Bench Dog Holes Size

The dowels will need to be cut down to size to make useful bench dogs.

Bench dog holes size. Spacing of the line of dog holes no more than 4 to 6 unless you like messing with your end vise to make it travel. When building a workbench with just a hand tool this how to video will show you the simplest method to do that. Cut dowel to length. The size isn t as important as we ll be adding a fence but make it as long as your 2x4 and wide enough that you ll be able to place the bushing as far in as you want your dog holes.

Knurling on the bushing provides a mechanical lock when installed in an appropriately sized hole 1 for the 3 4 bushing 25mm for the 20mm bushing and a projecting rim ensures that it rests perpendicular to the jig s surface. My dog hole days are over posted on april 8 2015 by jonathan since i seem to have broken just about all of the rules in building my workbench i plan on continuing that habit while drilling my dog holes. Click the image to download the pdf diagram to help you place your first dog holes. The length of the 2 4 will allow you to put holes anywhere you please on a benchtop.

Mine was about 5 1 2 x 8. How long your dogs. Either way ditto that too many holes just ain t right in a benchtop. Also be sure to measure the post of your holdfasts to determine the hole size and if you are unsure about the grip test bore some holes to determine if any counterbore.

Remember that you want to have your holdfasts in hand first so you can measure their reach. A dog hole is a hole in the work bench that is usually 3 4 in diameter. Diy bench dogs step 1. If your entrance and exit holes both hit the mark the hole is plumb.

Using the pencil. There s no standard size for bench dogs but i ve found that 3 4 or 1 to be the most common size. Don t anthropomorphize your handplanes. The rule of thumb i heard is just more that half the travel of your vise dog.

Now clamp the 2 4 on edge to your benchtop and use the plumb holes as an oversized doweling jig to guide your auger bit.