An Alternative to Bench Dogs | Paul Sellers

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Paul shows various ways to clamp your work to your workbench. You can use clamps in combination with your vice to hold almost any piece of work without spending masses on a work holding system. Paul has used these methods for years to hold pieces for planing, sawing or scraping small to very large boards or when shaping and carving.
For more information on these topics, see paulsellers.com or woodworkingmasterclasses.com

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@wdtaut5650 2 года назад

It's really hard to comment on Paul's videos. It's all done so well. There's nothing left to say.

@738polarbear 8 лет назад

It's almost like getting a free apprenticeship by watching his videos.Thanks Paul.

@lowstringc 8 лет назад

@jeffreydustin5303 7 лет назад

You are very wise and your comment is outstanding.

@mecedes4000 7 лет назад

Yes it is. This all you need if you are a self learner. Thanks Paul

@kperellie 8 лет назад

I was a remodeling contractor for nearly 40 years, now retired, and it sometimes amazes me how much I can still learn and how many different ways there are to accomplish certain tasks and I have to laugh at how often we don't always think of what can become a most obvious solution. Most of my working life was using power tools and although I'll never give them up, mostly because I still own many, I've had this longing to improve my hand work. It just looks like so much fun and especially rewarding. I recently moved to a new home and soon I will be building a new shop and a new bench etc and I have been almost agonizing over the style of bench and accessories as I've seen so many from elaborate to the most simple. This video made a few of my decisions for me. Thank you Paul! I very much appreciate your wisdom and manner of teaching.

@revon0521 Год назад

You just wrote my life story. Ditto here in NH. Sellers and RU-vid are essential for us.

@sklikizos 22 дня назад

This is an incredibly helpful video amongst many. Thanks for all your hard work and speedy recovery.

@davidsmart8594 8 лет назад

I had a moment like this a month or so ago, when I visited my turning teacher after 25yrs...some things he does just make me slap my head and say "...of course!" Thanks Paul. Excellent.

@gregbeeman2077 4 года назад

Turns out Paul Sellers is so awesome he even planes his fire wood. He is the Chuck Norris of hand tools.

@donaldfrederick6814 4 года назад

Haha, have you seen the artisanal firewood video?

@Rocketninja200 3 года назад

"It's not what you make, it's how you make it".

@bobd. 3 года назад

I always thought of him as the Bob Ross of Woodworking. He has that same calming, methodical pace and approach to whatever he does. The mark of a Master which Paul truly is.

@adamgabbert 8 лет назад

That clamp in the vise trick just changed my life.

@28gwdavies 6 лет назад

and mine! so simple... why did I never think of it.... bet you thought the same

@bonnivilleblackcherry9745 6 лет назад

Adam Gabbert my first "lessons" in woodworking was 30ish yrs ago as a 10-12 yr old kid by a gentleman that I use to shovel his drive and walkways in winter and mow his lawn during summers. Paul is bringing back so many simple things that I had long forgotten.

@billfromelma 8 лет назад

Hey Paul, simple is often better. Hard to question 50 yrs of experience! You have great content in your videos. I have learned a lot. Thanks for sharing.

@weldabar 6 лет назад

I like how Paul makes woodworking accessible to those of us without a fancy setup.

@dr.johannesmunch891 5 лет назад

Its already there.

@reaper060670 2 года назад

I like to think Paul is trying to show us who are just beginning that we don't need all the bells and whistles. It's the craft that really matters.. This gets lost nowadays if u ask me bro.. Most of these channels are interested in pushing some kind of Clamping system, the Greg system or the newest gadget on the market and it's supposed to be about woodworking. A lot of these channels push a lot of other crap as well. Yeah I can pay for the ad free shit on YT but why should I..?? I want to use YT to hopefully show my journey into this art form as I like to think of it bcos I believe it is an art form when it's done the right way. Some of the pieces I've seen guys and girls make on their channels using simple tools are phenomenal works of art to me. This dude on YT @Epic UpCycling is a genius imho. This dude make beautiful pieces from all sorts of scrap pallet wood and bit of scrap metal. He's a full blown artist imo. What he has shown us is u can build anything from scrap if u have the ambition and a fair bit of ingenuity and knowhow, oh & ur also prepared to get stuck into the elbow grease side of this craft bcos it's not always easy to shape a piece of wood that needs to be squared, planed, etc. I could watch Paul Sellers explain how to sharpen chisels and saw's and all that good stuff for days on end bro. He's exceptionally great at making this craft accessible to all of us in the easiest way he possibly can and it works for me and lot's of others I guess as well..

