Kreg makes pocket-hole jigs and woodworking tools for joining wood, cutting parts and fitting cabinet hardware. The reason to buy is less repeated setup: the 720PRO adjusts its clamp to material thickness, Rip-Cut cuts matching pieces from one setup, and the Cabinet Hardware Jig repeats knob-and-pull positioning. Those features matter when you have a whole kitchen’s worth of parts ahead of you.
Kreg began as a family-owned company in 1989. Craig Sommerfeld developed its original U-shaped, single-hole jig to hide holes in kitchen cabinets he was building at home. The first Kreg Jig patent followed in 1990.
Kreg jigs for pocket holes
A Kreg pocket-hole jig creates pocket-hole joints for joining wood. Start your choice with the thickness of your material and how much repeated work you have to do.
The Kreg 720PRO accommodates material from 1/2 inch to 1-1/2 inches thick. Its Automaxx dual-action clamp automatically adjusts to material thickness, and you can adjust the clamping pressure. That is the feature to buy for repeated work with changing thicknesses: you spend less time readjusting the clamp between pieces.
The 720PRO combines an impact-resistant polymer body with a steel frame and a GripMaxx anti-slip clamping surface. Holding the piece in position matters because movement during drilling can spoil the setup you just made. Its chip-ejection port and shop-vacuum adapter earn their keep when the cabinet build moves into a closed garage for a Montana winter and every pocket hole leaves a pile of chips on the bench.
The portable Kreg 320 Pocket-Hole Jig handles the same 1/2- to 1-1/2-inch range with twist-apart drill guides and removable spacers that let you vary the pocket-hole spacing. It is the jig for household repairs and the outdoor projects of the late-April to mid-October building season, when the work is a gate or a planter box rather than a kitchen. Choose the 720PRO for repeated shop work and the 320 for the toolbox; start with the thickness of your material before choosing the convenience features.
Kreg wood tools and Wood Project Clamps
Kreg wood tools cover measuring, cutting, shaping and joining, and clamps deserve a place beside the jig. A joint that shifts while you fasten it leaves you correcting alignment afterward. Get the parts held where you want them before driving screws.
Kreg Wood Project Clamps come in 3-inch and 6-inch versions. Classic Face Clamps come in 2-inch and 3-inch versions, including the KHC-MICRO Classic 2-inch Face Clamp. Choose around the room you have at the joint and where the jaws need to reach. A clamp that is awkward to place slows down every joint in the batch.
Kreg pocket-hole screws
For choosing screws for your Kreg jig, the useful distinctions are screw length, thread type and finish. Kreg pocket-hole screw families include Zinc, Stainless Steel and Blue-Kote.
Make that choice around your material thickness, the wood you are joining and the exposure the finished project will get. On a Montana outdoor project that will see spring snowmelt, corrosion resistance belongs in the buying decision. The Blue-Kote coating in the SK03 kit is corrosion-resistant.
The SK03 starter kit contains five types of self-tapping Kreg screws made from case-hardened steel. That variety makes it a good starting point when you are getting into pocket-hole work and building more than one kind of project. Kreg also has solid-wood and plastic pocket-hole plugs in 50-count packs for finishing the holes.
Kreg Rip-Cut for matching parts
Kreg Rip-Cut KMA2400 guides a handheld circular saw along the edge of a sheet and makes rip cuts and crosscuts up to 24 inches wide. Its sled adjusts for cutting widths from 1 to 24 inches. For plywood cabinet parts, MDF panels and batches of shelving, the selling point is straightforward: you can cut multiple pieces to the same size from one setup.
That is worth having when every shelf needs to match. Measuring and marking each piece separately gives you another chance to introduce a difference. Rip-Cut uses a built-in measuring scale and an adjustable lens cursor to repeat the width, while its oversized guide follows the sheet edge.
Will Kreg Rip-Cut work with your saw? The KMA2400 Universal Sled accepts most left- or right-blade circular saws, including worm-drive saws, and jigsaws. Tool-free GripMaxx hold-downs secure the saw to the sled, and adjustable lateral wings center and stabilize it. The edge guide reverses for left- or right-handed use.
