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Simple and ingenious jigs that will unlock the full capacity of your workbench.

BY ROB PORCARO

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^^tehe most important tool in my shop is one I never pick up: the workbench. I purchased my bench about 25 years ago, a classic continental-style model with a trestle base, a wooden face vise and an end vise with a row of square bench-dog holes along the front of the work surface. Though it has served me well and I'd buy, or more likely make, the same style bench (bigger, of course) if I had to do it over again, I've made significant adaptations to it to get my work done efficiently. I don't consider this a shortcoming of the basic design. It only means that this tool can, and should be, personalized just like almost all other tools to meet the demands of one's work.

Problems arose in holding boards that were long and/or wide and in managing thin, narrow strips of stock. The face vise would rack when tightened down with a board occupying one side of the jaw. I also needed a place for moveable lighting without losing work surface. The

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