This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
Glad you like it Bucket,
No racking. The only problem was after two very dry years the top started to pinch the vise. I planed the outrigger and the vise.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
I'm not sure what a "trad vise" is, but I'm also not sure I care. I love your old end vise. Can you use the ends to clamp wood securely? If so, this end vise you've built is an amazing alternative to wagon and tail vises! Moving dogs and vertical clamping without sagging or racking. I dub this the "Earl Vise" (and plan to shamelessly copy it for my own bench).
This is an easy alternative to the complex trad tail vise. It's not quite as versatile as the trad vise but much more useful than the wagon wheel with the single dog hole and no end of bench clamping.
This bench was built in 1981 only as a stop gap. I was on a working / surfing holiday in Australia and soon became very busy. I went native and it was 10 years before I visited the U.S. again. Along the way I built trad benchs for others. The bench has had a few alterations along the way.
The bottom of the bench has a groove for the screw and one for the outrigger. Two grooves support the traveling dogs.
Thanks for sharing this Tex. I think I might make a few variations on it and have it as the end vice on my future workbench(the one that I'll build after working on a couple more basic options to use in the meantime as I'm a novice and feel this needs to be on a more solid workbench than I have in mind initially).
I'm not sure what a "trad vise" is, but I'm also not sure I care. I love your old end vise. Can you use the ends to clamp wood securely? If so, this end vise you've built is an amazing alternative to wagon and tail vises! Moving dogs and vertical clamping without sagging or racking.
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