Julie Moriarty
06-18-2017, 1:10 PM
FWW had an article a couple of years ago that featured what I think they called Bench Pups. I set the idea aside with plans to make a couple. After I made them a few months ago I didn't have the opportunity to try them until the other day when making some new cabinet doors.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_01_zpsb6hpsrsi.jpg
The bench pups are maple blocks holding the door in place so I can plane the edge.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_02_zpscpybn4qh.jpg
This gives you an idea how they are designed. I glued (3) pieces of 5/4 maple together to make the Pups with the middle piece being the one that extends to the dog holes in the bench.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_03_zpsdzckizbh.jpg
They worked remarkably well. The rubber pads protected the wood and they handled the pressure applied by the vise.
This is another look by the author of the FWW article.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/finewoodworking.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2016/10/19045904/TC-BenchPuppies.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_01_zpsb6hpsrsi.jpg
The bench pups are maple blocks holding the door in place so I can plane the edge.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_02_zpscpybn4qh.jpg
This gives you an idea how they are designed. I glued (3) pieces of 5/4 maple together to make the Pups with the middle piece being the one that extends to the dog holes in the bench.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/jules42651/Woodworking/Workbench/BenchPups_03_zpsdzckizbh.jpg
They worked remarkably well. The rubber pads protected the wood and they handled the pressure applied by the vise.
This is another look by the author of the FWW article.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/finewoodworking.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2016/10/19045904/TC-BenchPuppies.jpg