I am in the process of building my bench. The bench is laminated pine about 4 inches thick. I have decided upon 3/4" holes for dogs and other bench accessories.
I am using a bit brace and WoodOwl 3/4 (19mm) bit to drill the first few test holes.
I have found the holes really tight for 3/4 inch dowels from the big box stores. I just got in some Veritas 3/4 wonder dog and found that they are also very tight. I can not move them without hitting them with hammer. It makes adjusting them a chore. Questions:
1. Using 3/4 inch auger the wrong size? Should I be using 13/16 which is the next size up? Seems everything I read is to use 3/4 size bit, which is making me doubt myself.
2. layout? I am planning to space out the dog holes 5 inches apart which is a little bit less than the wonder dog reach. Opinions?
3. I will most likely place at least two rows of holes. Spacing from the front of the bench. Second board in or several boards in?
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I haven't trim the bench to it final dimension yet and found it useful to make experiment on the future cutoff. Hence I tried a 7/8 inch hole. Way too big.