Bench Cookie® Plus Work Grippers with Bench Cookie® Finishing Cones - Special Offer

I must have looked at the Bench Cookies and accessories at least four times trying to figure out why other woodworkers thought they were so great. I've always just put a few pieces of scrap under my projects when sanding, routing, or finishing. This particular set finally went on sale and I bought one. What difference! No more project sliding around on the scrap wood blocks. No more ruined finishes after the project fell off the blocks. I've only been using them for a week or so but they have already become my favorite for holding pieces while routing, sanding, finishing, and even drilling. They hold the workpiece firmly in place and can be stacked or used with the risers to leave quite a bit of space underneath. This makes it easy to get a clamp and a backing scrap piece under the project when drilling to reduce back-side tear-out. I've also noticed that my random orbit sander works much better when the piece is on the cookies because they don't allow much sideways movement and that means the sander is actually dragging the sandpaper over more material on each orbit. If you haven't tried these I highly recommend them. I've already ordered another set and wish I had tried them sooner!

The pointed bench cookies cones leave pock marks blemishes in softer woods. These marks are a little deep to sand out. Maybe that's why they came out with the "ridge" design!