The appropriately last-named Eric Cooper wrote:

>So here I am about 1/2 through Bob Key's beginner bench and having a
>blast!  Just lurking here on the list has helped my in many ways, and
>I'm sure I'll have many questions as I move along on the bench.
>
>I do have one question:  What size do most people make their bench dog
>slots?  Just by eye-balling it seems to me that a rectangular shape
>would work best and I have laid out 1" wide (side to side) by 3/4" deep
>(front to back).  Any problems?

Yes - you have a serious problem. You have been bitten by the bug, and there
is no cure. Congratulations, and just move a little bit more over this
way... that's it... a bit more - right here where the ground sort of starts
to angle downward away from you here. Wait a minute - just dip the soles of
your shoes in this grease - there you go. Now inch forward just a bit...
right, like that. We'll all give you a gentle shove, and the really cool
thing is, we'll also all be waiting for you with some black and tan at the
bottom!

- Bill Taggart
- On the road in Hartford, CT