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Angled and Beveled Joints
The Pocket-Pro™ can be used to create a
wide variety of angled and beveled joints. The
unique incremental height adjustment of the
Pocket-Pro™ lets you put the pocket in the
best possible position for your application. As
you become more experienced with the jig you
will find many more applications than we can
possibly illustrate, but this 45° angled joint is
a good illustration of the technique:
1) This joint connects two pieces of 3/4”
(19mm) stock, but we recommend that
you set the jig at the 1” (25,4mm) height.
This has the effect of moving the pocket
farther back from the end of the miter cut,
creating a stronger joint.
2) Drill the holes. If you are joining wide ma-
terial, you will probably need more than
two holes, so shift the stock in the jig as
needed.
3) In order to assemble the joint, it will help
to create a stop block as shown to hold
the work in position.This technique is use-
ful in many other pocket hole applications.
Tongue & Groove and Rabbeted
Joints
The Pocket-Pro™’s incremental adjustment
comes in handy for these common joints. Oth-
er pocket hole jigs are positioned so that your
screw would cut through the tongue portion of
the tongue and groove joint.
By adjusting the height of the Pocket-Pro™,
however, you can control precisely where the
screw is positioned. For example, in this illus-
tration, we used 3/4” (19mm) material, then
showed where the screw would be positioned
at the commonly-used 3/4” (19mm) position
in the upper illustration. In the lower drawing,
we show the advantage of the 7/8” (22,2mm)
position with the Pocket-Pro™.
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
1)
2)
5)
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
MIN 12,7mm - 1/2”
MAX 41,3mm - 1-5/8”
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
25,4mm (1”)
1/2”
5/8”
3/4”
7/8”
1”
1-1/8”
1-1/4”
1-3/8”
1-1/2”
1-5/8”
The 1” setting is ideal for many
mitered or angled joints. Try other
settings for various thicknesses.
Block clamped to workpiece
holds stock in position
Other pocket hole
jig set at 3/4”
(19mm) position
runs the screw
through
the tongue
Pocket-Pro™ set
at 7/8” (22,2mm)
position yields
a stronger joint
1)
2)
3)