@realjackofall 2 года назад

Dear Paul Sellers, the improvisation and the ingenuity that you demonstrate in all your videos is what I absolutely love. Not to mention the old techniques for wood working. As against all the power tools that "power" other woodworkers on RU-vid. Thank you for your videos.

@grublet2093 2 года назад

This is a perfect example of knowing your tools, if you have this type of bench it can cover all your needs with just a few jigs. If you have a different bench you'll need different jigs but it can work. You don't need an expensive bench just learn to work with what you've got! Love this method, most of us have bar clamps and a vice!

@kevinthomson6324 7 лет назад

Two great tips here. Saw these clamps at my local cheap box store and thought they were a joke, but adding the wood strip in the core is genius.

@lenovo79ful 6 лет назад

Fnished my bench, and nearly drilled holes on the bench, but desidesd to look how Paul Sellers do it, and here you go, use this sistem for two years now, great.

@simonebest9373 6 лет назад

The thing that is so cool about watching Paul Sellers how easy he makes it look and how SHARP is edges are. Regardless what he using--it's like a hot knife through butter. Sweet.

@chris-terrell-liveactive 6 лет назад

I'm kicking myself for not having thought to do this! You have just transformed an annoying and awkward aspect of my work prep room in which I have limited options for changing the layout... Thank you. I'm passing the link to a former colleague at another school to show his students too. Brilliant!

@rob-harvey 5 лет назад

I was just about to drill holes for bench dogs in my workbench - after seeing this I won't bother, this is a great idea!

@daveb7999 Год назад

Thank you Paul! I learn something from every video that you post. I appreciate that you share your lifetime of skills, so that we may learn these trade skills. It's appreciated, thanks!

@noahschmartz2354 2 года назад

of all the great videos Paul has made, this one is seriously helpful.

@diegomolinaf 8 лет назад

Living in an appartment, with very little space and trying not to disturb my neighbors while doing any kind of woodworking is very hard, but Paul's "old school" videos are the way to go. Except for hammering. everything else can be done with very little noise and without huge powertools. This is just amazing.

@bighands69 3 года назад

If you use a hammer with soft materials to cover such as leath, thick cardboard or thick cloth it can really dampen the noise of the impact. Or even get an old book and put it on a surface if you need to hammer it. When it comes to chiseling just put a soft top on the chisel and a soft cover on the hammer. While it will make a noise it will be much reduced from hammering a hard surface.

@shedactivist 6 лет назад

I was agonising over my complex design of a workbench with dogs, bells and whistles etc then I saw this video and everything is so much simpler now that I can actually get on and build my bench. Great advice very well presented.

@bighands69 3 года назад

Two dog holes can allow you to have a rail with dog holes. Alternatively you can also use bench hooks along with the vice and clamps. You can create all manner of bench hooks and jigs that can either work by them self or with the vice. If you have space put a vice on both sides of the bench and that will give you even more power. Your imagination is the only limit really.

@craigelder1549 3 года назад

Wow, did I see this in the nick of time! Was just about to make a set of bench cookies and get drilling into my bench... not now. Thanks man, saved me a bunch of work. P.S for anyone, Silverline do box sash cramps like the ones in the video for between £10 and £15 on ebay, (length dependant)

@JoeEvans 4 года назад

All of Paul’s videos have changed my life as a beginner woodworker

@louis5392 8 лет назад

woodworkers need to put their creative genius and ingenuity to work solving some of the world's nasty problems. watching youtube woodworkers never stop amazing me.

@LiuteriaSabatini 4 года назад

Thanks Paul, your channel change my way of work. Long live to you.

@chaplainand1 5 лет назад

Hi Paul I appreciate your willingness to educate even long-time wood workers. I like the idea of keeping the bench vise away from the bench. I have yet to purchase a vise, so this information is especially helpful. Thank you so much for teaching without shaming my ignorance. Blessings to you and yours.

