Researching work benches will often show many examples of the sliding deadman. I opted not to put one on my bench because I valued drawer space more.
On the rare occasion when I need to support a piece from the bottom I’ll just use a clamp in expansion mode.
Well I’m glad someone uses clamps in expansion mode. I never have.
Is your benchtop a benchtop on top of a benchtop?
Also, excellent job on the seat carve. How did you do it? I’ve gone at mine with a grinder and a palm sander and… it’s difficult to get good results.I use an inshave (aka scorp), compass plane, curved scrapers, and sandpaper for my seats. It’s laborious! Just started on another tonight and of course it has a few stubborn spots.
Good question about the bench. It’s a 5" pine top but it dried funny, curving inward at the top. So I inlaid a maple strip to get the front back to square.
