Woodworking vise

Learn how you can build a sturdy twin screw vise for around $25 US. Great for practicing dovetails!

DIY Woodworking Vise: I'm moving my workshop from the cellar into the garage to have more space. I built my own workbench and what's still missing, is a woodworking vise. There are several vise sets online, but I want to build my own one. In this Instructable you can fol…

Make this Moxon Vise for $40!

Think of a bench vise as a tool that's as essential to your success as a hand plane, router, or tablesaw. Although clamps might substitute in some situations, they tend to get in the way, and a vise gives you freedom to do almost any type of work. Woodworking vises differ from metalworking vises in that they attach to the bottom of the bench surface or are built into it, with (typically wood) jaws flush with the benchtop. Metalworking vises usually mount to the top of a bench.

Make your own quick release vise for woodworking from the easy to follow plans available here.

DIY Woodworking Vise in General Woodworking

A vise makes a workbench more than a flat surface for working on projects. Install a vise on one end and another on an edge, and you’ll cover nearly all your workholding needs. We’ve built a lot of workbenches over the decades with a lot of vises, and we recommend these six.

After 19 years of building workbenches and testing workholding devices, I am darn picky about what equipment I have on my benches. In truth, I don’t have a lot of vises on my benches because I prefer…

Learn how to best install a bench vise in your workspace to secure workpieces for planing, sawing, routing, and other tooling operations. Visit Woodcraft today!

Make this Moxon Vise for $40!