Pushblock with center tunnel

A woodworking pushblock, comprising:

• a body that extends along a longitudinal axis and a handle disposed atop the body;
• wherein the body comprises a first leg, a second leg, and a center leg disposed therebetween, wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the center leg are each configured to abut a top of a workpiece;
• and
• wherein the first leg and the center leg define a first tunnel therebetween, wherein the second leg and the center leg define a second tunnel therebetween, wherein the center leg defines a center tunnel recessed into a bottom surface thereof and disposed between the first tunnel and the second tunnel;
• wherein the first leg and the second leg each comprise a respective pad configured to abut the top of the workpiece;
• wherein each pad comprises:
• a compressible heel composed of a compressible material and comprising a heel bottom surface configured to contact the workpiece, and a central region comprising the compressible material and at least one contact area configured to contact the workpiece;
• wherein when the compressible heel and the central region are in an uncompressed state, the compressible heel protrudes downward past the at least one contact area of the central region;
• wherein the compressible heel is configured such that any portion of the compressible heel subjected to a sufficient upward force applied to the heel bottom surface yields upward at least until flush with the at least one contact area of the central region while any remainder of the compressible heel that is not subjected to the sufficient upward force protrudes downward past the at least one contact area of the central region;
• wherein the compressible heel comprises a heel through-hole that is configured to collapse upward as the compressible heel yields upward;
• wherein a perimeter of the heel through-hole defines an X-shape that comprises a first leg and a second leg;
• and
• wherein when the compressible heel yields upward, the first leg and the second leg both narrow.