@rontocknell3592 7 лет назад

Thank you paul. I bought an old vice at a car boot sale and simply bolted it to the apron. I then fitted a block over the faceplate (admittedly reducing the effective expance of the jaws) so that the vice protrudes from the apron as yours does. I initially did it this way to save time because I wanted to put it to use quickly. But I saw no reason to change it later yet still felt I was being a bit lazy. Now I can call myself 'wily' instead.

@watermain48 6 лет назад

I really enjoy learning from someone who has already made the mistakes most of us are about to make. Thanks Paul.

@billyroque7857 8 лет назад

Just started to build my bench. The thought of bench dogs came across my mind. After watching this I think I just saved my self a few dollars and time trying to figure out what to get. Paul, many thanks. Peace from Los Angeles, CA.

@slowburnwoodworks7626 11 месяцев назад

A pleasure to watch and learn from, as always 👏 Thank you for your continued efforts to educate and empower woodworkers🙏

@dixonolson8078 7 лет назад

26 minutes of clamping methods. This is the best video I have ever seen. Thank you Paul!

@joergwiesmann4261 2 года назад

....YOU are a sooooo good and friendli Instructor !!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH !!!! kind regards from Switzerland !!!

@mwilson70201 8 лет назад

I have several of the same clamps you use and find them quite serviceable. Well executed joinery doesn't have to be forced together and well executed joinery is what you excel at. Love your videos and I'm still saving pennies to enroll in your online courses. In the meantime your free offerings are on par with anything I have seen here and I have no doubt the courses that require payment are well worth the price.

@stuartosborne6263 3 года назад

So many questions, watch another 60 seconds, questions answered! I could watch your videos all day, oh! hang on I just did. Brilliant thankyou.

@usokapa 4 года назад

I just loved watching you use the old hand tools rather than power tools. Reminds me of the times working with my Grandfather in his shop when I was a boy. I don't see even one power tool in back ground. Love it.

@christschool 7 лет назад

For those in the US, Harbor Freight sells these clamps. They are pretty cheap. I do recommend putting in the wood like Paul showed in the beginning. 3/4 plywood is the perfect size width. I started off using expensive parallel clamps but I've found these clamps work just as well for most uses and are super light. If the clamps had a higher thread count on the screw, then they'd be perfect.

@Denims13 7 лет назад

And for those in Canada, Princess Auto has them

@noahberger8760 7 лет назад

Thank you much.

@AndyCollier 8 лет назад

What a wonderfully simple, effective and inexpensive system! I love it!

@TheWoodStroker 8 лет назад

Yet another idea I will utilize in my shop. Thanks again Paul Sellers.

@Bernahargue 4 года назад

This man deserves a medal

@mubarakaalshamlan600 4 года назад

It is always pleasure watching you , so much to learn so much to appreciate. Thank you.

@holzhandwerk_ak 8 лет назад

I really like how you show great and simple techniques that don't need expensive equipment but rely on smart solutions and skill. Thanks for sharing!

@sqatto 8 лет назад

This is an amazing help Paul. Thank you for sharing this with me. So simple yet so so efficient.

@davidclark9086 8 лет назад

This video came at the very best time for me. I needed something and Paul provided it. Thanks.

@Britcarsmgb Год назад

Thank you Mr. Sellers for sharing so much knowledge for so many years. I've learned a great deal from your videos. As a beginner, your patient, well-paced and detailed explanations are immensely helpful.

@neilf4128 8 лет назад

Wow. I am so impressed how Mr. Seller makes the commercially complicated, into down to earth simple.

@GilOnController 7 лет назад

Arguably the best woodworking videos on you tube; real experience showing through. Great stuff.

@danrhoden 8 лет назад

Thank you, Thank you. Used it today and it worked fine.

@donmadick6813 6 лет назад

Thank You Paul, for another great lesson.

@ordinaryguy6869 8 лет назад

Great instructional video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated. You are a master teacher.

@brentnicol6391 7 лет назад

Once again we have a out of breath Paul Sellers. Thank you for this great tip and ideas.

@richardalvarado-ik9br 6 лет назад

Paul you're ideas absolutely among the best. Thanks from way across the pond in So Cal ( near Los Angeles ) in the USA.

@dsslimone 4 года назад

Brilliant video, inspirational for new and old woodworkers. I could watch you all day. Thanks.

