You can use a pocket hole jig to attach separate pieces together so that they can be taken apart if required later in the project. Tim Carter from Askthebuilder.com shows this technique.
I am installing 1×4 finger-joint primed pine around my interior windows.
I have painted plywood 1/2 on the walls instead of drywall.
I am using butt joints instead of miter joints.
a) What size(length) finishing nail should I use with my nail gun? I have a 16ga finishing nailer.
b) I have a 1/4 inch reveal on the windows jams. Should I shoot nails into the window jam, or should i shoot into plywood only or both?
c) Is it ok to use pocket screw (kreg jig) for the butt joints first prior to nailing?
The Kreg R3 pocket hole jig is very handy for woodworking joinery. Beginners and advanced woodworkers alike can benefit from it’s simplicity. This type of joinery is especially useful for cabinet makers. The pricing of this tool is competitive, and it is well built so it will endure many years of use. The tool will simplify many woodworking projects for you.
There is one thing that the tool lacks, and that is a high quality bit. The bit that is supplied will dull quickly.
Overall, this is a great tool and worthy of being in my shop.
Furniture and cabinet makers have made use of pocket hole joinery for decades. There is a reason for that, you can get a durable long lasting joint very simply and easily.
You might ask, what’s a pocket hole, & how does it work? Good question. A pocket hole is a hole drilled at an angle that forms a “pocket” for the screw to sit into. Think of it as a “highly engineered” toe-nailing technique. What makes it precise is the design of the pocket hole jig that guides the drill bit into the wood at a specific angle to produce an “engineered” hole to house the screw head.
I have plenty of wood scraps and would like to make something out of them. I have a jig saw and a drill, also like hammers, nails, screws, and drill bits to work with. I prefer smaller projects like a bird house and boxes, not like bookcases and big pieces of furniture. If there are any good websites with small woodworking project ideas on them post them too. Thanks
