Dovetail jig comparison. Last update on 2020 05 26 affiliate links images from amazon product advertising api. The porter cable 4216 super jig is one of the best dovetail jigs on the market. Discover whether the leigh d4r pro dovetail jig or one of the leigh super jigs is best for you. These joints also known as box joints or comb joints have straight sides and are much easier to cut than dovetail jointshowever because the two pieces slide together easily they can also come apart quite easily.
Leigh woodworking tools channel is your. As its name implies it truly is a super jig capable of cutting a wide variety of dovetail joints with precision. To keep them together you need either nails or glue. These joints have angled sides.
In general the jigs are divided into bench mounted and router table jigs. Theres only one way to put them together and once. Porter cable 12 4112 half blind dovetail jig the porter cable 4112 dovetail jig runs about 100 and is for my money the best dedicated half blind dovetail jig around. Keller through dovetail jig the keller is considered by some as the easiest to use through dovetail jig.
A dovetail jig consists of a metal template and the base it rests upon.