"The Fourth Generation AKEDA Jig Outclasses and
Outperforms All Other Jigs"
WEB REVIEWS
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Web Reviews
Where do you go to get the straight goods in the confusing world of dovetail jigs? Who can you trust?
Magazines that don't want to lose their advertisers? The store clerk who's been told to push a particular brand? The discussion forums where everyone's an expert?
The following are experienced and reputable woodworkers who know their tools and are qualified to compare the AKEDA to other jigs. They tell you the pros - and the cons of the AKEDA system, and some provide thoughtful and in-depth comparisons with other jigs.
Despite the fact that we may not agree with some of them, we link to them here because they are about as unbiased as you will ever get.
Jack Loganbill
Jack is an experienced and highly respected full time professional woodworker who pulls no punches. He goes into the kind of detail you're looking for, and compares AKEDA with the other jigs he owns.
He writes, "The jig produces through and half-blind dovetails without any adjustment whatsoever to the jig. Period, end of paragraph. I think you'll be . . . amazed with the look, feel, and operation of the AKEDA."
Charlie B
You want someone who's truly unbiased? Charlie bought his own jig and he does not respond to our emails! He walks you through the features of the AKEDA jig. He knows it better than we do!
He writes, "(there are) a LOT of subtle, but important things about (the AKEDA) jig that make it different and better than ANY other variable spacing dovetail jig out there."
Chris Baylor
Chris writes reviews for "about.com:woodworking", a very professional website and great source of information about woodworking tools. Chris knows his craft and you can rely on what he has to say.
He writes, "Occasionally, someone... invents the better mousetrap. In the world of dovetail jigs, AKEDA may have achieved such a lofty status."
Tim Albers
Tim wrote this brief review for Fine WoodWorking magazine (FWW). FWW earns our respect for being the only magazine that dares to publish its findings, even at the risk of offending its long-time advertisers.
He writes, "The Akeda jig truly is a new approach to cutting dovetail joints—and a successful one. If it were 24 in. wide, it would give the Leigh D4R tough competition for the Best-Overall award."
Howard Ruttan
Hand cut dovetails? Howard's your man! Even though he was very impressed with the AKEDA jig, we suspect he's still cutting them by hand while his AKEDA gathers dust somewhere on a shelf in his shop!
He writes, "The AKEDA... makes dovetailing fun. The safe, repeatable results easily approximate the look of hand cut dovetails with all the quality . . . with fewer steps . . . and in a shorter period of time."
John Lucas - woodshopdemos.com
John is perhaps the best known woodworking web personality. You'll find him on the discussion forums when he's not hanging out with the girls in his shop! His review is detailed and there are plenty of images.
He writes, "I love the results of the AKEDA Jig so far. This is a well designed and manufactured instrument."
Graham McCulloch - shortcuts.ns.ca
Graham is very well known to woodworkers in Eastern Canada, where he writes a column for a Nova Scotia newspaper. When you read his review, you can bet that what he tells you is based on first hand experience.
He writes, "The AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig is without question the finest tool that this woodworker has ever used." Click here to view the article in PDF format (28 KB).
