Traditional Roubo style holdfast
This traditionally styled holdfast is the perfect tool for work holding in your workbench. The forged square corner is based on the holdfast design in the Roubo book, but these are a bit smaller and easier to handle. Available sized for a 3/4” or 1” hole. While these are meant to fit a bench up to 4: thick, I find they work very well in my 5" Douglass Fir bench. If you have difficulty achieving a good hold I can talk you through some options to improve the hold depending on you bench. Sold as single holdfasts.
These are each unique individuals and will have some variation in size and appearance.
Approximate length - 15"
Reach - 7 1/2"
Length through bench - 11"
Do not use oil or wax on your holdfasts or in the holes, this will lubricate them and cause them to slip.
This traditionally styled holdfast is the perfect tool for work holding in your workbench. The forged square corner is based on the holdfast design in the Roubo book, but these are a bit smaller and easier to handle. Available sized for a 3/4” or 1” hole. While these are meant to fit a bench up to 4: thick, I find they work very well in my 5" Douglass Fir bench. If you have difficulty achieving a good hold I can talk you through some options to improve the hold depending on you bench. Sold as single holdfasts.
These are each unique individuals and will have some variation in size and appearance.
Approximate length - 15"
Reach - 7 1/2"
Length through bench - 11"
Do not use oil or wax on your holdfasts or in the holes, this will lubricate them and cause them to slip.
This traditionally styled holdfast is the perfect tool for work holding in your workbench. The forged square corner is based on the holdfast design in the Roubo book, but these are a bit smaller and easier to handle. Available sized for a 3/4” or 1” hole. While these are meant to fit a bench up to 4: thick, I find they work very well in my 5" Douglass Fir bench. If you have difficulty achieving a good hold I can talk you through some options to improve the hold depending on you bench. Sold as single holdfasts.
These are each unique individuals and will have some variation in size and appearance.
Approximate length - 15"
Reach - 7 1/2"
Length through bench - 11"
Do not use oil or wax on your holdfasts or in the holes, this will lubricate them and cause them to slip.
Shipping: Your order will generally ship within a few days, but delays due to other obligations can happen, so please be patient. The offer of free shipping is a myth and generally result in higher product cost and most buyers being over charged for shipping. I hope to avoid embracing that trend and will do my best to charge fair shipping prices without any markup for handling.