I need to attach table legs to a mitered apron with dowels at a 45 degree angle. I have a General Tools #840 Dowling Jig (which I have never used until now!). However, the jig only allows for the dowel holes to be drilled at 90 degrees to the face of the leg. I want to drill them at 45 degrees. Is there any recommended shopmade jig or other method to drill the hole at 45 degrees into the face of a board??
Thanks.
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Oh sure . . .
Go here
https://www.finewoodworking.com/FWNPDFfree/011170024.pdf
page down to "Use A Shop Made Jig For Angled Holes"
Good 'O Ernie to the rescue once again !
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As shown in the link Roc posted, it's easy to make your own by drilling a guide hole in a piece of hardwood, and then cut the end to the desired angle.
Among commercially-made jigs, DowelMax is supposed to allow drilling at various angles. But, I can't find listings for the accessory support plates that provide those angles. Contacting the manufacturer might solve that mystery. It's a pricey jig, though.
http://www.dowelmax.com/anglejoints.html
http://www.dowelmax.com/
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