Kreg K4 Pocket Hole Jig - Adjustable, Versatile Jig for Strong Joints - Create Perfect, Rock-Solid Joints - Easily Adjustable Drill Guides - For Materials 1/2' to 1 1/2' Thick

I just began building the Kreg workbench. I figured I'd start with a basic project like this to familiarize myself with the Kreg jig and how it operates. If I make a mistake on this, the wood is just inexpensive 2x4s that I can easily replace.I really like the fact that it comes with the DVD, which gives all the basic details and is broken down into sections so you can easily go and just rewatch one section again.One bit of advice I'd give from what I've experienced with the jig so far is that instead of drilling the pocket hole in one motion, I found it works better to drill down maybe a 1/4 to 1/3 of the way, then back the drill bit out to clean out the hole, then continue on in this fashion until you reach the drill stop. The holes are cleaner-cut this way and it's easier on your tools. This technique has worked well for deep holes for the 2x material. I also had one piece of wood that I neglected to sort out when I selected my wood that was heavier than all the others, so it's wetter than the others. I did have to make sure and clean the holes in the jig out after this, as they did gum up a bit from the moist sawdust produced from this one piece of wood.I do wish the jig came with a few more screws right out of the box. You get an assortment of different sizes, but only 10 or so of each. This allowed me to basically get one little section of the workbench put together. I then had to go searching for screws. The problem was, neither Home Depot, nor Lowes carries the 2.5-inch screws. Luckily, there is a Rockler store in Denver. But when I got there, they only had one box of the 2.5-inch screws in a 50-pack, and they were the blue "weather resistant" ones. I didn't care because the screws are all hidden. I think the box was $1 more than the normal screws would've been.Now this jig and these screws are all brand new to me. But, at this point, I did have a problem yesterday when using the blue screws. I don't know if it's the coating on them or what, but they drove down into the hole and then proceeded to strip out the threads they'd just drilled! I hadn't changed the torque setting on my drill at all from using it the day before with the regular Kreg pocket hole screws that came with the jig. So, I backed off the torque a bit and tried another screw in another hole. Same thing! I then turned the torque almost all the way down on the drill. That worked. Then I tightened that one by hand. After that, I tried driving another one by hand. I can certainly work around this, but I'm definitely apprehensive about using the blue screws again on anything else that might call for them, such as a potting bench, or outdoor chairs, etc. Kreg does make stainless steel pocket hole screws, but a box of 50 was about $25, compared to $6 for the blue screws. They do package larger quantities together as well. There was a box of 250 of the regular 2.5-inch screws that I needed, but I don't need anywhere near that many of that size screw at this point in time. However, if you were going to make, say several outdoor chairs, or multiples of anything for that matter, it is more cost effective to buy the larger boxes of screws.I know this is supposed to be a review just for the jig, but these items all go together, so I figured I'd mention my issue with the blue screws. Before that, I did not have one problem with the regular screws. They worked flawlessly.I am definitely looking forward to many more projects using the Kreg jig system. I don't have a lot of shop tools and no woodworking tools, other than a few basic chisels, etc. So, this gives me the opportunity to try my hand at woodworking a bit before investing a lot of money and space for things like a nice table saw, drill press, planer/jointer, tons of clamps, etc.Is a matter of fact, I actually bought this jig to build two built-in bookcases and an adjoining mantel. I will be using the Kreg jig to build the boxes for the bookcases, as well as the faceframe and doors. No need to worry about mortise and tenons for the doors, or gluing and clamping biscuits into place and then waiting for the glue to dry. Once I get the workbench done, I'll then have a nice work surface to begin the bookcases on. If I get a chance, I'll come back and add more info once I've used the jig a bit more on plywood and hardwood for the bookcases.So far, I'm quite impressed with the Kreg jig (other than the above-mentioned blue screws). I'm sure I'll find a ton of uses for it in the future. I've already started thinking about building a couple of nightstands and a blanket chest, something I probably wouldn't have thought of doing before buying this jig.

I am an avid woodworker and mostly make cabinets. Until recently I have used all sorts of joinery such as mortise&tenon, lap, biscuits, dowels and dovetails. I read some reviews and watched some videos using pocket holes for joinery. I also have seen many of the low cost commercial cabinets come with pocket hole joints for their face frames. I looked around for a good quality pocket hole jig and found the Kreg tool being highly rated. Additionally, it is made in the US and appeared to be of high quality. I bought this from Amazon which offered the best price anywhere not to mention free shipping.Coincidentally I had a big cabinet project in the works and decided to use this for all the frame construction. I had about 24 joints to make and using this tool took only fraction of the time it would have taken me using any of the alternates (e.g tenon, biscuits, dowel etc). In addition, the joints were precise and ready to use right after the screws were in unlike where I had to wait for the glue to dry. With this tool I can make different kinds of joints over a wide range of stock thicknesses. Although pocket hole is not a solution to every kind of joinery one would encounter in woodworking, it pretty much covers a very wide range for cabinet making.The tool is very well made using high quality materials such as stainless or tool steel, high impact glass fiber reinforced Nylon etc. Also, it was a real joy to use this tool as the set up is very easy and with excellent consistency of the joints created by this tool. I wish I had discovered this tool 5 years ago so that I could have saved a lot of laborious joinery work.I also want to take a moment to recognize the fine workmanship by those who designed and crafted this fine tool in the US. I still own many US made tools (Porter Cable, Craftsman, Dewalt, Delta etc.) from 25 years ago. I am very proud to buy American even though they may be expensive than the functionally equivalent (but cheap) imports. The sad reality is US made goods are few and far in between these days for items such as fine tools or other consumer goods. However, made in the USA will remain my first choice!

Works great. Super simple to use and instructions made it even easier. I went from having never done a pocket hole to doing over 20 for a project in less than an hour. Great tool.

Very easy to use and directions are simple and easy to follow for your first setup. I like that it comes with a few different sizes of screws, driver and drill bit. Pocket holes come out perfect every time.Good product and good price.

Haven't used yet. It's a gift. I bought it because I was told it was a great item. It's supposed to be a very good item. Weight is good and Easy to use. I will find out after he opens and uses his present.

It is definitely a good jig. Anyone who wants to buy a pocket hole jig should consider this one. i highly recommend it!

Excellent

Great tool to have in your workshop. makes your life easier.Easy to use and amazing results.very robust, easy to storage.the only side back to me, is that i leave in area where i can't buy the screws, so i had to improvise a litle, but still GREAT tool.

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