DIY Domino?

I’ve been a Festool Domino fan since they came out. The ingenious tool combines a biscuit joiner’s plunge action with an oscillating router to cut precise, repeatable mortises for loose tenons. With its easy setup and ability to create perfect mortises every time, it’s on many woodworkers’ wish lists.

Starting at around $1,200, the tool is pricey, as you’d expect for a quality machine like this. But what if I said that you could have one for under a hundred bucks? You’d probably wonder where this joke is going. But it’s true … sort of.