Many woodworkers use these wrong! (biscuits, dowels and pocket screws)
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- AN IMPORTANT TUTORIAL: When you should/should not use biscuits, dowels or pocket screw joinery.
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Do walls still need to absorb cannonballs? Do you know something we don’t? Wanna do a video on that for us. Thank you 😂
I had the misconception biscuits were stronger just because of how they look but I guess it depends on the thickness. So I'm glad I watched this, also the milescraft Dowling jig in my experience has worked really well and comes with almost everything you need to get started except the drill and the wood itself lol, thanks for the informative video
@@matthewzombies1458 We have a lot of security and the police station is only a couple blocks away. :)
I wish more educational/skill content creators were this thorough, unbiased, and clear, devoid of BS. Thank you as always :)
Yup, this got my sub.
I agree. Stumpy is great
Seriously. The purests or elites makes the barieer of entry too high. Why should I start if I can't afford a domino or handcutt dovetails? I heard pocketholes are crap. Nope. Pocket holes got me to rebuild something with a 40 buck purchase.
My new favorite quote:
"Not every house is a castle and not every wall has to absorb a cannonball."
- James Hamilton
Thank you again for another great, strait forward, honest, realistic, enjoyable, video.
Heirloom or just another box?
Well... don't I feel foolish?
It's not a house it's a home, a man's home is his castle.
- Darryl (Australia legend)
I could use a house like that, my house has been hit twice with bullets.
Just because the Germans do something, doesn't mean it is necessary, or the best use of limited resources. That's the point. When you over engineer one thing, there is an opportunity cost that results in less utility or quality some place else. For instance, American homes are typically much larger than German homes for the same price, and cost less in labour, meaning more homes can be built in the same period of time, further reducing the cost of living.
I think the primary benefit of pocket hole screws is how easy they make it for people to get started in the hobby.
I teach middle school wood shop and its a good way to get young kids, 12-14 years old, into woodworking. They can develop more specialized skills later, but if they choose not to they can still be successful and produce a product that will work for them.
It’s a shame that many schools no longer teach shop type classes. I’m glad yours does.
@@akbychoice They don't have that at my children's school, but they do a lot of practical things - gardening, knitting, sewing, various craft projects and they even practiced changing a tire. They also do an entrepreneurial type thing where the children can make things and sell them. Plus there's an annual secret Santa for which they're only allowed to give things they make.
Pocket holes were my gateway into woodworking. I was given a second-hand K4 that I used to make my first (agonizingly slow) project. I've learned other techniques and I'm wandering far from those early projects, but my jig is always nearby and gets broken out whenever the need arises.
@@ian1352 that’s a lot better than some schools.
@@Not_TVs_Frank my point exactly...they are woodworking's gateway drug. LOL
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
As a woodworker from Germany, I can say that what you say in this video is 100,,% the same I learned in apprentice school. Exception: pocket screws. I learned about them while working in the USA, and they are great, for the reasons you mention. Your videos are very balanced, coolheaded, and free from overcome traditional thinking or fads. I really enjoy watching !!! Thx!
I know this video is a year-old, but I have to say, it was refreshing to see an accomplished woodworker, who is not a joinery snob. Thank you for the wonderfully educational (and entertaining) videos!
James, I don’t know what rates higher. Your incredible ‘A’ to ‘Z’
knowledge of all aspects of woodworking or your ability to
teach and share knowledge in a manner that is easy to grasp, especially for new woodworkers.
Cannot thank you enough!
James, another excellent video. No harm in being practical, especially when the joint method is hidden. In major construction projects we used to follow a simple mantra….”form shall follow function”. It was our way off keeping the designers from outrunning those of us that had to meet a budget and a schedule. Thanks for excellent advice delivered in a concise manner.
The fact this guy can talk about biscuit joinery for almost 10 minutes and keep me entertained yet has less than a million subscribers tells me the youtube algorithm has failings.
This guy knows his stuff!
regarding the opening statement, if you want your house to absorb a cannon ball you either need to build with palm logs, or cotton bales, stone crumbles under iron shot haha :P
I have had a biscuit joiner for 20 years and I love how Mike Farrington boasts about his biscuit joiner and he's one of the best carpenters I've ever seen. can't be bought! And go Norm! The man who single-handedly started a generation of DIY woodworkers. What you didn't mention about biscuits is that the glue helps them to swell to lock the joint tight. Biscuits are very useful for mitered corners to keep them from splitting apart on the end grain
I also like to say, use joinery that's appropriate for how much you plan on selling your piece for. Obviously a piece of furniture made with pocket screws and biscuits should not be priced the same as one made with dovetails and mortis and tenon joinery.
