Board Jack / Deadman bench jig (Video, step by step instructions, plans)

**Make Things** · Mar 25, 2023, 08:54 AM

https://makethingswithrob.com/board-...nch-appliance/

**DIYer** · Mar 27, 2023, 06:56 AM

Thanks Make Things! We've added your Board Jack to our Woodworking category,
as well as to your builder page: Make Things's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Board Jack by Make Things

tags: workbench

**Christophe Mineau** · Mar 28, 2023, 01:43 AM

I was wondering, why the hinge ? Why not making a dovetail assembly at square angle ?
Great Idea this being said , will probably make one
Thanks !

**Make Things** · Mar 28, 2023, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Christophe Mineau

I was wondering, why the hinge ? Why not making a dovetail assembly at square angle ?
Great Idea this being said , will probably make one
Thanks !

Hey Christophe! That would work just as well but I wanted to be able to hang it from the leg. Besides that, in the past I've used mallets to squeeze joints together and thought the metal pin of the hinge would make it longer than any joint I put together. if you do one with a dovetail, please send me a picture!