bench hook

noun Carpentry.

a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.

Origin of bench hook

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby bench hook

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Example sentences from the Web for bench hook

The work may be placed on the bench-hook or held in the vise with the side up from which the groove is to be cut.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
The right hand holds the side of the plane flat on the bench and presses it to the left against the bench-hook and work.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
The bench-hook is the best device for holding a great deal of small work for sawing and for planing sides, corners, and ends.

Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop |Harris W. Moore
In sawing, the wood may be held either in the vise or on the bench-hook.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes

The piece to be planed with the block-plane may be held either in the vise, end up, or on a bench-hook, Fig. 109.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes

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bench hook

noun Carpentry.

Origin of bench hook

Words nearby bench hook

Example sentences from the Web for bench hook