Biscuit Joinery Tutorial

[@GenesisMatrix]

It is very helpful to see firsthand examples of how the biscuit joiner can be used. I read the instructions that came with my joiner, and your tutorial nicely complements those instructions.

[@josephplacek9742]

Echoing all the others, thank you. Very clear and you've covered a few applications. Well done!

[@slipperman61]

I finally bought a biscuit joiner and have a feeling it will be one of those tools I wish I had bought long ago.

[@w0mblemania]

You have a very good, clear way of explaining things. Thanks for sharing these videos!

[@tonyditty3158]

No nonsense, straight forward, well done sir. Well done! In the short time used, I learned all I need to know about the tool and its uses.

[@mcpaplus]

Thank you so much. I am just getting started in wood working and am at a point where joinery is becoming important. This video is excellent both in terms of content and presentation. Just what I needed!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Going to buy myself a DeWalt Biscuit Joiner today! All due to your wonderful tutorial. I really needed this. Getting into carpentry little by little while working on my RV. Built an overhead cabinet, with only butt joints and pocket hole joins, and really missed a biscuit joiner for the face frame. It was so friggin hard to align everything and drill those screws into the tiny space I had in the RV cabinet! You did an exceptional job of explaining the tool, and the technique, esp the mitered join. I had so much trouble with gluing back a vintage oak frame! Too delicate to drive screws in. Should have used a biscuit. I'm deeply grateful, thank you!

[@enduringcharm]

+Lass-in Angeles Carpenters often use biscuits and pocket holes together for just the reason you state-- keeping the work pieces aligned. Biscuits can also help keep trim aligned before it is nailed.

[@solaris_molaris]

Saw one of these tools and the biscuits in Lowe’s and had no idea what these were. So I looked up a video and you were the first video to pop up. Loved the information and it explained it so well especially to me who knows very minimal amounts of woodworking

[@guyleverett1796]

Excellent tutorial. Just started making picture frames and had no idea what a biscuit joiner was until viewing your tutorial.

[@stevefrazee227]

Thank you for a very instructive, easy-to-understand video. I just bought mine and thought I should get instruction to have some success.

[@21thTek]

Loved your video, very prosfessional & informative, I learned a lot what it is about, thanks a bunch !

[@galland3496]

Got one and I will start using it again, it served me very well in the past, and it's time I resurrected it again. Your videos are always clear and helpful, thanks.

[@williamkilgour5247]

bought one 2 years ago but never used it, after watching this video i will start doing biscuit joins, many thanks

[@dlwnd1]

Thank you for demonstrating the tool, very helpful. I am about to embark on my first joinery and this helped make the decision to proceed!

[@enduringcharm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@melissawilkinson80]

Very helpful. Great service you're doing here.

[@enduringcharm]

Glad to hear it!

[@nenedecaramelo]

Thank you for a superb tutorial on the use of this tool.

[@ticzone34]

Great video and 14 minutes of valuable information! Thank you!

[@donnavermeylen4129]

Excellent video! Thanks for the great info!

[@heenanii]

Very helpful and well presented. Thank you sir from South Africa.

[@kkirkpatrick2130]

Thank you very much for explaining this so simply and clearly.

[@thefont9]

This was so helpful and wonderfully done. Thank you so much for doing it.

[@kathywandelmaier1162]

Are biscuits stronger than dowels for the join you made?

[@100SpokeRiderz]

This is a good vid & helped me out a lot, I'm a metal/auto body guy but I've been trying to work with wood more to set up my home garage. Wood tools are all new to me & I've got a few basic things so I'm just do homework trying to figure out what wood tools I need to have vs what would be cool to have.

[@richhare3765]

Thans for the great video. Very well done! Very clear and concise instructions which are eadily understood by a novice like me. Thanks again.

