Occasionally I need to hold stock vertically while hand planing or sanding the edges, but it’s difficult to clamp in place on the edge of my workbench top because it doesn’t have a vise.
I solved the problem by installing a 48″ length of Rockler T-Track on the side of my bench, and I’ve equipped it with a pair of hold-down clamps that tighten with star knobs. Now, edge clamping is as easy as can be, and the hold-down clamps are plenty strong to keep the stock from shifting as I work on it.
-Alan Fletcher
Mahtomedi, Minnesota
