Tbh, I swore by pocket screws for face frames until I tried dominoes

Honestly, I thought pocket screws were fast and strong enough for all my face frame work. Tbh, a buddy lent me his domino joiner for a big built-in job, and I was skeptical. After using it, the alignment was perfect every time, with no clamping fuss. Ngl, I'm switching to dominoes for face frames now, it just makes everything smoother.

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keith2641mo ago

Pocket screws had my full confidence for years. I defended them as the sensible choice for face frames. Then a contractor buddy left his domino joiner at my shop by accident. Used it on a small project out of sheer curiosity. The pieces lined up perfectly every single time, without any clamp wrestling. Now my pocket hole jig sits on the shelf like a sad museum piece.

jackson.oscar1mo ago

Try telling my old pocket screw jig how useless it feels now, but how could I ever go back?

the_victor1mo ago

Respect what you're saying but gotta push back here. Watching @keith264 jump ship feels wrong. For a quick cabinet face frame, my pocket screw jig is still way faster out of the gate, no glue drying time. Dominoes are slick for tricky alignments, but they're a whole other pricey tool to set up. For most of my basic frames, the old way still gets the job done plenty strong and lets me move on.