Bench dog holes with router. Ive spent a year building this bench and putting holes in the benchtop is irreversible. My favorites use the fewest tools and jiggery not everyone has a big plunge router with massive bits or can clamp a drill press to the benchtop. Using a jig to rout the dog holes for my roubo bench. Huey shows you how to make perfect evenly spaced dog holes in your workbench top using a router.
My original plan had not only been to start the dog holes with the router. I thought i might be a little hesitant to drill them but found i was quite happy with it. How to drill perfectly vertical bench dog holes in your workbench a woodworking bench is more than just a table to lay your tools and project parts on. Bench dogs are a.
My dog hole days are over. You just drop these into the bench holes and you have another set of vise jaws with huge capacity. Since then the bench dog product line of router tables safety accessories and shop tools has steadily expanded. Bundle taytools 468631 pack of 4 each 34 x 2 14 inches bench dogs hold downs for workbenches anodized aluminum side springs 48 out of 5 stars 26 1799 17.
One router has a 12 straight bit with a guide bushing and the other has a 12 flush trim bit with the bearing on top. Bench dog was launched in the mid nineties with the simple idea that great tools were the result of extensive experience thoughtful design and exacting engineering. There are dozens of ways to drill dog holes that dead nuts plumb and ive written about many of them during the last 17 years.