Shop Made Bench Vice

Now that’s just slicker ‘n deer guts on a door knob!!!

Great Job. I have to say I have a concern regarding the grain of the two clamping boards. If you only “snug” up you should be fine, but if you put too much pressure on those two boards when you tighten one may crack along the grain. Just a thought.

Planeman

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Thanks. yeah, I have thought about that as well… I’m thinking about gluing a plate for the front jaw with the grain running perpendicular. That should make it OK. And the only jaw that would crack would be the front. The other will have the support of the bench top.

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you have made excellent progress, does the handle slide or is it fixed? thats really cool, I want one, don’t need one as I have a woodworking vice but it’s just really cool!

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The handle does slide freely, it works great, but my bench is a piece of crap (the top anyway. And I really don’t have a good enough mounting position. But it works for now.

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Looks good from here ;-)) I have thought about that or using pipe clamps to do it.

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hello and welcome, I tried this same thing when i first started wood working and getting a work table togather, Didnt come out no where near as well as yours, great work and nice walk thru with the pics, be sure to post more after install and good luck

A lot on ingenuity when into this. Congrat good work.
Thurly hope it work good for you.

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Nice work. Looks great.

-- Chris

Thanks for sharing. I see one for myself in the future.

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Great job! Great write up!

Very interesting and nice job. Good presentation too.

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Very Nice….

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Looks great. I would make the jaws from thicker material, like 1-1/2” hard maple

Nice job. I’m thinking about making a Moxon vise soon.

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Thanks everyone for the very kind comments.

Mr Ron. If I was to do over! I would use laminated butcher block jaws with the grain running vertical ( I think that would give it the least amount of give.)

this vice has been working great for me Im very glad I made it!

Seenya, My next vice will be a moxon!

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsmen can hide his mistakes!