Work bench dog hole spacing if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. you may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.. Popular woodworking magazine managing editor glen d. huey shows you how to make perfect, evenly spaced dog holes in your workbench top using a router.. The dog holes are in 1" from the edge (to the start of the dog hole), and spaced at about 7". my vise opens 8". that said, were i to do it again, i would space at 4" because winding the tail vise in and out is a pita..
It's certainly possible, but a tool that depended on a specific hole spacing would have a very small market since there's no standard spacing. there's not even a standard shape for dog holes -- round is popular these days because it's easy to make round holes, but square bench dogs and holes are very traditional.. In this video i show how i added a series of dog holes to my workbench. hopefully you enjoyed the video and don't mind me sharing workshop additions/projects like this one.. This is the hole that works in concert with my bench hook. it allows the pad of the holdfast to press on my work in the bench hook. though roubo doesn’t show a bench hook, it’s the same idea: hold the work so you can conveniently saw it..
