I love dowel joinery because it's easy and strong, but I didn't love my dowel jig, so I decided to make my own! I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out and I can't wait to use in on a project!

Make this dowel jig for drilling accurate holes. Joinery 101: How to Attach Boards with Dowels Read More Dowel joinery is a great alternative to drilling pocket holes .

A dowel jig will clamp on to your boards and move vertically between them, ensuring your holes are aligned between boards. (Note: That was a cheap dowel jig I picked up at a big-box store.

There are a few jigs out there that might work — the Dow’l Simp’l jig, Woodpecker’s MT Doweling jig, or you could make a homemade jig. Personally, I use pocket screws or a dado and rabbet ...