Are you using anything that works better than the standard metal dog on your work bench? Sure would be nice so I didn’t have to rummage round looking for some perfect smidge of wood t place in front of the dogs so they won’t damage whatever I’m holding.
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If you have ¾" round uns use a dowel. Course if yo dogs aint round then..........
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Nope. Me dogs are square. It's a Sjobergs. But for the sake of argument (or the evil idea you gave me of drilling holes), how you do keep them suspended where you want them?
Would you believe round toothpicks. They work on them square doggies too. Just set one with a tap of a hammer and Bobs your uncle. :-)
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Plain or kellered?
Peppermint flavored ones are nice. As for kellered I'll talk with Mr. Brooks and get back to you. If ya know what I meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.
Fizzlwhstitiasdgogamb, BURP
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 4/29/2008 2:12 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Cut a slightly inclined face on the top of the dowel and glue on a thin piece of ply. It's slightly inclined for the same reason vise jaws are, to straighten out under pressure. The ply gives you better contact with the workpiece and stops the dowel falling through.
What work even better in round holes are those cheap plastic dogs that come with a workmate. You can get a replacement pack of four for about five bucks.
Jim
Jim, those are a couple good ideas. I may have to drill some holes. What would you say, 3/4", or do I go larger?
Denny
Edited 4/29/2008 2:20 pm ET by blewcrowe
The Workmates are 3/4, so I'd go with that.
Jim
Jim,
Thanks, have to try those Workmate doggies.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I use some spring loaded bullet catches drilled into the sides of my (square) wooden dogs. They press against the sides of the mortise in the bench and keep the dogs suspended exactly where they need to go.
If you can find, them at an old time hardware store, they're a .49 cent solution...
Zolton If you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon
Ah, wooden dogs. Thanks.
Denny
B,
I use these:
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-Round-Bench-Dogs-21296.htm
Although they are metal (aluminium) they are quite soft and haven't yet damaged any workpiece of mine. But then I rarely use anything but hard woods - cherry is probably the softest.
The dogs have a slight departure from the vertical in their flat faces, so grip stuff well and don't allow it to pop off the bench top. They have them grippy springs for the hole and are generally a fine wee dawgy.
And they are soft - half of mine have a plane shaving off the top, which didn't phase the (A2) plane blade one bit.
Lataxe the dogged.
I don't know if we can get them on this side of the pond. I'll look. Thanks, Dog.
Denny
Lee Valley makes the same kind of thing in brass: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31127&cat=1,41637,41645
-Steve
I guess I'll be changing from square to round. Thanks Steve.
Denny
If you go with the Lee Valley "dogs", don't forget to purchase the "muzzle". The "muzzle" is a plastic sleeve LV sells on the same page as the "dogs" and gives an extra bit of protection to tools, wood and the dogs!
T.Z.
I am indeed muzzle-enabled as well as dog- (and pup-) enabled. The one drawback of the muzzles is that they don't work when you just want a small amount of the dog/pup extending above the surface of the bench.
-Steve
Steve,
Maybe they'll come out with some groundhogs that jist peek out at the top!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
when you get the Lee Valley dogs order some dog collars for them which will take care of your concern for marring
I use 1/2" I.D. copper pipe fittings. My doggy holes are 11/16" and I use copper, connectors, tees, and reducers (1/2" to 3/4"). The fittings are a friction fit in to the 11/16" hole and they stay put at whatever height you put them at. If I hit a fitting with a plane blade, it won't nick the blade.
It was an accidental discovery that the fittings are the perfect size for the 11/16" holes I have for bench hold-downs.
http://www.ithacawoodworker.com
Wow, now THAT is a different approach.
The attached is done in Sketchup...I don't know how to convert to .jpg, but the item drawn works pretty well in a square hole. Just glue the thin strip to an angled face with a hat on top. The spring of the thin strip holds it in the hole at any height.
Hope this helps,
Harry
PS: There made from any type wood you choose sized to fit your bench holes.
Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
Edited 4/29/2008 4:39 pm by harrycu
harry-In Sketchup, under File, there is an option to Export. Click that, and you are offered an option to create a jpeg 2D Graphic as well as a 3D .skp model.
OK, DC, thanks.Harry
Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
Now that I've learned how to change to .jpg, here it is again.Harry
Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
Thanks Harry. I'll take a look at it.
Glue some cork on the face. No more marks. Available at any craft store.
Jeff
That's a sweet idea, too.
And here is a different kind of dog, a hotdog!
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Sorry. Couldn't resist!
Regards from Perth
Derek
Edited 4/30/2008 9:17 am ET by derekcohen
"And here is a different kind of dog, a hotdog"
Hey, I had one of those. But it got all cut up during demos of my SawStop!
Sorry. Couldn't resist either! ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
Derek,
What, no review of that there new Lee Valley Groundog!?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Hi Bob
Try these:
A Hotdog for the LV LAJ (Mk I)
A Hotdog for the LV LAJ (Mk II)
Regards from Perth
Derek
Speaking of groundhogs.
On labor day, if one of my relatives sees a shadow they all quit working for six weeks.
Wow, up here it's just the other way around. If ya see the sun everyone gets to work cause it won't last very long!
:-)
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
dont waste money on buying dogs. They are really easy to make. Fortunately, tather than explaining the process...
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/subscription/Workshop/WorkshopArticle.aspx?id=26990
You know, now that I think of it I made dogs like that 25 years ago for my first legit workbench. It was one of Norm Abram's first projects. I'd forgotten.
I turned that bench into firewood a long time ago, but your post reminded me of it.
Denny
See here: you can also train them.Philip Marcou
philip,
With old age comes modesty, eh?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Nice! And you didn't even need a dog-hole. Are they heavy enough for hand-plane use :0)
I bet them hounds will chaw the workpiece as soon as one turns away for a moment to fetch a cup o' tea or to wash the glue brush. The hound that comes to play with me wouldn't sit still for more than 4 seconds on that bench and would probably try to eat the plane, as well as the wood! (He is a rascal and steals yer dinner).
Lataxe, a dog-toy.
More bench dogs ...
Rufus the bench dog as a pup. This was several years ago.
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Here he is wrestling my son for the Marcou ..
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And, Aura, a newer bench dog, taken about a year ago ..
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Regards from Perth
Derek
Derek,
I telled ye! That top dog is chawin' the wood and doesn't look keen to put it back. Also, it is weeing down a dog hole. I hope you don't keep yer biscuits down there somewhere.
I suppose them mallets and saws will be easier to grip with all the tooth marks in the handles.......?
Lataxe, currently being victimised by a cat.
Lataxe,
currently being victimised by a cat.
One hopes that ye be keepin your finely carved balls for that English Chippendale reproduction tethered neatly in a sack outside the shed, out of harms way o' that feline.
Twould indeed be a shame to see 'em clawed before being affixed to them scuttle legs you're so fond of.
Ray's former straight man,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I just made square dogs out of scrap maple. I saw a tip somewhere the suggested making the dogs a little loose and them using a bullet catch so the dog does not slip but is easily adjusted. Real cheap and works real well!
John L
Thanks John.
Denny
I just get a sheet of cork and glue it on.. Replace as necessary! Or use the self stick stuff.
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