A Back-saving Vise Extension
While sawing dovetails for a jewelry box, I found my back was hurting from hunching over my bench vise. In order to work more comfortably, I built this vise extension…
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Hovarter VX 21 Wagon Vise Review
Tool: VX 21 Wagon Vise/End Vise/Tail Vise Shop Now Manufacturer: Hovarter MSRP: $230-$290 When I began construction of my version of the Shaker Workbench (article online later this week), I went on the hunt for vise hardware. My goal …
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Wooden Tail Vise
Upgrade your bench and your woodworking by adding a classic vise. You can do without a tail vise. But you can do much more with one. That’s why woodworkers have depended on tail vises for over 400 years. A …
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No-Rack Vise
A workpiece ALWAYS SLIPS when placed vertically in my vise, because the vise racks. To solve the problem, I made a vise spacer from?a 1”x 2”x 6” hardwood block, a 1/4” T-nut, a 1/4” x …
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Moxon Vise
This classic Moxon vise allows you to hold a wide board at a comfortable height. On most workbenches, you have various options to hold your material. Where most benches fail is holding stock, particularly wide stock, for work on the …
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Precision Vises, Part 2
Precision vises serve a purpose beyond their conventional use of securing workpieces on the drill press. In my workshops, these tools prove invaluable, especially when it comes to tasks like planing thin strips of wood. Read part 1 here.…
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