Miller Dowel's 1X Joinery Kit - Birch
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Manufacturer: Miller DowelDescription of Miller Dowel's 1X Joinery Kit - Birch
The Miller Dowel 1X is designed for joining wood up to 1 1/8 thick. The wide variety of dowels gives woodworkers the opportunity to blend similar woods or design combinations that contrast different species. The 1X is ideal for use on a wide range of wood projects that incorporate thick materials of either solid or laminated wood. Some project examples include shelving, tables, chairs, cabinetry, decking, stair risers & treads, and millwork. And the 1X can serve as an effective, simple and easy alternative to traditional blind dowels, biscuits or mortise and tenon joinery. The Miller Dowel 1X Joinery Kit includes 50 birch dowels and a TruFit? drill bit made of industrial strength high speed steel. The drill bit and bags of 40, 100 and 500 dowels of each species are also sold separately.Tools and Hardware Reviews of Miller Dowel's 1X Joinery Kit - Birch
Customer Review: Strong, but difficult to use
Summary: 3 Stars
I typically build utility grade cabinet drawers with my biscuit joiner, because it's relatively easy to use and produces a strong joint. I bought these to try as an alternative. After making a few drawers with these I like the attractiveness of the dowel pins' end grain, but it took me twice as long to build these drawers as it would have with my biscuit joiner.
Typically you assemble a drawer, clamp it up, and adjust for squareness. These pins have to be driven in, so the process of driving the pins creates force on the assembly which pulls it apart. To fix this issue, you have to clamp the assembly at the 90 degree angle to hold the two boards you are trying to assemble (Rockler sells a angle bracket for this purpose or you can build your own). I found this to be a tedious process that would not have to be done with dovetails or biscuits.
On the plus-side, the dowels seem to produce a comparably strong joint.
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