This is the one I have a hard time trying to explain to many people
I see what you are saying but dowels or biscuits are often invisible on a piece so it’s hard to say whether a piece using them should be priced lower. Pocket screws are often not visible either in the finished piece if they are covered with trim. The materials , design and look of the piece are often the rationale for the cost of the piece not the joinery as such. There are those buyers that do focus on the joinery. Your point is well taken.
@@jeffhreid I make it a point to ask them what their expectations are. Some clients dont care/dont know any better, and sone want a high end piece with traditional upper tier joinery methods. Makes my life so much easier knowing from the get-go
Exactly. Novices don't always understand that cheaper/faster production doesn't mean high end price. I guess they think they are coming up with something for nothing.
I built a screen door for the front of my house using biscuits. It lasted 15 years for daily opening and closing and giant dogs. They are absolutely strong.
Your little and gentle rant at the start is SPOT ON!!
For certain situations dowels can be used a bit differently. Imagine putting something together the way you want it to be glued (with whatever means you like) and them from "behind" drill through both workpieces and then put dowels in, glue stuff and trim off the excess dowel. Unless you like the look, thats something for places where you can't see it, but done well it can make for very strong parts. Sometimes it can even be appropriate to drill and glue another dowel at a different angle to increase the strength in that direction.
This is primarily how I use them. Screw it together with whatever screws you want, and wait for the glue to dry. Pull out the screws and drill for the dowel right where the screw holes are. Fill with glue, tap in your dowel, and trim off the remainder with a Japanese saw. Much easier than getting those little bastards aligned perfectly.
I've used that method. Even where you can see them, it can look neat, especially if you sink them and cover with face grain plugs.
I invested in a Dowelmax a few months ago, and absolutely love that thing.. I'm always looking for ways to use it. I probably will rarely ever use a biscuit or pocket hole again. LOL
While making custom furniture for a doll house i used tooth picks as dowels. When used for dolls they'll never break. Thank you for honesty and simplicity
Great video, plus a shoutout to the one and only, the God of woodworking himself, Norm Abram. "And remember, there is no more important safety rule than to wear these, your safety glasses!!!"
You've made this so easy for me, a beginner at age 56(and a woman) to understand, without coming across as condescending. I love how you explained the why. I can't understand anything without the reason behind it lol
I did it bruh. I got a Dust collector and it feels so weird to breath normally in a workshop - thanks for all your tips and advice.
Haha, great comment.
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No one every talks about through dowels. I use them all the time they are super strong. Can be used in Roman joints and reinforcing mortice and tenon. I like the look some others don't. Enjoyed the episode. Thanks
Great idea! Thanks
Depending on the project, don't forget the lowly black or brass screw. They can be really elegant.
Oh, mr fancy, and I am over here using repurposed deck screws for shop projects, lol.
I'm gonna butcher the quote so I won't say it but it reminds me of Moe talking about garage vs car hole
@@MMWoodworking wait…. Was I not supposed to reuse my screws??
Or nice nails.
Depends on the style you aim for.
(and a biscuit is just a thin floating tennon, if those are OK, biscuits are)
I often paint the screw heads if there are going to be visible screws. I just refinished a pair of nightstands in grey with gold drawer pulls. I painted the screw heads that was attaching the pulls and a few other detail places. Makes it MUCH more elegant and thoughtful of design!
Years ago I made a computer desk by having a laminate countertop made and supporting it on some file cabinets on either end. It was a long countertop and needed support in the center. I built an open cabinet out of MDF. I had the guy at the lumber yard make all my cuts, (ask nice and tip). I brought the pieces back to my apartment and screwed them together with drywall screws after using a router to make groves to mount aluminum tracks for adjustable shelves. I covered the outside with laminate. I don't even think I had a speed square or anything to check if the corners were square. It was rock solid. The only reason I don't still have it is I moved to a different apartment and it wouldn't fit.
I love this story, because it sticks a pin in the balloon of pomposity that sometimes surrounds woodworking, at least in the minds of some who love to be snobs about it, and who would criticize your choice of materials, design or joinery. You satisfied the important elements: You had fun, the end product was useful to you, and it served its function. Can't do much better than that!
