Yeah, probably just not supporting it properly but the saw worked very nicely. 

Cool dogs!

I bought 24 and at the moment only think I will need 7-8, so I am going to start putting dogs on everything. 

I am down to a decision point on bench dogs. I have almost 20 extra so I am trying to decide if I run a strip down the opposite side of the bench for symmetry or just stay with the single run of bench dogs. 

Any opinions????

Moar dogs = moar versatile. Why not?

I will have some regular 3/4” dog holes on that side for the Veritas whatever dogs/hold downs. Might start getting Swiss cheesy, but I guess I can supposed use them with the 3/4 through holes made for the In-Kleind bench dogs. 

Edited March 30, 20233 yr by VPI

I would not add a third row if you are doing ¾ holes already. 

The 3/4 holes were just going to be maybe 3 in the middle for the hold fasts. Mostly for domino holding, etc.

Looks like the Veritas ones work great if I remove the dogs from the In-Kleind setup. 
 

More is better. I have a crappy bench that is covered in them, and it is still not enough.

I'm back to my original answer given your response and Doug's experience.

Dogs, I give you doggeses. 

The bench looks truly fantastic.

Agreed. And I would probably buy some of your extra doggies if you don't want to throw some onto your dining table or wherever 

Awesome bench!

Thanks guys. Luckily none of you have to see it in person to pick out all the issues I have.
 

Next poll, which finish for this thing. I know Naaman used Tried & True and some big bench nerds recommend Waterlox and about everyone else recommends Danish Oil. Cannot decide. 

 

Al, since you guys convinced me to add them to the other side I will only have 6-8 leftovers. If you want to use them on your bench let me know. The require a 1 5/8” Forstner, 3/4 auger and a Brad point 3/8” bit for the magnets that hold the dogs at whatever height you want. 

Edited March 31, 20233 yr by VPI

From what you have there, Tried & True, not even an option in my mind.

7 minutes ago, swt61 said:

From what you have there, Tried & True, not even an option in my mind.

What I used, but being a shitty woodworker my bench gets used more as a giant charcuterie board. 

Edited March 31, 20233 yr by naamanf

Two of the options in one.

18 minutes ago, naamanf said:

What I used, but being a shitty woodworker my bench gets used more as a giant charcuterie board. 

And what is wrong with that?

I still like Tried & True original. I've never experienced the annoyances with it that people complain about.

And so easy to update with a new coat 

I suspect that the people who complain are expecting something that works more like a poly and who don't want to put in the necessary elbow grease

The danish oil is a lot thinner and easier to apply

Applying oil can be a difficult thing.

My main concern with the tried and true is that I did the shelf with that and sawdust seems to stick to it like crazy. Maybe I did not rub off enough of the excess, I kind of treated it like I do Odie’s with a sander buffing pad to remove excess. 

That's it exactly. You need to buff off all of the excess after how ever many minutes stated on the label.

Al uses a buffing pad on his Festool orbital sander. That works nicely.

Applied a first coat of Tried and True on the base (ash). Kind of wish I had treated the Ash with a water based finish, as it went from looking okay to looking Home Depot lumber real quick with the yellow tint.