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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

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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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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)
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Kit Contents and Specifications

  • Kit Contents
  • Specifications
  • Configurations
  • Face Joint
  • T-Joint
  • 4x4
Dowelmax Kit

DOWELMAX KIT SPECIFICATIONS


Weight Dowelmax Jig 1.83 lbs (830g)
Weight Dowelmax Kit 3.20 lbs (1451g)
Dimensions (normal configuration) 3.5" x 3.5" x 2.75" (89mm x 89mm x 70mm)
Tolerance on Dowelmax Components +/- .001" (0.05mm)
Main Body Components material CNC Machined and clear (silver) anodized 6160 aluminum
Drill Guides material Carbo-Nitride hardened (60 Rockwell @ .015"/0.38mm Deep) and black oxide coated steel
Adjustment Nuts & Screws Machined hard yellow brass
Also included Two 1/16 inch (1.6mm) shim washers for 7/8 inch (22.3mm) thick material


ALL DOWELMAX COMPONENTS ARE MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLED IN NORTH AMERICA.



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Dowelmax Kit

Close-up of Face Joint Configuration; Clamp Bracket is detached from Reference Block and re-attached to the underside of the Reference Plate using the long brass studs. The Dowelmax as shown is shimmed with two 1/16 inch (1.58mm) thick shim washers for use on 7/8 inch (22.23mm) thick material.



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Close-up of T-joint Configuration; for drilling the face portion of a T-joint.



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Close-up of 4x4 Configuration. Maximum work-piece thickness as shown with 3/4 inch (19mm) spacer for offset is 3.96 inches (100.6mm). Weight of Dowelmax in 4x4 configuration as shown is 2.11 lbs (957g).