I worked in a refinishing shop in the early 90's as the repair man. I can't tell you how many sets of chairs I had to take apart that had doweled jointery. They are certainly stronger than they get credit for.
Dowel joints are crazy strong, stronger than mortise and tenon joints.
@@geraldl5221 no shot. Mortise and tenon will always be the strongest wood joint. You have wood grain, two working components rather than multiple points of failure and more surface area for glue.
@@Sean-yb2mp isn’t it easier to get the wood around a mortise to split when the tenon sets ? I’ve had this failure happen to me, don’t think it would have happened with dowels.
I think multiple points of failure are better then a single point of failure? :p
@@Keneo1 I fail to see how a mortise would fail. It depends on how you designed it; the walls being too thin, the wrong application for the joint or wrong use of wood/grain direction are all examples. The tenon should fail before the mortise does.
The first 1:50 is some of the best commentary I have heard PERIOD. That could apply to so many things.
I love the look of exposed dowels or pins. Through dowels are super easy to add after the fact for woodworkers of any skill and they can be put nearly on any joint. If they're the same species they can be nearly invisible or a contrasting wood makes them a very nice feature. But I'll admit I don't break out a dowel jig and use them in that way very frequently because it's annoying.
I really appreciate the sentiment behind the video too. Who has the time to sit around and belittle others that share our interests just because they use pocket holes or something? It's nonsense. And I'm of the firm belief that as long as you're not selling it, which for MANY of us that's usually the case, do whatever you want. If you want to make your own chair with just biscuit joints go for it. Maybe it's for your mother in law. I think everyone deserves the opportunity to build their own biscuit joint chairs for their mother in-laws.
I too like the look of contrasting dowels.
😂 the MIL chair
@@j10001 Complete with a whoopee cushion, to help break her fall, comedically.... 😂
Me, an absolute amateur looking at James’ box: “umm, no. No sir there is absolutely nothing wrong with that lid.”
Logan, I agree and IMHO the different joinery techniques used on the top and bottom of his box adds to the overall look of the box, not detract from it.
The first minute and a half of this video should be on every woodworking channel
When you said some people will recognise the skill that went into making the box struck a chord with me, as I believe that too. A few years ago I was called to a MOD base for a faulty gas cooker, it was the thermocouple. As a mobile engineer I carried ‘universal’ replacements, 900mm in length, the original was approx only 150mm. I got a small rolling pin and wrapped the thermocouple around it, making a spring shaped coil and left the ends sticking out to connect onto the unit.
The apprentice I had with me asked why I bothered to make it look nice because upon testing it was working ok, I boxed it back up never to be seen again, until it itself failed in a few years time. “Because when the next engineer sees this he’ll hopefully realise to hisself that an old fashioned engineer with old fashioned skills replaced it” I told him. He looked puzzled and said “I wouldn’t bother”………………….. ☹
I can never get enough of your teaching and advices. Enjoyable and informative as usual. Thank you for this channel
That's one item on my ultimate wish list, a castle pocket hole machine. Those things look amazing.
This is why I subscribe to your channel. Well spoken, clear info and no Judgy BS.
Thank you for another really informative video. Your care in showing exactly why different fasteners are are appropriate for different conditions is exactly the approach you apply to every video, and what makes me watch eagerly for a new Stumpy Nubs video.
I really have never gotten the hate for pocket screws. They are useful and versatile and when used correctly a great choice for many projects.
Thanks James! for a common sense approach to joinery.
You are the best woodworking teacher by far. You literally have no competiotion and still maintain the high standards you have set. For that I am eternally grateful! Thank you !
Great subject Stumpy!!!!!! Keeps us newbs inspired!!!!!! I wish I had a 1/4 of your knowledge and a 1/4 of your workshop!!!!! Thanks for all you do for this community!!!!
..., and a quarter of the tools in the background!
I taught a friend basic woodworking, a man with few manual skills, but who wanted to learn. He has learned biscuit joinery, pocket screws, use of splines and finger joints. He makes picture frames, small curio boxes and small outdoor tables. He makes himself happy along with lots friends and acquaintances. Not everyone wants to rise to the level of a master woodworker and most people can’t afford furniture made by a custom woodworker.
I really appreciate that you clarify when a brand is a sponsor or not, even though I know you’ll give an honest review either way
I love how down to earth you are.
I didn’t know Norm popularized biscuits, but I for sure bought a biscuit jointer long ago because of him.
