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what kind of bench vice?
Eric Krewson:
Vise pads, 3/4" plywood works the best. The ones in the picture are poplar and broke often, I replaced them with plywood.
mmattockx:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on December 03, 2020, 10:34:37 am ---I want to buy a bench vice, one that will hold a bow/stave securely, but that's versatile enough for other types of projects as well.
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The bench vise is by far the more versatile of the two. Because wood vises are mounted flush with the bench top and have guide rods and the screw obstructing the center of the vise jaws below the clamping area they are very restricted in what you can hold and how. They aren't really much use for conventional wood working and even less useful for bow making. I don't use a vise of any sort for the most part, I tend to clamp the bow to my bench top to rasp/scrape/work on it.
Mark
Allyn T:
Thanks Eric :)
Hawkdancer:
As said, 3/4" plywood makes good pads, you can face them with felt pads. I get a pair of magnetic plastic pads, have to check the brand name, starts with B. Got to get a new vise, though, sold the old one by mistake!
Hawkdancer
PaulN/KS:
I have a gun stock vise that swivels as well as having one of the jaws that is angle adjustable. It mounts on top of the bench with a heavy threaded rod through a single hole. I think it's a Wheeler..? ???
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