"AAvK" wrote in
news:bEGNd.42268$mt.27843@fed1read03:


I'd definitely recommend a tail vise. Once you get used to a tail
vise and dogs you will not be able to live without one. I built mine
sort of like the "Fortune vise" design in The Workbench Book, but
instead using commercially available sliding vise hardware such as
Lee Valley #70G09.01.

For economy's sake, I use a beech-lined Chinese quick release clamp
front vise. It's a clone of a Record vise. The expense of a
patternmaker's vise would be difficult for me to justify since the
front vise is rarely used compared to the tail vise.

Here's a pic of the workbench I built:
http://home.earthlink.net/
~nateperkins1/Woodworking/projects/workbench04/P8260198.JPG


That dovetail pin work is really sharp on the tail vise Nate. On the
actual jaw face it prevents wood from wearing down over time around
any laminated glue lines. Cool work. Starting to think here, about
faces for my tail vise jaws.


Hi Alex,

Have you seen the article showing end vise construction in the Fine
Woodworking April 2003 issue?

It's a lot more detailed than the "Fortune vise" plan in The Workbench
Book, and the Fine Woodworking plan is adapted to use off-the-shelf
sliding vise hardware.

It was certainly a great help to me; I copied large parts of it.

Regards,
Nate