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-MIKE-

wrote:
Somewhere recently I read about a woodworker that equipped his bench
with T-slots instead of dogholes.
I haven't really considered all the pros and cons of it, but the idea
is interesting. Anyone here done this? Any opinions?

The problem I see is you'd need a knob sticking out. If you want to
hand plane something you need to set the dog below the surface of the
stock. Unless you made your stop really long with the knob at the back
end it would be in the way, and that would effectively reduce the
length of your bench. Plus in the course of resurfacing the top
eventually you'd get to where you had to remove it and make the slot
deeper, even if you started with it recessed a bit.

Plus, I don't want anything that is making up bench top to be harder
than any tool I'm using on it. Even aluminum can put a good ding in
a freshly sharpened chisel.

And no foam, either. :-p --- [inside joke from another thread]

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-MIKE-

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