Fig. 439 represents a handy article for holding a piece of wood on the bench while using the tenon-saw. It consists of a strip of hard wood about 9 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 1 in. thick, cut with blocks at the ends as shown. In use, one end hangs over the edge of the bench, and against the other end the work in hand is thrust.

The sawing rest or "bench boy" used by cabinet-makers differs from that employed by carpenters (p. 261) in being shorter and broader, say 10 in. by 6 in. of 7/8-in. pine, the fillets being of mahogany, 1 1/8 in. sq., let into grooves, glued, and screwd.