Holdfast Woodworking

Holdfast Woodworking. After searching for traditional holdfasts for it and coming up with only boutique hand-forged holdfasts for a hand-forged price, this holdfast made its way to me. At first, it didn't hold well in the holes at all.

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As you can see from the photo below, the larger hole (bottom half of the wood) helps the holdfast have more room to wedge itself. Of course now that I am in the middle of building a Roubo workbench, holdfasts have been on my mind. Made this dust shroud for a friend #photographybyroy using the vetric job sheets created by #cbcguitar.

As simple as the idea is, the execution and engineering involved in making a good holdfast are complex.

The holdfasts are available from www.toolsforworkingwood.com.

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By giving the holdfast a firm blow with a mallet it locks into the hole holding the work in place. In use the slightly undersized holdfast goes into a hole drilled in the bench top. A pair of holdfasts is like having an extra set of super-strong hands.