I want to put a shoulder vise with dog holes on my bench and figure I will just drill holes through the whole thing. As my bench is made of SPF-type material, do I have to worry about the dog holes wallowing out after a while and not holding the bench dogs? Should I drill a big hole and put a large-diameter dowel in, then drill the small hole for the bench dog? I've never used a shoulder vise or bench dogs before, so I don't have any empirical data. I do know, however, that my life could be a little nicer without having to move clamps in the middle of a cut.
Thanks,
-Phil Crow