Saw Vise

I think it came great. I find the imperfctions in my work is what makes it mine. Plus it gives the piece a lttle character.

Thanks :)

I left the goofs on there because I need to learn to adapt. Besides, they don’t inhibit the function of the blasted thing! Still, it was pretty good having an excuse to plane some more :D

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Tomcat, I saw this post on the front page and somehow thought it may belong to you. It looks like a great first project and I am sure will be used a lot by you. The time spent with your son added alot to it as well I am sure, can’t wait to be able to have my daughter help me out inthe shop in the future.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Thanks Chris! It was fun making it, up until I goofed that is ;)

Having my son help was indescribable. It was a blast, and I can’t wait for him to join me on future projects!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Glad you had a good time with your son, wish I could get mine interested, a little late now, hes 35years old. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Me too Mike! I’m not sure how long I can keep him interested, but I’m doing my best. I’m actually about to start putting together a small kit of tools to help him along his way. I’m definitely going to be blogging about that one in the future.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Mike, my son’s twenty two and he ain’t interested either. Oh well, it’s MY hobby anyway. Great job Tomcat. It’s a way cool thing to be able to rehab old tools and make them sing again.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Hey Tomcat Great first project! In more ways than one, continue to keep your son involved. Mine is 31 and I lost him somewhere along the way. Keep it up, hat’s off to you.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Thanks J.C.

I’m loving rehabbing these told tools and make them functional again. This will be a huge help in that regard!

Les,

Thanks! I’m certainly hoping he’ll stay interested. I figure I’ll work up a couple of projects that he can work on, and get him to help me with a couple of projects of mine, just to make him comfortable. Then, when he feels he’s ready, he can do his own projects :)

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Great job! And remember – now is the time to make mistakes, when you’re just making stuff that will function for you in the shop. Don’t think of your tools/jigs/workbench as works of art, and you’ll enjoy them more (I think).

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Woo hoo again. Just remember once you get started on these things it is hard to stop. Tomcat your saw vise looks perfectly fine to me. Now that the vice is taken care of have you tried to set the teeth and sharpen it?

By the way I am curious what is the painter’s tape for? I could understand a roll of duct tape. It is one of my most important tools but what did you use the painter’s tape for.

Kudos for involving your son. Sharing time with him is more important than anything else you can do.

Thanks for sharing. It was a nice idea to combine the pine and oak. It gives a contrast to the piece.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Looks like it does what it’s intended to do and looks good doing it!

I bet you’re looking forward to getting your saws sharp!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Eric,

Good point ;). Still, I had visions of this looking super cool and absolutely perfect. Apparently, I forgot that I’m a newbie and it just won’t work like that :)

Scott,

I haven’t tried anything with the saws yet, because the files and sawsets aren’t here yet. They were ordered Friday, so they should be ready to go soon enough.

As for the painter’s tape, I used polyurethane glue on the carriage bolts to help hold them in place. I used the blue painter’s tape as clamps while I waited for it to dry. Duct tape would have worked, but I wanted it to remove easily ;)

Dorje,

Thanks for the compliment. I suspect that, while I see the flaws glaring at me, they’re not that obvious to others, much like other folks seem to see the flaws in their work, but I don’t seem to notice :)

And you’re right, I can’t wait to get these saws nice and sharp :D

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!