Benchtop Moxon Vise

This bulk of this project will involve cutting grooves for the joinery at the table saw.

Benchtop moxon vise. I then mill up some 84 poplar to get the legs. In the final part of this series i show you how to build the bench top accessory for your moxon vise. I choose a moxon vise for it versatility and relatively low cost. I used maple and cherry and some parts i sourced from the net.

The vise as shown is 6 high so the top edge of the vise is 39 from the floor. More so it raises your work above your benchtop surface. Remove the rear jaw when i wanted to attach the vise to the bench. Jul 12 2019 explore smallsy71s board moxon vise on pinterest.

Illustration by james provost i recently moved to a condo that has a small 180 square foot workshop in the basement. This size is very handy for most drawer and small to medium size case work. Bore holes in the front edge of the benchtop and tap those. I start out by laminating two 34 boards to get the 1 12 thick bench top.

Moxon the short similar to the benchtop bench pictured above you can build a shorter version of the moxon vise with less distance between screws. I built a hardwood woodworking moxon vise on a budget. This vise solves a lot of problems that we joiners have. I picked up a kit for this vise from benchcrafted and for what you get the price was acceptable.

See more ideas about woodworking workbench woodworking bench workbench. While i still have access to a fully equipped woodworking shop i find it convenient to use the basement shop in the evenings or when i want to tinker with a new tool. Tap the back jaw. It has mortise and tenon construction 14 bed type bolts holding it together.

Its not often you need a full 24 capacity. Joseph moxons double screw vise described in his 17th c. If i wanted a twin screw that attached to the front of the bench and to the benchtop like moxon suggests here is what i would do. Photos by carl duguay.

Modern woodworkers have discovered the usefulness of a vise that brings work up to a more convenient height particularly when working the ends of boards as in dovetailing. I just finished my moxon style bench top bench. Make the vise like felebien and moxon show. I got the plans from fine woodworking march april 2005.

It allows you to hold stock of almost any size mine holds up to 24 18 wide material with an incredible grip. Book the art of joinery was the genesis of all modern moxon vises. In this example just over 16.