Making Bench Dogs

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Making bench dogs. Making a simple wooden spring loaded bench dog. I made the ultimate workbench recently and included openings for bench dogs so this was the perfect accessory for my new workbench. You can t adjust the dog s height for project parts of varying thickness.

Now i ll move onto making bench dog holes and holdfast holes. Find a scrap piece of hardwood ie. Making bench dogs for less than 1.

While you can easily buy bench dogs making your own is super easy and can be customized any way you need them. That s why kevin and john both prefer dogs that utilize springs that press against the holes to hold the dogs at various heights. Like many others my workbench has a row of square holes down one side that evenly spaced and work with the wagon vise to clamp boards or other work pieces down to the bench.

Bench dogs fit snugly into openings drilled into the workbench and can be square or round. To make a lot of consistently sized bench dog holes i setup a plunge router with an adjustable fence. Oak about 1 1 2 thick.

It may sound like we re eating at a summer cookout but these terms refer to two common workbench accessories. It s simple to make effective bench dogs from a length of dowel rod attached to a small block of wood. Making bench dog holes holdfast holes in your workbench top.

Since you have drilled dozens of 3 4 bench dog holes in your workbench you say to yourself i should get at least ten of these. See photo below the only problem. You just finished building your brand new workbench and now it is time to look for some accessories.