How to Use a Kreg Jig K4 for Pocket Hole Joinery

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Learn how to use a kreg jig k4 for pocket hole joinery. Pocket holes are a great way to join boards together with minimal work and minimal tools. The pocket holes that the kreg jig K4 creates are also decently strong considering they only use screws. The pocket hole is not the strongest woodworking joint but it is one of the most efficient and entry level joints a woodworking can use. I'll be using the Kreg Jig K4 system to join a few 2x4's together for a farmhouse coffee table that I am building. The Kreg Jig K4 when used properly creates perfect pocket holes for Kreg Jig screws in which you can use to mount your workpiece in place. In this video, I will detail every step of the process including how to setup the Kreg Jig, how to drill the pocket holes into your workpiece and how to mount your workpiece with the correct screws. This video will cover the entire process so if you are new to the Kreg Jig system then you will be able to learn how to use the woodworking jig correctly. I think pocket hole joinery is a great woodworking joint to have in your tool kit and can be used on a variety of DIY woodworking projects.
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0:00 Introduction
0:44 Intro To The Kreg Jig K4 System
1:07 How To Secure The Kreg Jig
1:52 Setting The Drill Bit Guide Block
3:00 Correctly Position The Drill Bit Stop Collar
4:21 Setting Up Workpiece Hold Down Clamp
4:54 How to Utilize The Lettered Holes
5:33 Installing The Kreg Jig Drill Bit
6:03 Drilling The Pocket Holes
7:16 Installing The Kreg Jig Pocket Hole Bit
7:22 Do Not Use An Impact Driver
7:27 Mounting The Kreg Jig Screws

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@timdoyon1964 Жыл бұрын

I’ve used this jig quite a few times, but still found myself unsure of the proper setup. Your video, (which I watched as a refresher), filled in all the blanks for me. I really enjoyed your “no-nonsense” style, which kept the video short and yet extremely informative. That’s a big thumbs-up from me. Hope this message finds anybody reading it healthy, wealthy and wise!

@shelbybabcock1 Жыл бұрын

This saved me so much time. I’m a visual learner and this was way better than having to read the directions! Thank you so much!!

@MrKen-wy5dk 10 ай бұрын

Your no nonsense direct approach is a perfect example of what a KZfaq tutorial should be. Liked and subscribed.

@rusdvz 2 ай бұрын

Dude, you're the only one who explained the principle of operation of the kreg conductor so clearly. These fat cats owe you a thousand dollars for every second of your video. Hello from Russia.

@gracieferguson1653 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Short and sweet and to the point. Exactly what I wanted

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad it was what you were looking for 👍

@pquach00 Жыл бұрын

As a visual learner, I find this tutorial very helpful. Thank you!

@yahoo2020 Жыл бұрын

This is the best instructional video I've seen, all the others have confused me, Thank you Sir I can now use my Jig

@sesnc2145 Жыл бұрын

A rare KZfaq video. Good camera work, good lighting, well explained and demonstrated, no wasted and useless verbiage. Rare! I'm going to go buy the K4 today.

@jasonmathews6464 Жыл бұрын

Hey man thanks. Kreg should pay you to make their instructional videos. Much simpler, to the point, and communicative. I get tired of watching instructional videos in which people love to provide to much personal information and extra talk. Thanks for the solid brevity.

@USA-2491 Ай бұрын

Ty for tutorial. Very clear instructions for this old woman (82) ,furniture recycling re-do

@sais9221 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Only if I found your video yesterday. I borrowed the exact tool from a friend but couldn't figure out how to set the drill bit depth (missing manual) so I just used best logic and judgement. My pocket holes turned out great. Now Gotta go finish that fence gate.

@lees7340 2 ай бұрын

I haven’t used the jig for a while and forgot the how, your video is clear and refresh my memory really well.

@just.do.something Жыл бұрын

Watching this after I used my kreg set a bunch of times and now thinking why did I not watch this before...argh...better late than never. Thanks for the great vid

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Yes! Better late than never! Glad it was helpful, you’re welcome!

