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I have a few vices. - photobug - 02-07-2018
Beer, wood porn and the two vices shown in the photos. The two woodworking vices have been sitting on my shelf for a few years waiting for a benchtop to call home. I am thinking the longer vise at the end of the bench and the smaller one on the face.
Right now I use mostly machines for my woodworking, but hope to change that when I have an appropriate woodworking bench. If you were building a bench from scratch. Would you use these vices if not what vices would be best for my upcoming bench?
RE: I have a few vices. - JimReed@Tallahassee - 02-07-2018
Those are nice vises and deserve a good bench so they can go to work. I like your plan but it would take me one or two iterations to get it right. My advice is to knock together something quickly and get going. A plywood top on sawhorses would be a good place to start. Good luck.
RE: I have a few vices. - Blockplane - 02-07-2018
The first thing I built was a Paul Sellers bench, and I'm glad I did. I use the Rockler branded vise and it serves me very well. That said, I will be building another bench down the road using better wood, and incorporating details that I now know will be helpful for what I do.
RE: I have a few vices. - Rick Barton - 02-07-2018
Use em!
RE: I have a few vices. - Arlin Eastman - 02-07-2018
(02-07-2018, 12:37 AM)photobug Wrote: Beer, wood porn and the two vices shown in the photos. The two woodworking vices have been sitting on my shelf for a few years waiting for a bench top to call home. I am thinking the longer vise at the end of the bench and the smaller one on the face.
Right now I use mostly machines for my woodworking, but hope to change that when I have an appropriate woodworking bench. If you were building a bench from scratch. Would you use these vices if not what vices would be best for my upcoming bench?
I am thinking if you send them to me for a year or so I can give you much better advice.
I do not know what everyone else thinks but I would like the longer vice on the long side of the table since that is where I would do most of my work. The short one on the short side. But then again I do not have a vice so I can not tell you which works best.
. However, this does not stop most people from their opinion.