owner of Newman Specials Woodwork and creator of jigs and tools for WeCNCthat store. In 1968, Lamello released the first biscuit joiner and, since then, this tool has been used in woodworking and ...

"I might sound contrarian — but a good dowel jig is maybe 50 bucks, and a nice biscuit joiner is 300, and the Festool... is not a thousand dollars better," said a Reddit contributor on a thread ...

Should I stick with the jig idea? Is there a better way to do plate joining on the cheap? Is there some value I'm missing in a "real" biscuit joiner that I should actually buy one? If you're just ...