I’m starting to to SERIOUSLY explore dog holes on my spoil boards inspired most recently by @robinhartleywillows recent post and video. Question of the day: Has anybody CNCed their own bench dogs? I’ve done some searching and have seen some assembled ones, but nothing that shows specifically full…

I made my own out of beech, but I’m sure it could be done from metal if desired. Here is the fusion 360 model: [image] As CNC projects go, it’s rather straightforward. The thing I found is that the accuracy of the diameter is very important. To achieve this, I programmed by toolpath to cut a smal…

CNC wooden bench dogs?

How To Machining

WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D)) September 4, 2025, 12:13pm 9

Ipê is a wonderful wood to cut — I bought a few boards ages ago before the first of many price jumps since — just adjust the feeds and speeds to take the hardness into account per:

and see:

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