When constructing the bench for the Handy Man's Workshop, and it is desired to use the old but efficient screw-and-heel pattern woodworker's vise, the question of a suitable joint for the upper end of the front leg must be considered. The pressure applied to narrow work, reaching not farther below the bench top than its own thickness, tends to draw the front leg from position, and one soon finds he has a loose and "rickety" joint.

Fig. 14 - Solid joint for handy man's workbench.

None of the usual mortise or dovetail joints are satisfactory, but the one shown below is very powerful and cannot be drawn from place. The detail drawing, Fig. 14. shows its construction and proper proportions. After the glue has set, two 3/4-inch wooden pins should be driven into the holes.