[@mean1flyer]

i bought this same exact model,i know nothing about this tool,i bought it only because i got a great deal on it,your video is very useful and i think i might be able to use it no problem at all,thanks for sharing your knoledge here 👍

[@cmilioto1]

super helpful. very clear and concise. I'm basically a pro now

[@guillermojastrzebski954]

Thanks for a clear, well-put explanation. A pleasure to watch.

[@robertheld4947]

Very informative and helpful, Thank you!!

[@kevincaballero3977]

Thanks man, this is the most helpful tutorial I've found.

[@marcusphang1668]

Your tutorial is very helpful for the beginner.

[@petervong2320]

This was so helpful. I was just given this tool and am now ready to use it.

[@DaveKrause]

Thank you for publishing this video. Very helpful and easy to follow.

[@bradmolsen]

Nice overview, I have one but, wanted some insight to it's uses before firing it up. Thanks for taking the time!!

[@thomasweaver4791]

Excellent tutorial of all the different uses of this tool.

[@TGEllis-gv2hx]

the best one I've seen yet

[@michaelbrown2029]

Great Video. So helpful and well done. Thank you.

[@brandonfuller2254]

Very good info! More information than I needed. But you had exactly what I was looking for since I bought my dewalt used. I do not have a manual. Thanks for showing how to set it up.

[@josephsouza6710]

Very good tutorial you shod be a teacher !

[@tcbridges]

Great job oh showing how it all works. Thanks You

[@philhode5104]

Thank you,very good explanation 👍

[@stormbytes]

Outstanding presentation. Clear and very informative. Thanks!

[@refael22]

A simple and clear explanation. Very useful

[@អាម៉ាន់ហាន]

Thank you , this is very useful for a beginner like myself on a joint biscuits !

[@tmanno1]

Very clear and very helpful. Thank you so much.

[@mikevanwieringen9883]

Excellent explanation, very easy to follow. Well done !

[@robinwalker6050]

Awesome demonstration! I’m confident now that I can do this on my own.

[@chris-p-Bacon836]

Great explanation. Thank you

[@turncoat9]

Thanks for this video. I wanted to make sure I got some proper tutorial on miter joints before actually screwing up my wood. As I see in certain manuals, for 15mm they recommend biscuits size 10. Does that depend on if you're using miter joints or not? Or what biscuits should I use for miter joints on a 15mm thick plate?

[@enduringcharm]

Well, it depends. You'll see that the important thing is not to drive the joiner blade through the other side of your work piece. Depending on the angle of your miter joint AND depending on where you start the cut relative to the thickness of the work piece, you can use different size biscuits. So, if you have a 45 degree miter on a particular work piece and start in the middle of the board perhaps you could use a #10 biscuit, but if you have a shallower miter angle and start more toward the inside of the miter, perhaps you could use a #20 biscuit. You can unplug your joiner and experiment visually with your work piece or you can just use a piece of scrap and experiment on that with real cuts. A 15mm thick board is around 5/8" and that's not much. You might only be able to use a #0 biscuit for that. If possible I would recommend trying your cuts on some scrap first and see where you land.

[@turncoat9]

@@enduringcharm Yes I figured, probably need some fine tuning. But the advice of placing the joint more on top is great. I always try to put them in the center

[@chriswithrow3107]

Hey man, thank you for your excellent straightforward video. I know this is pushing 5 years old but just wanted to suggest throwing a halogen or LED worklight up near your camera to solve your dark spot woes if you're still making content. Hope you are. Cheers.

[@stephenprice9245]

Excellent in explaining! Thank you

[@vintagelogs]

Great Video !! Very helpful, thanks.

[@ManyaP64]

Very easy to understand and helpful video! Thank you for this.

[@lodgeblog]

Excellent tutorial; a great refresher session for me. Thanks.

[@slang3310]

Great tutorial. Very clear. Thanks for sharing it!

[@marcopolowoodworks]

How dumb do you have to be to dislike this video - so straightforward and well spoken! thanks for video

[@lilashilo]

great explanation!!! thanks a lot!!

