamped securely enough to not move when drilling. If I do another project with many dowels I think I would spring for one of the metal ones with an integral clamp.

I built some bookcases and decided to use these honestly just to see how it would do. This jig is much cheaper than some that I was looking at. It was easy to line up everything and get nice precise holes just where they were needed. After adding glue and letting it sit, it's extremely solid, and the dowels can give a nice look to your project depending on the situation. Maybe it's not as nice as a jig that costs 5 times as much, but I bet you can't tell any difference in the end result. Highly recommend it!

Clampable jig for dowel joinery

I felt like the plastic material allowed the jig to flex a little bit if not very carefully clamped. I'd look for a sturdier option if there were a next time.

Accurate, steady and good quality. Much needed for dowel cuts.

Great product!