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Tricks of the Trade

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Versatile Vise-in-a-Vise

Patternmaker's vises manufactured by companies such as now-defunct Emmert have long been valued for their ability to twist and turn in any direction, allowing you to hold all sorts of work at different angles. Unfortunately, patternmaker's vises are expensive - when you can find them at all.

I've found that the next best thing is to mount a secondary bench vise on a stout "holder" that can be clamped in a main vise mounted to the bench. This setup is far cheaper than a patternmaker's vise, and it's almost as versatile. One simple example is shown here: When spokeshaving a hammer handle to fit its head, the secondary vise is mounted with its jaws perpendicular to the jaws of the main vise to better resist the downward forces of the tool.

My secondary vise is a small model, mounted on a couple of lengths of 2 x 4 stock - the longer of which is about 24" long. This

creates a great variable-height, variable-angle work holder. The short "leg" of the holder typically sits over the main vise screw and bars for better grip. Chamfering the corners of the holder makes it a bit easier to insert it into the

main vise. I bolted my vise to its holder, but you could use lag screws instead.

Paul Womack Norfolk, England continued on page 28

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