I'm finishing my workbench build and not certain about the "best" distance from the front edge for the offset of my tail vise dog holes.
Right now I already have 3/4" Veritas QR Wonder Dog (planned tail vise), Veritas brass Bench dogs and some Kreg dogs to try. My current "cheapo" bench doesn't have 3/4" holes so I haven't worked with any of these yet.
The top on the new bench is 3 5/8" (thick) laminated SYP and I was considering doing a partial lamination that already incorporates the dog holes (drilled out on the drill press). I could also drill those holes into the final laminated top, but not as easily as on the drill press.
My WAG is to offset the holes back from the front edge about 1 3/4" but I was wondering if that is too close to the front.
Any words of wisdom from the experiences of others? Not sure if it matters, but I've already invested in several Veritas fenced planes so that may play into the offset distance.