Bench Hooks Conlusion

Now that I had dowel stock, I could finish up my bench hooks.  I laid out the dowel locations on the narrow hook, drilled 3/8 -inch through holes, and glued in three dowels.

Dowels before final trimming.

I laid out seven dowel locations on the mitre hook to make sure nothing moves after I cut through the fence.

Finished Bench Hooks.

After trimming all the dowels and planing or sanding them flush, I cut the 45-degree slots in the mitre hook and this project is finished.

What prompted this flurry of activity is that I finally put a shelf under my workbench so I could have my planes close at hand.  I added a second shelf about 10 inches above the first to hold my shooting board and now my bench hooks, and apparently some chisels.

A handy and useful space now.