diff --git a/helpers/sp/context.py b/helpers/sp/context.py
index 74a550e..4329a30 100644
--- a/helpers/sp/context.py
+++ b/helpers/sp/context.py
@@ -42,3 +42,35 @@ def find_bodies(self, pattern, component=None):
         results = []
         _collect_bodies_recursive(comp, pattern, results)
         return results
+
+
+# ── Standalone body lookups (no DesignContext instance needed) ───────────────
+# These are the ONE site for raw `bRepBodies` iteration / name-based body
+# identification. Templates call these instead of rolling their own
+# `_all_bodies`/`_find_body` loops, so the fragile bits (name collisions after
+# mirror/pattern renames, proxy vs native) live in a single hardenable place.
+
+def bodies_in(comp, recursive=False):
+    """All bodies in a component. Shallow by default (the component's own
+    bodies — matches the old per-template `_all_bodies`); pass recursive=True to
+    walk descendants."""
+    if recursive:
+        out = []
+        _collect_bodies_recursive(comp, "*", out)
+        return out
+    return [comp.bRepBodies.item(i) for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count)]
+
+
+def find_body(name, comp):
+    """Find a body by exact name within `comp` (checks the component's own
+    bodies first, then descendants). Canonical replacement for local
+    `_find_body` helpers."""
+    return _find_body_recursive(comp, name)
+
+
+def find_bodies(pattern, comp):
+    """Bodies whose name matches a glob `pattern` within `comp` (walks
+    descendants)."""
+    out = []
+    _collect_bodies_recursive(comp, pattern, out)
+    return out
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/bed_rail_fastener.py b/woodworking/templates/bed_rail_fastener.py
index d43264a..0de7c86 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/bed_rail_fastener.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/bed_rail_fastener.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def _get_or_import(part_id, step_file):
             return None
         tmpl_occ = imported[0][0]
         tmpl_occ.isLightBulbOn = False
-        for bi in range(tmpl_occ.component.bRepBodies.count):
-            tmpl_occ.component.bRepBodies.item(bi).isVisible = False
+        for b in sp.bodies_in(tmpl_occ.component):
+            b.isVisible = False
         _plate_cache[part_id] = tmpl_occ
         hw_mgr._hardware_occurrences.append((tmpl_occ, root))
         return hw_mgr._copy_from_template(tmpl_occ, root)
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/domino.py b/woodworking/templates/domino.py
index 43e38a9..65a91be 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/domino.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/domino.py
@@ -500,10 +500,5 @@ def four_corners(comp, plane, center, long_axis, long_expr, short_expr,
 
 
 def _find_body(comp, name):
-    """Find body by name in component (non-recursive, fast)."""
-    for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count):
-        b = comp.bRepBodies.item(i)
-        if b.name == name:
-            return b
-    # Fall back to recursive search
-    return sp.DesignContext().find_body(name, comp)
+    """Find body by name in component (delegates to sp.find_body)."""
+    return sp.find_body(name, comp)
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/drawbore.py b/woodworking/templates/drawbore.py
index cfdf133..db3fe2d 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/drawbore.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/drawbore.py
@@ -281,5 +281,6 @@ def blind(comp, tenon_plane, tenon_plane_offset, tenon_origin, tenon_size,
 
 
 def _all_bodies(comp):
-    """Get all bodies in a component."""
-    return [comp.bRepBodies.item(i) for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count)]
+    """All bodies in a component (delegates to sp.bodies_in — the single site
+    for raw bRepBodies iteration)."""
+    return sp.bodies_in(comp)
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/scarf_joint.py b/woodworking/templates/scarf_joint.py
index d178ebf..6882824 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/scarf_joint.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/scarf_joint.py
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ def kanawa_tsugi(comp, body_a, body_b, splice_face,
     features.append(split_feat)
 
     # Find the two halves (everything except the two timbers)
-    halves = []
-    for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count):
-        b = comp.bRepBodies.item(i)
-        if b != body_a and b != body_b:
-            halves.append(b)
+    halves = [b for b in sp.bodies_in(comp) if b != body_a and b != body_b]
 
     # Sort: half closer to body_a = half_a
     a_center = _body_center(body_a, grain_axis)
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/splayed_legs.py b/woodworking/templates/splayed_legs.py
index 9654f8a..7f1e7f8 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/splayed_legs.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/splayed_legs.py
@@ -357,9 +357,5 @@ def define_stretcher_params(params, name, height_expr,
 
 
 def _find_body(comp, name):
-    """Find body by name in component."""
-    for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count):
-        b = comp.bRepBodies.item(i)
-        if b.name == name:
-            return b
-    return sp.DesignContext().find_body(name, comp)
+    """Find body by name in component (delegates to sp.find_body)."""
+    return sp.find_body(name, comp)
diff --git a/woodworking/templates/tusk_tenon.py b/woodworking/templates/tusk_tenon.py
index 6bae1d1..4a7f376 100644
--- a/woodworking/templates/tusk_tenon.py
+++ b/woodworking/templates/tusk_tenon.py
@@ -321,4 +321,4 @@ def _s(v):
 
 
 def _all_bodies(comp):
-    return [comp.bRepBodies.item(i) for i in range(comp.bRepBodies.count)]
+    return sp.bodies_in(comp)  # single site for raw bRepBodies iteration