batten for work holding

[Paul Saffold]

Interesting approach to workholding for your viewing and listening pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNrof3cd1cA&feature=player_embedded

This is from the blog "The English Woodworker", but is the YouTube version to avoid posting inappropriate links.

Paul

[Chris Griggs]

Hey that's really cool. I've used battans before as stops, but never with a notch like that. Seems much better with that notch. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[Terry Beadle]

This is a really good idea. I made one in the shop in a few minutes.
Then I tested it in use on a piece of 2 X 6 pine. Worked great. Held the heavy work piece with no slippage. Easy to remove, check and mark for plane cuts.

Highly recommended ! Thanks so much.

[Jim Koepke]

Great idea, thanks for sharing.

My first thought was the video would show the use of a "lever arm" batten. I have done that when the work doesn't line up with dog holes close enough to use a holdfast. Just raise a piece of scrap at one end, rest it on the work on the other and drive a holdfast in the middle of the scrap to hold everything in place.

jtk

[David Weaver]

Very nice. Wouldn't have thought of that. Wouldn't be surprised if the method showed up on an old plate from roubo or someone else, though, either.

[Jamie Lynch]

Great information! Thanks for sharing.

[Tom Langiewicz]

Now what can I spend that $375 on that was going to go to Benchcrafted... Very slick idea.