@bennunyour4121 5 лет назад

Love this channel, Paul you always make things simple for the average man.

@brendancolvin8360 7 лет назад

I love the way this man works,simple and precise.great clamping idea.

@EdwardSargeant 7 лет назад

Thank you for another great video. I love that you show these techniques, that allow people like me to get started without a ton of fancy equipment.

@ed9095 5 лет назад

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your years of experience.

@iancraig1951 8 лет назад

A lovely practical idea--they say the best ideas are always simple--- you have proven that to be right..Thumbs up old chap..

@TheKlickitat 8 лет назад

Excellent video. I always learn so much when I watch your stuff and I have been woodworking for 30 years.

@rml015 8 лет назад

This is a great video, Paul! Very helpful and informative. Lots of useful tricks and tips that will make things quite a bit easier in my shop!

@cottonlung 8 лет назад

Very informative man, well demonstrated! A+

@timearll266 2 года назад

I'm planning my first real work bench and this video is simplifying everything. Thanks!

@ScrapwoodCity 7 лет назад

Very useful techniques, thanks for sharing!

@paulwelsh5601 3 года назад

Great help Paul, as always, thanks for sharing.

@heavymetallife398 4 года назад

fantastic, im about to build a new bench and this tip has just changed my design idea for the better

@colinfarrier3668 7 лет назад

Hi Paul, Your video was a revelation to me. I have resisted drilling dog holes as I had built in clamping edges all round my bench but I had to resort to a Workmate for most sanding of boards. Thanks. Colin in Northern Ireland

@calebdeming5515 2 месяца назад

Every video a treasure.

@Kikilang60 8 лет назад

Thanks for putting the time in for making these videos. I had a friend who was half Japanese, and she had this small box of wood tools: a block plane, a few (2) chisels, hand drill, and a hand saw. Sometimes she would rent a chain saw, and make lumber out of downed trees, no body wanted. Still, she she made all of her own furniture while dressed in her pajamas. It was all beautiful work. Good tools are great, but still you can work around your limitations.

@beatlemoore2654 7 лет назад

sWow that is one of he best tips I've ever seen. I have been thinking I would have to build a dogging system to do work. Thank you Paul you're a blessing!

@RobertDupuyBobby-D 6 лет назад

I am so new to this way of doing wood working. I am so glad that you made a video for height and clamping. This is extremely helpful, thanks.

@lexboegen 8 лет назад

I already use this concept in a different way--I built FWW "New-Fangled Workbench" which uses two built-in pipe clamps running the length of the bench for clamping long pieces, and two moveable short pipe clamps slide into holes drilled six inches on center along the bench. The long pipe clamps substitute for a tail vise, and the short pipe clamps on the side substitute for a face vise. There is also a board jack built into one side that is height-adjustable for planing the edge grain of boards. I've never found a need for drilling holes in my bench top for dogs. It's a very adaptable system that is both cheap to build and very effective. It's the same basic principle that Paul demonstrated here.

@iddybiddy213 2 года назад

I like the sound of your idea. Would you care to share a photo?

@michaelkulman7095 2 года назад

Google what he put in quotes. It was featured in Fine Woodworking, the magazine. It's interesting.

@sklikizos 22 дня назад

@@michaelkulman7095 issue 139, also in their book: Fine Woodworking Best Workbenches

@rafavidal2735 2 года назад

I like the way of working and teaching of Paul Sellers, he is the best!!..

@kerouacf0069 8 лет назад

Thank you, great idea, will use this as I'm a newbie and have a basic bench set up. Love your videos, cheers.

@kerouacf0069 7 лет назад

Brilliant idea , perfect for my needs , thank you very much for your time and effort , and helping poor new wood workers find ways to get things done without big purchases.

@StopGravity 7 лет назад

This idea is a huge help. Just used this to clean up (hand planing) a couple of boards I'm using to make another table top. Thanks for showing this technique.

@craigmedvecky4590 8 лет назад

Awesome. New wood worker. I love it. I'm building my first bench right now!

@robbierob106 8 лет назад

Thank you for sharing this Paul! I was in a dilemma about drilling holes in my workbench or not, but this method should work a lot better for me.

@nvdwalt 7 лет назад

So simple and you solved 100 of my problems!

