Freud invited us to an early meeting to present a number of new woodworking related products. There were several router bits designs and some geared towards industrial consumers. One was a new machine that can properly cut and place holes for dowel joinery. It was appropriately named the Doweling Joiner.
Dowels arent a new concept, but this machine is, at least to the United States market. This tool can be described as a biscuit jointer but for dowels. It works in a similar way and can be used for many of its same purposes, including face-frame construction.
This tool is more useful for kitchen cabinets and projects that have adjustable shelves. These bits are identical to those used in straight-line boring machines. They lock into the tool using set screws.
Does 32mm sound familiar? Thats why we think kitchen cabinet builders might jump on this tool right away. The 32mm system, a European-inspired kitchen cabinet design, has been around for a while.
As for adjustable shelving, this Doweling Joiner is great for installing the 1/10 cm holes for shelf pins. This tool drills two holes at a time (one if you remove and work with a single drill bit) and uses two retractable pins that are fully adjustable to maintain alignment as the holes are drilled. To keep the holes straightened, position the tool’s base against a straight edge.
The Doweling Joiner has a 6.5-amp motor, drills for dowels that are from 3/41 cm to
