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"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

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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


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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)
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Destructive Tests Comparing Biscuit Joints, Mortise and Tenon Joints, and Multiple Dowel Joints made with Dowelmax

  • Overview
  • Biscuit joint
  • Mortise & tenon joint
  • Multi dowel joint 1
  • Multi dowel joint 2

The following videos are of destructive tests carried out in March 2007. The workpiece size was 3/4" x 2.75" which allowed the following connections to be used: 1) #20 Biscuit, 2) 2.25" wide x 1" long x 5/16" thick tenon, and 3) (4x) 3/8 inch x 2 inch compressed dowels. The mortise and tenon joints were constructed by a local high end custom woodworking company.

DOWELMAX destructive tests

NB. THE MULTI DOWEL JOINT RESULTS ARE GUARANTEED AS PART OF OUR 60 DAY, UNCONDITIONAL RETURN POLICY.






Biscuit Joint in oak.






Mortise and tenon joint in oak.






Multiple dowel joint in oak, part one.






Multiple dowel joint in oak, part two.