Workbench Accessories

The Crucible holdfast. Made from ductile iron in an Illinois family foundry that’s been in business for more than a century. Based on a French design salvaged from a barn. The last holdfast you are likely to need. Since Roman times, the iron holdfast has been an essential piece of workbench equipment for carpenters, joiners and cabinetmakers. Yet many of us struggle with holdfasts that work...

These 3/4'' hardened steel bushings help you make an accurate dog-hole drilling guide using any 1 1/2'' thick board. Knurling on the bushing provides a mechanical lock when installed in an appropriately sized hole (1'' for the 3/4'' bushing), and a projecting rim ensures that it rests perpendicular to the jig's surface. Made in Canada.

These low-profile work stops present a broad bearing surface. Particularly useful with thin or narrow workpieces, each 1 1/4" wide anodized aluminum rail projects just 0.22" above the bench top, allowing materials as thin as 1/4" to be worked or planed without obstruction. It also provides a reliable registration surface for materials too narrow to span two adjacent bench dogs. The...

Handmade, using traditional methods and a small forge by experienced craftsmen as a cottage industry. They are not mass produced so every one has very slight differences, which is what you expect with handmade workmanship. They are all hand stamped with the Simon James logo. Made from 8mm steel and are designed to fit 19mm (3/4'') holes. Overall shaft length is 12'' (30cm) Overall...

This version of the Wonder Dog has a fast-acting cam mechanism to speed up adjustments. You just slide the head against the workpiece, then throw the lever to apply clamping force. Curved and irregular shapes can also be clamped; two screw holes in the brass dog head let you attach a custom face of any shape, giving good control without marring work. The low-profile head and clamp body are 5/8"...

Hold down, bench clamp or surface clamp - the functions are the same just the name changes. True to form Veritas have taken an ordinary thing and made it much, much better - as well as a thing of beauty in brass and black satin. These fast acting surface clamps can be used anywhere you can drill a 19mm diameter hole. The post has a wedging mechanism which anchors it firmly (horizontally or vertically)...

Crubber is a composite material made by grinding natural cork and rubber, then combining the materials under great pressure to form a tough, resilient, grippy matrix that is then sliced into sheets. Crubber has become BenchCrafted's favourite non-slip, super-grip material for lining vice jaws. All Benchcrafted vices are outfitted with Crubber. What's the advantage over suede or other cow skin-type...

Turned from a solid bar of brass, this carver's screw, with its tapered tip and high-profile threads, grips securely and guarantees that remounted pieces are held as securely the third and fourth time as they were the first. The hex portion clamps securely in a vice while you thread on a blank, or you can use a spanner. The moulded tightening knob has a low-friction brass insert. At 5" long overall,...

Most European benches use a bolt system to fasten leg sets to stretchers. The main advantage is that you can snug the bolts if anything loosens due to changes in humidity. The solid brass nuts on our bench bolts slide into a pre-drilled hole in the stretcher, and distribute pressure to prevent breakout. A bench can be made very rigid (without complex joinery) by using a wide stretcher, since the...

Accessories for the Veritas Wood Carver's Vice: Dog Hole Mount Assembly: The vice can be side or top mounted through any standard 3/4" dia. dog hole using the auxiliary rod/sleeve/wing-nut assembly, usable on benches from 5/8" to 4" thick. 3 1/2" Mounting Plate: 3-1/2" dia. by 1/2" thick mounting plate with a steel rod. 2" Mounting Plate: For mounting smaller pieces, such as duck heads or bird...