I shelled out for a Domino during a reconditioned sale and now try to use it whenever possible to amoratize the cost, so I know that works as well. Rip-cut ACS plunge saw Just got a rip-cut and installed my Bosch saw haven't used it yet but saw was a good fit. Filtered by:. Biscuits are useful pcoket edge joining boards like for a table top mainly to help with alignment. Popular Posts wtnhighlander January 27, pocket hole jig vs biscuit joiner quart Posted April 24,

I wouldnt buy either for a closet only job. Id buy the Jessum dowel jig and the wood pecker shelf hole jig. A tapered drill bit, screws and rafix connectors. The jigs are going to last you a lifetime and the dowel jig will easily curb the desire to buy a Domino later down the road.

And useful over time. I make quick jigs, temp shop furniture, etc I did one very large face frame with kreg where dominos would have been the 'wrong tool for the job' it was very strong with kreg The dowel jigs are also a viable alternative. But, I've got a dowel jig that i don't use much since getting the domino On thing for sure -- you'll use a kreg over the years And I think you'd use a domino The rest might not get as much use after you get a domino The shelf jig is cool.

All my woodpecker's kit is first rate, so I suspect the shelf jig is top-shelf -- so to speak I vote for the kreg jig. U will find a lot if uses for it. Plus, it'll create a much stronger joint than a biscuit. Honeydokreg over on festool owners group has some great vids on built ins. He uses a kreg jig for a lot of the joinery. His stuff looks great. He does a lot of high end installs. I have been using the porter cable biscuit joiner a lot lately. I also have the kreg jig, which I use mostly for face frame work.

Is your built in going to be face frame? I have both and without knowing more about the project it's hard to say. The biscuit joiner will make "hidden" connections while the Kreg holes will have to be covered up some way. The Kreg is fast, although you can move pretty quickly with a biscuit joiner and some experience.

You can use the biscuit joiner for things like alignment, cutting slots for keys in mitered corners and other kinds of detail work. I shelled out for a Domino during a reconditioned sale and now try to use it whenever possible to amoratize the cost, so I know that works as well. Biscuit joiner is a more versatile machine. Even when pocket holes are filled with plugs they still look tacky. And they should only be used on projects in which they're acceptable anyway.

For some built-ins in a closet they're fine as long as the holes are hidden. Or for face frames, etc. Anything you wanna call fine furniture should be all wood joinery so it's moot.

Great tool It is basically just going to be a single floor to ceiling cabinet the is 3 feet wide. The bottom is going to be one big drawer for a clothes hamper. Then There will be a row of 2 normal sized drawers. Above that there will be shelves. I will be making a face frame for around the drawers.

I know that I can build it using the pocket holes without them being seen. But I see myself using the biscuit joiner more on future projects. You can certainly use the biscuit joiner for attaching the face frames to the cabinet. As for constructing the face frame itself, you can use the biscuit joiner if you have the porter cable or a similar model that can accept a cutter for ff biscuits.

If I remember correctly, I think you can go as small as 1. For a general construction project like a closet, and seeing as the pocket screws will be hidden, I see no reason why they could not be utilized.

I do agree with Eric however, pocket screws shouldn't go into fine furniture. If I could only choose one of the two tools, I would choose a biscuit joiner. Just make sure you get a high quality one. I have had the porter cable for 8 years, and it is still as good as it was the day I got it.

Very hardy, accurate, and it comes with some nice accessories in the box. It also will accept a ton of different biscuit options. Biscuit joiners are one of those things that are less handy than they seem considering you still have to clamp and it's alignment qualities are overrated. I like it for attaching face frames or building lightweight shelving, that's it. I decided that I'm going to build the cabinets the right way. I just need to decide whether to do it with my cheap Ryobi Router or go ahead and get the Porter Cable 2.

I personally think that is a good choice. That makes this a skill building project as well as a practical one. Thats exactly what I was thinking Cindy. I'm not thinking so much for added strength - though I'm sure they can't hurt any. I'm really thinking about keeping the wood from sliding out of position while screwing in the pocket screws. Share Tweet Facebook. Views: There's no advantage to install a biscuit and Kreg screws in the same joint section.

With properly dressed faces, squared and adequately clamped, movement will not occur. PSa biscuit fitted into the slot is a loose fit, so as to allow movement, for adjustment during clamping. If one insists on installing an object between two pocket hole screws, as descibed in the subject matter,. A little more fussing around, so as to get the the indicator line perfect with the line on the work-piece. I had a a dowel jig made by General Tools and found the same problem as Ken, 'in accurate" I also have two dowel jigs made by Stanley Tools and that are also in accurate.

I have set them in the dark corner of my shop so that I can't find them and replaced it with a jig known as a "dowl-it". This is the same tool as Ken is using. They are accurate and well made. I have the "dowl-it " model and bought it over 10 years ago to use when a dowel was needed.

Rockler sells the same tool of which the get from the company known as "dowl it" company. If you are in need of a doweling jig I highly reccoment this one.

This is the one I use with pocket hole screws on the sides, But only use it when I build a table and want a little more when jointing the apron to the leg. Yes I need to find one i can borrow one weekend to see if and how much i love or hate it Why does noone live near me lol.

I have beadlock pro get the pro much better clamping system.. Probably for strength mortise and tenon then loose tenon which beadlock pro comes in, and last would be pocket hole. However pocket hole is strong enough and much faster for most projects.

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Biscuits , PM. Is there any logical reason to own both a pocket hole jig and a biscuit cutter? Don't they do the same thing? Is one better then the other? Tags: None. I own kreg's pocket jig, and I've borrowed a biscuit joiner a couple of times. I wouldn't say they do the same thing; but I would say IMHO , a biscuit joiner is not a 'must have' tool. As I see it, it does not add much strength to a joint, and is more used for aligning the two parts and even that is not absolutely exact ; on the other hand, pocket screws do add quite some strength, and at times can be used to build whole projects.

IOW, biscuits are good for say face-frames and such, while pockets screws could work there, and for other structural strengths too, say the whole cabinet. As an aside, I do own a dowel-jig, and I depend on it far more often for both strength and for alignment, for superior results.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Comment Post Cancel. I have both a biscuit joiner an old model made by Skil and a pocket screw jig from Penn State Industries. I think they are very different joints. Biscuits are useful when edge joining boards like for a table top mainly to help with alignment. I also use them sometimes to reinforce miter joints. Pocket screws are, to me, a quick and dirty joint to use where it won't show. Wood magazines tests showed pocket screws to have more strength.

I don't think their tests were entirely fair to biscuits they used narrow boards and small biscuits but I was surprised at the strength of pocket screws.

I like having both. Pocket screw jigs are relatively inexpensive. I use both. I just never got the hang of pocket holes for this. Both of my problems are probably due to the angle the screw goes in.

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