Woodworking vises like front- and end-mounted vises usually have larger jaw openings for clamping wide boards. But, it’s unusual to find a woodworking vise with a jaw opening of more than 10 inches.

With a bench vise, it’s easy: clamp the center of the blade in the vise and get to work. Like any workshop tool, however, there are some simple tricks to help you get the most out of it.

Jaw width: the length of the vises' clamping surfaces. Vises are often classed by their jaw width; a 5.0-inch vise, a 10.0-inch vise, and so on. ... What size of bench vise do I need?

21 thoughts on “ A Geared Bench Vise To Clamp All The Things ” Paula says: October 8, 2020 at 10:10 am Nice. It’s desperately calling out for some bench dogs though. I wonder ...

A bench vise is the last shop tool you’d think is portable. But this 6” vise travels well, connecting straight into your truck’s receiver hitch to give you heavy duty clamping on the go.

The bench vise: an extra pair of hands . James and Morris Carey, ... If, on the other hand, your work surface is a traveling affair, a clamp-on vise probably will be better.

Clamps are a woodworker's best friend, and there are endless ways to use them in the workshop. Here are 28 of our most unique and useful clamping tricks from veteran woodworkers.

21 thoughts on “ A Hydraulic Bench Vise, Made On The ... although hopefully before you have squashed all of your fingers you will have learned to correlate clamping force with hydraulic pump ...