Diy Wagon Vise

This is a poplar knockdown bench that we built in a hurry for plane travel to a woodworking show.

Diy wagon vise. The narrow slot provides good support for the work piece and allows the bench top to remain strong. Crazy fast woodworking tail vise for under 20. After posting photos of the wagon vise i adapted from the circa 1920s la forge royale catalog i received a lot of emails from people who suspected what i suspected. The vx20w wagon vise features quick action and is designed to operate in either a 34 or a 1 34 wide slot in the bench top.

And the sculptors vise which is similar shows the handle integrated into the mechanism. As does the wagon vise as well. Subscribe here httpswwwyoutube. I was flattening a wide board of sapele just last weekend.

My first and current bench has a diy wagon vise but a metal end vise will do anything a wagon wise will and much more unless you make the wagon one really long the metal vise effectively makes your bench longer by the opening amount. I use easy to get hardware and some wood i had laying around the shop and this tail vise turned out awesome. The handle that turns the screw is shown disconnected. The feedback was a like having a dozen voices in.

A page from la forge royales catalog that made me ponder a wagon vise. I dont think a thing of putting a wide board into my wagon vise and planing across diagonally and then with the grain. Install details for a lake erie toolworks wooden wagon vise. For what its worth i like a metal end vise better than i do a wagon wise.

It made me wonder if perhaps it was removable because its shown disconnected in every plate. The benchcrafted tail vise is indeed a wagon vise meaning it uses a traveling dog block trapped within the top. The leather lined leg vise held the awkward shaped log just fine. The best thing about this weblog besides attending the endless cocaine parties is getting to hear the opinions of other woodworkers.