@drgolfjim Жыл бұрын

Excellent manner in which you explain how to use this Kreg jig

@dwilliams6128 Жыл бұрын

You seem so kind, and are very thorough, yet it does not come across as anything than informative! Thank you!

@kimberleeduncan6143 9 ай бұрын

This was a very good video! The best I’ve seen. I like how you went thru and took the time to explain. Thank you!!! 😊

@shannond2707 10 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you! It's been a while since I've used my jig, ao I appreciate the refresher 😊

@dano7189 9 ай бұрын

I bought this jig and the instructions with it left me clueless - but alas you sir have shown me how to proceed and I thank you.

@marianosaab2560 Жыл бұрын

Hands down the best tutorial for this jig. Thanks so much! Subscribed

@jsagers2008 Жыл бұрын

That’s the best tutorial I’ve seen on the Kreg jig. 👍

@maryeilers5695 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your clear and precise directions on how to use this tool… off to the wood shop.

@_Shopfix 14 күн бұрын

You’re very welcome, glad it came in handy!

@Marigold200 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video and all the detailed instructions. Thank you so much!

@ntelford268 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your clear and precise instruction on how to set up and use Kreg4. I regret that I tried to use mine today, however I neglected the first step and drilled through my jig and😊. Anyway, now I know where I went wrong. Thank you for your help

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

Oh no! I’m sorry you drilled through your jig haha glad this video was helpful, best of luck on your future projects!!!

@osirisgonzalez5000 Жыл бұрын

Great demonstration, thanks! Straight to the point!

@eviehawke Жыл бұрын

thank you for a straightforward video. you're a great teacher!

@chanelmarie5179 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I was loosing hope that I was doing it wrong but this video is perfect.

@woofy1238 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for breaking it down like this. Extremely helpful

@5dearjohn Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial for the 4. Thank you.

@okayusa6608 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the refresher course. I spend to much time trying to figure it out

@BlondeExplorer1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was comprehensive and so easy to follow. I am going to buy a Kreg jig now that I truly understand how to use it. Be well. 😀😀🤗🤗😁😁👩👩

@francisexperience 7 ай бұрын

great presentation thank you

@cliftonwegener5860 3 ай бұрын

Simple, concise and informative! Great video. Thanks!

@AncoraImparoPiper Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for explaining how to use this jig. I was about to make multiple mistakes! I could have read the instructions, true, but it is far more effective to demonstrate its usage. New subscriber :)

@manyfeather2knives423 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful.

@atraderdiary Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, very easy and extensive!

@seagnatprepper9613 11 ай бұрын

Hadn't used mine in so long ... forgot how (the settings) your video helped me out immensely ... thanks

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

I’m so glad this video was so helpful to you!!! Hope you build some awesome stuff!!

@toddgermaine 8 ай бұрын

outstanding video, thank you

@TheRenoFam Жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative and had a great pace! Just subscribed! For the love of woodworking!!🎉

@trusttech9942 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial. Thank you so much for the help.

@Guzzimaine 10 ай бұрын

Good pacing, very clear. Thank you!!

@MitchellNobile Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thank you.

@ms22401gal 10 ай бұрын

Good job. Thanks.

@segfam0014 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Answered my questions.

@Jinxterman69 Жыл бұрын

You did good! Succinct, accurate and easy to understand. Thx.

@FloridaBeaches-st1ub Жыл бұрын

Great video! Best video I have seen for the K4

@ekhoromeo Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I have one and ready to use. Great tips

@_Shopfix 14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-ib6qc4jf1e 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was very easy to understand!

@kandiecandelaria3134 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! 👍

@SunriseAt2008 7 ай бұрын

Very well explained! This is very helpful and a clear and understandable video tutorial! No nonsense approach! Thank you for your time and work invested in this very good tutorial. Liked and subscribed.

@SwampRabbitMerchant 7 ай бұрын

Thank you I’ve been trying to figure this out for a long time

@oscarpatino586 Жыл бұрын

Very specific, great job men

@isabelstaples198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you - very nicely explained!

