Thread: My non-destructive method of unpinning

Good question!
The pin has a cast iron clamp which clamps the wooden pin to the bench top. The wood is a sacrificial piece which is cut and shaped to deal with the normal work that is done on the bench. That pin has a tenon which goes under the anvil clamp and the bottom of the wood is tapered from the edge of the anvil/clamp upward to the front of the pin. There are other pins and holders which only attach to the front of a bench. I may drill a hole in the anvil portion of mine to allow a punched out pin to fall through the iron clamp. I have some jewelry experience and I like a very thin "V" slot to support small work while sawing. I often use the taper of the wooden pin to pry apart scales also. It makes a good work or hand rest while working on a blade also.
A generic side view photo:

Evil;bay has quite a few listed of the various types.
Respectfully
~Richard