@psiclops521 3 года назад

I built my workbench and put in a leg vise, deadman, and dog holes. I bought two holdfasts and 4 really cheap dogs. I wouldn't trade this system for anything and the whole thing cost me about $225. The holdfasts were the priciest thing but I love them and I love the bench. After years of clamping things and having to move the clamps, tighten the clamps, figure out how I want to clamp a piece, I just grab a holdfast and give it a tap and I'm done. Best thing I ever did. Made woodworking so much easier and now I get work done faster than ever because I don't have to work out how to hold the thing. I can hold anything. I used my leg vise and deadman the other day to shave a door that was binding. Was so easy and quick. I was cutting dovetails yesterday and I just used the holdfast to keep the piece down while I chiseled out the material between the tails. Super fast and effective. Seriously, I don't know what Paul is on about here. You really can't beat a couple of holdfasts and some dogs. The holdfasts can be pricey at $23 each, but the dogs cost me all of $12 for four of them.

@awinbisa 7 лет назад

amazing that I never thought about a clamp in a vise. brilliant idea

@ted9876 6 лет назад

Really good thinking. I don't want to bother with the dogs (other than my assistant). I will use these ideas straight away. Thank You.

@jocelynbeauregard4456 2 года назад

Simple and very effective, thanks for sharing!

@MarkWladika 8 лет назад

Terrific Paul. I always struggled with dogs, I assumed I didn't know how to use them properly. Now with your help, I don't have to learn!

@aporter701 3 года назад

The clamp and vise combination will change some things for me and I have been at this for a long time! Thanks.😊😊😊😊😊👌👍

@jasonzvokel6317 8 лет назад

awesome video. I'm building my first bench now and was originally planning on boring a number of dog holes until i read your blogs on the clamp in vise system. I've also changed my mind on having the vise flush to the work top. thank you for all your content!

@drmkiwi 8 лет назад

Great alternative, thanks. I like the bit about how it has worked for you for 50 years. Also interesting about mounting the stationary jaw of the quick release vice proud of the edge of the bench. A long video but well worth the time to watch.

@thomashverring9484 4 года назад

This has changed everything for me! I need to change my design. Good thing I haven't started building my work bench! I need it simple and effective.

@georgehyker 3 года назад

Me too!

@antonoat 7 лет назад

Hi Paul, just discovered you and your channel, what a find! Really enjoy your videos, you are a great teacher. looking forward to learning more from you here, thanks very much for your time, it's truly appreciated. Tony

@aleblanc3547 8 лет назад

Great suggestions, Paul. Thanks.

@DIYWoodworkingHobby 8 лет назад

Okay, thanks Mr. Paul this is very handy and well demonstrated!

@christophermatthews4896 3 года назад

Best video i’ve seen so far!!! This is good stuff

@hamstereyes 8 лет назад

Wow Paul, thank you so much for sharing this. you solved a bunch of issues that had with clamping. and I don't really need a board jack / dead man anymore.

@joethorn88 8 лет назад

Another excellent video. Thank you!

@honestoldgeyser4490 3 года назад

Wow... Now that's what you call experience, well done sir, for a very excellent and very informative video

@michaeljohnson309 6 лет назад

Excellent video; glad I watched this.

@gutlessband5825 7 лет назад

Awesome vid. Really like this kind of thing. Would love to see more. Keep it up.

@hossambedeir3459 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this valuable knowledge with us

@rogerdavis5914 4 года назад

Outstanding Paul thanks again....

@davetarrant6888 4 года назад

Paul I am so glad I came across this video. After watching countless other videos while looking for options for mounting my quick release vise, and trying to figure out what was right, flush or not. I am absolutely sure now that flush mount is not the best option for me. Thank you for sharing a lifetime of knowledge with us. The other convincing video was Matt @Next Level Carpentry when he showed how he does vertical panel clamping using his quick release vise and is able to place bar clamps on the front and back side of the panel because of the space created behind the workpiece created by the quick release rear jaw being spaced out away from the edge of the bench.

@walterrider9600 8 лет назад

thank you paul. love all the info i can get

@TheHibener 7 лет назад

Haven't thought about alternatives yet, but i get your point. As of the process of creating things, you have to be creative to get your result :-) I've watched some of your videos lately, because the "wood working fever" got me again after several decades. You definitely get a like and a subscription !