work holding

3D Printed Featherboard for Safer, Straighter Cuts on the Table Saw and Router Table

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A bright home workshop scene on a cast-iron table saw top with the blade lowered and the saw unplugged

Introduction Long boards have a mind of their own. Halfway through a rip cut, the far end drifts a fraction away from the fence, the cut wanders, and the edge needs extra sanding — or the board becomes firewood. Holding steady side pressure by hand, close to a moving cut, is neither comfortable nor consistent. … Read more

Bench Dogs and Work-Holding Clamps: 3D Print Accessories for Your Workbench Dog Holes

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A bright home workshop scene on a thick light beech workbench with a neat grid of round dog holes

Introduction A good workbench does half the holding for you — if you use its dog holes. Those round holes are meant for bench dogs, small stops that give your workpiece something solid to push against, and for hold-down clamps that press work flat while you saw, plane, route, or sand. Metal dogs work well, … Read more