Diy Wagon Vise

The vx20w wagon vise features quick action and is designed to operate in either a 34 or a 1 34 wide slot in the bench top.

Diy wagon vise. The feedback was a like having a dozen voices in. I was flattening a wide board of sapele just last weekend. I dont think a thing of putting a wide board into my wagon vise and planing across diagonally and then with the grain. The term wagon vise did not derive from our use of a handwheel as in wagon wheel but rather as a translation of the french term describing this general style of vise.

And the sculptors vise which is similar shows the handle integrated into the mechanism. The benchcrafted tail vise is indeed a wagon vise meaning it uses a traveling dog block trapped within the top. It has such wide jaws and tremendous holding power. Install details for a lake erie toolworks wooden wagon vise.

After posting photos of the wagon vise i adapted from the circa 1920s la forge royale catalog i received a lot of emails from people who suspected what i suspected. Crazy fast woodworking tail vise for under 20. As does the wagon vise as well. This is a poplar knockdown bench that we built in a hurry for plane travel to a woodworking show.

It made me wonder if perhaps it was removable because its shown disconnected in every plate. The leather lined leg vise held the awkward shaped log just fine. The best thing about this weblog besides attending the endless cocaine parties is getting to hear the opinions of other woodworkers. For what its worth i like a metal end vise better than i do a wagon wise.

The handle that turns the screw is shown disconnected. My first and current bench has a diy wagon vise but a metal end vise will do anything a wagon wise will and much more unless you make the wagon one really long the metal vise effectively makes your bench longer by the opening amount. The narrow slot provides good support for the work piece and allows the bench top to remain strong. The tail end of the wagon vise looked weak.