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    Default Travel bench and hand tool kit

    I frequently present demonstrations of handwork at wood shows or club meetings. I need to be able to take along all the tools I need - plus a bench, since I cannot be certain that there will be one and, if there is one, that it can hold the work in an appropriate manner. The types of demos I do are dovetailing and drawer making, mortice and tenon joinery, tapered sliding dovetails .... small pieces - it is a demonstration of handwork, not a full build ...

    Firstly, I made a bench to take along. 28" long x 15" wide and 2" thick. It has a wagon vise. I wrote it up here. Since then, I have added a twin screw vise, which works as a Moxon dovetail vise, and it also used for sawing tenons.



    The screw are simply 5/8" steel thread into steel thread inserts ..



    Here are some of the basic tools: the LV 14 tpi dovetail saw, since this can be used for both dovetails and small tenons. A prototype Knew Concepts fretsaw (as I will not be distressed if this one gets nicked - a potential issue at wood shows). 3" Starrett square and 1:7 dovetail marker. The knife is a modified (straightened blade) LV Woodworkers knife. This has a very solid blade, and it can be used to rive pegs as well as score lines. The cutting gauge is one I made, so is also expendable.



    There is an O1 set of Veritas bench chisels, with sizes from 1/8" - 3/4". One reason for these is the box is a useful example to show of dovetails, plus it is easy to store and use this way. The hammer is my plane setting hammer, but with the nylon head, it is an ideal size and weight to use when tapping chisels.



    Tools not here include a pair of dividers (I have a 3" set of Starrett), the Veritas Small Plow (with 1/4" and 1/2" blades for grooving drawers and rebating), and 2 Spiderco (UF and M) honing stones.

    The double screw works for edge planing. I take along one plane, a Stanley #605, with two blades (straight and 12" radius) ...



    There is a stop for smoothing longer boards ...



    And of course, there is the end vise for smaller boards or whatever. The dogs are from Veritas and are height adjustable.



    All the tools fit into a single shoulder bag.

    Hope this is useful.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    Hi Derek, I like the portable! I've been thinking of replacing my moxon style vise (because it's single use) with something like this.

    I've got brass Veritas dogs in my bench, but yours look shorter, do they come in different sizes? I'm finding the spring on mine have worn tracks in the holes and are getting harder and harder to adjust easily for some reason.
    Franklin

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    Hi Franklin

    I cannot say that I have noticed any wear from the brass dogs. However they have not been used that much, and the dog holes are Jarrah.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    Hi Derek, here's a pic of one of my dog holes, you can just make out a wire track. The benchtop is Ironbark, I'm not sure if it is just the spring that is the problem for me. I really should try waxing a hole to see if it makes a difference.
    hole.jpg

    Mine are the 4 3/8" dogs, yours look like they might be the 2 3/8" pups.
    Franklin

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    Hi Franklin

    I think you are using these ..



    I am using these ...



    Regards from Perth

    Derek
    Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.

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