I've got a Veritas Bench, and I created two stops to scrub against. Each
is about 1/2" tall. One is 2 holes long, the other is 3 holes long.
Since the dog holes are symetrical I can alternate which goes where. I
create an L, and just push in to it. For reversing the scrub, I move one
stop to the other end, and keep going.

I also created something similar to a softdog, which is a 3/4" dowel
with a thin piece of UMHW on top, for the really thin stock.

I take the muzzles off the Veritas dogs, and push them as far down
into the bench as needed, but have yet to plane against them for
anything less than
8/4 stock, being basically a coward about having to grind out big nicks
  with my hand grinder. There great for clamping, or holding for sawing
  or chiseling or..............................

Veritas Bench at http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=31152&cate-
gory=1,41637&ccurrency=2&SID=

Andy Wilkins wrote:

> I'm interested in you working against a stop. I've seen another galoot
> do this too, but it's never worked for me - the board skips over the
> stop, or slides sideways or something. Maybe my planing method isn't
> smooth enough? But how on earth does the stop hold the job when you're
> scrubbing (at roughly 45deg)? - must be awfully annoying, no?!
>
> Does anyone else curse their "Veritas Wonder Dog" when doing thin
> pieces? Too many times have i heard a "bang" of steel against steel,
> rather than the "swish" of steel planing wood - the plane has taken a
> bite into the dog's top (which appears to be made of steel).... i wish
> they made a version that sits closer to the bench.

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