Kreg’s other cutting tools include the Adaptive Cutting System Accu-Cut circular saw guide, Straight Edge Guide and Crosscut Station.
Kreg Cabinet Hardware Jig for knobs and pulls
The Kreg Cabinet Hardware Jig KHI-PULL gives you repeatable hole positioning for knobs and pulls. Its adjustable edge guide and movable hardened-steel drill guides let you match the hardware spacing and the position you want on the door or drawer. That repeatability is the reason to buy it for a Montana winter kitchen renovation: a row of pulls makes inconsistent placement easy to see.
Match your handles to these dimensions before choosing the jig. The edge offset is the distance from the edge guide to the hole center; pull spacing is the distance between the mounting-hole centers.
| Cabinet Hardware Jig specification | Dimension or requirement |
|---|---|
| Edge-guide-to-hole-center spacing | 1 to 5 inches, or 25 to 127 mm |
| Imperial mounting-hole spacing | 2-1/2, 3, 3-1/2, 4, 4-1/2 and 5 inches |
| Metric mounting-hole spacing | 64, 96 and 128 mm |
| Required tool | Drill |
| Required drill bit | Labeled 3/16 inch (5 mm); not included |
The jig supports single- and multi-hole knobs as well as pulls, with imperial and metric scales. Have the required bit with your drill before starting the hardware work. Set the jig to your hardware and desired position so the repeated placement follows the layout you actually want.
For the rest of the cabinet project, Kreg’s range includes the Drawer Slide Jig, Concealed Hinge Jig, Drawer Front Mounting Jig and Shelf Pin Jigs in 1/4-inch and 5 mm versions.
The rest of the Kreg line
Kreg Foreman is the pocket-hole machine, the step up from a jig when the work is a cabinet shop’s worth of pockets; its drill-bit options include heavy-duty bits with or without a drill guide and a Micro-Pocket bit with a guide, so match the bit to the machine when you order. The K4 family (the Pocket-Hole Jig K4 and the K4 System) is the earlier bench jig that the new jigs replace, and the Deck Jig and the Precision Router Table System round out the woodworking line.
Why Kreg
Buy Kreg for the setup details that make repeated work go better. The 720PRO automatically adjusts its clamp to thickness, Rip-Cut repeats part sizes from one setup, and the Cabinet Hardware Jig repeats your hardware position. When you are building matching parts or fitting a kitchen full of pulls, that is useful engineering you put to work on every piece.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you use a Kreg pocket-hole jig?
A Kreg pocket-hole jig guides your drill at an angle so a screw can join one piece of wood to another. Match the jig setting and drill-bit stop collar to your material thickness, hold the work securely, and drill through the guide. Clamp the adjoining pieces flush before driving the screw; tightening a screw can shift a joint that isn’t held in position.
Which screws should you use with a Kreg jig?
Kreg pocket-hole screws come in different lengths, thread types and finishes, and all three matter. Match the length to your material thickness, the thread to the wood, and the finish to the exposure. A regular countersunk wood screw isn’t a good substitute: its tapered head can wedge into the pocket instead of seating against the shoulder. For outdoor work, choose screws suited to the exposure rather than assuming every screw in a mixed kit has the same corrosion protection.
How do you use Kreg Rip-Cut?
Kreg Rip-Cut follows the sheet edge, so start with a straight reference edge; a crooked edge carries its error into the cut. Secure your saw to the sled, set the width on the measuring scale, and check the cursor calibration against a test cut. Keep the edge guide against the sheet throughout the cut. Once the width is right, leave the setting alone for matching pieces.
How do you use a Kreg cabinet hardware jig?
Set the Kreg Cabinet Hardware Jig to match your pull’s mounting-hole spacing and the distance you want the holes from the door or drawer edge. Check the layout on scrap before drilling a finished front, and reference the same corresponding edge on each matching piece. It requires a drill and a bit labeled 3/16 inch (5 mm); the bit isn’t included. A scrap backing block held firmly behind the hole helps keep the bit from tearing out the back as it exits.
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