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As a disclaimer, Woodsmith bought this one so you may see it in their tips sections or videos. . .
A 5-3/4" square with a 3/4" hole drilled through; 1-3/8" from one edge and 2-3/8" from a perpendicular edge (or suit yourself). Glue in a 3/4" dowel of a length that suits your use.
Now you have a dog that can be 1", 2", 3" or 4" away from the dog hole or vise chop:
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Brilliant idea! Now I just need to build a workbench with dog holes.
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Unrelated question - What material did you use for the top of your workbench?
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(01-23-2020, 02:59 PM)Chuckhead Wrote: Unrelated question - What material did you use for the top of your workbench?
Those pics are taken on top of my outfeed/assembly table . . . maybe I should do a thread on that . . . It is two pieces of 3/4" BB ply with 1/8" tempered hardboard laminated to the top with contact cement. I have made work surfaces in the past with replaceable hardboard tops. Fourteen years of use and never a replacement so I just glued this one on. Besides, it had dog holes and had to take lateral pressure.
My bench is two sheets of 3/4" MDF on top of 2 sheets of 3/4" BB ply wrapped in a hard maple.
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I like this one, thanks! Keep them coming.
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(01-23-2020, 03:48 PM)GeeDub Wrote: Those pics are taken on top of my outfeed/assembly table . . . maybe I should do a thread on that . . . It is two pieces of 3/4" BB ply with 1/8" tempered hardboard laminated to the top with contact cement. I have made work surfaces in the past with replaceable hardboard tops. Fourteen years of use and never a replacement so I just glued this one on. Besides, it had dog holes and had to take lateral pressure.
My bench is two sheets of 3/4" MDF on top of 2 sheets of 3/4" BB ply wrapped in a hard maple.
I've always used hardboard on my benchtop too. But since I probably do less straight woodworking than I do general home/toy/small appliance/honey-can-you-fix-this repair work that involves paint, oil, grease, soldering flux, epoxy, etc., I'm currently on my third replacement top. I dream of having a shop big enough for a general purpose workbench and one dedicated to woodworking. Someday . . . .
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