Maybe this is a dumb question and/or has already been discussed but I'll ask it anyways;
Why isn't there a Domino style dowel joinery tool?
I know there are plenty of doweling jigs, and plenty of ways to use a drill and/or a router to cut holes for dowels. I would think a drill/router body with an integrated/adjustable fence would make it easy and quick to cut holes for dowels. Basically this doweling tool would look exactly like a Domino, but instead of cutting an oblong domino-shaped hole, the bit would just drill a round hole for a dowel.
Am I missing something? Does Festool have a patent on attaching a fence to a hole-cutting tool? This seems like an easy joinery niche for any of the big tool companies to fill and cut into Festool's market share.
Why isn't there a Domino style dowel joinery tool?
I know there are plenty of doweling jigs, and plenty of ways to use a drill and/or a router to cut holes for dowels. I would think a drill/router body with an integrated/adjustable fence would make it easy and quick to cut holes for dowels. Basically this doweling tool would look exactly like a Domino, but instead of cutting an oblong domino-shaped hole, the bit would just drill a round hole for a dowel.
Am I missing something? Does Festool have a patent on attaching a fence to a hole-cutting tool? This seems like an easy joinery niche for any of the big tool companies to fill and cut into Festool's market share.