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General Tools Woodworking Dovetail Jig - 12" Template Kit for Furniture & Wood Cabinet Making,Gold

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Features

  • ADJUSTABLE DOVETAIL JIG: The 1-piece aluminum layout ensures both ends of the dovetail joint match up evenly, and the integrated clamping design accommodates any board width. Our machine is ideal for indoor and outdoor projects and household repairs.
  • JOINT BOX: Our set includes 1 dovetail joiner tool and a single 14-degree, 1/2" dovetail router bit for use with a hand table or table router. The user's manual gives beginners and professionals a guide for easy operation when using the parts.
  • WOOD MARKER: Professionals and novices can make half-blind or through dovetail joints, including box joints. It has various applications like repairing, making it a handy and necessary tool to own among your other hand and power accessories.
  • DOVETAIL JIGS FOR WOODWORKING: Complete a professional carpentry fixture with our professional-quality saw. You can easily adjust the micro jig interface to create loose or tight joints, and the control knobs promise comfortable and accurate use.
  • GENERAL TOOLS: We're a recognized leader in developing specialized precision tools dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service. We encourage artisans and DIYers to use our machinery to work smarter, measure better, and repair productively.

Description

This 12" General Tools Woodworking Dovetail Jig is an easy way to create professional joints, including half-blinded, edge-to-edge, square, and through joints. The integrated clamps allow precise jig clamping to the workpiece, and there is no need to bolt the jig onto the workbench as other companies recommend. When you're constantly picking up and putting down a router with an exposed bit, it's convenient to park the tool on a safe platform. Keep in mind; the dovetail joint is very strong because the tails and pins are shaped, making it difficult to pull it apart and virtually impossible when the glue is added. At General Tools, we offer over 1,000 products to choose from. We're proud to provide merchants, artisans, and DIYers worldwide with a broad range of affordable, specific-purpose mechanical hand tools and precision measuring and inspection gear.

Color: Gold


Brand: General Tools


Size: Pack of 1


Material: Plastic


Item Weight: 2.9 Pounds


Color: ‎Gold


Brand: ‎General Tools


Size: ‎Pack of 1


Material: ‎Plastic


Item Weight: ‎2.9 Pounds


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎12 x 3 x 3 inches


Number of Pieces: ‎1


Target Species: ‎Macker


Manufacturer: ‎General Tools


Part Number: ‎861


Item Weight: ‎2.94 pounds


Product Dimensions: ‎12 x 3 x 3 inches


Country of Origin: ‎China


Item model number: ‎861


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No


Style: ‎Modern


Power Source: ‎Hand Powered


Item Package Quantity: ‎1


Included Components: ‎(1) 861 Dovetail Jig & (1) 14-degree, 1/2 -inch dovetail router bit for use with hand table or table router