This is the kind of stuff I like to hear. A made a table or 2 and some chairs with hidden pocket screws. I thought I was a kind of a woodworking fraud when people said that looks nice. Because of this I am about to start my next project with dowels with a cheap jig I just purchased. Biscuit joinery is out of my price range and mortice and tenon is a skill a long way off. I am 55 years old and only a hobbyist so this makes me feel better about the stuff I make . Thanks
Spot on the best joint is the one that holds up over time. 2 years ago I screwed everything and it is still good today up but as your woodworking advances so does your skill set. I still use screws on some stuff. I just hide them better now. I like biscuits and pocket screws for some stuff. I love dovetails they just dont love me back but I'm getting there.
I love the way biscuits give an amount of alignment time before they swell and become tight. I also love the way they allow me to easily get the edge perfectly square.
Thank you, a good lesson for some new woodworkers. Have an awesome day.
Ugh, Norm was the man. I’m 45 now, but from memory, he didn’t apply the biscuit to anything he shouldn’t have. So like others that tried to follow his footsteps, I tried to change the direction of the tongue and groove of my hardwood flooring. It didn’t work out well.
After seeing the Patrick Sullivan's videos, I made my own test, and I can confirm that many times, or may be always, a simple glue is the stronger joint, no biscuits, no dowels, no screws needed. Now I'm using Polyurethane glue as my principal glue, is an extraordinarily strong adhesive.
I read a bit about PU glues a while ago. Thought it would be good stuff to add to a rough frame that will be used to dry firewood outside. But apparently it is only cosmetically gap filling (expanded foam has little shear strength). Also I heard that it creates a very hard joint, which was apparently demonstrated when a PU-glued fretboard came off a guitar after having received a not-too-heavy but fast hit. Now I think I'll have to experiment a bit. At least it should handle outside conditions better than PVA glues, perhaps also bond mixed materials.
You are so right on the biscuits. Not very strong ,but sized right to fit the slot , biscuits are great for alignment. Love your videos. Keep them coming.
Totally agree. I've just done a load of Wainscoting in a bathroom refurb. Biscuits, perfect for alignment, quick and easy on site.
Appropriateness is the word.
Stumpy Nubs is one of the best information sources on the Tube. Extremely well presented information based on science and experience. Please continue.
Thank you, very helpful and no stupid "what's up" at the beginning. I'll be returning.
I'm a fledgling woodworker and don't yet own a pocket hole jig, dowel jig, biscuit joiner, or domino joiner but intend to make one of these tools the next addition to my shop. I had been thinking about getting a Massca pocket hole jig, but just found out about the existence of the Dowelmax Classic and think that it would be more useful for the type of projects I undertake. I see that Jessem offers a dowel jig also that looks interesting.
I found this video highly informative and appreciate your advice. Your content has played a major role in my development as a woodworker. Thank you!
Well presented. I appreciate the snobless tone.
Biscuits and pocket holes are good for building radiator covers ,thanks 🏴👍
Dear mister Nubs, I find you one of the most pleasant and good teachers that I can find on the web. Thank you very very much for your skills, your tone and lessons shared. Sincerely yours, Ernst Klijzing, Amsterdam
Thanks for your directness and honesty
James
Really appreciate your no nonsense
To the point
Thank you for doing these videos
Outstanding video. You've answered questions I've wondered about in a brief yet detailed and accurate way. Thank you.
Good stuff, Stumpy! Thanks for the concise summary!
Thank you! Always look forward to another Stumpy Nubs video.
When your only tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail. Having a choice of multiple solutions will make you a better woodworker.
I sure appreciate you speaking out for functional solutions over showy for the sake of showy!!!
So honest and down to earth. Love this channel
I built a screen door (that was missing off my mobile home) about ten years ago using glue and pocket screws! Honestly it didn't have to support a lot of weight and I just needed a quick door that keep bugs out of my house most of all!! Just repainted the door last week and it has been holding up fine even after all these years!! Likewise I build kind of a "similar door" for my shed workshop, though I messed it up by forgetting to use a square while building it!! BUT the door I knew on my shop was going to get beat up a lot more....so I attached the framework to a sheet of plywood that makes up the actually DOOR part of it!!! The kicker is, I built the shop door nearly 12 years ago with the same pocket screw method I used on my screen door.....and that is still as strong as ever!!! Even though I know it isn't exactly square!!!
Great movie, you are like the Bob Ross of woodworking, very easy to listen to, giving people a good feeling and telling it so everyone believes the can start woodworking. Thx.
