OK, I inherited it from my father-in-law a few years ago, and I had been wanting to plane the top of my bench for a long time. So yesterday the mood struck me and away I went.
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Once I was done Planing and Scraping, I applied some traditional Beeswax (and about 15% Carnuba Wax)/BLO/Turpentine (Actually I substitute Low-Odor Mineral Spirits)
Before applying the finish I inserted TWW wooden dogs into my round dog holes.
Well here is the problem:
Even though the dogs were there, it appears as though some of the finish must have worked its way down into the holes because no my Gramercy Holdfasts no longer hold. And I don't mean a hole here or there, I haven't found a single one that they will grab in!!!
I tried wrapping sandpaper around a dowel and running it through. I tried running a Dremel sanding disc through. I tried adding some mineral spirits while running the Dremel disc through. It still won't grab.
HELP!!!!!!