OnlineToolReviews.com

"Highly recommended"

Without sounding like a kid on Christmas morning, the Dowelmax is perhaps one of the best jigs I have ever used, for any task. ... Dowelmax jig has restored my faith in the possibility and usefulness that dowel joints offer. I have never seen another dowel jig that is as accurate, as simple to use and as uncomplicated as the Dowelmax system. The precise engineering of the system is something other jig makers should really be ashamed of. I can certainly recommend this system with my highest praise. It is solid, it has proven to do what it says it will do, and it is great fun to use.

Dean Bielanowski, OnlineToolReviews.

Shopnotes Magazine

"Perfect joints with the Dowelmax"

As I looked it over, my first thought was that it had a fit and finish more like an aircraft part than a woodworking jig.... I can't think of many tools that can do as much or as well for a comparable cost.

Shopnotes Magazine, March/April 2005

Wood Magazine

"Best doweling jig we've ever used"

The Dowelmax doweling jig is... dead-on accurate and a breeze to use.

Rated 5 stars out of 5.

Wood Magazine, May 2003

Amazon Reviews

5 STARS OUT OF 5!

You can't beat this Dowelmax system for ease of use, speed, strength, accuracy, and totally precise joints - Bob Feeser (Springfield, PA)

I am not an experienced woodworker, so I have learned and experimented with different methods of joinery, including using biscuits. Even though I had inconsistent results with the biscuit, it did work pretty well. However, the Dowelmax has been much, much easier and quicker to use and significantly more accurate. The resulting joints are dead-on accurate, strong and almost seamless. - R. L. Powley (Hoboken, NJ)

It easily replaces a pocket joiner and a biscuit joiner, and simply cannot be beat for speed or precision. If you have been mortizing and tennoning, chances are you can get an equally secure joint much faster using this tool and multiple rows of dowels, in a lot less time.- J. W Wendt (Lubbock, TX)

Wood Joint Strength Test Comparison Videos

Overview
Series 2
Series 3
Series 1.1
Series 1.2

WOOD JOINT STRENGTH TEST RESULTS
From Series 2 Video

#20 BISCUIT	285 lbs. per square inch
POCKET HOLE (5 SCREWS)	420 lbs. per square inch
DOUBLE DOMINO	560 lbs. per square inch
ROUTED MORTISE & TENON	640 lbs. per square inch
MULTIPLE DOWEL	890 lbs. per square inch

All wood joint connections were the maximum width available, and with a length or penetration of 1 inch.

ALL TESTING MONITORED BY MIKE KAMPEN, PROFESSIONAL FURNITURE MAKER AND WRITER

Strength Test Comparison Video for Popular Wood Joinery Systems

This video compares the strengths of popular wood joinery systems available on the market including pocket hole screws, biscuits, dominos, mortise and tenon and multiple dowels. The connection length used was 1 inch. This was a second series of tests done in 2008 which was independantly witnessed by Michael Kampen of the Canadian Woodshop News and Review website.

Click here to view an online Flash version of this video at Yahoo

Strength Test Comparison Video: Mortise and Tenon Joint with 2" Tenon vs Multiple Dowel Joint with 2" Penetration

This video is a response to an invalid strength test published by a prominent woodworking magazine. In the test for this video, proper engineering practices are followed to compare the strength of a mortise and tenon joint having a 2 inch long tenon to a multiple dowel joint having 2 inch dowel penetration into each workpiece.