(06-27-2021, 04:25 PM)Scoony Wrote: Ran through the local Peddlers mall to look for a piece of plywood for a project. Saw a Wentworth saw vice in one of the booths. Rusty, but looked complete and the jaws looked straight. I think it would clean up nicely.  

Whats the word on these vices?  Who has one and uses it? Is it worth getting and rehabbing?  Asking price is $48.  


I do have some saws that will need sharpened soon, if not now. 



Although I collected a few iron saw vises, including a Disston D4(?),  none of them really seemed up to the task anymore.  Finding a secure way to mount them was the main problem, but also the thumbscrews seemed rather crudely executed, so actually using these iron vises was a challenge.  The vise from Grammercy seems to be well done, but I opted for making my saw vise from baltic birch plywood and it just fits between the twin screws of my front vise, or it works nicely in a Workmate.  The wood vice really dampens the annoying screech of the files, and I have to move most saws just once or twice to be able file the portion of the tooth line that lies within the grip of the jaws.  When I visited Lie-Nielsen, their saw makers used this same vise design.  If you look up Tom Lie-Nielsen's saw filing video, he use this vise in it.  You can build one for $20.

(06-28-2021, 01:12 PM)Mike Brady Wrote: I agree with Tony that the price is very high for that condition. J