Ron, appreciate the nod to us furniture makers. Though, I often see trim carpenters as being able to do stuff - sometimes think it black magic - that I don’t have the skills for. I watch your channel because I have learned a lot of tips and tricks in trim carpentry and shop organization that I can apply to my furniture making.
You forgot to add an important component, Ron, it’s orange! As always, with any UJK product, the build quality looks phenomenal. I would welcome any further videos you have on this jig. Definitely looks like a future purchase for me. Thanks for being a watchdog for quality components for us woodworkers Ron, it’s much appreciated!
I'm surprised that the price is very reasonable for what you get and the quality of the tool. Interested in a demonstration of some of the joint options. As a carpenter I could see buying this for drawers
It's very similar. However, the UJK jig contains a number of improvements over the classic Porter Cable jig. For example, the UJK provides what I'll call an 'out rigger' to support your router when using the jig. This should help prevent the router from tipping. Also, the two supports for the dovetail/box joint templates (what Paul calls a 'comb') are machined out of aluminium on the UJK jig. On the Porter Cable, the supports are stamped steel. I would think that the UJK supports are more rigid and more durable. We used the Porter Cable jig in the furniture mill and the supports would occasionally bend, throwing the jig out of alignment. It was an easy fix, but you could easily ruin a bunch of parts if you didn't catch the problem early on. One of the plusses of the Porter Cable jig is there are more templates available for it. I expect UJK will offer more templates, allowing you to cut different sizes of dove tails and box joints. For now, the Porter Cable jig is more flexible.
It's pretty much the same as the Porter Cable and Rockler dovetail jigs but twice as much. I don't know if there's an additional $200 of value added here, though. The router support and dust collection are nice features but not strictly necessary. To be fair, I've had a few issues with the Porter Cable jig bowing over the template (bowing up, which is strange), but if I'm going to pay twice as much then I would start looking at the Leigh jig which I believe is around $600.
@@brianb3107 I don't disagree. The Leigh jig, with it's variable spacing capability, is a superior jig for most woodworkers. And, given the cost of the UJK jig, many might find stepping up to the Leigh for just a few dollars more makes sense. Having said that, I think you're being too hard on the UJK jig. I only mentioned two of the improvements UJK made to the older design. UJK appears to have addressed a lot of the pain points experienced users of the Porter Cable jig (and its many clones) have complained about for years. The result is a jig that is easier to use and appears to be more durable than the jigs it may have been based on. Are these improvements worth the additional cost? For you, the answer is no. For others, that might not be the case. I can see a production shop opting for the UJK over the Porter Cable or the Leigh. The Leigh allows more design flexibility, but that comes at a cost of more complexity. In the furniture mill, we kept our drawers at one of several standard depths -- so that the spacing of the dovetail jigs would work perfectly. In such a case, the Leigh jig's additional design flexibility provides little if any benefit. The Porter Cable jig might cost less, but they can be finicky to set up and their lack of durability can require somewhat frequent repairs. All this costs time. The UJK is easier to set up and should suffer less down time. Bottom line: Each user will have to determine if the UJK is worth its cost.
Definitely want to see all the joints demonstrated.
Ron, appreciate the nod to us furniture makers. Though, I often see trim carpenters as being able to do stuff - sometimes think it black magic - that I don’t have the skills for. I watch your channel because I have learned a lot of tips and tricks in trim carpentry and shop organization that I can apply to my furniture making.
You forgot to add an important component, Ron, it’s orange!
As always, with any UJK product, the build quality looks phenomenal.
I would welcome any further videos you have on this jig. Definitely looks like a future purchase for me.
Thanks for being a watchdog for quality components for us woodworkers Ron, it’s much appreciated!
You are right!
I'd love to see Chris do multiple videos showing all six joints.
Looking forward to your next project when you build something. Good stuff!
You and me both!
Another video or two on this would be great Ron.
Since I’ve never done any dovetail work, please do a series on this tool.
Haven't read all the comments, but I'm willing to bet everyone wants to see a series on this just like me.
I would appreciate your additional videos regarding the different types of dovetails.
Good to see Chris.
I keep telling her, she need to do more videos. She likes wood work, but doing it in front of the camera is a lot more time consuming.
Thanks Ron. I'd be interested to see the different joints it's capable of. Particularly half blind. Appreciate your videos...
Will do
I'm surprised that the price is very reasonable for what you get and the quality of the tool. Interested in a demonstration of some of the joint options. As a carpenter I could see buying this for drawers
It is easy to use and drawers would be a good us case for it.
@@TheSmartWoodshopI would love to see a head to head review between the UJK and the Porter Cable jig.
Where do we get the magnetic hose holder?
How is the Florida Fixer going?
Can you do a review of the computer controlled router Shark 1000.
I don't have a Shark 1000.
Is this really worth twice the amount of the Porter Cable???
Bring on the video’s
Looks like the old Porter Cable dovetail jig.
It's very similar. However, the UJK jig contains a number of improvements over the classic Porter Cable jig. For example, the UJK provides what I'll call an 'out rigger' to support your router when using the jig. This should help prevent the router from tipping. Also, the two supports for the dovetail/box joint templates (what Paul calls a 'comb') are machined out of aluminium on the UJK jig. On the Porter Cable, the supports are stamped steel. I would think that the UJK supports are more rigid and more durable. We used the Porter Cable jig in the furniture mill and the supports would occasionally bend, throwing the jig out of alignment. It was an easy fix, but you could easily ruin a bunch of parts if you didn't catch the problem early on.
One of the plusses of the Porter Cable jig is there are more templates available for it. I expect UJK will offer more templates, allowing you to cut different sizes of dove tails and box joints. For now, the Porter Cable jig is more flexible.
It's pretty much the same as the Porter Cable and Rockler dovetail jigs but twice as much. I don't know if there's an additional $200 of value added here, though. The router support and dust collection are nice features but not strictly necessary. To be fair, I've had a few issues with the Porter Cable jig bowing over the template (bowing up, which is strange), but if I'm going to pay twice as much then I would start looking at the Leigh jig which I believe is around $600.
@@brianb3107 I don't disagree. The Leigh jig, with it's variable spacing capability, is a superior jig for most woodworkers. And, given the cost of the UJK jig, many might find stepping up to the Leigh for just a few dollars more makes sense.
Having said that, I think you're being too hard on the UJK jig. I only mentioned two of the improvements UJK made to the older design. UJK appears to have addressed a lot of the pain points experienced users of the Porter Cable jig (and its many clones) have complained about for years. The result is a jig that is easier to use and appears to be more durable than the jigs it may have been based on.
Are these improvements worth the additional cost? For you, the answer is no. For others, that might not be the case. I can see a production shop opting for the UJK over the Porter Cable or the Leigh. The Leigh allows more design flexibility, but that comes at a cost of more complexity. In the furniture mill, we kept our drawers at one of several standard depths -- so that the spacing of the dovetail jigs would work perfectly. In such a case, the Leigh jig's additional design flexibility provides little if any benefit.
The Porter Cable jig might cost less, but they can be finicky to set up and their lack of durability can require somewhat frequent repairs. All this costs time. The UJK is easier to set up and should suffer less down time.
Bottom line: Each user will have to determine if the UJK is worth its cost.