Bench vises?

The end vise is a nice addition, and if your plan calls for the vise the full width of the bench, two screws will be needed, The Veritas is a very well made vise and I highly recommend, but there are others for less $$$.

A good resource for bench info can be found at http://www.workbenchdesign.net , take a peek at the benches link. The site has some good information on benches categorized by the type of work a bench is suited to.

Good luck, and hope to see some pics when you’re done.

-- Nicky

As a user of the veritas end vise, it’s pricey, but it works exactly like you would expect. Just in case you were considering it.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I’ll be interested to see your bench when you are done. My project this weekend was dismantling my first bench and modifying it to collapse flush against the wall via hinges. It sounds like you already have got some good ideas about outfitting the bench. I was reluctant to take mine apart, but as I did it I thought of all the things I wish I knew or had done the first time. Now I can. One feature I’m keeping is a brace on one of the ends. My camera is out of reach so I hope my words will do it justice. I had to hollow out and area on the underside of then bench so that the bolts from the 2 knobs fit. The brace itself is just a piece of 3/4” hardwood with two vertical slots routed into it. When I need the brace, I just loosen the knobs and slide it up. When I don’t I slide it down. I actually use it as a clamping surface more than a brace.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Lee Valley tools has a lot of the metal parts for a variety of bench vises. Might want to check out their catalog. As spidey noted, they go under the Veritas name, which is Lee Valley’s manufacturing arm.

-- surplusdealdude