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like to know how to make repairs that are as good as new or even better than new what a joint brakes the usual fixes to add messy globs of glue and the same screws or nails that failed the first time well not anymore for over 25 years furniture makers and pro woodworkers have relied on Craig pocket hole jig to build and repair furniture now you too could easily fix a broken joint and make it stronger and more permanent than it was before thanks to the Craig joinery system a Craig pocket hole jig lets you extend the life of broken chairs frames bookshelves drawers and more so don't replace what you can easily repair do it once do it right and move on and all you need is your drill and a Kreg jig and you can create watch solid joints that are built to last the old way of doing things required clamps and glue alignment was difficult and clamping force always seemed to squeeze out the glue and make a mess but now just put the Craig bit with its steps pilot tip into any drill and your Kreg jig makes building as simple as 1-2-3 first clamp down the jig with any clamp then drill a quick series of pocket holes at the perfect angle and finally drive Craig's self tapping screws to pull the two parts together it's just that simple with the Kreg jig you drive hidden pocket holes that provide perfect alignment every time you'll get ultra strong joints with no exposed fasteners and no messy glue you know the old saying if it ain't broke don't fix it well with the Kreg jig you'll be tempted to fix things all around the house to reinforce weak joints so they'll never break a Kreg jig can pay for itself fixing broken drawers wobbly tables and chairs repair it quickly and relax and be sure to use Craig's unique self tapping screws made for every application to give you those rock-solid joints that are built to last like to know how to avoid the typical measuring marking and bad cuts you make with your circular saw well put down that tape measure and pay attention to this because now you can make those perfect repeatable cuts in plywood MDF and other large sheet goods without measuring or marking cut lines thanks to that Craig rip cut saw a guy with a Craig Ricker you can easily make accurate straight cuts with your circular saw every single time the Craig rip cut lets you get the most from your circular saw because it's so easy to set up the whole process can take less than a minute and you only have to do it once and the Craig rip cut easily attaches to most every brand of circular saw and has a reversible guide for both right and left handers that adjust quickly and easily to your selected cutting width once the RIP cut is set you can make repeated cuts of the same width with no measuring or marking you'll save time and waste less material and the guide could be quickly adjusted to another width and you're back in business here's a Craig tip support the sheet goods with rigid foam insulation for cleaner smoother safer cuts on work benches or even the ground quality projects all start with perfect cuts so the whip cut guide should be on every workbench it's the first tool to buy before building bookshelves closet organizers tables or anything else that requires the use of sheath goods trade the difficulties of cutting large pieces on the table saw four laser straight perfect cuts made easy with our whip cuts on guy Craig jigs make it incredibly easy to build with wood that's because Craig joinery allows you to assemble projects with screws instead of complicated joints that require advanced skills and expensive tools the Kreg jig makes this possible but it's the Craig screw that makes it all work by holding your pieces together to create a strong long lasting joint Craig screws are engineered with unique features that ensure they'll provide the best possible results in Craig pocket hole joinery one of the easiest ways to see those features is to compare a Craig screw to a standard screw side-by-side it's easy to see the differences for starters the Craig screw has a square drive head the square drive it fits deeply into the head which makes it easy to drive the screw with an ordinary screw the driver can slip easily and I can prevent you from driving the screw all the way or worse yet strip the screw head a Craig screw looks different from an ordinary screw at the other end too it's what we call a self tamping tip the self tapping tip means that you don't have to drill a pilot hole just drive the screw and it creates its own hole without splitting the wood try that with an ordinary screw and the results are usually much different you also notice that a Craig screw doesn't have threads along its entire length like an ordinary screw does as you drive the screw in the threads bite into the mating piece and the pocket hole the smooth section of the screw can turn freely so the joint pulls together tightly with an ordinary screw the threads on the upper portion of the screw can actually prevent the joint from drawing tight the cutaway helps illustrate one more important feature on the Craig screw the flat underside of the screw head that flat area fits perfectly against the ledge at the bottom of the pocket as the screw cinches down this directs all of the screws force straight in line with the screw and draws the Craig joint tightly together with an ordinary screw the flare shape of the head directs force outward as the screw cinches down this can prevent a tight joint and even split out the base of the pocket hole there's one important feature of a Craig screw that you can't see just by looking at it it's case hardened Craig screws are treated to have a hard outer shell that gives them toughness sharp threads and a head that doesn't strip out but case hardening allows the inner part of the screw to be a bit softer that's actually good because a softer core prevents the screws from being brittle which can cause ordinary screws to snap looking at all those features it's easy to see why your Craig projects demand Craig screws and now when you look at a Craig screw you know how it works remember when you had to smooth out those joists when you needed to easily fix a stubborn door or makes two uneven boards flush tonight you can do all this and more with the win electric hand planer the six amp motor provides up to thirty four thousand cuts per minute and even the hardest in woods while most of our competitors have a maximum depth of 5/64 of an inch the wind planer exhibits sixteen pontius dots in one 128 inch increments to fine tune your cuts anywhere up to 1/8 of an HD to the win electric hand planer also comes with a handy dust collection bag that can be attached to either the right or left hand side of the planer an adjustment wrench with onboard storage a kickstand to protect your blade a rabbiting guide to help measure the depth of your rabbit and a parallel fit for making perfectly straight cuts the base of the plate even has a v-shaped groove to help make shampooing the corners of your wood easier than ever and if you have a dust extractor you can plug it right in to either side of your unit to maximize the collection of sawdust and see your work area cringe remember when you had a reliable planer that gave you years of quality service the concealed hinged jig from Craig offers a fast reliable easy to use solution that anyone can use to install doors on cabinets or built-ins or to refresh kitchen cabinets with new updated doors that's because the concealed hinge gig makes it easier than ever to mount concealed hinges that give doors a clean uncluttered look and the jig lets you do it with the accuracy of a drill press but using nothing more than an ordinary drill the jig makes the process easy thanks to indexing cams and built-in measuring scales that ensure exact hinge cut positioning plus a removable guide for the included carbide tipped bit using the concealed hinge gig makes it simple to figure out the two main things required for mounting these hinges determining how far from the door edge the hinge needs to be located and how far the hinges sit from the top or bottom of the door how far from the door edge the hinge sits is called the offset and the measurement varies depending on the hinge type and brand usually you just have to read the hinge instructions measure and hope for the best but the concealed hinges has index Kam's that take out all of the guesswork and uncertainty just turn the cam to the appropriate setting and the jig will be perfectly positioned when you place it against the edge of the door that means all you have to do is use the concealed hinge digs measuring scale to position the hinge at the desired distance from the top or bottom of the door climb to jig in place and the hinge cup hole will be positioned correctly every time after the cup hole is correctly located you still need to drill a clean hole to the proper depth doing that usually requires a drill press and a specialized bit the concealed hinge gig comes with a high-quality carbide tip 35 millimeter bit that's specifically designed for the task the bit shears the wood cleanly without tear out for perfect holes time after time to ensure the hole is straight that bit rides in a drilling guide that lacks quickly and accurately into the jig a stop collar ensures correct hole depth every time - once the cup is drilled the concealed hinged jig makes it just as easy to drill the holes for the hinge mounting screws just remove the drilling guide and use the two holes in the jig to guide an ordinary 1/16 inch drill bit unclimbed the concealed hinge gig and the hinge drops into place and mounts accurately every time whether you're installing hinges on one door or adding new doors to an entire kitchen that means all you have to do is Mount the door to your cabinet and the job is done confidently quickly and with professional quality results using just a drill with a concealed hinge gig you