Wooden bench dogs are cheaper to make than buying metal bench dogs.
Wooden bench dogs. Wood project designers builders kevin boyle and john olson differ in their preferences for dogs that require round or square bench holes. You just need to buy wooden dowels. Bench dogs fit into these holes and are usually spring loaded to keep them in place. They are about 2 1 2 inches long and are solid aluminum and very sturdy.
Since craftsmen earned their living at their bench it was all about pace and when you re doing a lot of planing a wooden dog might not last too long so steel it was. Square steel bench dogs used to be the most common since years ago hardware would generally be made at the forge and hammering a nice fitting square dog would have been easiest. Boring round bench dog holes in your workbench is much easier and faster than adding square bench dog holes. Kevin likes dogs with round shanks for their versatility.
Powertec 71499 aluminum bench dogs inch x 2 3 8 inches spring loaded hold down for workbenches 4 pack. These aluminum bench dogs fit snugly into the 3 4 holes drilled into the bench.