How to Make Your Own Furniture

The Vise.

The principal bench attachment is the vise. This is of the parallel-jaw type, made of metal but having the jaws faced with hard wood, preferably maple. The method of attachment depends upon the design, but it should be as close to the left-hand end of the bench as possible. The top of the jaws should be level with the bench top.

It is quite possible to do with one vise to a bench, but in handling long pieces of wood, a second vise at the other end is often a distinct advantage.

The whole stick can be held rigidly, and the entire edge planed without moving the board once it is placed in position. It is even more helpful on a longer bench such as many shops use. On occasion it is also useful in permitting two men to work at the bench at the same time, and it is always a boon to the left-handed man.

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By: Henry Lionel Williams

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