bench hook

The bench-hook is the best device for holding a great deal of small work for sawing and for planing sides, corners, and ends.

If the cleat is a little wider than the height of the block on the bench-hook, the bench-hook serves well to hold it.

The two handles can be planed best if held in the bench-hook and the plane turned with its side on the top of the bench.

The portion cut off between the doorways can be sawed with the tip of the back-saw if the board is laid flat on the bench-hook.

Pare the curve from each end with a chisel, holding the spring endwise in the bench-hook.