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, I’m glad that my explanation is helpful, that’s my goal👍

@paulanafziger3183 23 күн бұрын

Excellent detailed teacher!

@_Shopfix 14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Nchuddle Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@oscarinlg 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Subscribed

@Mbyrm76 Жыл бұрын

Awesome instruction

@Spain42 10 ай бұрын

Wow great video! Thank you so much

@_Shopfix 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Ben-attas 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! Very didactical

@johnloiacono5569 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson 👍

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you liked it!

@perfumer8549 Жыл бұрын

thank you very much this is really helpful

@mjremy2605 4 ай бұрын

Wow! This is so well explained and methodically covered that my brain is absorbing it fast. Most information is not given methodically and scattered. I love your step by step style of teaching. This is the way I process info too. Very grateful for your wonderful tutorial. I was confused by this jig and not sure how to use it. I now also see why I should get the $99 version not the $45 version. I like this one a lot. Sad that it costs so much. We need some competition for pricing. But at least it is made in the US (of imported materials!), so it will be accurate and not wildly off like Chinese stuff. Subscribed.

@umarakhtar 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man. This is huge help.

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@bettylou1030 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, exactly what i needed!

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! And I very much appreciate the comment, that helps a ton ✌️

@sergioleone4215 11 ай бұрын

Nicely done.

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jcr4698 Жыл бұрын

That clamping mechanism really makes a difference.

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

I agree, the ability to quickly clamp the board makes it really easy to accurately drill out the pocket holes.

@javierzavala8206 8 ай бұрын

muy buena explicación ,,,,,gracias

@edwardhogan61 Жыл бұрын

excellent video, I didn't have sound on my computer but the visual explained it for me

@unclet6810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@laurentperron3119 3 ай бұрын

So well done. You are a born teacher. I'm a lifetime subscriber, : - )

@BeeReady247 Жыл бұрын

I'm sold

@Phoenix.Productions 11 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for going so nice and slow. Very detailed instructions great job. I am going to try to build a Kitchen Island wish me luck.

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

Hey, you’re welcome! Best of luck on the kitchen island, you can do it 👍

@Andrew8885W Жыл бұрын

What a great guy 😇

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! I appreciate the comment

@Andrew8885W Жыл бұрын

@@_Shopfix no worries. It was so good to see how good some of man has turned out. Unlike me, who was involved in a work accident 6 years ago, now has a crippled leg, and I got no compensation. My standards have dropped to shameful, and I literally sit around complaining and swearing and crying the last few years. I've lost my family and hadn't made friends in the new city I moved to. I nearly cried watching you and how everything was as it should be. Please don't ever change

@Kiss4cooper Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you. But I was nervously waiting for you to say you were going to use just the a hole! 😂😂😂

@rustydegeorge5726 Жыл бұрын

I have this very same pocket hole kit. Thank you for your video and such detailed explanations on how to use it!

@monroekass Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for the comment

@jeffakin8231 4 ай бұрын

"I'm going to be using the A and C-Holes".... I'm dying, dude!!

@RJay207 Жыл бұрын

Very good! This should be the bar for step-by-step videos. But if I may ask a question: What's the reasoning for not using an impact driver for the screwdriver?

@sergioleone4215 11 ай бұрын

It could blow out the end of the hole.

@TB-rx2ht Жыл бұрын

Awesome video - you explained everything clearly. Can I use this if the board I have is 6"wide?

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You can use this jig on any boards regardless of how wide the lumber is. Some people have made Kreg jig wooden extensions so much wider boards can be supported on the jig.

@snoww2009 Жыл бұрын

At 4:32, when you turn the clamp all the way back, can it clamp to 4x4 material or a 2x4 on the 4" side?

@PilgrimPiper Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Does this work with 4x4 or is there another tool ? Also, I cant find where to buy this tool. Everywhere I check says unavailable, but, this is a new video. Any ideas to help would be great. Very nice work here

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

I’ve never tried using a 4x4 on the jig but you can certainly put pocket holes in 4x4s even if a Kreg jig is setup for 2x4s you can drill into larger material and it’ll work it just won’t be positioned right in the center of the 4x4 if that makes sense. You might need to buy a Kreg jig that you can just clamp onto the 4x4 instead of the k4 jig if the lumber doesn’t fit within the clamp provided on the k4.

