Holdfasts - Non Cast Models

[Belle City Woodworking]

Who makes the best holdfast?  I have had my fill of the cracking cast holdfasts. I have been eyeballing the Holdfasts by Gramercy Tools

Thanks in advance!
John

[overland]

Lots of good choices. The Gramercy ones are excellent, as many will attest. Lie Nielsen has good ones. You can find nice blacksmith-made holdfasts by looking online at ebay or etsy. Quite a few blacksmiths make them. I'm sure folks will chime in here with names. If you want to go 1",  of course, Crucible Tools (Lost Art Press) has good ones.

[WaterlooMarc]

I’ve had a pair of grammercy holdfasts for what has to be over a decade now. They work well. I cracked a cast one within a week prior to buying these.

[Strokes77]

I’ve had a pair of grammercy holdfasts for what has to be over a decade now. They work well. I cracked a cast one within a week prior to buying these.

gramercy all the way. Love mine going on 5 years or so.

[MarkSingleton]

Only ones I have ever used are Gramercy. So I have no way to compare to
anything else. I find them to work every time without complaint. They are
not expensive for the work they do either.

[Troywoodyard]

I bought the gramercy a couple weeks ago. Be sure to read the note they send with it. Using coarse sandpaper in a lateral direction (not up and down) made them hold really well, while straight out of the box they wouldn't hold in my 3" top. They hold really well now and I have really been enjoying having a holdfast. I previously used only a face vise.

[Tony Z]

I got a pair on the "Old Tool List", during the Santa Swap. Mine were from Phil from Alaska and made by Jake the Russian. Work dimply great!

I would go Gramercy. For the record, the first I had (several decades ago) were pony/Jorgensen. They were cast and worked well. Never broke, no katter yow much I hit them.

[Belle City Woodworking]

Thanks for all the replies!  I have a pair of Gramercy Holdfasts on their way to my shop 

[Hank Knight]

I have two of the Grammercy holdfasts. They are excellent. I use them all the time. But my favorites are the Veritas hold downs.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.as...at=1,41637

Try them. They are the best!

[four injuries]

The LN holdfasts are awesome.