The Ultimate Vise

⚙️ EPISODE 246: After testing my temporary workbench vise - for thirty years - I decided to upgrade. And boy, did I ever. In this episode I show you the ultimate woodworking vise, and see what you think of it. This vise has it all, strength, speed and easy to use and maintain. And it’s got the traditional look of a leg vise with special features. It’s all part of my new Epic Workbench, which also is a Course of ours, offering you the chance the build one for yourself! (Closed captions)

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LIVE EVENTS are filmed in the shop of Tom McLaughlin, host of TV's Classic Woodworking and Shop Night Live. Tom loves to pass on the craft of woodworking by creating projects to present in live video form backed by his over 30-years of experience making fine custom furniture.

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[Timothylaing]

I can tell that camera lady is genuinely stoked that little Tom has finally got the bench he deserves. The Hovarter stuff looks great. I’ll get the plans for this bench soon 😊

[mathquir]

Just the perfect stuff. The guy looks like he achieve the workbench of his life. Look so happy. (I would too that looks just perfect !! )

[jayzumwalt]

Good stuff man!!!! Love the vice features!!!! Move the stop, half crank on the handle!!! EZ peeeezy!!! Awesome looking table!!!

[joshwalker]

i am absolutely gonna get myself one of those wagon vises, looks fantastic

[briannelson]

I wish I had time to build a bench like this, It really is a great design. What a cool vise mechanism. I saved the website, it solves a problem I have retrofitting a vise to my old bench. Cool! Thanks Tom!

[twcmaker]

I love how excited you are over your bench. Me, I'm just researching vices, tail vices, bench options etc for a new build that's mostly Upcycled waste materials including a 6 metre, 900mm wide Beech Worktop from a local Cafe.
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Thank you.
Jamie

[daveengstrom]

I can see you're stoked. Glad you have your "dream" bench.

[EngineerMikeF]

Hovarter has the classiest single clamp vise works. Nice job

[mathquir]

Instead of a tail vice you always could just make an angled insert where you jam a big wedge to secure things on the dogs. It's what I'll make I think. For sure he got a good (perfect to say) system. Maybe I'll make it in wooden threads.

[TeufelHunden-od]

Yes, I like this mechanism, unfortunately I built the hard to fit Moravian Bench. Hovarter has a Cheetah Vise solution, but it sticks out a fair bit from the bench.

[liquidrockaquatics]

Tom, what inspired your choice of wood for the new bench? Why soft maple instead of hard maple? Price? 37:23 answered

[tatehogan]

Very beautiful vice, checked it out online and it's way too rich for my blood but maybe someday

[GrizzCraftCustoms]

Thanks again for another great, informative session! I'm really torn- I'm getting ready to build a bench, and can't decide between the Hovarter VX21 and Benchcrafted Glide...

[edwardr]

I'm curious about the dog holes on the deadman. They go all the way to the floor. Yet the vise itself has a rod that limits the depth as well as the scissors support that prevents anything from being clamped within that area of the vise. So why have dog holes lower than the depth of the vise clamping ability?

[tpolarich]

Hi did you consider a HNT Gordon (non racking) vise? Very easy to install, 4 lags, unfortunately very expensive.

[theofarmmanager]

I’m going to break a few hearts here; shatter some illusions. A vice never, ever, made a nice piece of furniture; shocking but I’ll go further. The most intricate, expensive bench in the world also never made anything.

Of course, most woodworkers need a stable bench; having a vice is usually a great advantage. But the difference from a bench and vice that does the job to a bench and vice which is so beautifully crafted isn’t worth having.

I’ve been woodworking for over 45 years - perhaps nearer 60. My current - and last bench - is lovely. I enjoyed making it - but it makes little or no difference to the quality of pieces that I make. It doesn’t help me with design; it doesn’t help me with timber selection; it doesn’t help me rough dimension; it does help me with finessing but it doesn’t help me with finishing.

Practice, practice and practice. Patience and precision lead to perfection. No short cuts possible

[DavidMcClatchy]

Tom, can you tell me where you purchased the new leg vise

[davidb]

I noticed that some of your benches have chip trays and some don't. How do you feel about them? How come you did not include a dog mechanism on the leg vise?

[liquidrockaquatics]

Did you happen to have a link to that rubberized cork?

[jqqpqsv]

Could you please tell me where you got the device? I looked up online and I didn’t see that type of vice for the one you were trying to explain. I like to buy one.