Dog Hole Spacing
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Hey Guys,
Just finished up my bench not too long ago and was wondering if you have any suggestions on the spacing and location of dog holes to place on the bench. I’ve included pictures because I undersand if there are no pictures – it didn’t happen.
Bill
Workench is sweet!, I heard that every 6 or 7 inches was about right. How much range to you have on your vise’s?
Robin ... Richmond, Virginia, USA
Thanks, Robin. I have a Jorgenson vise 4×7 the jaw space is about 8inches
Drill the holes as you need them is what I was told. I’ve found that two holes spaced 9 inches apart at either end the bench and two holes perpendicular the the center of my vice is all I’ve needed so far. 9 inches because my benchtop is 12 inches so each hole is 1 1/2 inches from the edge.
-Canada
Thanks, Dave.
I’d also be interested in answers to this question, with an additional twist, as I have 2 holdfasts in the mail to me at the moment. My dogs will be wooden, same size as the holdfast so the holes will be dual use.
Washington State, USA
My own humble blog:
http://toolsofourfathers.wordpress.com/Chris Schwarz, in his Workbench book, recommends 3″ – 4″ on center
Assuming you want as few holes in your bench-top as possible, with 8 inches of travel in you vise, you should be able to clamp anything as long as the holes are at most 7 inches (or less) from center to center. You could always add a new hole if you needed it. But I think evenly spaced holes would look nicer.
Robin ... Richmond, Virginia, USA
I did 3 inches . It depends on the vise, and the kind of work that you do. Gonna make some new dogs tomorrow.
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