Leg vise

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…

How many times can you remake something? Originally i was going to include my adventures in vise making, into my blog about my new work bench. But the...

Homemade Cheese and Cider Press: Here is how I built my own combination cider and cheese press. After a great apple harvest this year, I was inspired to obtain my own cider press. However, after pricing one and seeing that they cost exactly one arm and one leg to purchase I started…

This simple leg vise is based on a traditional design still favored by many woodworkers. My version is built with inexpensive parts you can buy from any hardware store or home center.

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Posts about roubo workbench written by Lake Erie Toolworks

Angled Leg Vise - Moravian Workbench

I just built a workbench (posted it in projects today). I'd like to have a nice new, way too expensive leg vise but I couldn't see putting more money in a...

Last year I installed a Glide Leg Vise on my Roubo bench. This replaced the original leg vise I built from a vise screw kit I purchased f...

Leg Vise with Yost Screw