I had always seen them used for joining face frames and boxes. and
stuff like that. Using them across the joint of a panel was new to
me.

My proof points that it is somewhat uncommon a

- All of the accessories Kreg sells are vice grips for holding down
face frame type joints, etc.
- The Kreg little hand held drill guides have two or three paired
holes, great for face frame sticks. But no big wide jig with a few far
spaced holes that would be good for a panel.
- I just fast forwarded through the "Joinery 101" video on the Kreg
site and the closest thing they show to a panel joint is a stave type
glue up with beveled edges (near end of video). They never show a true
flat panel.

As I said, this is a throw away tip. If it's not useful or
insightful...

On Mar 23, 6:51*am, "Leon" wrote:
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in message

...





Every time I see this I think how cool it is. No big deal but I just
keep forgetting about it and when I see it done...

Using pocket screws for panel glue-ups.

My buddies cabinet shop rarely has to glue up panels. They mostly buy
their doors and use ply otherwise. When they have need for the odd job
it is always a hubub. They tried a few different things like this
vertical rack made of aluminum slats, etc.

Now, if one side of the panel will be hidden, like a table top, they
just run some pocket screws on each side of the glue joint, they clamp
the boards lightly down to a work table, run the pocket screws in from
each side and they can start using the panel right away.

No biggie, just kinda cool.

I am missing something here... ;~) *Isn't that what pocket hose screws are
intended for in the first place? *Was that a secret that I have known about
for the last 15 or so years?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -