The Ultimate Vise

[@ThomasRychlik]

I love the new bench features.

[@ThomasRychlik]

Thanks for the videos!

[@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 😊

[@joshwalker5605]

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

[@briannelson4122]

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!

[@EngineerMikeF]

Hovarter has the classiest single clamp vise works. Nice job

[@daveengstrom9250]

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

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@SeanSchade]

The vises are clever!

[@dpmeyer4867]

Thanks

[@TeufelHunden-o2d]

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.

[@tomarmstrong1000]

Looks a very nice build

[@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...

[@garynelles]

I personally prefer Benchcrafted. I love my split top Roubo. I wish I would have built it sooner. Here a link to my entire bench build if you’re interested: kzbin.info/aero/PLHhXpsTf_LbrbsyAIPqmhhXV0aozwJbyv&si=hLJyd_obKE-L-8d7

[@pgfollett]

@@garynelles Hovarter all the way for me. It;s just so smooth and simple. I'm using a Richards Wilcox QR now and love the quick push-pull engagement. BC does not offer a QR version

[@edwardr1250]

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?

[@EpicWoodworking]

Good question. When clamping a board or panel wider then the leg vise shaft depth, the panel drops alongside of the shaft and you get a bite with just under half ofd the face vice jaws. So this is where the spacer jig comes in handy to drop in on the other side of the vice face so that the vice does not rack with pressure. Hope that makes sense, thanks for watching!

[@tpolarich6039]

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

[@rogerhoene61]

Just diganosed with bench envy.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

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

[@tatehogan5685]

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

[@davidb4175]

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?

[@EpicWoodworking]

I like a tool, or chip, tray. But not everyone does.That side of the workbench (19 - 27” away from the user) is not in the prime work zone and I set tools in there mostly and like how they are out of the way in the tray. It comes down to how much benefit and use a feature has when deciding whether or not to include it. And that choice comes down to personal preference for the way you work. There are so many options when it comes to building a workbench, no one way, and I went with what I thought best for how I work and what I thought most useful. And having a dog in the leg vise is not something I would use enough to warrant including it…plus I like how the leg vise looks without it. Great question. Thanks for watching! 👍😎

[@theofarmmanager267]

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

[@idontthinkso666]

alrighty there, Obi Wan, let's head back to the Jedi Home and get you another Ensure.

[@oldmarine312]

somebody took the gerital today. heart not broken.

[@user-jq3qp8qs8v]

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.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Sure, if you check the description below the viewing window you'll see a link to Hovarter Custom Vise. I used Hovarter VX21 Leg Vise with X Link Scissors Parallel Guide and Hovarter VX21 Wagon Vise. You'll find both at their site. If you buy our Course and/or Plans we have a code for 5% off the hardware. If you're interested, check out those details here: www.epicwoodworking.com/product/wb. It was a great experience building this bench and I am so glad to have brought others along on the journey with me, step by step. You can enjoy it too! Hope that helps!

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

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

[@EpicWoodworking]

Yes, great idea, I'll add it to the description, but here it is for now: Hovarter Jaw Liner pad for leg vise: hovartercustomvise.com/product/jaw-liner

[@JillCullen-fm3md]

The word you are looking for is ‘sprag clutch’