bench stop

American  

noun

Carpentry.

1. a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.

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Etymology

Origin of bench stop

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Place the rail against the bench stop, or in the vice, and cut a small channel in which to run your tenon saw as shown at Fig.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William

It is thus held in a fixed position, ready to have its edges e planed, the whole being laid upon the bench against the bench stop g.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua