Leg and tail vises...?!

There are other options….. http://lumberjocks.com/shipwright/blog/38617

-- Wish I were Norm's Nephew

These Vises were shared by ‘Shipwright’ (aka Paul M) and are definitely worth a look.

They can be incorporated into almost any laminated bench as you are designing and building your own.

They are easy to build and the cost wont cause your wife to shoot you in the face or any other body parts. ;-)

Thanks again Paul for kindly sharing your vise designs.

Wedge Powered Leg Vise that Works.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/70623

A Pair of Simple Ten Dollar Wagon Vises That Work
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/70524

Best Regards. – Grandpa Len
Work Safely and have Fun.

EDIT: Looks like nailbanger2 had the same Great idea.

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Lee valley and lie Nielsen both have leg vise screws for something like $40 and $75 respectively. Its not difficult to make a leg vise starting with only a screw. I also used one of these screws for my tail vise. I think I’ve got about $120 invested altogether.

A $40 vise screw from lee valley will pretty much get you where you need to be for a leg vise. End vises, it depends on what you want. A little ingenuity goes a long way on saving money on vises. The screw is the hard part, most everything else can be made from some steel you buy at lowes to make guides/rails/tracks.

-- -Dan

Ya’ll are freakin’ AWESOME!! I checked out the Lie Nielsen stuff at highland woodworking and Lee Valley who I assumed from previous experiance to only carry really nice/expensive tools. This is what happens when you assume. I can get my vices for 50-100…w00t!!

Thank you all for your help!!

It’s been a long time since I saw a “w00t”. Glad you got what you needed!

-- -Dan

I’ve seen on youtube people converting a scaffolding jack into a vise…

-- Matt, Pennsylvania