[@gr8freediver]

Awesome video and tutorial. Great job! Thank you very much.

[@martincretchley3097]

Thanks, very useful video, now off to make a picture frame!

[@steved8714]

Well I learned something new today. Thank you

[@mobiltec]

Thanks for a great tutorial. I just bought the Dewalt and feel ready to use it now.

[@terrymcclay8730]

Thanks for sharing. This was very useful.

[@fullporaport]

I just bought a dewalt 18v plate joiner. Its a awesome tool, especialy wireless with battery.

[@dtc602]

Wow so that's what all those little pieces of wood are for..I thought previous homeowner just REALLY liked making miniature surfboards for some reason..not kidding.

[@enduringcharm]

You learn something new every day!

[@russelmorgan3524]

Thank you, that was very informative and a nice explanation.

[@rick3162]

Excellent Tutorial Thanks

[@lynardburt5992]

Very well explained. I am now trained

[@MissionaryForMexico]

I use my Porter cable joiner for building custom cabinets!

[@faw3511]

Excellent video. How is biscuit joinery better/worse than doweling (face frames) or splining (miters)? Thank you.

[@enduringcharm]

It's not really that one is overall better than another, it's that each has advantages and disadvantages depending on the application. Biscuits have the advantage of being easy to align and install, for example, but the disadvantage of having a fixed width that may not work well with some applications. It's good to have multiple options available to you so that when faced with a woodworking problem you can say--Ah! This technique would be perfect in this instance.

[@HGarry4012]

Brilliant explanation

[@andrescosta2992]

Nice explanation, do all joiners have a dial to dig the slot right @ the center of the board ? .....'cause I dont see one in mine........thnks

[@enduringcharm]

All biscuit joiners should have some mechanism to adjust the height of the slot. However, it may look different than the one in this video.

[@michaellovetere8033]

I own a DeWalt BJoiner..Best one on the market

[@LennonPhotography]

I appreciate you posting the video. Can you show how to use the joiner for shelves? I can't figure out how to use the jointer in the middle of the wood. Thanks

[@enduringcharm]

Not sure what you mean, could you expand on your question?

[@francois1473]

How I would use it for shelves: Clamp some pieces of wood at the height of the shelve, flip up the fence on the jointer (so you are not using it essentially) the rest the bed of the jointer on the piece of wood to make your plunge cut. This does mean you have to measure out the exact height of the slot in relation the the clamped piece of wood with regards to where your jointers sawblade is. Since you are no longer using your fence as a guide you will have to use the piece of wood as your guide instead.

[@ChrisRGSA]

Ferry Groot You should probably use a Dado Blade and a table saw to cut grooves in the end pieces of your shelves then slide the actual shelf in the grooves

[@modify1ful]

Well done and much appreciated. Thank you!

[@sPGgwUxYrSd7Cf5H]

Great video!

[@gogaton]

A wonderful video , thanks for the video

[@BLRSCOOTER]

That was excellent video well explain great job sir..

[@SendItBilly]

Just put together the carcass for some shelves I'll put in workbench. I used three biscuits per side, bottom and then 9 on the top. Just glued no screws. Think I'll need to screw it or would the glue hold it all tight enough.

[@enduringcharm]

For plywood cabinets that have the back and sides hidden when installed I'll often use air-driven staples in addition to rabbets and glue or, in your case, biscuits and glue. If you don't have that option you can use screws with countersunk holes. Screws don't necessarily hold well in plywood because they tend to split the layers apart. If you used solid wood then that won't be a concern.

[@coljter15]

Great video thank you

[@ntcrwler]

ok, I'm sold :) I just want to know: is this a tool where I would be saying "where have you been all my life and how did I survive this long without you?" or is this something that once I complete the closet shelving project, I won't be using again for years???