Batteries Included?: ‎No


Batteries Required?: ‎No


Warranty Description: ‎Warranty


Date First Available: January 7, 2011


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    • Excellent quality, very easy to use, very precise.
Didn't review any product for years, even got many of them, which deserves it. Couldn't pass on this one, because it's such a good quality, solid, very precise, with excellent hard coat finish. Received it just couple of hours ago, adjusted the bit on my router table, watched instructions on you tube couple of times, and did test cuts. If someone whant beautiful looking, tight dovetails, this jig will let you do it in just few minutes, and the price is uncomparable.5 stars all day long and will recomend to anyone. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023 by Grigor berberian
    • Not tight, loose actually
After some playing and watching videos plus several test pieces I got it looking nice and nearly flush. I am sure after glue up it will be fine. I like my fits to slightly hold if I turn upside down, friction fit that is. There is about 1/32 -1/64 gap in fitment. The wood will swell, but just not how I like it. I used it in my router table. The instructions are confusing, could be made much simpler. It is not difficult to use once understand the measurement settings. Set router to set the depth of the pins. In other words it sets the depth of the half blind or how proud throughs will go. The depth on the other side is always the thickness of the board. Like others said the plastic portion is it’s weak link. Does not sit flat and the slide gives some. The aluminum is also soft. Don’t over tighten the clamps it will bend. For production style drawers this unit will work fine. If you have a bunch to do it is worth it. If you want to make dove tails for show pieces I would probably look elsewhere. These just aren’t that tight, no way to make it tighter. Also stand a fair chance of being slightly out here and there. I would hate to screw up some nice curly, white oak, walnut or exotic sho ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023 by jblues
    • Super easy to use, but router bit is dull
I'm not a precise woodworker, but this thing made cutting dovetails a breeze. Following the instructions and adjusting the cutting depth on the template was extremely easy to do and resulted in tight fitting joints. I went to do a test run with scrap wood and the joint was tight and flush - a much better result than I anticipated for my first attempt. The only negative is the dovetail router bit, which left considerable tear-out on soft pine boards. I ordered a carbide bit and am looking forward to the ease of using the jig with a proper functioning bit. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023 by Chester
    • Works ok but it makes you work for its value
Directions are not great especially for thin woods but when the dovetails work they are impressive unfortunately it’s a very tough learning curve and that’s with years of woodcraft experience
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023 by CClyde
    • Pretty solid
Good product. Soild. Seems well built. I like it
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023 by Martin
    • Does not work as advertised (or at all really)
I had to wait a week to write a review about this product so that I could come at this from a place of logic rather than anger. I bought this product with the intent of making box joints or dovetailing a box that I was making for my son's school group. For reference, I have been doing woodworking in my home shop for about 15 years and have made both box joints and dovetails by hand. I read other ratings and watched a couple videos and then bought the product thinking I was getting a well made item that would help me make dovetails much more quickly than I could do by hand. I was wrong. First I tried box joints. The packaged instructions claim box joints are a viable way to use this product...the instructions are wrong. I did not have a pattern bit handy so I figured I'd use the bearings off the dovetail bit that came with the product...warning- the bearings do not fit on the shafts of other 1/4" shaft drill bits...So I instead invested in a pattern drill bit at the store. I tried to make box joints on several practice pieces and they just would not line up...I tried 5 or 6 times and made a dusty mess to no avail. I looked for a video on line to see if anyone else had tried the box joints, but I could not find one...I guess that is because it doesn't work. As a side note, the instructions say you need to add a 1/4" shim to the front to make the box joints work...why isn't the shim included with the product?! Although, I guess that doesn't matter, because it isn't possible to line the joints up anyway. So, I regrouped and decided to go ahead with the dovetail joints...that's what the product is supposed to be best at, right? First off, the bit they give you with the package is not good. It is not sharp enough and after practicing with it several times one of the tines broke off the bottom. So, back to the store to buy another bit, this time a dovetail bit. The new bit (a Bosch) was great and the cuts were fairly clean, even in plywood. Only one problem now...the dovetails would not line up. No matter what I tried...raising the bit, lowering the bit, going slower, going faster, different routers, standing on one leg and chewing gum, you name it I tried it. I watched the on-line videos a couple more times...I have no idea what magic they used to make this thing "work" in the videos, but mine would not line up. I finally gave up and made cabinet joints on my table saw. I spent 7 hours of my life that I can never get back, $46 dollars on this product, another $40 on router bits I shouldn't have needed, and used up a whole lot of perfectly good scrap wood only to find that this product is flawed and does not work as advertised (and therefore not at all). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017 by Peter Kavouras
    • Simple and accurate
Review Image by bobby foresta bobby foresta
This was really easy to use especially on the router table. I'm only using it or half blind dovetails. I use another simple jig for box joints and I do through dovetails by hand. It took me a few tries to get the bit height and depth of cut (with the depth gauge) just right it was too tight at first but once I adjusted the bit height and depth gauge slightly I got the results I wanted. One thing to know is the inner sides face you as you're routing on the router table. It all aligned well the alignment with the depth gauge fingers make the parts line up top and bottom very well. This is exactly what I hoped.. a repeatable accurate simple way to make half blind dovetails without having to take a college course in jig set up the videos on-line helped a lot and the manual was good ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2023 by bobby foresta bobby foresta
    • A little tricky at first.
Nice little tool for the money.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2023 by CK

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