Woodworker Chris Corich Modifies Doe's Foot Fixture for Enhanced Bench Functionality
Woodworker Chris Corich has shared a modification to a traditional doe's foot fixture, resulting from an accidental error during construction. The fixture's two "toes" maintain a precise 90-degree angle between them but are now rotated relative to the board's long edges, with one positioned at approximately 40 degrees and the other at about 50 degrees. This angular adjustment allows the tool to be oriented in multiple directions on a workbench, providing practical benefits such as avoiding interference with holdfast holes. The modification was submitted to the "Mind Upon Mind" series on the Lost Art Press blog, a feature inspired by a 1937 "Chips from the Chisel" column by Charles H. Hayward. The series invites readers to share improvements made to projects from Lost Art Press publications. Editor Kara Gebhart Uhl oversees the submissions, which can be sent via email. The post includes two images of the modified fixture, captured with a Galaxy S24 Ultra camera.
Key facts
- Chris Corich modified a doe's foot woodworking fixture.
- The modification resulted from a construction mistake.
- The fixture's two "toes" are at a 90-degree angle to each other.
- The toes are rotated relative to the board's long edges at ~40° and ~50°.
- This allows the fixture to be positioned in different directions on a bench.
- The change helps avoid covering holdfast holes on the workbench.
- The modification was shared in the "Mind Upon Mind" series on the Lost Art Press blog.
- The series is inspired by a 1937 column by Charles H. Hayward.
Entities
Artists
- Chris Corich
- Charles H. Hayward
- Kara Gebhart Uhl
Institutions
- Lost Art Press