[@enduringcharm]

If you do a lot of woodworking as a hobby or if you install a lot of interior trim in your home this is a tool you'll want to own. Aside from creating glue joints it's also very handy for aligning workpieces, even if you are using screws or nails. If you only do occasional woodworking or trim you may be able to do without it. You might also consider pocket hole joinery instead, which is a cheaper means of joining wood, assuming only one side will show. Here's my video on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ-xanmclNmUm9E

[@MinhvuLy]

What is the minimum thickness that can be biscuited? I have half inch thick plywood.

[@enduringcharm]

That's possible, though the connection will be weak because there won't be much "meat" left on either side of the biscuit. You might consider dadoes instead, if possible.

[@mardakworkshop4450]

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[@ShadowsOnTheScreen]

What a great video. Thank you!

[@DarronRansbarger]

Thanks for the great tutorial. Regarding the dust/chip ejection port: what's the size and can you recommend any dust collection tubing to adapt to a standard shop vac?

[@enduringcharm]

I believe the newest models sold include a vacuum adapter for standard shop vacs. However, they also include a dust bag, which is probably a better bet. Having a vacuum hose attached to the tool would likely get in the way and potentially cause misalignment with your marks if you aren't careful.

[@2Much2lose]

I just bought the same one, thanks for the vid. I hate reading instructions.

[@matthewobrien1188]

Great Video well done good info.

[@duglasjohel]

Thanks man now I’m ready to buy one

[@shanec4441]

Can I use a router equipped with a biscuit cutter

[@enduringcharm]

I know such a bit exists. The disadvantages would be accuracy and time. If you want to stick with a router I'd use different joinery techniques such as tongue and groove and mortice and tenon. The advantage of a dedicated biscuit joiner is speed and accurate placement of single biscuits. Using a router to place biscuits would be like using a Ferrari to pick up groceries. You could do it, but why?

[@wilkbor]

Thanks for the video.

[@TwistedTwineWoodworking]

Appreciate the video!!

[@1webhead]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you.

[@c.j.mooneyham9831]

Thank you sir!

[@ForgeofSouls]

Just to be clear, using the biscuit method is not a replacement to using hardware, right? This is purely to keep things aligned or stop wood from warping?

[@enduringcharm]

No, that's not entirely accurate. Biscuits and glue can be used as the sole method of assembly, but it has it's place. When biscuits first became popular they were marketed as a replacement for mortise and tenon joinery, or as a means for amateurs to make fine furniture. Over time woodworkers figured out that biscuits are great for alignment and for adding a little strength in edge-joining applications. They are also excellent for quick construction of boxes where quality is not paramount, or for positioning shelves in a box, or for light-duty applications where strength is secondary, such as trim work. But, for heavy duty strength, for fine furniture, or for long term durability there are other traditional joinery methods to recommend, including mortise and tenon, tongue and groove, and cope and stick.

[@ForgeofSouls]

@@enduringcharm Thank you for the response, working on getting items together to start into wood working. Beginning with furniture restoration.

[@christianhahn1299]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@thorified7904]

Yes, echoing the comments below. Thorough. Didn't know what a biscuit joiner was. Thought mine needed to be whole wheat.

[@gregorsidler3962]

Very well done! Thank you! Now I know how I should use it! :-)

[@robertmaciejewski2206]

Nice job.....Going to now buy one THANKS

[@tablesawer]

What model of Dewalt jointer are you using?

[@enduringcharm]

My biscuit joiner is ancient, but as far as I know DeWalt only made one corded model, the DW682K.

[@ChickenLariyaki]

Thanks for the great guide

[@COMPRAFACILmx]

Excellent video, very well explained, thanks a lot for share it. It is a great tool, i will get one.

[@robertbrunston5406]

The basics, thank you.

[@publiodelgado9807]

can the buscuit machine cut into ceramic tiles???

[@enduringcharm]

No, strictly for wood or similarly soft materials such as PVC or MDF.