HI Gang -
Thanks for the responses so far, ... I'm a little embarrassed to admit that
I bought these holdfasts TEARS ago from Phil K I believe and they're been
hanging idly on a hook in my shop ever  since. I know any number of this
little club have been enjoying their Phil K holdfasts since long before I
bought them - because I bought them as a result of the raves they were
getting on the Porch. I see the snazzy ones that crank down etc. on line,
and they look like a fabulous product .... it's just that there still is
enough of a Galoot in me that hand forged 'arn feels like "me".

All the very best,
Tom


On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 6:51 AM, yorkshireman@y... <
yorkshireman@y...> wrote:

>
> Don adds shavings to the dog hole flame wars…
>
>
> > I am contemplating a new bench, and noticed Derek Cohen's bench sports
> both rectangular and round dog holes. Is there any advantage of one over
> the other, or is a combination of both desirable?
>
>
> I’m agnostic.   I don’t care.  You can add round holes much more easily,
> but you can make up square stuff for dogs more readily. My square dogs went
> in when I made the bench top up by laminating from 4x2 stuff.  My Alaskan
> holdfasts work well in square holes, and I plug them up with oddments of
> foam offcuts to prevent items like screws from escaping to the nether
> regions.  I placed a row at the back, and find them useful, both as a park
> for dogs which helps itmes not flee over the far side, but also so that I
> can use tall dogs with sometimes a spreader bar in front of them as an aid
> to holding largish items in place.  A couple of folding wedges can do
> wonders when you can set up dogs and spreaders at front and back and one
> end.
>
> I can’t testify to round holes in use - as per Toms post, remember to make
> them large enough to give a cocking angle on your holdfasts so they work.
>
>
>
> Richard Wilson
> in a bright and sunny coastal shelf in Northumberland, away from all the
> white stuff at the top of the hill.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> OldTools is a mailing list catering to the interests of hand tool
> aficionados, both collectors and users, to discuss the history, usage,
> value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of
> traditional handtools, especially woodworking tools.
>
> To change your subscription options:
> https://oldtools.swingleydev.com/mailman/listinfo/oldtools
>
> To read the FAQ:
> https://swingleydev.com/archive/faq.html
>
> OldTools archive: https://swingleydev.com/ot/
>
> OldTools@s...




-- 
HIPPA Privacy Statement: "IMPORTANT WARNING: This message is intended for
the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
information that is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is
governed by applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the
intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it is
the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you
have received this message in error, [please notify the sender immediately
and arrange for the return of or destruction of these documents."