@carpdung 3 ай бұрын

Very Nice!!! Just a quick question: at the 7:18 mark of your video, what drill bit are you using there (with the square head)? Thanks so much!

@jonhansen4745 10 күн бұрын

He was using a square (Robertson or Scrulox) drive bit. I believe they're a #2 bit.

@JustSayN2O 7 ай бұрын

Phenomenal tutorial ! However there is no instruction on how to center the work piece within the jig in order to have the pocket holes equidistant from the edges of the work piece. Perhaps there is a guide on the jig? (Like there is a drill collar guide). Or maybe you just have to eyeball it. I hope not. I like things exact. So what's the trick? Thank you !

@georgioacronimakis8434 2 жыл бұрын

if I have a 15mm thick which length of screw do I use and where I put the kreg jig

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

15mm thick would be about 5/8ths, so I would use the 5/8ths mark on the jig and you'll use a 1" screw.

@jasonking852 6 ай бұрын

i managed to drill through the jig.... should have watched this or read the instructions first 🤠

@_Shopfix 6 ай бұрын

I think eventually we all manage to drill through the jig at some point haha

@ame7165 11 ай бұрын

good video, but like every other one I've seen, it skips I detail I can't seem to find info on. is there no pilot hole for the end of the piece and for the piece you're going to attach your drilled piece to? are the screws just self-tapping? what if you're concerned about the piece cracking without a pilot hole?

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

The board you drill into to make the pocket hole is the pilot hole for that board. The joint doesn’t require a pilot hole for the piece your attaching it to. There’s really no easy way to put a pilot hole in the other board especially one with any accuracy. Unless you had a really long thin drill bit that would go through the pocket hole and into the other piece while it’s clamped together before you put the screw in but I don’t think that’s necessary at all!

@ame7165 11 ай бұрын

@@_Shopfix ok cool, so i guess i just need to buy a lot more clamps to make sure everything's locked into place before i do the screwing part. i always seem to get the pieces to move when i try that step so i guess lack of enough clamping is the problem. my brain just associated pilot holes with the screws pulling everything into alignment during the screwing part, but i guess that's wishful thinking. thanks for the quickly reply!

@_Shopfix 11 ай бұрын

@@ame7165 Yes clamping everything in place is your best bet! If you have everything clamped down tight into position the screws should drive right into place with no problems!

@user-hc5qu4ng3i 2 күн бұрын

Nice video but,Why didn't you tell anything about spacer block?

@mickeyflanagan4019 2 ай бұрын

So you set the jig and the collar based on the thickness of the material that you are going to be screwing a board to. As opposed to the thickness of the board that you are drilling into? Is that correct? Thanks.

@michaelmccoy4989 2 ай бұрын

Adjust the jig for the piece you're putting the pocket in, and the screw is based off the piece you're screwing it to. Ex. A 2x4 with pockets to a 3/4 board. Set jig to 1-1/2" and use the 1-11/4 screw to join it.

@mickeyflanagan4019 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelmccoy4989 Thanks. I don't know why I am having such a hard time grasping this. I'm going to use your example and go practice until it makes sense. Lol. Thank again. Great video and thank you for the response.

@addammadd 9 ай бұрын

Totally didn’t snort when he said “B hole”

@danthompson1467 Жыл бұрын

👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

👍✌️

@vincentdangelo8024 Жыл бұрын

Wny did they stop making that model?

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

They didn’t stop making the Kreg Jig K4. You can order one online or pick up in store at almost any hardware store!

@kurthougaard557 2 жыл бұрын

Hej, hvor kan jeg købe denne Kreg Jig K4 system bor i Danmark

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Jeg er ikke sikker på, hvor du ville være i stand til at købe en kreg-jigg i Danmark, men du kan lave en DIY-lommehuls-jig, hvis Kreg-jiggen ikke er placeret der. Måske du kan købe det online og få det sendt?