You know you're hearing from a great woodworker when they discuss lignin!! Thank you for the informative video!
Great video as always, James. Appreciate your pragmatic approach.
I appreciate your understated style, your obvious skill and your teaching method.
Excellent video. Thank you James. Well done. 👍
Thank you for always clearly explaining the ‘why’ something should or should not be used. Great video!!!
Fantastic discussion James and very informative as well. Thanks.
I have to say I am so glad I found your channel a while ago, it has to be the best and most informative as well as presented channel for woodworking. I have learnt so much from every video I have watched. Thank you.
I feel like I could build a castle after watching your vids. Thank you!
Great advice! Thanks for thinking through these options.
Fantastic, as a new woodworker understanding these basics is super important. Thanks!
Hey, if it works for you, who cares what others may say. I think it's more important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each type and you've explained this very well. I really like that Castle pocket hole system, one day, maybe. 😁
Thanks, James!
A well put together instructional. I learn so much from this channel. Thx!
I’m soo fortunate to have worked in a high end cabinet shop out of New York. Nearly ALL our installs were in Manhattan. We have installed on 5th ave, overlooking Central Park, Park ave, lower Manhattan high up enough to see yankee stadium from the living room windows.
That said, I’ve not seen
(in person) that quality of woodwork since leaving the company.
Without behaving like a jag off name dropping, one might be inclined to tell me what quality is....
Save it for the dim!
I’ll just say our modest little shop had NO Festool, NO Mirka and or other such marketing mandated, overpriced, point of failure designed toys, we had quality tools that were a decade or more old. We also had a pocket screw machine, we also had several biscuit joiners that were used in damn near every single cabinet project we did.
Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!
Excellent video, James! Thank you for it!
I’m just getting into woodworking and you sir are amazing. Tysm for sharing so much knowledge.
Thanks a lot for all the tips, James! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you James, I always learn so much from your videos, always a pleasure. Take care and stay safe 🙂
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
Great video and easy concise explanation’s of each fastener giving the beginning woodworker a great start in a hobby that is inundated with misinformation. Kudos to you James.
Wow! So well explained! Thank very much.
Love it that you aren’t a “purist”. I use most of the joining methods and it just depends on the application and requirements. Great video (as usual)
Beautiful, functional, durable - this is an fantastic standard! Thank you!!!
I am NOT, a woodworker, although I have the desire to do woodworking as a hobby, something to keep me busy.
I am currently undergoing chemo, for pancreatic cancer (it is what it is) and discovered your channel. For me, you explain thing in an easy to understand manner, thanks for that.
I know what you mean when you mention those that would critique your work as though their opinion is the only one that matters.
I, for one love the work displayed in that box. The joinery, shows love of what you make. Quite honestly, that is kind of what I would like to do, nothing big.
Thanks for all the information you give on CZcams.
God bless
Thanks for the nice comment, and take care!
This is fantastic! As a person starting out in the hobby, it was really nice learning when to use certain forms of joinery. If you could make more with other forms, that would be very appreciated!
Thank you for the video. Two things.
First, I would like to see someone compare a single Domino strength to simply using two 5 cent Lamello Biscuits on top of one another. No one has done that. Even a clone Domino is 17 cents.
Second, I used calipers and measured the thickness of 30 each of DeWalt and Swiss-made Lamello plate joiner Biscuits. Lamello was 1000 for $46.37 from Amazon, which is 4.6 cents each. DeWalt was $7.98 for 100 from Lowes, which is 8 cents each. I calculated the mean and standard deviation of the thicknesses and the Lamello were more than 3x as uniform. 97.7% of Lamello are predicted to be between 3.69 and 4.00mm. DeWalt are 3.34 to 4.31mm. The goal is to be as close to 4mm without going over. Visually, the Lamello have a glue-gripping pattern on each side. The DeWalt had a more shallow grid on one side.
No sense in judging biscuits without using Lamello brand.
Great video Stumpy. I always have a use for all three of these types of joinery sometime in my woodworking.
Was literally in the middle of shopping around for a good doweling jig when I saw you uploaded this. Definitely gonna check them out
Great video. Very instructional.
Excellent as always, thanks Stumpy!
I tend to make small things so far and love the look of a dowel that contrasts with the main wood color. I bought a corner dowel jig as an alternative to splines for some situations.
Thanks for sharing with us James, great to see the difference between the three types of joinery. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
Amen James. Great presentation. Thanks