hi everyone…
im just getting into woodworking, and have been reading as much as i can here.
lately, i have been looking at a lot of pictures of workbenches, and i have a question regarding the placement of dog holes.
i apologize for not knowing who’s bench this is, but i found it in one of the threads here.
i understand the dog holes in blue can be used with the front vise..
i understand the dog holes in green can be used with the tail vise
but what about the dog holes in pink?
a newbie just looking for some enlightenment..
thanks
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Two possibilities:
1) There's an end-vise as well as the tail vise, which we can't see in the pic. (Or one is/was planned to be attached).
2) More likely these are for a hold-down - a shaft with a curved spring piece sticking out at right-angles. You pound it down and the side friction locks the shaft in the dog hole...
IW
oak,
Dog holes are used for things other than use with a shoulder or tail vise: they're used as a stop when you're planing, for instance; they can be used with a hold-fast to clamp things--such as a bench hook or a shooting board--to the bench top when the neither vise will work; and, used in different locations on the bench top, they can hold oddly shaped stock. I'm sure someone else will explain other uses.
Alan
In addition to the other reponses, it occurred to me that having those holes there would be useful if I had to clamp an ellipse or round table top to the bench with the tail vise. You could get three points of contact which would be enough to plane it flat or carve into.
Kell
thanks for the input...
As the dogs look like Veritas ones, the holes may well be for their "Wonder Dogs"
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=31129&category=1,41637,41645&ccurrency=3&SID=
Jason
Oak,
I believe all dogs I have 3/4" diameter. Depending on how you use them, they come in low profile (1/4" deep,) average (3/4") etc.
good luck,
Mikaol
Not sure if I am answering your specific question. Dogs are used many ways and dog holes are not just for dogs. One use is 'in line' as with a face, end or tail vise. Another is for stops. Still another is for holddowns.
HTH
GeeDubBee-
That was a spam comment I must have missed. Your quote almost got you tagged as spam. Then I looked at the user name and said "nnnoooo". I then saw the error.
Most likely holdfasts.
Wood parts come in a infinite number of shapes and size so there are as many takes on the number and location of holding devices. I have been doing well with boxwood wedges in slots around my workbench and a single hold down along with recessed jaws that pull out to hold thin strips for hand planing.
Thanks for not tagging me Ben ;-) I will edit my post and remove the quote.
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